Project Grant 2015660

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a 2-year, $458,397 Project Grant under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York. The funding will support research to characterize head control impairments in individuals with severe Cerebral Palsy (CP) and test the feasibility of a multi-session motor training program using a robotic neck brace to promote postural...

This three-year $896,236 project grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Child Health and Human Development will fund research at the University of Nebraska at Omaha to determine biomechanical mechanisms that optimize walking rehabilitation for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy. The research will examine the effects of walking speed and environment (overground, dry treadmill, wet treadmill) on lower body kinematics and muscular demand. It will also link...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) will support research aimed at improving crouch gait in children with cerebral palsy (CP). The total funding amount is $240,451 over the project period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026. The research will examine the effects of applying targeted resistance torque to the knee joint during overground walking to facilitate motor...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), is focused on investigating the impact of cognitive-motor interference on balance control in children with cerebral palsy (CP). The $242,310 award, with a performance period from November 1, 2024 to April 30, 2027, will support research to: Evaluate proactive balance control during an overground...

This $762,104 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of versatile wearable robots to rehabilitate gait disabilities in children with cerebral palsy. Funded under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the three-year award period runs from February 2022 to March 2025. Specifically, the grant recipient - North Carolina State University - will enhance the usability and comfort of a powered knee exoskeleton designed to improve gait biomechanics and walking metabolic...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) provides $141,609 to The Ohio State University to conduct research on leveraging digital technologies to advance rehabilitation for children with unilateral cerebral palsy. The key objectives of the project are to: 1) determine the effectiveness of telehealth-delivered pediatric constraint-induced movement therapy (PCIMT) for...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), provides $330,000 in funding to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (doing business as Shirley Ryan AbilityLab) to conduct research aimed at improving walking function in individuals with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI). The key objectives of this 2-year project (8/1/2024 - 7/31/2026) are to: 1)...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) provides $465,840 to Emory University to develop and evaluate a novel data-driven, model predictive functional electrical stimulation (FES) controller that utilizes ultrasound-derived feedback for correcting foot drop during post-stroke gait. The grant aims to overcome key limitations of current FES systems, such as rapid muscle...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) provides $148,568.00 to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (doing business as Shirley Ryan AbilityLab) to conduct research on neuromodulatory strategies targeting cortical and spinal pathways to improve paretic leg motor control during walking in individuals with stroke. The key objectives are to: (1) determine the...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) to the University of Florida aims to quantify trunk control and muscle activation during walking in individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury (ISCI). The $543,172 award, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2026, will support two primary research objectives: Quantifying impairments in the coordination of trunk movements...