This $750,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program will fund the development of appropriate rehabilitation technology for stroke survivors through passive tactile stimulation. The Leland Stanford Junior University will lead an interdisciplinary team including universities, hospitals, and community organizations to finalize the team composition, generate use cases, and develop a comprehensive research plan including initial...
The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, doing business as Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, will conduct the "POWER FORWARD STUDY: A CROSS-SECTOR, MULTISITE CLINICAL TRIAL OF A POWERED KNEE-ANKLE-FOOT ORTHOSIS" project under a $1.679 million project grant from the Department of the Army Medical Command. The grant was awarded on August 1, 2022 and will support project activities through July 31, 2026. The project aims to transform health care for service members and the public through...
The Kessler Foundation, Inc. was awarded a $1,849,711 Project Grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) to support the RERC ON ADVANCING REHABILITATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR AMBULATION program. This 5-year grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, will enable the Kessler Foundation to conduct comprehensive research and development activities aimed at improving rehabilitation technologies and interventions for individuals with disabilities,...
The University of Washington was awarded a $3,699,480 Project Grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) to support the "Participatory Assistive, Inclusive and Responsible Technology (PAIR-TECH)" initiative. This 5-year grant, effective September 1, 2024, will fund research and development activities focused on improving the lives of people with physical and mental disabilities through the creation of innovative...
The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), a program under the Administration for Community Living (ACL), awarded a $160,000 Project Grant (CFDA 93.433) to investigate novel home-based telerehabilitation systems integrated with rehabilitation robots for stroke survivors with upper limb dysfunctions. The award period is from Sep 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2024. The project aims to develop and evaluate innovative rehabilitation technologies to...
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $613,744 Project Grant under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286) to Assistive Technology Development, Inc. The purpose of this 1-year award is to develop and evaluate a lightweight, cost-effective telerehabilitation device that provides motorized exercise and blood flow restriction to enhance recovery for patients undergoing lower limb...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) provides $199,941 to The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees to develop intelligent mobile robotic assistants to support independent living, self-esteem, and employment opportunities for individuals with paralysis. The key objectives are to reduce caregiver strain, increase usability of robotic assistants through improved human-robot interfaces, and...
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) supports the development and evaluation of a carepartner-integrated telerehabilitation program for persons with stroke. The primary goals are to optimize stroke recovery, improve upper extremity functional capacity and daily activity performance, and enhance carepartner outcomes such as reduced strain and...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under CFDA Program 47.041 (Engineering) provides $516,973 to Cleveland State University (CSU) to operate a 3-year Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site focused on Rehabilitation Engineering. The REU Site will offer 10 undergraduate students per year an immersive research experience in developing assistive technologies and solutions to address challenges faced by people with disabilities. Key activities include having...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), supports a randomized controlled clinical trial titled "Telerehabilitation in the Home After Stroke: A Randomized, Controlled, Assessor-Blind Clinical Trial (The TR-2 Trial)". The $4,408,773 award, made on September 15, 2024, aims to evaluate the efficacy of a 6-week intensive daily arm...