This National Institutes of Health (NIH) R21/R33 grant award in the amount of $734,360 aims to develop and validate an innovative, inexpensive multi-modal digital stethoscope capable of automated lung sound and respiratory rate analysis, with mobile phone interoperability to an electronic health (eHealth) platform for real-time lower respiratory infection (LRI) and antibiotic surveillance in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The grant, awarded under the NIH's Child Health and Human...
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) awarded a $269,922 Project Grant under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837) to Steth X Microsystems Inc. to develop a smart, wearable contact microphone patch for extended and remote monitoring of lung functions. The goal is to create a low-profile, battery-powered wireless device capable of accurately detecting and quantifying adventitious lung sounds as well as breathing abnormalities in patients with respiratory...
This Project Grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837), provides $797,130 to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) from September 2024 to June 2028. The project aims to implement and evaluate the real-world effectiveness of "single maintenance and reliever therapy" (SMART) for managing moderate-to-severe childhood asthma in a predominantly Black pediatric population. The study uses a...
This $298,640 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) aims to develop and pilot a mobile health application called ADEPT (Accessible Diarrhea Etiology Prediction Tool) to support rural healthcare providers in Bangladesh in the management of pediatric diarrhea. The ADEPT app will provide clinical decision support and promote antimicrobial stewardship among these frontline...
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $224,083 Project Grant (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) to Seattle Children's Hospital, doing business as Seattle Children's Research Institute, for the project "USE OF OSCILLOMETRY FOR THE EVALUATION OF PULMONARY FUNCTION FOLLOWING PEDIATRIC ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE". The grant, with a project period from May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2027, will support research to evaluate...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $154,861 and provided by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (CFDA 93.837 - Cardiovascular Diseases Research), aims to advance the integration of social and medical care to promote health equity among children with asthma. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: Developing a population-based machine learning model to predict risk of asthma-related hospitalization among children in Washington, D.C. using social...
This Project Grant award, totaling $559,341, was provided by the Fogarty International Center (FIC), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health, under the International Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.989). The award supports research to improve detection and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) in children under five years old in Malawi. Specifically, the project will: Evaluate the accuracy of new non-invasive TB diagnostic strategies...
This Project Grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (CFDA 93.837 Cardiovascular Diseases Research) provides $631,630 to The Johns Hopkins University to conduct a long-term follow-up study on the health impacts of a household air pollution intervention in Puno, Peru. The goal is to determine the long-term effects of an 18-month program providing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) stoves, continuous fuel, and behavioral messaging on outcomes such as lung function, cardiovascular...
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) awarded a $1,321,108 Project Grant under CFDA 93.837 (Cardiovascular Diseases Research) to New York University School of Medicine to conduct transdisciplinary implementation research on a strategy called PT4A. PT4A integrates peer-based medication delivery, peer coaching, and health information technology to improve medication adherence and reduce blood pressure among patients with uncontrolled hypertension in Western Kenya. The study aims to...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) under CFDA 93.361 - Nursing Research, will support the development and evaluation of IMAAP, an interactive mobile asthma action plan. The $441,375 award, effective July 17, 2024 through May 31, 2026, aims to create an innovative technology that leverages objective lung function assessment, symptom reporting, and personalized treatment recommendations to empower adolescents, particularly those from...