The Department of Defense's Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) awarded The Cleveland Clinic Foundation a $1,448,174 Project Grant on June 1, 2024 to fund research on "INTUITIVE ULTRASOUND-BASED UPPER LIMB PROSTHETIC CONTROL AND FEEDBACK UTILIZING TARGETED REINNERVATION FOR NEUROMA PAIN." The research, conducted in collaboration with the University of California, Davis as a sub-awardee, aims to establish sonomyographic control parameters for patients with...
The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, doing business as Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, was awarded a $1,495,210 Project Grant from the Department of the Army Medical Command under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) to evaluate powered prosthetic legs for use with individuals who have had a unilateral transfemoral amputation. The four-year project beginning August 15, 2022 aims to assess functional, metabolic, biomechanical and user device control outcomes when...
This $1,971,886 project grant from the Department of the Army Medical Command, under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420), supports research exploring the impact of microprocessor-controlled knees on prosthesis awareness and overall health. Virginia Commonwealth University is the primary awardee and will work with sub-awardees Hanger, Inc. and the University of Washington on this research from July 2021 through June 2025. The grant aims to transform military and...
The Defense Health Agency awarded a $1,493,220 Project Grant to The Cleveland VA Medical Research & Education Foundation under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). The grant supports the development of a "Neurally Integrated Lower Limb Prosthesis for Home and Community Use" to aid mobility and sensory restoration for wounded veterans. The 4-year project, running from September 2023 to August 2027, aligns with the program's priorities of advancing...
The Defense Health Agency awarded a $3,995,791 project grant to Virginia Commonwealth University under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) to compare the attentional demands and functional outcomes of pattern recognition and direct myoelectric control in people with transradial amputation. VCU will conduct this research from September 2023 through September 2027 in Richmond, Virginia. Two subawards were also provided. Hanger Institute for Clinical Research and...
The University of Texas at Austin was awarded a $1,499,767 Project Grant from the Department of the Army Medical Command under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) to investigate the impact of personalized robotic leg prostheses for individuals with transfemoral amputations of varying mobility levels. The research will be conducted from September 2022 through September 2026. A subaward of $150,000 was provided to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation to support...
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...
This three-year, $1,497,516 Project Grant from the Department of the Army Medical Command through its Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) supports research aimed at improving upper extremity function for individuals with cervical spinal cord injuries. The Washington University is the primary awardee and has enlisted several sub-awardees, including the Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research, the University of British Columbia, Craig Hospital, and the Veteran...
This $2 million project grant from the Defense Health Agency will fund research at the University of California, San Francisco to develop a patient-centered decision tool for shared decision making regarding upper extremity prosthetics. The research will be conducted under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) to translate outcomes that matter most to individuals living with orthotics and prosthetics into shared decision making in clinical practice. A sub-award of...
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Health Agency awarded Willowwood Global LLC a $1,490,716 Project Grant under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) to support the "Translation of Smart Prosthetic Liner and Automated Socket Fit Adjustment for Clinical Impact." The grant, which commenced on June 1, 2024, will enable Willowwood Global, a for-profit manufacturer of advanced prosthetic devices, to conduct research and development activities...