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Grants & Clinical Trials Received

January - December 2015

$6,900,000

Total

Better Rehabilitation Through Better Characterization of Treatments:  Development of the Manual for Rehabilitation Treatment Specification
Funding Source: PCORI    
Period:
1/1/15 - 12/31/18
Amount: $54,173
Investigator:
J. Zanca, PhD

Big Idea Initiative: “Recovery of Autonomic Control of Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Bladder Function and the Ability to Stand and Voluntary Control Leg Movements below the Injury Level with Epidural Stimulation”
Funding Source: Reeve Foundation
Period: 2/1/15 - 8/1/15    
Amount:
$11,552
Investigator: G. Forrest, PhD

Treating Emotional Processing Impairments in Individuals with TBI: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Funding Source: NJCBIR
Period: 5/28/15 - 5/27/18
Amount: $506,322
Investigator: J. Lengenfelder, PhD

Advances in Treatment: Examining the Influence of a Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Program on Reducing Internalizing and Externalizing Problems Following Pediatric TBI
Funding Source:
NJCBIR
Period: 5/28/15 - 5/27/18
Amount: $198,645
Investigator: C. Marino, PhD

Improving Mobility Utilizing Robotic Exoskeletons for Children with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Funding Source:
NJCBIR
Period: 5/28/15 - 5/27/17
Amount: $178,420
Investigator: K. Nolan, PhD

Speed of Processing Training to Improve Cognition in MS: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Funding Source: National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Period: 2014-2018

Amount: $748,576

Investigator: N. Chiaravalloti, PhD

Randomized Controlled Trial of Retrieval Practice to Improve Academic Learning after Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury    
Funding Source:
NJCBIR
Period: 5/28/15 - 5/27/17
Amount: $175,623
Investigator: J. Sumowski, PhD

Evaluation of a Computerized Biofeedback-based Intervention to Improve Postural Control and Remedy Balance Dysfunction in TBI
Funding Source: NJCBIR
Period: 5/28/15 - 5/27/18
Amount: $810,292
Investigator: K. Nolan, PhD

Understanding Neurophysiological Mechanisms Underlying Balance Dysfunction and Intervention-Related Recovery in TBI
Funding Source:
NJCBIR
Period: 5/28/15 - 5/27/18
Amount: $505,744
Investigator: D. Allexandre, PhD

Developing Neuroimaging based Biomarkers for TBI Diagnosis and Evaluation of Intervention Effect on the Central Nervous System
Funding Source:
NJCBIR
Period: 5/28/15 - 5/27/18
Amount: $602,648
Investigator: G. Yue, PhD

Special Call for Proposals Fondation ARSEP - Fondation de France: Approach to daily life in multiple sclerosis through research
Funding Source: ARSEP Foundation
Period: 2/1/15 - 1/31/17
Amount: $65,497
Investigator: J. Lengenfelder, PhD

SCI Fellowship:  2015-2016
Funding Source:
Craig H. Neilsen Foundation
Period: 7/1/15 - 6/30/16
Amount: $191,462
Investigator: S. Kirshblum, PhD

SCI Fellowship:  2015-2016
Funding Source:
Medtronic
Period: 7/1/15 - 6/30/16
Amount: $20,000
Investigator: S. Kirshblum, PhD

The Effect of Feedback Presentation on the Fronto-Striatal Network Activity and Fatigue in Individuals with MS
Funding Source:
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Period: 10/1/15 - 9/30/18
Amount:
$407,888
Investigator: E. Dobryakova, PhD

Functional Electrical Stimulation and Volitional Effort Training
Funding Source:
NIH
Period: 7/11/15 - 6/30/17
Amount:
$415,250
Investigator: K. Nolan, PhD

Spinal Cord Injury Veterans:  Disability Benefits, Outcomes, and Health Care Utilization Patterns
Funding Source:
DoD
Period: 7/30/15 - 7/29/18
Amount: $598,000
Investigator: D. Fyffe, PhD

Assessing Spinal Cord Structure Changes using Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Patients with Incomplete Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
Funding Source:
NJCSCR
Period: 6/29/15 - 6/30/17
Amount: $197,794
Investigator: T. Jiang, PhD

US-MSG-13-10511 The Use of Actual Reality to Measure Everyday Life Functional Activity in Multiple Sclerosis
Funding Source:
Biogen
Period: 9/1/15 - End of Study
Amount: $224,438
Investigator: J. DeLuca, PhD

Clinical Trial:  HT-3951-201 Protocol    
Funding Source:
Parexel/Dart Neuroscience
Period: 9/10/15 - End of Study
Amount: $144,188
Investigator: A.M. Barrett, PhD

Stroke Rehabilitation Research
Funding Source:
NJ Health Foundation
Period: 10/1/15 - 9/30/15
Amount: $40,000
Investigator: A.M. Barrett, PhD

Pixie Pads: A study of a Disposable Pad, Mobile Application and Online service for the Characterization of Urine in Incontinent patients
Funding Source: Pixie Scientific
Period: 8/31/15 - End of Study
Amount: $20,000
Investigator: T. Linsenmeyer, PhD

Remote Bimanual Virtual Rehabilitation for Elderly with Cerebral Vascular Disease
Funding Source:
NIH
Period: 10/1/15 - 8/31/16
Amount: $40,000
Investigator: M. Oh-Park, MD

Randomized Control Trial Evaluating the Impact of a Home-Based Physical Activity Intervention on Fatigue, Cognition and Activities of Daily Living in Persons with MS
Funding Source:
MS Society of Canada
Period: 9/28/15 - 9/27/16
Amount: $31,570
Investigator: N. Akbar, PhD

Motivational Influences on Cognitive Fatigue in Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury
Funding Source:
NIDILRR/ACL
Period: 9/30/15 - 9/29/16
Amount: $70,000
Investigator: E. Dobryakova, PhD

Processing Speed Deficits in Multiple Sclerosis:  Exploring the Complex Sensorial - Cognitive - Motor Interaction

Funding Source: NIDILRR/ACL
Period: 9/30/15 - 9/29/16
Amount: $70,000
Investigator: S. Costa, PhD

Biomarkers of Spontaneous Recovery from Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
Funding Source:
DoD
Period: 9/30/15 - 9/29/18
Amount: $236,693
Investigator: G. Forrest, PhD

Resource Facilitation:  Early Inpatient and Assertive Outpatient VR Services for Individuals with SCI
Funding Source:
Craig H. Neilsen Foundation
Period: 12/31/15 - 12/31/18
Amount: $297,891
Investigator: J. O’Neill, PhD

Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Wearable Robots for Independent Living
Funding Source:
NIDILRR/ACL
Period: 9/30/15 - 9/29/20
Amount: $2,000,000
Investigator: G. Yue, PhD

Investigation of Post-Exercise Malaise in Gulf War Illness: How Are Pain and Fatigue Affected?
Funding Source:
Veterans Affairs
Period: 10/1/15 - 9/30/19
Amount: $78,000
Investigator: G. Wylie, PhD

Women’s Health and Disability: Building a Clinically Relevant Outcome Measure
Funding Source:
NIH
Period: 9/16/15 - 5/31/20
Amount: $600,975
Investigator: N. Chiaravalloti, PhD

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