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Neuromodulatory rehabilitation for respiratory motor function in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury

Award Number: R01HL168294
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, & BLOOD INSTITUTE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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Neuromodulatory rehabilitation for respiratory motor function in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury - Project Summary/Abstract Respiratory motor control deficit is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with spinal cord injury. The long-term goal of this research is to develop a rehabilitation strategy for respiration in patients with spinal cord injury as a standard of care. Our previous findings demonstrate that respiratory function in patients with chronic spinal cord injury can be improved by using our original inspiratory-expiratory pressure threshold respiratory training protocol. However, the effectiveness of this intervention is limited to the amount of functional capacity preserved below the neurological level of injury. Our preliminary data obtained for this proposal demonstrate that electrical spinal cord stimulation applied non-invasively to target spinal respiratory circuits in combination with respiratory training can activate and re-organize spinal motor networks for respiration. We propose to investigate respiratory motor control-related responses to transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation alone and in combination with respiratory training. By characterization of respiratory muscle activation patterns using surface electromyography in association with pulmonary functional and related cardiovascular measures, we expect to determine specific stimulation parameters needed to increase spinal excitability below level of injury to enhance responses to the input from supraspinal centers that remain after injury and to promote the neural plasticity driven by the respiratory training. This hypothesis will be tested by pursuing two Specific Aims: 1) Evaluate the acute effects of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation on respiratory functional and motor control properties; and 2) Evaluate the effectiveness of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation combined with respiratory training.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $341,585 )
2025	2025	UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE	2301 S 3RD ST	LOUISVILLE	KY	40208	JEFFERSON	USA	National Center on Sleep Disorders Research	000	3	4/25/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$341,585
														Subtotal = $341,585

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $368,666 )
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE	2301 S 3RD ST	LOUISVILLE	KY	40208	JEFFERSON	USA	National Center on Sleep Disorders Research	001	2	4/23/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$338,570
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE	2301 S 3RD ST	LOUISVILLE	KY	40208	JEFFERSON	USA	National Center on Sleep Disorders Research	002	2	6/21/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$30,096
2024	2023	UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE	2301 S 3RD ST	LOUISVILLE	KY	40208	JEFFERSON	USA	National Center on Sleep Disorders Research	000	1	4/9/2024	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $368,666

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $371,411 )
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE	2301 S 3RD ST	LOUISVILLE	KY	40208	JEFFERSON	USA	National Center on Sleep Disorders Research	000	1	4/7/2023	NEW	$742,814
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE	2301 S 3RD ST	LOUISVILLE	KY	40208	JEFFERSON	USA	National Center on Sleep Disorders Research	001	1	9/5/2023	NEW	-$371,403
														Subtotal = $371,411

Grand Total All Awards = $1,081,662

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Neuromodulatory rehabilitation for respiratory motor function in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury

Award Number: R01HL168294

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, & BLOOD INSTITUTE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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