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SPIRIT Club CBI Pathway: A novel streaming platform for physical activity and wellness promotion for chronic brain injury survivors

Award Number: R44HD112248
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2024
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2027

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SPIRIT Club CBI Pathway: A novel streaming platform for physical activity and wellness promotion for chronic brain injury survivors - SPIRIT Club’s current virtual platform and programming provides a variety of levels and types of supportive fitness classes to 230+ organizations in three different countries with an average of 5,000 consumers daily. SPIRIT Club’s long-term goal is to expand the current platform and programming to target the specific needs of various sub-populations, especially those transitioning from formal rehabilitation settings to their long-term home environments. With this Fast-Track application, the technical components of the SPIRIT Club platform will be enhanced to include an on-demand, evidence-based and stakeholder-informed chronic brain injury (CBI) Pathway. Mainstream physical fitness centers and online exercise programs often lack accessibility and training to support people with long-term cognitive and physical impairments common after acquired brain injuries. Goal: In Phase 1, we will leverage our existing fitness platform designed for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) to build an on-demand evidence-based and stakeholder informed pathway that includes programming and educational material for adolescents and adults living with persistent cognitive and physical impairments associated with a CBI. In Phase II, we will test, refine, and evaluate the utility of the new pathway for individuals with CBI in real-world contexts to improve outcomes and increase the commercialization of SPIRIT Club. Approach: Our team is composed of industry, clinical, and research experts in the areas of physical fitness and rehabilitation programming for people with disabilities to ensure the CBI pathway will be innovative, evidence-based, feasible, and patient- and family-centered. Aims: Phase I: Design a user-friendly expansion of the SPIRIT Club platform to provide a targeted set of educational modules and exercise programming that specifically meets the needs of CBI survivors and their caregivers. Aim 1.1: Adapt and enhance SPIRIT Club features to include stakeholder-informed content and curriculum for SPIRIT Club members with CBI through a formative evaluation process using a community-based participatory action approach with clinical experts and patient and caregiver advisors. Aim 1.2: Build and test the technical components for the CBI Pathway into SPIRIT Club’s existing platform. Milestone to progress to Phase II: Operational prototype of the CBI pathway on SPIRIT Club’s virtual platform. Phase II: Evaluate the utility of the new platform to promote physical activity and wellness among CBI survivors. Aim 2.1: Conduct a pilot test of the prototype with 10 CBI survivors, and refine the prototype based on findings. Aim 2.2: Evaluate the utility of SPIRIT Club’s CBI Pathway for promoting physical activity engagement and self-efficacy using a randomized control trial.


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: 2027 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2027	2026	SPIRIT FIT & HEALTH, INC	10417 METROPOLITAN AVE	KENSINGTON	MD	20895	MONTGOMERY	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	3	10/8/2026	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $918,117 )
2026	2026	SPIRIT FIT & HEALTH, INC	10417 METROPOLITAN AVE	KENSINGTON	MD	20895	MONTGOMERY	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	001	3	5/12/2026	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$918,117
2026	2025	SPIRIT FIT & HEALTH, INC	10417 METROPOLITAN AVE	KENSINGTON	MD	20895	MONTGOMERY	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	2	12/4/2025	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$0
														Subtotal = $918,117

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $969,209 )
2025	2025	SPIRIT FIT & HEALTH, INC	10417 METROPOLITAN AVE	KENSINGTON	MD	20895	MONTGOMERY	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	002	2	8/29/2025	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$50,000
2025	2025	SPIRIT FIT & HEALTH, INC	10417 METROPOLITAN AVE	KENSINGTON	MD	20895	MONTGOMERY	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	001	2	1/24/2025	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$919,209
2025	2025	SPIRIT FIT & HEALTH, INC	10417 METROPOLITAN AVE	KENSINGTON	MD	20895	MONTGOMERY	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	003	2	9/19/2025	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$0
2025	2024	SPIRIT FIT & HEALTH, INC	10417 METROPOLITAN AVE	KENSINGTON	MD	20895	MONTGOMERY	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	1	1/23/2025	NEW	$0
2025	2024	SPIRIT FIT & HEALTH, INC	10417 METROPOLITAN AVE	KENSINGTON	MD	20895	MONTGOMERY	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	004	1	9/24/2025	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $969,209

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $275,699 )
2024	2024	SPIRIT FIT & HEALTH, INC	10417 METROPOLITAN AVE	KENSINGTON	MD	20895	MONTGOMERY	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	1	7/3/2024	NEW	$275,699
2024	2024	SPIRIT FIT & HEALTH, INC	10417 METROPOLITAN AVE	KENSINGTON	MD	20895	MONTGOMERY	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	001	1	8/28/2024	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $275,699

Grand Total All Awards = $2,163,025

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SPIRIT Club CBI Pathway: A novel streaming platform for physical activity and wellness promotion for chronic brain injury survivors

Award Number: R44HD112248

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

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

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2024

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2027

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