Center for Rehabilitation Research in Neurological Conditions

Communication and Swallowing

Diagnostic Accuracy in Voice and Swallowing

Standardizing Laryngeal Endoscopy
Sponsor: South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute | PI: Heather Bonilha

A. Subproject: Rater Reliability from Laryngeal Endoscopy
B. Subproject: Vocal Fold Vibratory Features as Seen From High-Speed Videoendoscopy and Stroboscopy

Impact of Acute Brain Lesion and Swallowing Impairment on Short-term Swallowing Outcomes.
Sponsor: South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute | PI: Heather Bonilha

A. Subproject: MRI and MBSImP to Improve Diagnostic Accuracy and Recovery
B. Subproject: Prediction of Swallowing Impairment Post-Stroke

Throat Clearing, Coughing, and Alternative Behaviors.
Sponsor: NIH/ National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders | PI: Heather Bonilha

A. Subproject: Measurement Techniques for Laryngeal Sensation and Mucus Aggregation

Treatment Efficacy for Voice Disorders

Standardizing Laryngeal Endoscopy
Sponsor: South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute | PI: Heather Bonilha

A. Subproject: Use of Stroboscopy as a Treatment Outcome Measure

Throat Clearing, Coughing, and Alternative Behaviors
Sponsor: NIH/ National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders | PI: Heather Bonilha

A. Subproject: Substitution of Alternative Behaviors in the Treatment of Chronic Cough
B. Subproject: Role of Hydration in the Prevention and Treatment of Voice Disorders

Cough and Throat Clearing Biomechanics

Throat Clearing, Coughing, and Alternative Behaviors
Sponsor: NIH/ National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders | PI: Heather Bonilha

Comparative Effectiveness Research

Standardizing Laryngeal Endoscopy
Sponsor: South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute | PI: Heather Bonilha

Locomotion & Energetics

Passive Gait Assistance

Development of a Passive Elastic Exoskeleton for Gait Rehabilitation
Sponsor: NIH/ National Institute of Child Health & Human Development | PI: Jesse Dean

Neurorehabilitation

Development of a Neurorehab Research Clinical Integration Group

Neurorehabilitation Research Clinical Integration Group
Sponsor: MUSC YES Family Fund | PI: Michelle Woodbury

Spinal Cord Injury

Outcomes/Quality of Life

Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Secondary Conditions in Individuals with SCI
Sponsor: United States Department of Education/NIDRR  |  PI: James Krause, Subproject "A" and "C"; PI: Lee Saunders, Subproject "B"

A. Subproject: Risk and Protective Factors for Secondary Conditions: A 15-year Longitudinal Study
B. Subproject: Association of Health Services with Secondary Conditions: Use of a Population-based Cohort of Persons with SCI in South Carolina.
C. Subproject: Risk of Metabolic Syndrome: A 17 Year Longitudinal Study

Center on Health Outcomes Research and Capacity Building for Underserved Populations with Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury (CHORCUP)
Sponsor: United States Department of Education  |  PI: James Krause

Ambulation and Secondary Complications: Participants with Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
Sponsor: United States Department of Education/NIDRR  |  PI: James Krause

Risk for Adverse Outcomes after Spinal Cord Injury: A Longitudinal Study
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke  |  PI: James Krause

Measuring Outcomes after Spinal Cord Injury Throughout South Carolina: A System of Tracking, Research and Referral
Sponsor: South Carolina Spinal Cord Injury Research Fund  |  PI: James Krause

Participation, Subjective Well Being, Health, and Spinal Cord Injury: A 40-Year Longitudinal Study
Sponsor: United States Department of Education/National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research  |  PI: James Krause

A Longitudinal Study of Gainful Employment 10 Years after Spinal Cord Injury Onset: Comparisons of Those Who Do Not Return to the Pre-Injury Employer
Sponsor: United States Department of Education/ National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research; Prime - Shepard Center, Atlanta Georgia; MUSC Sub-Contractor  |  PI: James Krause

Center for Interdisciplinary Spinal Cord Injury Research Fund
Sponsor: South Carolina Spinal Cord Injury Research Fund  |  PI: James Krause

Rehabilitation

Development of a Rehabilitation Research Program to Study the Biomechanics of Walking Following Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
Sponsor: South Carolina Spinal Cord Injury Research Fund  |  PI: Chris Gregory

Propulsive Training in Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
Sponsor: South Carolina Spinal Cord Injury Research Fund  |  PI: Mark Bowden

Task-specific Propulsion Training after Neurological Injury
Sponsor: NIH/Georgetown University  |  PI: Mark Bowden

Development of a Passive Elastic Exoskeleton for Gait Rehabilitation
Sponsor: NIH/ National Institute of Child Health & Human Development  |  PI: Jesse Dean

Stroke

Rehabilitation

Intermuscular Coordination of Hemiparetic Walking
Sponsor: NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development  |  PI: Steve Kautz

ZeroG: Dynamic Over‐Ground Body Weight Support System
Sponsor: Corporate Sponsor & NIH/National Institute of Child Health & Human Development  |  Co-PI: Steve Kautz

Randomized Trial of the WalkAide Compared to Conventional Ankle-Foot Orthosis (AFO) in Stroke Patients
Sponsor: Corporate Sponsor  |  Co-PI: Steve Kautz, Co-PI: Wuwei Feng

tDCS for Walking Recovery After Atroke: Comparison of Cortical and Spinal Stimulation
Sponsor: South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute  |  PI: Steve Kautz

Task-specific Propulsion Training after Neurological Injury
Sponsor: NIH/Georgetown University  |  PI: Mark Bowden

Evaluation of Walking Specific Motor Learning in Chronic Stroke
Sponsor: VA Rehabilitation R&D Service Career Development Award  |  PI: Mark Bowden

Development of a Passive Elastic Exoskeleton for Gait Rehabilitation
Sponsor: NIH/ National Institute of Child Health & Human Development  |  PI: Jesse Dean

Lower Extremity Power and Locomotor Function after Stroke
Sponsor: American Heart Association  |  PI: Christopher Gregory, Co-I: Noelle Moreau

Skeletal Muscle Properties and the Metabolic Cost of Walking Post-Stroke
Sponsor: Veterans Administration Medical Center  |  PI: Chris Gregory

A Toolbox for Measuring Post-Stroke Upper Extremity Motor Ability.
Sponsor: Veterans Administration Medical Center  |  PI: Michelle Woodbury

Development of a Passive Elastic Exoskeleton for Gait Rehabilitation
Sponsor: NIH/ National Institute of Child Health & Human Development | PI: Jesse Dean

Neurorehabilitation Research Clinical Integration Group
Sponsor: MUSC YES Family Fund | PI: Chris Gregory