MEASUREMENT TOOLS FOR ALTERED AUTONOMIC FUNCTION IN SPINAL CORD INJURY AND DIABETES: SBIR/STTR

Document Type:	Modification to a Previous Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA-HD-04-018
Posted Date:	Aug 25, 2004
Original Due Date for Applications:	Oct 21, 2004
Current Due Date for Applications:	Oct 21, 2004
Archive Date:	Nov 20, 2004
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Health Income Security and Social Services
Expected Number of Awards:	Not Available.
Estimated Total Program Funding:	Not Available.
Award Ceiling:	none
Award Floor:	none
CFDA Number:	93.865 -- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research 93.847 -- Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Eligible Applicants

Small businesses

Agency Name

Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Health

Description

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
invite small business grant applications to conduct research on measurement
tools or devices for altered autonomic functions in persons with spinal cord
injury (SCI) or diabetes mellitus. Critical disruptions or imbalances of
autonomic function can result from SCI and diabetes and lead to serious, long-
term conditions that negatively impact on survival, quality of life and
neuronal repair after SCI. Although there has been an ongoing need for
improved measurement tools or devices for changes in autonomic function,
productive research in this area has been both difficult and nominal.
Scientists and/or engineers are encouraged to address this underserved area
with innovative research and technology for the development of user-friendly
and reasonably priced tools and devices that are specifically designed for the
clinic, laboratory and/or residence and will enable detection and/or
assessment of changes in autonomic functions. These measurement tools could
also be used for clinical trials and for the detection or assessment of other
medical conditions. Approaches may include animal or human subject models and
may focus on one or more specific autonomic functions. Applicants are strongly
encouraged to include appropriate bioengineering and clinical collaborations
to achieve clinically relevant tools or devices. Personnel with appropriate
expertise should be involved in all phases of the proposed effort, including
development of initial concepts and approaches, design of the tool or device,
and fabrication and construction or validation of useful clinical measurement
tools or devices for individuals with autonomic neuropathy.

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