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Past Neilsen Foundation Allied Health Research Award Recipients

2024 Neilsen-ASIA Research Award
Mariela Degano, an educator from Rosario, Argentina
“A Pilot study of family system intervention for individuals with SCI and their families in Spanish speaking countries of Latin America”

2023 Neilsen-ASIA Research Award
Stephane Philippe-Ratway, Speech-Language Pathologist
Miami Project to Cure Paralysis at UHealth/Jackson Memorial
“The Use of Functional Electrical Stimulation in Conjunction with Respiratory Muscle Training to improve unaided cough in individuals with Acute Spinal Cord Injury”

2022 Neilsen-ASIA Research Award
Blake Perkins, PT, DPT, ATP
MetroHealth System in Cleveland, Ohio
“Reversing the Trend: Provisional Clinical Strategy to Mitigate Incidence and Impact of Wheelchair Repairs in Spinal Cord Injury?”

2021 Neilsen-ASIA Research Award
Blair Dellenbach, MSOT, OTR/L
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
“Can increasing MEP size improve upper extremity motor function in individuals with SCI?”

2020 Neilsen-ASIA Research Award
Jenny Martinez, OTD, OTR/L, BCG
Thomas Jefferson University
“Evaluation of the SCIM-III Self Report Youth using Item Response Theory Approaches”

2019 Neilsen-ASIA Research Award
Jacob G. Long, PT, DPT, NCS, ATP/SMS
Methodist Rehabilitation Center in Jackson, Mississippi
“Does the speed of robotic leg movements during tilt-table verticalization affect orthostatic hypotension in persons with subacute SCI?”

2018 Neilsen-ASIA Research Award
Anne E. Palermo PT, DPT
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
“Seated Trunk Stability and Orthostatic Tolerance in SCI: Targeting the Diaphragm”

2016/2017 Neilsen-ASIA Research Award
Sara Kate Frye, MS OTR/L ATP
University of Maryland Rehab Institute
“Evaluation of Splinting in Tetraplegia”

2016/2017 Neilsen-ASIA Research Award
Meegan Van Straaten, PT, MSPH
Mayo Clinic
“The Effectiveness of a Performance and Nutrition Program for Adapted Sports.”

2015 Recipient of the Neilsen-ASIA Research Award
Anne Bryden, PhD, OTR/L
Case Western Reserve University
“The Development of a Novel Upper Extremity Assessment Protocol for Acute Tetraplegia.”

 

 

 

Research References

In order to assist members with maintaining compliance, the Research Education subcommittee of ASIA has collected materials for your reference including: Institutional Review Boards, Investigator Responsibilities, Adverse Event Reporting, Protocol Deviations.

  1.  Institutional Review Board
  2.  Investigator Responsibilities
  3.  FDA Regulations Relating to Good Clinical Practice and Clinical Trials
  4.  Adverse Event Reporting
  5.  Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events  
  6.  Protocol Deviations

Additional Research Resources

How to Put Together a Research Study Manual

Phases of Clinical Trials

Common Data Elements for Spinal Cord Injury

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