The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai was one of only 14 institutions nationwide—and the only one in New York—to receive a Spinal Cord Injury Model System (SCIMS) grant valued at $2, 280, 000 over five years from the National Institute of Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR).
Mount Sinai’s Icahn School Receives $2.2 Million SCI Grant
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In the November 18, 2016 news release, Thomas Bryce, M.D., Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, stated, “Receiving this grant will enable Mount Sinai to positively affect the quality of life for many individuals with SCI and provide research breakthroughs for the important community that we serve.”
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As indicated in the news release, “…Mount Sinai will also provide a regional multidisciplinary system of care that includes a number of innovative clinical programs for people with SCI in the New York City metropolitan area; contribute longitudinal data to the SCI national database; conduct one local research project to evaluate a novel approach to clinical inpatient treatment; and participate in three collaborative module research projects with other Model System centers.”
“Our goal is to ultimately improve the quality of life for individuals with spinal cord injuries, ” said Joseph Herrera, D.O., system chairman and Lucy G Moses Professor of the Department of Rehabilitation, Mount Sinai Health System. “We want to help patients and their families receive excellent care and also provide them with innovative and ground breaking technological advances and clinical trials that will change their lives.”
“The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is also a federally funded Traumatic Brain Injury Model System and is one of only 7 centers in the U.S. to hold both grants.”
Dr. Herrera, D.O. told OTW, “The most exciting aspect of the grant is the ability to push the science forward especially in relation to spinal cord injury. As we collect the data through the model systems, we hope to impact the way that blood pressure is managed and those with spinal cord injury. We also hope to get a better understanding on how to effectively evaluate and treat pain in those with spinal cord injury.”
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This is a fascinating development. In my practice we've seen similar outcomes with the revised protocol. The key differentiator seems to be patient selection criteria. Has anyone else noticed the correlation with BMI thresholds?
Great point. I'd push back slightly on the conclusion, the sample size in the cited study is too small to draw population-level inferences. That said, the directional signal is compelling and worth a larger RCT.
We implemented a similar approach last year. Early results are promising but we're still gathering 12-month follow-up data. Happy to share our protocol if anyone is interested.
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