Combined-therapy approaches to boost brain and nervous system recovery in animals
Official title: Creating and Exploring Combined-Therapy Protocols in Animals
Funded at Albany Research Institute, INC. · NIH-11422903 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This grant funds studies in animals to test how mixing different therapies can work together to improve recovery after spinal cord injury or brain injuries.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Albany Research Institute, INC. NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Albany, United States) |
| Project start | September 10, 2014 |
| Project end | May 31, 2031 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $235,060 |
| NIH project number | 2P41EB018783-11A1 |
| Project ID | NIH-11422903 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates are individuals with CNS injuries or disorders who may benefit from advanced rehabilitation strategies soon-to-be translated from animal models.
✕Less likely to help
Patients with conditions outside the CNS injury/disorder scope or those unlikely to respond to multimodal rehabilitation may see limited relevance.
What this research studies
Researchers will develop a new software platform called BCI2000-ENCORE to coordinate multiple therapies. They will test long-term, 24/7 treatment workflows in freely moving rats with spinal cord injury to understand potential synergies. The work aims to connect animal findings with ongoing human research on combined rehabilitation approaches and telerehabilitation.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could lead to better, multi-pronged rehabilitation strategies for people with CNS injuries or disorders.
How similar studies have gone: Previous single-therapy studies showed limited efficacy; this project explores combination therapies which could yield greater improvements.
Where this research is happening
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Albany Research Institute, INC.
Albany, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Chen, Yi — Albany Research Institute, INC.
- Study coordinator: Chen, Yi
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.