The Department of Defense (DOD) is offering the Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP) Clinical Trial Award to advance treatments for Spinal Cord Injuries.

The SCIRP CTA supports the rapid implementation of clinical trials with the potential to have a significant impact on the treatment or management of SCI. Applications should articulate both the short- and long-term impact of the proposed research on individuals with SCI and/or their care-partners. The proposed intervention(s) to be tested should offer significant potential impact for individuals affected by SCI within the context of one or more of the FY22 SCIRP Focus Areas.

Clinical trials may be designed to evaluate promising new products, pharmacologic agents (drugs or biologics), devices, clinical guidance, and/or emerging approaches and technologies. Proposed projects may range from small proof-of-concept trials (e.g., pilot, first in human, phase 0), to demonstrate feasibility or inform the design of more advanced trials, through large-scale trials to determine efficacy in relevant populations. Alternative trial designs to traditional randomized clinical trials are allowed but should be appropriate to the objective of the trial.