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We are very excited about the prestigious research projects underway at the Brooks Center for Rehabilitation Studies. This cutting-edge research facility, allows Brooks to provide the most innovative and comprehensive evidence-based rehabilitation available to our patients. To read a copy of Innovations, follow the links below.

 

Profiles in Research
In this section of our website we will share information about some of the 22 active trials at the Brooks Center. This is an exciting time for us at Brooks, as we tirelessly pursue our goal of continuously improving the healthcare system for the benefit of the citizens of our community and beyond.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fall 2009, Volume 4, Issue 2

• Brain Rehabilitation Resesearch Center to Conduct Screenings at the Brooks Center for Rehabilitation Studies
• 100 High School Athletes Enrolled in New Study
• Brooks Rehabilitation Remains a Top Recruiter for TBI-PBE Study
• New Study to Assess Manual Therapy for the Neck
• Positive Results Found in Study Looking at Preventing Falls in the Elderly
• LEAPS Exceeds its Goal of 400 Patients
• Brooks Wraps Up Care Tool Study
• Brooks Home Care Advantage Finds Success in Treating Advanced Wound Care
• Brooks Rehabilitation Research Day
• Brooks' Active Clinical Trials


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring 2009, Volume 4, Issue 1

• Mayo Clinic/Brooks Rehabilitation Study Gaining Participants
• Brooks Rehab Among Top Three Recruiters for TBI-PBE Study
• New Study Launched to Prevent Falls in the Elderly
• Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital participates in Medicare demonstration for Post Acute Care Payment Reform
• Brooks Neurorehabilitation Day Treatment Program Proves Viability of Treatment for those with Brain Injury
• Insulin Resistance Intervention after Stroke (IRIS) Trial to Prevent Future Conditions
• Kids Step Enrolls its Sixth Patient
• The LEAPS Project Reaches a Milestone
• Brooks Endowment Funds New Study: Mechanisms of Restoring Gait Post-Stroke: Role of the Ankle Plantarflexors (STRAP)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fall 2008, Volume 3, Issue 2

 

• LEAPS Project Expands to Community Referral
• Success is Sweet for One Project
• New Research Director Announced
• Homeword Bound Team Completes Patient Enrollment
• Kids STEP Study Continues to Show Promising Results
• Brooks/University of North Florida (UNF) Physical Therapy Residency Program Continues to Grow
• Rehabilitation Effectiveness in Patients with Subacromial Impingement Syndrome
• Brooks Announces New Process to Conduct Research and Local Scientific Advisory Committee
• STUDY UPDATES: You Need to Know!
• Have you seen our Website??

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summer 2008, Volume 3, Issue 1

 

• Brooks and the Univeristy of Florida (UF) Reach Research Agreement
• Brooks Stroke Team Launches Research to Advance Recovery from Efficacy to Effectiveness
• Brain Injury Coping Skills
• Kids STEP Enrolls Second Participant with Third Expected February 2008!
• $3.5 Million NIH funded Grant approved for TBI Outcome Study
• Brooks and UNF Launch the Nation's Third Neurologic Residency Program
• Study to Help Stroke Patients Recover Language
• Brooks Teams with University of Florida for Study of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
• Participants Needed for Computerized Adaptive Measure of Cognitive Function
• LEAPS Trial has Randomized over 150 Stroke Participants into Study

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring 2007, Volume 2

 

 • Kids STEP for Children with Spinal Cord Injury Begins at Brooks
• Brooks Launches New Physical Therapy Residency/ Fellowship Program
• Computerized Adaptive Measure of Functional Cognition for Stroke is Underway
• LEAPS Celebrates its One Year Anniversary
• Brooks Teams with Mayo Clinic for Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH) Study
• Treating Intention in Aphasia: Neuroplastic Substrates (IRB# 472-2001)
• Brooks Involved in Cortical Stimulation Study to Improve Use of Arm and Hand Post-Stroke
• Urinary Levels of a Knee Osteoarthritis Biomarker During the Early Period After ACL Reconstruction
• Comparison of Three Exercise Approaches for Treatment for Low Back Pain and Suspected Lumbar Instability
• Educational Opportunities at the Brooks Center

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summer 2006, Volume 1

 

• Developing a Computer Adaptive Measure of Functional Cognition for Stroke
• Brooks Employees Continue to Advance in Research Studies
• LEAPS Trial Initiated: $14 Million NIH-Funded Study Takes Off
• Cognitive-Motor Interference Study
• Brooks Aims to Join the NeuroRecovery Network (NPN) Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation
• New Nursing Study Anticipated at Brooks
• National Study of JOINT Replacement Outcomes at Brooks Rehabilitation
• Brooks Redesignes its Stroke Rehabilitation Program
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring 2006, Volume 1

 • LEAPS and Bounds: Brooks Rehabilitation Chosen as One of Five Clinical Sites For $13 Million NIH Grant in Rehabilitation
• LEAPS Pilot Study with Brooks Patients Leads to Largest NIH Grant for Rehabilitation
• Does Dextra-Amphetamine Improve Motor Recovery in the Acute Phase of Stroke Rehabilitation?
• Study to Determine How Best to Measure Cognition after Brain Injury
• National Study of JOINT Replacement Outcomes in Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities versus Skilled Nursing Facilities Comes to Brooks Rehabilitation
• Brooks Speech Pathologists Launch Research on Swallowing Technology
• CEUs and CMEs offered through New Research Educational Series
• Log On Instructions for Web Cast Seminar Series

 

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