Immediate Cooling and Emergency Decompression (ICED) for the treatment of spinal cord injury: pilot, safety and feasibility studies [ 2014 - 2017 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Dr Peter Batchelor (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr James Middleton ,  Dr Andrew Nunn ,  Dr Ian Mosley ,  Prof Brian Freeman
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Brief description Victims of Spinal Cord Injury are young, have severe paralysis, complex needs and high lifetime costs. Although urgent surgery greatly improves outcome, it is difficult to achieve because of logistical difficulties. To expand the time window for early surgery, it is proposed to immediately cool patients. This project will conduct the pilot studies necessary before commencing a clinical trial of immediate cooling and emergency decompression (ICED) in patients with cervical spinal cord injuries.

Funding Amount $AUD 600,008.70

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant