Project Title

Acceptability and feasibility of Vestibular Nerve Stimulation  (VeNS) in children with cerebral palsy: an industry-academic collaboration

Research Focus:

Maternal and Child Health

Funder & Dates

MRC Proximity to Discovery: Industry Engagement Fund (2019)

Principal Investigator or Primary Supervisor (if PhD project)

Dr Karen McConnell & Dr Claire Kerr

Co-Investigators or additional supervisors

Dr Jason McKeown, Neurovalens

Research Fellow(s) or PhD Student

Dr Daniel Topley

Name & Institution of Collaborators

Name of External Partner Organisations

Neurovalens

Description of Project:

Aim; Methods; Expected Outcomes

This relationship development project will develop new links between an established QUB research team with expertise in CP, and an emerging company with interests in neuroscience (Neurovalens), that will potentially result in collaborative clinical research that will benefit people with neurological impairments. The workplan includes three main components: knowledge exchange between QUB and Neurovalens, completion of a feasibility study of a novel medical device, and a patient and public involvement strand to inform future industry-academic collaborative research.

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