OpportunityTitle: SPARC VNS Endpoints from Standardized Parameters (VESPA) (U54 Clinical Trial Required)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Other Eligible Applicants include the following:  Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply.  Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.  Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
Description: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to solicit applications for a U54 Research Center to conduct a large multisite clinical study of the multi-organ effects of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) in response to a standardized range of VNS parameters in humans. These data will be shared publicly and inform the optimization of VNS treatment by providing the broad functional impact on systems physiology and elucidate the functional connectivity of the human vagus nerve.
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