The sites involved in the study are the Human Engineering Research Laboratories (HERL) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (coordinating site), the Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation (KMRREC) in Orange, New Jersey, and the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle, Washington.
Sue Ann Sisto, PT, MA, PhD, is Director of the Human Performance Laboratory Research Department, Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation in West Orange, NJ.
Scientists from The Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation and The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago set out to design a wearable glove to measure range of motion, flexion and strength, so patients' rehabilitation can be better planned and evaluated.
The SRC roster for 2005: Amy J Bastion, PT, PhD Kennedy Krieger Institute Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Diane L Damiano, PT, PhD Washington University in St Louis G Kelley Fitzgerald, PT, PhD, OCS University of Pittsburgh Carolyn Patten, PT, PhD Stanford University Christopher Powers, PT, PhD University of Southern California Lisa Riolo, PT, PhD, NCS University of Indianapolis Kathryn E Roach, PT, PhD University of Miami Sue Ann Sisto, PT, PhD Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation Pamela K Levangie, PT, DSc Sacred Heart University, MA Ex officio, President of APTA Section on Research
1) Kessler, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-NJ Medical School and Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation, comprise the Northern New Jersey Spinal Cord Injury System.
After signing 2 consent forms (approved by the institutional review boards of Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation and The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey), the patient was tested on 2 separate occasions during the baseline phase by the research assistant.
Friedman A, Diamond M, Johnston MV, Daffner C (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Center, Englewood; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark; Children's Specialized Hospital, Mountainside; Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation, West Orange, NJ; Department of Occupational Therapy, Touro College, New York, NY), Am J Phys Med Rehabil.
