North American Clinical Trials Network Receives $2M Grant from DoD for Spinal Cord Injury Research

The Department of Defense has awarded the North American Clinical Trials Network of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation a $2 million grant for research on the treatment of spinal cord injuries, according to a R&D report.

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NACTN, a collaboration of university neurosurgical teams, is led by Robert Grossman, MD, a professor of neurosurgery at The Methodist Hospital Neurosurgical Institute in Houston.

The funding will support Phase 2 and 3 trials of the drug Riluzole, an FDA-approved neuroprotective drug. Riluzole is designed to limit spinal cord damage.

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