Posted on September 21, 2021 by childrenslearninginstitute
Timeline: 2011-2016
Principal Investigator:
Elizabeth A. Thom , Ph.D., The Biostatistics Center, The George Washington University
Co-Investigator (Neuroimaging):
Jenifer Juranek, Ph.D., University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
Funding Agency:
National Institutes of Health /National Institute of Child Health and Development
Description of Project:
This study is a longitudinal follow-up of children enrolled in the Management of Myelomeningocele study (MOMS2).
The major goals of this project are to acquire and quantitatively analyze MRI datasets collected as part of the MOMS2 follow-up study of children with spina bifida, who either had prenatal repair or postnatal repair of the myelomeningocele lesion.
Research Sites:
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of California San Francisco, Vanderbilt University, George Washington University, University of Houston, and University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
