# The University of Iowa's Regional Stroke Research Network

> **NIH NIH U24** · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · 2020 · $298,138

## Abstract

The University of Iowa (UI) Regional Stroke Research Network meets the goal of NIH StrokeNet
in maximizing efficiencies to develop, promote, and conduct high quality multi-site clinical trials
testing promising interventions in stroke prevention, treatment, and recovery. The current
proposal builds on the rich tradition of the UI as a leader in both developing and conducting
NINDS-sponsored research, The long-term goal of this proposal is to improve the outcomes of
the 800,000 Americans who suffer a stroke every year, particularly those subjected to disparities
in health outcomes due to geographically underserved areas. Our proposal's immediate goals
are to improve the collective network recruitment efficiency and generalizability of NINDS-
sponsored trials by facilitating enrollment of subjects with geographical barriers to participation.
Specifically, we aim to increase the number of efficient stroke interventions that can be applied
to the vast majority of patients in the US. With that goal in mind, we propose to maintain the
UIRCC as an Upper Midwest regional research network efficient in recruiting subjects in NINDS-
funded stroke trials. The UIRCC is an already operational infrastructure of 14 trial-ready
hospitals in Iowa, Nebraska, and North Dakota that enables enrollment of Americans that have
been traditionally challenging to include in trials due to their geographically location. At the same
time, the UIRCC will continue to engage a multidisciplinary team of translational researchers to
generate innovative research proposals that will lead to multicenter clinical trials through
StrokeNet.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9977270
- **Project number:** 5U24NS107247-03
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
- **Principal Investigator:** ENRIQUE Carlos LEIRA
- **Activity code:** U24 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $298,138
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-08-15 → 2023-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9977270

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9977270, The University of Iowa's Regional Stroke Research Network (5U24NS107247-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9977270. Licensed CC0.

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