MRFF – EPCDR Initiative – 2021 Chronic Musculoskeletal Conditions in Children and Adolescents Grant Opportunity

Overview

The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support Australian medical research and medical innovation projects that: develop or improve approaches for the early diagnosis of chronic musculoskeletal conditions occurring in children and/or generate knowledge that supports the development and implementation of improved therapeutic regimes and models of care for chronic musculoskeletal diseases in children. The grant opportunity will fund projects in three Streams of research: Stream 1: Chronic autoimmune diseases that affect the musculoskeletal system: Examples include, but are not limited to, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus and juvenile scleroderma. Stream 2: Chronic musculoskeletal pain: Examples include, but are not limited to, knee pain, lower back pain and neck pain, including complex pain syndromes and recurrent headache (regardless of aetiology). Stream 3: Congenital musculoskeletal diseases: Examples include, but are not limited to, muscular dystrophy, scoliosis and hip dysplasia. The intended outcome of the research funded by this grant opportunity is to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians by improving health care for children and adolescents with chronic musculoskeletal conditions by developing superior diagnostic approaches and by building evidence for best treatment approaches, including improved therapeutic regimes and validated models of care. This grant opportunity is being administered by NHMRC on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Health. Further information on the Medical Research Future Fund is available from the Department of Health website.