Konczak lab receives NIH grant to study new treatment for chronic cough

In collaboration with colleagues in the Department of Otolaryngology, the Human Sensorimotor Control Lab (HSC Lab) received the second phase of funding of a $494,136 award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The funded project examines laryngeal vibration as a possible treatment for people with unexplained chronic cough, a condition that affects an estimated 5% of all Americans. Because the pathophysiology of chronic cough is not well understood, these patients have very limited treatment options. Our earlier proof-of-concept work could document that a subgroup of people with chronic cough respond to laryngeal vibration and this award seeks to substantiate this finding in a clinical trial. Jürgen Konczak, PhD, professor in the School of Kinesiology and director of the HSC Lab, serves as Co-PI; Dr. Stephanie Misono from Otolaryngology, who sees patients in her clinic, is the PI of the grant.