Special Initiatives | Foundation To Advance Vascular Cures

Science, Research & Awards

We are dedicated to scientific innovation.

As grant-makers, we support pioneering studies in the vascular space.

As research partners we catalyze discovery, serving as administrators and active members of multidisciplinary collaborations that drive progress in vascular science.

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Examples of Past Awards and Initiatives

We have funded various research and special initiatives for over 40 years.
Some examples of unique projects that are now completed are highlighted here.

Project Voice

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Matthew Corriere, MD, MS (University of Michigan) was the Principal Investigator leading two exploratory studies at the University of Michigan and Wake Forest University.

Improving PAD Outcomes through Exercise and Engagement

Exercise (walking) therapy has been shown to improve health outcomes in symptomatic PAD patients. While supervised exercise therapy (SET) in a clinical setting can markedly improve walking endurance , regularly attending their prescribed exercise sessions is a meaningful barrier.

Project Voice was designed to advance patient access to and engagement with home-based exercise therapy using digital health technology (e.g. wearables). Our partners in this effort are leading experts in the fields of PAD, exercise therapy, behavior modification, and digital technology who share our goal to develop a long-term, scalable care solution that improves health outcomes, reduces costs to the system, and enables increased access to quality care.

Feasibility Studies & Publications

The studies evaluated the feasibility of a digital health platform coupled with walking activity tracking for patients with PAD and symptoms of claudication.

Design and Implementation of a Digital Health Platform for Measuring Peripheral Artery Disease Outcomes: The Project VOICE Pilot Study

Exploring Associations Between Sleep Disturbance and Walking Activity Among Patients with Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease: Results from the Project VOICE Pilot Study

Multicenter, Randomized, Crossover Study Comparing Digital Health Interventions with Fitbit Tracking Versus Usual Care with Patient Self-Report for Claudication Exercise Adherence and Patient-Reported Outcomes

American Limb Preservation Society (ALPS)

Vascular Cures is proud to have served as ALPS’s Fiscal Sponsor and supporting program implementation until the foundation is formally established.

Every 20 seconds, somewhere around the world someone loses their leg because of diabetes and/or vascular disease. ALPS was founded to eliminate preventable amputations over the next generation. ALPS serves as an interdisciplinary bridge between patients and specialties in medicine, surgery, nursing, physical therapy, engineering, and science to foster better care of the high-risk lower extremity and to help engage the next generation of women and men in the field.