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Presented in a platform presentation to the Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals, September 6-9, 2020, virtual.
Supported by the Paralyzed Veterans of America Research Foundation, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant nos. 90SI5014, 90DP0078) and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (grant no. K23HD096134).
Disclosures: none.
Clinical Trial Registration No.: NCT03164278.