Research

Through research, we discover the most promising treatments — and cures.

Center for Pediatric Clinical Research

Mission Statement

The Mission of the Center for Pediatric Clinical Research is:

• To provide children safe, effective, ethical and reliable evaluation of pharmaceuticals and devices in a caring environment.
• To provide investigators with an efficient infrastructure, committed research staff and operational expertise to recruit, perform and manage clinical trials.
• To provide sponsors with quality data in compliance with applicable federal regulations in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• To provide research team members an environment to grow and excel in their field through educational, networking and training opportunities.

Program Assets

• Centralized clinical trials office and services
• Access to large, diverse pediatric population and active database
  - Rady Children's provides care to more than 155,000 children annually
  - More than 222,000 outpatient and specialty clinic visits annually
  - Patients are ethnic-diverse and range in age from neonate to 18 years
• More than 700 children enrolled in clinical trials
  - High enrollment and retention rate
• More than 35 pediatric subspecialties
  - San Diego's largest pediatric specialty medical group
  - Specializing in medical and surgical care of neonatal, pediatric, and adolescent and maternal/fetal patient
• More than 90 pediatric specialty physician investigators
  - Board-certified or board-eligible in their specialties
  - Experienced clinical trial investigators in anesthesiology, allergy/immunology, cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, craniofacial surgery, dermatology, gastroenterology, genetics, endocrinology, hematology/oncology, infectious diseases, intensive care, neonatology, nephrology, neurology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, otolaryngology, pathology, psychiatry, rheumatology, trauma and urology
• Multiple research settings
  Outpatient, inpatient and community research settings, including 28 satellite locations throughout the county
• Long-standing proven partnerships
  - Collaboration with University of California, San Diego
  - Member of Pediatric Pharmacology Research Unit network (PPRU)
  - Member of Children's Oncology Group network (COG)
• Child-friendly environment
  - Child-appropriate devices, equipment and facilities
  - Healing gardens, playrooms, child life specialists and a full-time teacher
  - A philosophy of family-centered care which invites families to be part of the research process
  - Family Resource Center, a 1,400 square-foot space that includes showers, sleeping, eating and quiet areas for families
  - Ronald McDonald House, adjacent to Rady Children's, available to families whose children are undergoing tests or treatment
  - Canine Care Therapy with dogs making about 12,000 bedside visits annually
  - A McDonald's restaurant in the Rose Pavilion lobby