Featured Research

The Children's Mercy Hospital is a state-of-the-art pediatric medical center located in Kansas City, Missouri. We participate in clinical research sponsored by industry, local and state agencies and the federal government. Our institution provides the following services in an exclusively pediatric and adolescent population:

Phase I through IV clinical trial experience
Phase I and II pediatric-specific protocol development
Statistical analysis
PK/PD drug metabolism studies
Investigators certified by the American Board of Clinical Pharmacology
47 pediatric specialties
Phase 1 Clinical Research Center
Central research office
Full, on-site laboratory services
Investigational Drug Pharmacist
Study management software

For More Information, please contact:

Research and Grants Administration
Children's Mercy Hospital
2401 Gillham Road
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
Phone: 816-234-3149
Fax: 816-855-1982
Email: cmhresearch@cmh.edu

Re-examining Diabetes Risks
Funded by the Katharine Berry Richardson (KBR) award,?Mark Clements, MD, PhD, is building an animal model to study the impact of blood sugar variability on chronic complications.

Individualizing Cancer Treatment
Andrea Gaedigk, MS, PhD, directs a study investigating how cyclophosphamide (a cancer-fighting drug) is metabolized in children, giving us a better understanding of how this drug should be dosed.

Engineering Hope for Heart Defects
Richard Hopkins, MD, is developing a novel procedure that would enable the use of a patient's own cells to fashion a new, bioengineered heart valve.

Assessing Antihistamine Effectiveness
Bridgette Jones, MD, is investigation a new technique to assess histamine response in the skin called histamine iontophoresis with laser Doppler flowimetry.

Reaching Beyond Hospital Walls
Gregory Kearns PharmD, PhD, server as the United States representative to the World Health Organization's pediatric subcommittee which is developing a first-ever list of "essential pediatric medicines" for use throughout the world.

Understanding Chronic Kidney Desease?
Bradley A. Warady MD, is following a cohort of nearly 600 children through annual visits, tracking cardiovascular health, growth and neurocognitive function.

Supporting Research Through Technology