# UNM Pediatric Clinical Trials Center in IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network

> **NIH NIH UG1** · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR · 2024 · $373,148

## Abstract

Abstract
Highly skilled physician investigators are urgently needed for pediatric trial teams that can take advantage of
new technologies and respond to the increasing demands of high quality pediatric clinical trials. At the same
time, rural and underserved communities need access to and to benefit from these clinical trials. Locally,
regionally, and nationally, UNM Pediatric Clinical Triasl Center (PCTC) will support and advance pediatric
clinical trials. Our impact is significant for many reasons: 1) UNM PCTC will be a portal of entry to our diverse
patient populations including underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as geographically isolated and
under-resourced rural communities; Our community-engaged approach strengthens recruitment of these
diverse populations into research studies and will improve health among pediatric populations; 2) UNM PCTC
is a needed asset locally and regionally. UNM PCTC has a dedicated and skilled research team including
trained investigators to conduct multisite pediatric clinical trials; 3) UNM PCTC will bring unique capabilities to
the Institutional Development Award (IDeA) States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network (ISPCTN), including
collaboration with the Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC); 4) We have unique and established
strengths in clinical study infrastructure and Translational Workforce Development (TWD) as part of UNM
CTSC that will provide valuable assets to the entire ISPCTN; 5) Finally, UNM PCTC will have experienced
principal investigators (PIs) participating in multisite pediatric clinical trials and recruitment and retention from
communities and rural areas statewide. They will be a great asset to the ECHO ISPCTN. UNM PCTC will offer
an experienced team of researchers to work with the IDeA states Data Coordinating and Operations Center
(DCOC) of ECHO ISPCTN. The team will improve access to relevant populations and accelerate overall study
accrual and retention of participants while generating high-quality data that meet regulatory standards. UNM
PCTC and collaborators will offer expertise needed to identify research topics of high priority, including rural
and underserved communities. We will exert a positive impact on access and on the quality of multisite
pediatric studies in a measureable way. We will accomplish this by increasing the speed and efficiency of
multisite pediatric trials and by using innovative methods to improve engagement, enrollment, and retention of
diverse populations from New Mexico. We will sustain Network productivity by training independent pediatric
clinical-trial investigators as we advance scientific knowledge in child health.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10919232
- **Project number:** 5UG1OD024947-07
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR
- **Principal Investigator:** Alberta Sum-Yu Kong
- **Activity code:** UG1 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $373,148
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-09-23 → 2025-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10919232

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10919232, UNM Pediatric Clinical Trials Center in IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network (5UG1OD024947-07). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10919232. Licensed CC0.

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