# Clinical Component

> **NIH NIH P30** · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · 2020 · $54,273

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
The overall goal of the Clinical Component of the Digestive Health Center (DHC) is to accelerate the
translation of basic research into clinical studies and trials for pediatric digestive diseases. The Component
pursues this goal with three complementary aims. In the first aim “to provide consultation on study design and
biostatistical services for DHC investigators,” the Clinical component makes available to DHC investigators a
web-based portal for services related to study design, statistical analysis, and result reporting. This line of
services is led by the Director of the Clinical Component and a biostatistician with expertise on digestive
disease studies. Subsidized consultation is made available through the Cincinnati Center for Translational
Science and Training and institutional Biostastistical Research Unit, which is staffed by statisticians and data
analysts. In the second aim “to provide data management and infrastructure for implementation and monitoring
of patient based research, the Component makes available to DHC investigators the infrastructure for
comprehensive data management services with REDcap and other large-data platforms. These platforms
count on rigorous security and compliance requirements for clinical and translational research. And in the third
aim “to provide access to tissues and genomic samples for digestive disease research,” the Component
partners with the institutional biobank that is designed to facilitate patient-based research in the pediatric
population. The biobank makes it possible for DHC investigators to obtain de-identified stored tissues and
relevant disease information for approved studies. It also facilitates the development of customized
biorepositories for investigator-initiated projects, and helps with submission of IRB proposals focused on
studies of digestive diseases.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9951045
- **Project number:** 5P30DK078392-14
- **Recipient organization:** CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR
- **Principal Investigator:** Heidi J Kalkwarf
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $54,273
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9951045

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9951045, Clinical Component (5P30DK078392-14). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9951045. Licensed CC0.

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