Current Studies

Below is a list of the ongoing studies currently active in the PCRN. Click on each study to learn more.

Equity and Tonsillectomy Referrals

PI: Laura Chavez, PhD, MPH

The goal of this study is to understand more about a family’s experience with deciding whether their child should have their tonsils out. We hope to use this information to develop tools to help other parents in the future make decisions about tonsillectomy.

Child Tax Credit Study

PI: Laura Chavez, PhD, MPH

The purpose of this study is to understand how the 2021 Child Tax Credit may have impacted household stress and caregiver and teen mental health.

Targeting Adolescent Insomnia to Lessen Overall Risk (for Suicide) TAILOR

PI: Jeff Bridge, PhD

This study examines the effectiveness of TAILOR, an intervention comprised of cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia and motivational interviewing, that is designed to improve adolescent sleep.

Healthy Kids

PI: Richard Wilson, PhD

The overall objective of this study is to create a library of genetic information from healthy children that will be available for research studies that may ultimately improve the care of patients.

Designing Visual-Based Tools to Communicate Cardiovascular Disease Risk (CVD) in Parents of School-Aged Children from Disadvantaged Backgrounds

PI: Amrik Khalsa, MD

To determine what role parents believe health care providers should play in discussing their and their child’s risk of Cardiovascular Disease and other co-morbidities due to obesity.

Primary Care Algorithms for Early Identification of Young Women with von Willebrand Disease

PI: Sarah O’Brien, MD

This study compares the validity of three screening strategies to identify young women with heavy menstrual bleeding who have an underlying diagnosis of von Willebrand Disease: 1) Bleeding Assessment Tool (BAT), 2) Point of Care (POC) ferritin, and 3) combined BAT + POC ferritin.

Broad Implementation of Outpatient Stewardship (BIOS) Project

PI: Dane Snyder, MD

In this randomized control trial, five health systems will implement the BIOS Antibiotic Stewardship QI program for clinicians treating children 6 months to 12 years for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections (ARTIs) in outpatient practice settings. The study aims to implement and evaluate the implementation of the BIOS Antibiotic Stewardship QI Program. In addition, the study aims to understand barriers and facilitators to implementation and to identify factors contributing to sustaining the intervention after the study ends.

Stepped Approach to Reducing Risk of Suicide in Primary Care (STARRS-PC)

PIs: Jeff Bridge, PhD and Alex Kemper, MD

A stepped-wedged cluster randomized control trial aiming to identify best strategies to implement suicide risk screening in busy primary care practices.

PArent-focused Redesign for Encounters, Newborns to Toddlers (PARENT)

PI: Alex Kemper, MD

PARENT is a team-based approach to care that utilizes a Parent’s Coach (i.e., health educator) as part of the well-child care team to provide comprehensive and family-centered well-child care services, address concerns related to family social needs, and decrease reliance on the clinician as the sole provider of preventive care services.

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