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Providing children with quality health care requires more than office visits and hospital stays. The specialists with Norton Children’s, in partnership with the UofL School of Medicine, are broadening knowledge of pediatric diseases, discovering new therapies and ultimately improving care.

Our pediatric specialists are pursuing clinical and translational research that brings new treatments and improved therapies to children.

See our endowed chairs.

Norton Children’s Research Institute is made up of dedicated and experienced clinical researchers, coordinators, nurses, pharmacists and other staff. Our team conducts patient-oriented research to improve health care and the safety of medicines and devices in children from birth to adulthood and includes all races and genders.

Our pediatric specialists conduct clinical pharmacology research and device research studies, with locations at Norton Children’s Hospital and the Novak Center for Children’s Health, both in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. These locations allow inpatients and outpatients to participate in trials, as well as facilitate education and training in research initiatives for the medical providers of tomorrow. Hundreds of children each year participate in studies right here close to home.

Pediatric research is conducted in a multitude of areas. If you are interested in learning about available research trials, talk to your child’s physician about options.

See all open research trials at Norton Children’s Research Institute.

Did You Know? 

• Of prescribed medicines given to children, about 50% are not approved for use in children by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Most have been tested only in adults.
• Norton Children’s Research Institute works with drug companies and federal agencies to make sure medications and medical treatments are safe for children.
• The research team works closely with each child’s physician throughout the study to ensure that the child receives the best and safest care possible.
• Some of our studies already have made positive changes in the way we prescribe medications and provide care to children.
• We have research coordinators on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Patient safety is always our priority.

It often is thought that clinical trials are mainly for people who have no other option. In fact, clinical trials can be an additional option to help you and your child through their medical care.