Sharp Neonatal Research Center for Newborns
Sharp Neonatal Research Institute Clinical Center (Sharp NRI-CC)
This program will recruit and enroll extremely preterm and high‑risk newborns at Sharp hospitals to participate in newborn care research trials.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Sharp Memorial Hospital NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (San Diego, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11312665 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
Sharp NRI-CC will serve as a clinical center in the Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD Neonatal Research Network to enroll diverse, high‑risk newborns into multicenter neonatal trials. The team leverages two Sharp hospitals that together deliver over 10,000 babies per year and admit roughly 1,500 neonates to the NICU annually. Trained staff provide 24/7 recruitment, attend high‑risk deliveries, complete antenatal consent processes with historically high consent rates, and coordinate neurodevelopmental follow-up. This center builds on prior NRN experience and aims to improve trial enrollment and completion for extremely preterm infants in San Diego County.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are extremely preterm or other high‑risk newborns born at or transferred to Sharp hospitals who meet specific trial eligibility criteria.
Not a fit: Healthy full‑term infants or babies born outside participating Sharp hospitals, and those who do not meet individual trial eligibility, are unlikely to participate or benefit from this program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the center could speed patient access to new neonatal therapies and improve outcomes for extremely preterm infants through participation in rigorous trials.
How similar studies have performed: Previous Neonatal Research Network centers and trials have produced important advances in preterm care, though enrollment challenges remain, making high‑volume centers valuable.
Where this research is happening
San Diego, United States
- Sharp Memorial Hospital — San Diego, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Katheria, Anup C — Sharp Memorial Hospital
- Study coordinator: Katheria, Anup C
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.