USDHub: a shared resource to advance urinary stone disease research
Official title: USDHub: community resource for Urinary Stone Disease research
Funded at University of California-Irvine · NIH-11506054 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A large, multi-system project is creating a shared data hub to help researchers study urinary stone disease in both kids and adults.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of California-Irvine NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Irvine, United States) |
| Project start | March 1, 2026 |
| Project end | May 31, 2029 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $1,494,428 |
| NIH project number | 7RC2DK140865-03 |
| Project ID | NIH-11506054 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates are individuals with urinary stone disease across all ages, including children and adults, whose medical data can be contributed to a shared research resource.
✕Less likely to help
Patients whose data cannot be linked or contributed for privacy or consent reasons may not directly benefit.
What this research studies
If you have urinary stone disease or care for someone who does, USDHub aims to provide a centralized, longitudinal database drawn from multiple health systems to support better understanding and prevention of stone-related health problems. The project will combine electronic health records from STAR and PEDSnet networks to create a richer, standardized resource that spans pediatric and adult patients. By making data more accessible and comparable, researchers can pursue questions about risk, progression, and outcomes that previously relied on single centers. This initiative emphasizes collaboration with clinicians, patients, and stakeholders to ensure the data serve real-world needs. The ultimate goal is to enable new insights that could lead to improved care and reduced burden from urinary stone disease.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, USDHub could accelerate discoveries that improve prevention, treatment, and long-term health for people with urinary stone disease.
How similar studies have gone: Precedents exist for multi-center health data hubs improving research speed and quality in other diseases, with USDHub expanding this approach to USD.
Where this research is happening
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University of California-Irvine
Irvine, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Hsi, Ryan — University of California-Irvine
- Study coordinator: Hsi, Ryan
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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.