Cook Children's Research
At Cook Children's, we believe that all children deserve the best treatment strategies available to manage their illness and maintain good health. Our research environment applies leading-edge scientific knowledge, technology and evidence-based practice to improve quality care outcomes for children.
Helpful links
Find general information on clinical research studies as well as by specialty.
Cook Children's Institutional Review Board (IRB)
All studies done at Cook Children's must be reviewed and approved By Cook Children's Institutional Review Board (IRB) before the study begins, and at least annually for the duration of the study. The IRB is made up of community members, physicians, scientists, clergy and others. The IRB's role is to make sure each research study has safeguards in place and that study participants' rights are protected. The IRB also evaluates risk to participants to determine if they are reasonable when compared to the potential benefits.
IBC meeting minutes
At our hospital, keeping kids, families, and our community safe is very important to us. That’s why we have a special group called the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) that meets regularly to make sure research is done safely, especially when it involves things like genes or germs that have been changed, or modified.
To help everyone learn about what we do, we now share short and clear meeting notes, called minutes, right here on our website. These notes don’t include any private or sensitive information, but they show you how we work to keep everyone protected.
If you want to see what the IBC talks about to help keep research safe for kids, families, and staff, just click the link below to read the latest IBC meeting minutes: https://redcap.link/z2tuhjvz
Contact us
For more information on research studies and programs at Cook Children's, please contact us at CookChildrensResearch@cookchildrens.org or 682-885-2103.