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Three scientific papers published in 2014 by research teams from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC have each been selected to receive a Clinical Research Forum Annual Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Award.
The awards were announced last night at the Forum’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. The winning papers from Pitt and UPMC were chosen based on their degree of innovation from a pool of more than 50 nominations from 30 research and academic health centers nationwide. The Forum and its supporters believe these and other top ten papers represent the best and brightest work in the field, and will lead to advancements in medicine that will change lives and patient outcomes worldwide.
“It is extraordinary to have three University of Pittsburgh projects in a variety of disciplines recognized by the Forum for their clinical impact and rigorous science,” said Arthur S. Levine, M.D., Pitt’s senior vice chancellor for the health sciences and the John and Gertrude Petersen Dean of Medicine. “This impressive showing reflects the commitment and caliber of the researchers on our campus, and is a tribute to the University’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute, which facilitates and supports these endeavors.”
The three winners are:
"Upper-Airway Stimulation for Obstructive Sleep Apnea,” published Jan. 9, 2014, in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed implanting a device called Inspire® Upper Airway Stimulation led to a 70 percent reduction of severe obstructive sleep apnea symptoms. Project investigators included lead author Patrick Strollo, M.D., professor of medicine and clinical and translational science, Pitt School of Medicine, and medical director of the UPMC Sleep Medicine Center, and Ryan Soose.
“A Randomized Trial of Protocol-Based Care for Early Septic Shock,” published May 1, 2014, in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that a structured, standardized approach to diagnose and treat sepsis in its early stages did not change patient survival rates. Project investigators included Derek Angus, M.D., M.P.H., distinguished professor and Mitchell P. Fink Chair, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Pitt School of Medicine, and Donald M. Yealy, M.D., professor and chair of Pitt’s Department of Emergency Medicine.
“Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Children with Vesicoureteral Reflux,” published June 19, 2014, in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that children with abnormal flow of urine from the bladder to the upper urinary tract, called vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), can avoid recurrent urinary tract infections by taking daily low-dose antibiotics. Project investigators included senior author Alejandro Hoberman, M.D., chief, Division of General Academic Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital, and professor of pediatrics, Pitt School of Medicine.
“I applaud the researchers recognized for their groundbreaking clinical research that will advance new treatments to reduce suffering and bring hope to millions of people,” said National Institutes of Health director, Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. “And I’m especially proud that NIH funding makes these advances possible.”
Other awardees include scientists from Harvard Medical School, Yale University, the University of Pennsylvania, UCLA and other leading institutions.
The Clinical Research Forum was formed in 1996 to discuss the unique and complex challenges to clinical research in academic health centers. The mission of the Forum is to provide leadership to the national clinical and translational research enterprise and promote understanding and support for clinical research and its impact on health and health care.
Andrea Kunicky, 412-692-6254, andrea.kunicky@chp.edu Anita Srikameswaran, 412 578-9193, SrikamAV@upmc.edu
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