Featured Research

Image Comparative Effectiveness of Antihypertensive Medications in Children With Chronic Kidney Disease

To combat the lack of comparative trials conducted in regards to antihypertensive medications for children with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), Michele Denburg, MD, MSCE and Yong Chen, PhD, collaborated with other researchers to conduct a study using target trial emulation methods and examined two treatment options: RAASi (renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibition) and CCB (calcium channel blockade).

 Michelle R Denburg, Amy J Goodwin Davies, Mitchell G Maltenfort, Mark M Mitsnefes, Joseph T Flynn, Alicia M Neu, Bradley P Dixon, Dorey A Glenn, Caroline A Gluck, Lyndsay A Harshman, Chryso P Katsoufis, Mary B Leonard, Zubin J Modi, Cynthia G Pan, Hiren P Patel, Larry T Patterson, Priya S Verghese, Amy C Wilson, Aneta Jovanovska, Rebecca Levondosky, Mark Levondosky, Kimberley Dickinson, Kaleigh Wieand, Hanieh Razzaghi, Lu Li, Yong Chen, Christoper B Forrest, PRESERVE consortium
Image Money, Medicine, and Motherhood: Developing a Cash Transfer for Pregnant Women with HIV in Rural Haiti

During the perinatal phase of pregnancy, it is crucial that patients have adequate access to HIV care to prevent disease progression and transmission.

 Aaron Richterman, Sindy Desire, Wendel Blaise, Elyse Derose, Alexis Moise, Lisa P Ward, Christophe Millien, Harsha Thirumurthy, Florence Momplaisir, Louise C Ivers
Image Piloting a Near-Peer Lay Counselor Based Problem Solving Therapy Intervention for Youth With and Without HIV in Botswana: An Adaptation of the Friendship Bench

In a recent study, Elizabeth D. Lowenthal, MD, MSCE joined fellow researchers to evaluate the effectiveness of near-peer lay counselors in improving adolescent mental health across three different sites in Botswana.

 Merrian J Brooks, Sarah A MacLean, Evan L Eschliman, Ohemaa B Poku, Keneilwe Molebatsi, Charisse Ahmed, Phenyo Morakanyane, Patlo Entaile, Makhetha Monyane-Pheko, Kealeboga Morapedi, Onkemetse Phoi, Ontibile Tshume, Tami D Benton, Mogomotsi Matshaba, Elizabeth D Lowenthal
Image Clinicians' cancer risk assessment among patients with pulmonary nodules: a qualitative study

In a recent study, Roger Y. Kim, MD, MSCE and Katharine A Rendle, PhD, MSW, MPH, along with other researchers, investigated gaps in the risk assessment of pulmonary nodules.

 Roger Y Kim, Aasha Gupta, Lee Ang, Andrea Bilger, Anil Vachani, Katharine A Rendle
image The impact of opioid withdrawal symptoms on pain outcomes in enriched enrollment randomized withdrawal trials: a mediation meta-analysis of trials submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration

In a recent analysis, CCEB Senior Scholars, along with other Penn researchers, worked together to evaluate the efficacy of opioid treatments for chronic pain and withdrawal symptoms.

 Christopher J Miller, Andrew Conroy, Warren B Bilker, Alisa J Stephens-Shields, John T Farrar
image Advancing Juvenile Spondyloarthritis: Closing Knowledge Gaps with New Axial JSpA Classification Criteria

Throughout epidemiological studies, Juvenile Spondyloarthritis (JSpA) remains an understudied group with gaps between data and clinical trials. Read more.

 Brittney N Newby, Pamela F Weiss