The Trauma Renal Injury Collaboration for Kids (TRICK) brings together leading pediatric trauma and urology centers to improve the care of children with high-grade renal injuries. Dr. Ching Man (Carmen) Tong launched the collaboration during her pediatric urology fellowship and now leads the research effort from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
At Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Dr. Douglass B. Clayton, MD serves as the principal investigator for TRICK and helps lead multicenter studies that evaluate the presentation, management, and outcomes of pediatric renal trauma. Our team contributes clinical data, collaborates on study design and analysis, and helps translate findings into evidence-based recommendations. Through TRICK, we examine how imaging, observation, intervention, and follow-up practices affect outcomes after high-grade renal injury. By combining data from children's hospitals across the country, we generate the clinical evidence needed to guide decision-making, reduce unnecessary interventions, and improve long-term kidney health for injured children. The consortium's work continues to shape contemporary management of pediatric renal trauma and strengthen collaboration among centers caring for these complex patients.
Selected Publications
Tong CM, et al. Is Excretory-Phase Computerized Tomography Important for Evaluation of Pediatric High-Grade Renal Trauma? Urology, 2024.
Lee AS, Broadwell NH, Tong CM, et al. Presentation, Hospital Course and Outcomes of Children With High-Grade Renal Trauma: Results From the Traumatic Renal Injury Collaborative in Kids Multi-center Consortium. Urology, 2025.
Lucas JW, Ellis JL, Broadwell NH, et al. Follow-up Patterns and Post-Injury Physical Activity Recommendations in Pediatric High-Grade Renal Trauma: A Multicenter Retrospective Analysis From the TRICK Consortium. Journal of Pediatric Urology, 2025.