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A first step in addressing the shortage of RCTs for this population is to identify the most pressing RCT questions for children hospitalized with common conditions.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Objective<\/jats:title>To identify the most important and feasible RCT questions for children hospitalized with common conditions.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Design, Setting, and Participants<\/jats:title>For this consensus statement, a 3-stage modified Delphi process was used in a virtual conference series spanning January 1 to September 29, 2022. Forty-six individuals from 30 different institutions participated in the process. Stage 1 involved construction of RCT questions for the 10 most common pediatric conditions leading to hospitalization. Participants used condition-specific guidelines and reviews from a structured literature search to inform their development of RCT questions. During stage 2, RCT questions were refined and scored according to importance. Stage 3 incorporated public comment and feasibility with the prioritization of RCT questions.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>The main outcome was RCT questions framed in a PICO (population, intervention, control, and outcome) format and ranked according to importance and feasibility; score choices ranged from 1 to 9, with higher scores indicating greater importance and feasibility.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Results<\/jats:title>Forty-six individuals (38 who shared demographic data; 24 women [63%]) from 30 different institutions participated in our modified Delphi process. Participants included children\u2019s hospital (n\u2009=\u200914) and community hospital (n\u2009=\u200913) pediatricians, parents of hospitalized children (n\u2009=\u20094), other clinicians (n\u2009=\u20092), biostatisticians (n\u2009=\u20092), and other researchers (n\u2009=\u200911). The process yielded 62 unique RCT questions, most of which are pragmatic, comparing interventions in widespread use for which definitive effectiveness data are lacking. Overall scores for importance and feasibility of the RCT questions ranged from 1 to 9, with a median of 5 (IQR, 4-7). Six of the top 10 selected questions focused on determining optimal antibiotic regimens for 3 common infections (pneumonia, urinary tract infection, and cellulitis).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>This consensus statementhas identified the most important and feasible RCT questions for children hospitalized with common conditions. 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