Site Contact/Personnel:
RAA SITE INFORMATION
Research Across
America is an Independent Site Network-ISN
(Non-SMO) with 6 regional multi-specialty clinical research
sites from coast-to-coast with locations in:
5 TEXAS SITES:
5 PENNSYLVANIA SITES:
The physicians affiliated with Research Across America have
conducted over 1,300 clinical trials since 1989. Since that
time, Research Across America has worked with most major pharmaceutical
companies and contract research organizations (CROs) in a
wide variety of therapeutic areas, including:
Allergy/Asthma, Ear, Nose & Throat, Infectious Disease,
Pain Management, Anti-infectives, Endocrinology/Obesity, Neurology
Pediatrics, Cardiology, Family Practice/Internal, Medicine,
Nutraceuticals, Rheumatology, Cosmeceuticals, Gastroenterology,
Ophthalmology, Rx-to-OTC Switch, Dermatology, Gynecology,
Orthopedics, Urology
Research Across America has also conducted numerous large-scale
recruitment trials involving several hundred patient volunteers
for multiple-visit and OTC studies, including actual-use/consumer
trials.
Onsite Laboratory
Dedicated,
Temperature Controlled & Monitored Study Refrigerators
and Freezers
CLIA
Certified
-70 degree
C and -20 C freezers as well as dry ice access
PMPP
Certified
Stadiometer
Centrifuge
Double-Lock
drug storage system (temperature and humidity monitored)
Phlebotomy
stations
Spirometry
Secure
on/offsite document storage (temperature and humidity monitored)
X-ray
equipment
Monitoring
area equipped with high-speed T1 internet connection
Telephone
lines
Wireless
connections
EKG
HIPAA
Compliant
Remote
Data Entry
Skilled
in IVRS
IATA
Certified
STAFF INFORMATION
At Research Across America, the only
thing that outshines our facilities is our STAFF. Our clinical
trials are performed in accordance with ICH-GCP and FDA standards.
Our experienced research team consists of:
• Board-Certified Physicians/Specialists
• 12 Full-time Coordinators including RNs, LVNs, CCRCs
• Certified MA's
• Data Entry Coordinators
• Site Managers
• IATA Certified Personnel with an Average of 5+ Years
Experience
• Quality Assurance
• SOPs and Ongoing In-House Training
• Regulatory Specialists
• Dietitian
• Patient database of over 90,000 Research Patients
• 6 Skin Care Specialists (Aestheticians)
• 350,000 Private-Practice Patients in Association with
Our Investigators
• Certified Massage Therapist
• Patient Recruitment Department
- Director of Communications for Media Adertisement and
Placement
- Full-time Community Outreach Coordinator
- Call Center with 10 Patient Screening and Retention Specialists
PATIENT RECRUITMENT
DEPARTMENT
Under the leadership of Laura
Meehan, Director of Communications, Research Across America
has a full time, in-house patient recruitment department that
is very instrumental in providing innovative ways for recruiting
patients as well as working with the nurses and staff of our
many physicians who conduct our studies.
This group possesses expert capabilities in advertising development,
ad placement and negotiations with all forms of media (i.e.,
newsprint, TV, radio, internet, etc.). Additionally, they
have the knowledge and experience of working with virtually
all the current IRBs in providing the correct language for
approval purposes.
For each study, a complete patient recruitment program is
developed and our telephone patient recruiters are trained
specifically regarding the needs of the study and by the requirements
of the protocol so that the most qualified patients are brought
into the clinic for their screening visits. We have the capabilities
and flexibility to answer calls for all the Research Across
America locations nationwide via toll-free numbers when needed.
One component of this department is our Community Outreach
Coordinator, Duane
Lyle, who is responsible for making connections with organizations,
associations and companies within the local area and spreading
the word about clinical research and the various study opportunities
available. Thereby increasing public awareness about medical
research and showing that Research Across America cares about
the community.
Research Across America realizes that patient retention is
as important as the recruitment of appropriate patients for
clinical trials. In order to keep the patients in our studies,
we have dedicated staff members that are Patient Retention
Specialists. These individuals meet with the patients at their
first appointment and give them a new patient packet of information
with contact phone numbers, a copy of their informed consent,
and their scheduled visits for the entire trial so that the
patient can plan their calendar. Having this schedule prepared
for the patient decreases the no-show rate and visits that
might fall out of window. These people are responsible for
consistent contact of reminder and other calls with the patient
for the duration of the trial. These efforts give the patient
yet another member of our staff to go to if there are questions
and an individual they can feel has their interest at heart.
THERAPEUTIC AREAS
| 1)
CARDIOVASCULAR |
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7) PULMONARY
/ RESPIRATORY DISORDERS |
| • Atherosclerosis |
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• Asthma |
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| • Dyslipidemia |
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• Allergies |
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| • Hypertriglyceridemia |
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• Sinus Infections |
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| • Hyperlipidemia |
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• Pneumonia |
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| • Hypertension |
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• Chronic Bronchitis |
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| • PAD |
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• Smoking cessation |
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| • PVD |
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• RSV |
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| • Smoking
Cessation |
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• COPD |
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• Cold / Flu |
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| 2) DERMATOLOGY
/ COSMETOLOGY |
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| • Acne |
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8) Musculoskeletal / Pain Management |
| • Atopic
Derm |
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• Bursitis |
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| • Herpes
Labialis |
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• Low Back pain |
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| • Eczema |
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• Sprains and strains |
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| • Toe
fungus |
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• Spasms |
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| • Athlete’s
foot |
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• Shoulder Pain |
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| • Jock
Itch |
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• Tennis Elbow |
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| • Psoriasis |
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• OA |
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| • Seborrheic
Derm |
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• Gout |
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| • Rosacea |
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9) Neuropsychiatry |
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| 3) ENDOCRINOLOGY |
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• Insomnia |
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| • Diabetes
– Type I & II |
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• Depression |
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| • Dianetic
Neuropathy |
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• General Anxiety Disorder |
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| • Hormone
Replacement Thereapy |
• Addiction – Drug / Alcohol |
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| • Menopause |
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• Bipolar |
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| • Obesity |
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• Schizophrenia |
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| • Metabolic
Syndrome |
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• OCD |
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| • Erectile
Dysfunction |
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• Migraine |
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| • BPH |
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| • Male
Nocturia |
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10) VACCINATIONS |
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• Swine flu |
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| 4) GASTROENTEROLOGY |
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• Avian |
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| • Constipation |
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• Meningococcal |
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| • IBS
– Constipation / Diarrhea |
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• Hep B |
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| • Heartburn |
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• Influenza |
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| • Ulcers |
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11) ENT |
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| 5) IMMUNOLOGY
& INFECTIOUS DISEASES: |
• Strep infections |
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| • Allergies
– seasonal |
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• Otitis Media, |
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| • Allergic
Rhinitis |
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• Swimmers Ear |
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| • Bacterial
Infections |
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• Pink eye |
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| • Cold
Sores |
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• Tonsillitis |
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| • Conjunctivitis
– Bacterial |
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| • Head
lice |
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| • Meningitis |
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| • HPV |
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| • Influenza |
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| • RSV |
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| • Strep
throat |
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| • Pneumonia |
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| 6) OB
GYN |
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| • Osteoporosis |
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| • Endometriosis |
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| • HPV |
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| • Menopause
& related conditions |
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| • Menstruation |
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| • Yeast
Infections |
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| • Birth Control
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| • Hot Flash |
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| • UI |
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| • Vaginal
Atrophy |
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| • OAB |
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| • HSDD |
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| • HRT |
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| • Female
Nocturia |
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| • UTI |
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SPONSOR COMPANIES
The following are some of the Sponsor Companies
we have worked with:
3M
Abbott Laboratories
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Allergan
Alizyme
Altana, Inc
Antares Pharma Inc.
Artes Medical
AstraZeneca International
Baxter/Dynport
Bayer
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Biosante
Boehringer Ingelheim
Cerimon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Cobalis Corporation
Daiichi Sankyo
DuraMed
Eisai, Inc
Forest Laboratories, Inc
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
Grüenthal
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.
ID Biomedical Corporation
Indevus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Johnson & Johnson
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Kowa
Manhattan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Meda
Medicinova, Inc.
Medivir
Merck & Co., Inc.
Merz Pharma
Metabasis
NanoBio Corporation
Naryx Pharma, Inc
NicOx
Novartis
NovoNordisk
Organon BioSciences
Ortho McNeil
Palatin Technologies, Inc.
Purdue Pharma
Perrigo Company
Pfizer
Pharmos Corporation
Proctor & Gamble
QLT Inc.
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Reliant
Repros Therapeutics
Ross Pharmaceuticals
Roxane
Sanofi Aventis
Schering-Plough
Shiseido Co., Ltd.
Solvay Pharmaceutical
Stiefel
Takeda Ltd.
TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc
Teva Pharmaceuticals, USA
Tigris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Tolmar, Inc
Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc
UCB
Warner Chilcott
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Xenoport |
CONTRACT
RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS
The following are
some of the CROs we have worked with:
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AAIPharma |
Lineberry Research Associates |
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Baxter |
MDS Pharma Services |
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Beardsworth |
Medpace, Inc. |
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Chiltem International |
Novum Pharmaceutical Research Services |
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Clinical Trials Management Services, Inc. |
Omnicare, Inc. |
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Clinimetrics |
Paragon Biomedical, Inc. |
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Clinsys Clinical Research, Inc. |
Premier, Inc. |
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Concentrics Research |
Quintiles Transnational Corp. |
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Constella Group |
RHO, Inc. |
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Covance |
RPS - Research Pharmaceutical Serivces, Inc. |
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Criterium Inc. |
Scirex Corporation |
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Encorium Group, Inc. |
SGS Life Science Services |
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Essential Group Inc. |
Symbio |
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ICON |
Synteract, Inc. |
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INC Research |
Therapeutics, Inc. |
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Integrium |
TKL Research, Inc. |
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Kendle |
UBC - United BioSource Corporation |
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LBR Regulatory and Consulting Services |
13 Research |
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