Center Overview

Amedica Research Institute is a research center primarily for Phase II, III and IV clinical trials involving children, adolescents and adults. The Institute is centrally located in South Florida, which allows easy access for our patient population. Aside from research, our site is also associated with a busy group clinical practice of pediatrics and a practice of child, adolescent and adult psychiatry. This Center has been conducting clinical research trials since early 2000 in a variety of medical conditions and of drugs/compounds.

Clinical Research Experience

Amedica Research Institute has worked with the following sponsors and CRO's:

• AstraZeneca
• Bayer Corp.
• Bristol-Myers Squibb
• Forest Labs
• GlaxoSmithKline
• I3 Research
• INC
• Labopharm
• Merck & Co., Inc.
• Novartis
• Organon
• Otsuka
• Parexcel
• Pharmacia & Upjohn
• PPD Pharmaco
• Premier
• Quintiles
• Sanofi-Aventis
• Shire
• Wyeth-Ayerst

Amedica Research Institute has conducted or has an interest in doing research in the following areas:

• Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatry
• General Pediatrics and in the following specific pediatric areas:

  Acne ADHD Allergic Disorders Anxiety Disorders* Arthritis* Asthma* Atopic Dermatitis* Autism Depressive Disorders* Diabetes Eating Disorders

  Gastrointestinal Disorders Growth Disorders Hypertension* Infectious Diseases Insomnia Lipid Disorders Migraine Mood Disorders* Obesity Respiratory Disorders* Skin Disorders* Sleep Disorders

Facility Description

Amedica Research Institute is an outpatient facility located in the center of the City of Hialeah (NorthWest of Miami-Dade County in South Florida). Our two story building is at 103rd Street (49th Street and Hialeah), 1 block west of Le Jeune Road. Walking, public transportation and parking are very comfortable for our 3,000 patients. Le Jeune Road also links our Institute directly to the Miami Airport creating an easy access for our CRA support.

Investigator Experience

Amedica Research Institute's Primary Investigators are Marino Molina, MD, MBA, CPI who specializes in Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatry and Carmen A. Molina, MD, FAAP who is Board Certified in Pediatrics. Dr's Molina have been in practice since 1990 and have been participating in clinical research trials since 2000. Dr. Marino Molina is a Certified Principal Investigator and has been the President of the South Florida Council of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Carmen Molina has been Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neonatology at the University of Miami.

Staff Expertise

Amedica Research Institute's staff includes Board Certified Physicians, Physician Assistants, Clinical Research Coordinators, Psychologists, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, Medical Assistants and clerical support personnel.

Patient Demographics

Amedica Research Institute has access to a data base of more than 3,000 pediatrics patients. Around 2/3 of our patients are under 12 years old and equally distributed by gender. Since our Institute is centrally located in an area of high density and low income minority population, it is not difficult to obtain volunteers for different trials.

Other Information

Amedica Research Institute utilizes central institutional review boards for regulatory issues, but is able to work with other ethics committees contingent upon a sponsors needs or request.

Contact Information

Marino Molina, MD, MBA, CPI
Executive Director
Amedica Research Institute, Inc.
625 East 49th Street
Hialeah (Miami), FL 33013
USA
Phone: 305-681-7770 / 305-681-7789
Fax: 305-681-7968
EMail: pedcns@amedicaresearch.com

Currently Enrolling Trials

• A 12-week, randomized, double blind, active-controlled, multi-center, phase IIIb study comparing the efficacy and evaluating the safety of an investigational medication in adult and adolescent Hispanic subjects with asthma.
• This is a prospective, open-label, multi-center, dose-optimization, Phase IIIb study designed to evaluate an investigational drug in children aged 6-12 who have been diagnosed with ADHD
• This is an international, multi-center, randomized, one-year (12 months), double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase II study with two parallel groups of patients with sleep maintenance insomnia.

If you are interested in contacting this center to discuss placing a clinical trial there, please complete and send the E-mail form below. A representative from the research center will then follow up with you.