Clinical Trial Resource Center

Therapeutic Areas

Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
Dermatology
Endocrinology
Family Medicine
Gastroenterology
Immunology
Musculoskeletal
Neurology
Nutrition and Weight Loss
Obstetrics/Gynecology (Women’s Health)
Ophthalmology
Pediatrics/Neonatology
Psychiatry/Psychology
Pulmonary/Respiratory Diseases
Rheumatology
Urology
Vaccines

Center Overview

Regional Clinical Research, Inc. (RCR) is a Family Practice-based research organization with a network of affiliated specialists. Trained nurse CRCs travel to specialists' offices to see research subjects. Our network of specialists has expertise in the following therapeutic areas:

• Family Practice
• Gynecology
• Ophthalmology
• Rheumatology
• Urology
• Cardiology
• Neurology
• Gastrenterology
• Nephrology

We often enroll trials in the following areas:

• Flu Vaccines
• Obesity
• COPD
• Overactive Bladder
• Migraine Headaches
• Diabetes
• High Blood Pressure
• High Cholesterol

Performance Metrics

Number of Studies Conducted: 661
Number of Studies Actually Completed: 557
Number of Active Patients in the Database: 800
Regulatory Submission Turn-Around Time: 1 Week(s)
Average Percent of Total Patients Randomized: 95%
Average Percent of ‘Completed’ Studies that met Enrollment Goals: 95%
EDC Capabilities: Yes

Clinical Research Experience

We have been involved for in clinical research for 10 years. We focus on phase II-IV research. Our specific therapeutic specialties include:

Analgesia Asthma Diabetes GERD Heartburn Glaucoma Hypertension Migraine Osteoarthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis Hyperlipidemia Oral contraceptives Smoking Cessation Uterine Fibroids COPD Hepatitis C

IBS Allergic Rhinitis Flu Obesity Pharyngitis Erectile Dysfunction Osteoporosis Stress Urinary Incontinence Overactive Bladder Depression Gout Flu Vaccine H1N1 Vaccine Post Herpetic Neuralgia Hypoactive Sexual Disorder

Facility Description

Our main Family Practice site is composed of seven family practice certified physicians, three nurse practitioners and a registered dietician. The site sees approximately 4,000 patients per month. In addition there are on-site laboratory services, a Lunar Densitometer and radiology services are available. The site utilizes a central IRB, is proficient in remote data entry and maintains a patient database of 60,000. We have two walk-in centers for episodic studies. Our specialist’s offices are located throughout town. We have at least one fulltime CRC in each office.

Investigator Experience

Bruce Bowling, MD, Medical Director
Family Practice; Asthma, Hypertension, Diabetes, Hyperlipidemia, Oral Contraceptive, Angina, and Otitis Media, Obesity

Victor Elinoff, MD, Medical Director
Family Practice; Migraine, GERD, OA, Anti-infectives, HTN, Skin Infection, Diabetes, and Hyperlipidemia

Suchet R. Patel, MD, Medical Director
Family Practice;

Jonathan Harris, MD
Family Practice; Diabetes

Dhruv Agneshwar, MD
Gynecology

Lloyd Suter, MD
Ophthalmology

Paul Dura, MD
Rheumatology

Frank Eder, MD
Family Practice-Osteoarthritis

Michael Zhang, MD
Internal Medicine, Diabetes

Galen Graham, MD
Rheumatology

Hisham Kashou, MD
Cardiology

Leslie Bank, MD
Gastroenterology and Hepatitis C

Hossein Zarrini, MD
Internal Medicine, Acute Care

Khalid Ahmed Sethi, MD
Neurosurgery

Staff Expertise

Susan Owen, RN, BSN, CCRC, Research Manager
14 years of clinical research experience

Kathe Rooney, RN
3 years of clinical research experience

Dawn Wendland, LPN
3 years of clinical research experience

Jane Aton-Partridge, CDN
3 years of clinical research experience

Niraj Patel
1 year of clinical research experience

Patient Demographics

Drawing from a relatively untapped research pool in upstate New York (Area population 212,000), RCR is able to utilize a family practice base of over 60,000 patients as well as the regional market base provided by the affiliated specialists. Our research population includes rural, urban, and suburban groups spanning the life continuum from newborn to geriatric; populations to reach any research need. Binghamton is the ninth largest city in New York State. Major employers include the New York State Government, United Health Services, and Binghamton University.

Other Information

For more information about Diabetes, click: NewDiabetes

For more information about Regional Clinical Research, please visit our web site at: www.rcresearch.com.

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