Research Center Profile:
Kentucky Medical Research Center
The Kentucky Medical Research Center is a community-based,
independently owned clinical research center with offices in
Lexington, Kentucky. We are dedicated to conducting clinical
research trials efficiently and at the highest level of
quality.
Kentucky Medical Research Center's primary
objectives are to:
- Provide optimal patient care and excellent service.
- Maximize the productivity of sponsors by meeting enrollment
goals.
- Produce research study reports free of errors.
Kentucky Medical Research Center's recognized and
experienced team is committed to providing Phase II, III, and IV
clinical research studies to the pharmaceutical, nutritional, and
medical device industries. To date, Kentucky Medical Research
Center's clinical investigators and consultants have conducted
over three hundred national and multinational clinical trials in
the therapeutic areas of:
- Allergy/Immunology
- Cardiology
- Dermatology
- Endocrinology/Metabolism
- Gastroenterology
- Infectious Diseases
- Musculoskeletal/Connective Tissue Disorders
- Neurology
- Nutrition/Weight Loss
- Pain Management
- Podiatry
- Pulmonology
- Smoking Cessation
- Urology/Nephrology
- Vaccines
- Vascular/Cardiovascular Disorders
- Women's Health
Kentucky Medical Research Center will:
- Complete regulatory packets and contract/budgetary negotiations
in a timely manner
- Have clean FDA audits
- Strive for frequent high patient enrollment utilizing
- Center Watch
- Website recruitment
- Patient referrals
- Multimedia advertising
- Investigator/physician referrals and databases
- Referrals from occupational medicine and ambulatory care
clinics
Kentucky Medical Research Center's clinical facility is a
6000 square foot office adjacent to Lexington’s community and
teaching hospitals and medical office buildings.
Diagnostic/Clinical Equipment/Clinical
Capabilities
- Drug Storage (locked and temperature/humidity monitored)
- Lockable refrigerator for drug storage
- Centrifuge and refrigerated centrifuge
- In-house specimen processing (current CLIA waiver)
- Biological sample refrigerator/freezers (-20° and -70°
Celsius), temperature monitored with locking capabilities
- Microscope
- Spirometer
- 12 Lead EKG machine
- Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
Access to specialized equipment/procedures such
as
- Dexa Scan with Body Composition Analysis Software
- Radiology
- MRI/CT Scanning
- Echocardiogram
- Stress Treadmill
- Transvaginal Ultrasound
- Prostate Ultrasound
- Mammography
- Sleep Lab
- Endoscopy
- Nuclear Medicine
- Holter Monitoring
- Ambulatory Monitoring
Medical Management
John E. Pappas, M.D.Medical Director/Principal
Investigator
Dr. Pappas is well established in the clinical research community.
Studies conducted by Dr. Pappas have consistently ranked in the top
percentiles concerning evaluable patients. He has conducted and
supervised over three hundred clinical trials. He also serves as a
lecturer and consultant for numerous pharmaceutical companies. In
1998 and 2006, Dr. Pappas was audited by the FDA and no 483 was
issued; he was found to be adherent to all pertinent regulations,
guidelines, and practices concerning his conduct of the clinical
trials under audit.
- Board Certified Physicians
- Nurse Practitioners and RNs
- SoCRA Certified Chief Operating Officer/Site Director
- Experienced Clinical Research Coordinators
- SoCRA Certified Regulatory Coordinator
- Certified Medical Assistant
- Pharm.D. Consultant
- Information Technology Consultants
- Administrative/Support Staff
- Experience with remote and internet data entry
- Study management and patient tracking system
- Quality assurance program
- HIPAA compliance
Kentucky Medical Research Center's dedicated staff insures
that contracted enrollment is met or exceeded for each study.
Recruitment goals are obtained through:
- Extensive in-house subject database
- Referrals from affiliated private practices and databases
- Referrals from occupational medicine and ambulatory care
clinics
- Referrals from patients and personal contacts
- Center Website
- Center Watch
- Advertising
- Print
- Direct Mail
- Radio
- Television
- Newsletters/Flyers/Posters
Diane C. Houck, BS, CCRP
Chief Operating Officer
Kentucky Medical Research Center
354 Waller Avenue, Suite 110
Lexington, KY 40504
USA
Phone: 859-225-5672
Fax: 859-276-1020
EMail: dhouck@kentuckymedicalresearch.com
Web Site: http://www.kentuckymedicalresearch.com
The following trial(s) are actively recruiting patients:
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.
