Research Center Profile:
Veritas Clinical Specialties
Mission Statement
"To conduct sound clinical research with integrity and
compassion, working to improve the quality of life for a better
tomorrow."
Veritas Clinical Specialties is located in Northeast Kansas. The
center is 5000 square feet of dedicated research space. There are
several departments within the center including regulatory, quality
assurance, recruitment & retention, education & training,
and patient screening.
Currently, Veritas is seeking our Phase I, II, III and IV
clinical research trials as well as device trials that can be
conducted in Northeast Kansas and the surrounding areas. The
primary goal of Veritas is to advance the development of cutting
edge pharmaceutical and device treatments, in the most ethical
manner, to benefit our patients and the community. This is the job
of our compassionate and experienced research team at the center.
We not only have a dedicated internal team of professionals but are
also fortunate enough to work with top notch area
sub-specialists.
Capabilities
Indications:
- ADHD
- Asthma
- COPD
- Depression
- Diabetes
- Hyperlipidemia
- Insomnia
- Narcolepsy
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Renal Disease, dialysis
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Sleep Disorders
Pediatrics:
- ADHD
- Allergies
- Asthma
- Narcolepsy
- Sleep
Hospital Studies:
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Device Studies
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Sedation
- Sepsis
- Skin and Soft tissue infections
Interventional Trials:
Sponsor History
Pharmaceutical Companies:
- Altana
- Astra Zeneca
- Cephalon
- Dey
- Epix
- Eli Lilly
- Genetech
- Glaxo SmithKline
- Kyowa
- Merck
- Minster
- Ono
- Sanofi-Aventis
- Shering-Plough
- Sepracor
- Shire
- Wyeth
- UBC
Device Companies:
- Aeris
- Asthmatx
- Broncus Technologies
- Emphasys Medical
Clinical Research Organizations (CRO’s):
- Covance
- I3
- ICON
- Parexcel
- Pharmanet
- PRA Intenational
- Quintiles
Central Institutional Review Boards
(IRB’s):
- BioMed
- Chesapeake
- Coast IRB
- Copernicus Group
- Integra Review IRB
- Quorum
- WIRB
- Shulman Assoc.
- Sterling
- Independent
Veritas is headquartered in a beautiful new state of the art
facility offering over 5,000 square feet of dedicated research
space. Veritas recognizes the importance of the continued
cooperation of our subject volunteers, and makes every effort to
make their visits enjoyable and stress free. With the comfort and
satisfaction of our subjects in mind, we offer an amenity rich day
room suitable for study visits of longer duration. Our day room
features a comfortable and luxurious living area which offers
privacy as well as an entertainment center and dining facilities.
For the added convenience of our guests we also provide telephone
and high speed internet access.
In addition to the subject volunteer day room, our facility
features six professionally decorated suites suitable for overnight
Phase I studies. Our Phase I and sequestering capabilities include
both inpatient and outpatient services including significant
pharmacokinetic testing, 24/7 patient monitoring, and
around-the-clock blood draws. As needed, patients can be
sequestered and monitored to ensure compliance with study-related
restrictions such as food and beverage intake as well as smoking,
exercise and the like. Sequestered patients are monitored around
the clock by our multi-disciplinary clinical team. Our luxurious
suites are handicap accessible and fully accredited for sleep
studies which are performed by our full-time RPSGT’s.
The following is a list of some of the resources offered at the
Veritas facility:
- 6 exam rooms
- 6 Bed Accredited Sleep Lab with full time RPSGT’s on staff
- Day room for patients – For 12 hour and 24 hour trials
- A private monitor conference room with high speed internet
access
- Regulation refrigerator and -20 freezer
- 2 centrifuges
- Blood laboratory
- State of the art Pulmonary Function and Exercise Lab
- Portable Pulmonary Function Testing
- Echocardiogram Machine
- EKG Machine
- Climate Controlled, Secure Record Storage Room
- FDA compliant investigational product storage room
- Two full service emergency departments adjacent to the Veritas
campus
Research Team
William Leeds, DO, FCCP, Medical Director
Vlad Dimitriu, MD Investigator
Anthony Bram, PhD, Investigator
Laura Ludlow, Acting Director of Research and Sub-Investigator
Belen Ayala, Assistant Director of Clinical
Research
James Cain, Clinical Research Coordinator
Dusty Griggs, Clinical Research Coordinator
Michelle Kipp, Regulatory Affairs
Ted Jilek, Director of Pulmonary Function
Testing
Dusty Kuhn, Research Assistant
Trial Experience
Our seasoned team of research professionals at Veritas has
extensive experience in both pharmaceutical and device trials. We
have successfully completed studies for numerous major
pharmaceutical companies. In addition, our experience has enabled
us to confidently lead pivotal studies for start up companies. Our
work ethic and attention to detail has earned us relationships of
trust and mutual respect of our sponsors as well as the many CRO’s
and IRB’s with whom we work.
Our philosophy at Veritas is to be selective in the studies that
we conduct. This allows us to devote the time and resources
necessary to achieve full enrollment and quality data that is in
strict regulatory compliance. We continually invest in the
education and technology necessary to conduct quality research. We
are constantly striving for improvement and are proud of our track
record.
Practice
Community
Physician Referrals
Veritas currently uses central or local IRB's.
Laura Ludlow, PA-C
Director of Research
Veritas Clinical Specialties
515 SW Horne Street
Topeka, KS 66606
USA
Phone: 785-354-0735
Fax: 785-354-0736
EMail: lludlow@verispecial.com
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