Research Center Profile:
CONRAD Clinical Research Center
THE CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTER has more than 20 years experience
in a variety of medical areas and provides this research expertise
to the entire OB/GYN department. We have conducted more than 200
clinical trials for more than 60 different government and industry
sponsors.
The CRC has evolved into a unit with the staff and knowledge base that permits it to organize and conduct Phase I through Phase IV studies. In addition to working with the CONRAD (Contraceptive Research and Development) Program, most major pharma companies and contract research organizations, the CRC has also partnered with WHO, CDC, NIH, NICHD and Family Health International. The CRC’s experience has been focused on women’s health issues, with expertise gained in pharmacokinetics and must current drug and device delivery systems. The following are areas in which we specialize.
General Gynecology
- Contraception
- Dysmenorrhea
- Endometriosis
- Fibroids
- Menorrhagia
- Atrophic Vaginitis
- Bacterial Vaginosis
- IUD placement
- Follicle monitoring
Endocrine
- Menopausal symptoms/HRT
- Hot flashes
- Osteoporosis
- Sexual Dysfunction
- Low libido
- Dry eyes
Urogynecology
- Stress urinary incontinence
- Overactive bladder
- Mixed urinary incontinence
- Pelvic relaxation/prolapse
- Interstitial cystitis
- Urogenital atrophy
Scientific discovery
- Etiology/mechanisms of uterine bleeding
- Implantation
- Ovarian follicle monitoring
- Male contraception
- Non-hormonal female contraception
- Sperm function
- Cervico-vaginal inflammation
- Microbicides
- Cytokines
- Colposcopy
- Hemizona Assays
IVF
Andrology
- Sperm DNA
- Sperm morphology (strict criteria)
- Sperm washing for HIV positive patients
- Sperm egg binding assays
- Spermicidal agents
- Sperm basic analysis
- Sperm motility (CASA)
Obstetrics
- Preterm Labor
- Preeclampsia
- Intrauterine growth restriction
- Patient Safety
Ultra sound
- Fetal Blood Flow
- 3D Sonography
- Fetal cardiovascular physiology
- Doppler in obstetrics
- Ovarian cancer screening
- Uterine malformations
The CRC has worked with a number of pharmaceutical companies and CRO’s including:
- Astara Z
- Lipha Pharmaceutical
- Levotech, Inc.
- London International Group
- Barr
- Mead/Johnson
- Berlex
- Merck & Co.
- Abbott Laboratories
- Novartis
- Advanced Care Products
- Novo Nordisk
- Akzo Nobel
- Organon
- Alza Corporation
- Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp.
- American Medical Systems
- Park-Davis
- American Medical Systems
- Park-Davis
- Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Path
- Biofilm
- Pfizer, Inc.
- Biosante Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Pharmacia & UpJohn
- Biosyn
- Quintiles
- Biotek
- R.W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute
- Bradstreet
- Reprotect, INC
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Rhone-Poulenc Rorer
- Ciba-Geigy Corporation
- Sanofi Research
- Clinical Research International
- Schering-Plough
- CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc
- Serono Laboratories
- Columbia Research
- SmithKline Beecham
- Corning PACT, Inc.
- Solvay Pharmaceuticals
- Duramed
- Tap Holding, Inc.
- Eli Lilly & Company
- VIVUS, Inc.
- Ethicon
- Wallace Laboratories
- Family Health International
- Warner Chilcott Laboratories
- Fournier Research
- Watson
- Glaxo Smith Kline
- Worldwide Clinical Trials
- Galen
- Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
- Genzyme Corporation
- Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Gynetics, Inc
- Xenomics
- GynoPharma, Inc.
- Yamanouchi
- Health Decisions
- Zetachron
- Insmed
We are located in the medical complex which includes Sentara
Norfolk General Hospital, Children’s Hospital of the Kings
Daughters and Eastern Virginia Medical School. This complex is 1
mile from downtown Norfolk and approximately a 20 minute drive from
Norfolk International Airport (ORF). Validated parking is available
for our patients.
Our research suite occupies approximately 3,000 sq. ft. and is
located on the 1stand 2nd floors of the Jones Institute. Our
administrative offices are located here along with our locked drug
storage area. There is a conference room on the 2nd floor along
with a new state of the art same-day IVF surgical unit scheduled to
open early in 2007. We have:
- 3 exam rooms
- 2 US with video recording
- Lab for drawing and processing specimens
- Dry ice
- Refrigerated centrifuge
- Microscope
- Consult room
- -20ºC locked freezer
- 120ºC chest freezer
- Liquid nitrogen
- Interpretive EKG
- 2 colposcopies with digital imaging
Nearby accommodations include:
Marriott Waterside
235 E Main St.
Norfolk VA 23510
www.marriott.com
(757) 627-4200
Sheraton Inn Norfolk Waterside
777 Waterside Dr.
Norfolk VA 23510
www.sheraton.com
(757) 622-6664
Page House
323 Fairfax Ave.
Norfolk VA 23507
www.pagehouseinn.com
(800) 599-7659
(757) 625-5033
David F. Archer, MD
Dr. Archer is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Eastern
Virginia Medical School (EVMS) in Norfolk, Virginia. He is board
certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology with advanced certification
in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. He is the Director
of the Contraceptive Research and Development Program (CONRAD)
Clinical Research Center, which is housed in the Jones Institute
for Reproductive Medicine on the campus of EVMS. He is the Director
of the Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Fellowship
Program in the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology of the
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Dr. Archer has been in the active practice of Reproductive
Endocrinology and Infertility since 1970. He has been involved in a
variety of clinical research protocols during that time. As
Director of the CONRAD Clinical Research Center, he has
participated in 200+ clinical protocols related to Women’s Health.
Fifty-two percent of these protocols have been in contraception,
and forth-eight percent in menopause. He has been involved in Phase
I through Phase III commercial clinical protocols and contraceptive
protocols funded by the CONRAD Program, Family Health
International, and the National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development (NICHD). He has been the holder of one of the nine
Master Agreements of the NICHD Clinical Network for Contraceptive
Research (CNCR). As part of the Contraceptive Trial Network, Dr.
Archer has participated in trials of a vaginal spermicide, an
emergency contraceptive pill, and the efficacy of a vaginal
spermicide for contraception. Dr. Archer is a current member of the
NICHD Contraceptive Clinical Trial Network (CCTN) inaugurated in
2004. He is one of twelve Principal Investigators for the CCTN, and
has two sub-contractors for the current clinical trial of a vaginal
contraceptive. He is a NIH grant recipient for the investigation of
endometrial bleeding in women using progestin-only
contraceptives.
Dr. Archer has published extensively in the area of Reproductive
Endocrinology, with a particular interest in the menopause. He is
an author or co-author of over 125 peer-reviewed publications. His
current research interest is in the mechanisms and control of
uterine bleeding, particularly as it relates to progestin-only
contraceptives and postmenopausal women using hormone therapy.
Dr. Archer has served on NIH special study sections, and for
four years was the chairman of the FDA Maternal and Fertility Drug
Advisory Committee. He has also been a member of the World Health
Organization Task Force for Long-Acting Hormonal
Contraceptives.
Dr. Archer serves as the editor of Menopausal Medicine, a
quarterly publication of the American Society of Reproductive
Medicine, and is on the editorial board of Contraceptive Technology
Update, and Menopause, the journal of the North American Menopause
Society. He is an associate editor for Human Reproduction. He is an
ad hoc reviewer for Fertility and Sterility, Obstetrics and
Gynecology, Steroids, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and
Metabolism, and the American Journal of Obstetrics and
Gynecology.
The CRC employs highly qualified employees that are dedicated to
research. We operate as a team. Our Principal Investigators are on
site.
Clinical Research Coordinators;
- 6 Full time with a total of 50 years research experience
- 4 certified through ACRP
- 4 RNs
- 5 BS/BA, 2 MS
Advertising Recruiting and Marketing- Our in house data base
patient hasover 5,000 names of potential volunteers that have
contacted us regarding studies. Advertising covers all of the major
media including but not limited to TV, Radio, flyers, internet and
print.
- 1 Full time manager with more than 15 years of advertising and
public relations experience
- 1 Full time recruiter
- 1Part time recruiter/out reach worker
Regulatory Services both local IRB meeting 2 times a month and
Central IRB through Chesapeake Research Review Inc.
- 1 Full time regulatory specialist
Laboratory- Phlebotomy, processing and shipping of samples per
protocol
- 2 Full time certified medical assistants with IATA
certification
Finance and Administrative staff
- 1 Full time financial analyst
- 1 Full time assistant
EVMS Department of OB/GYN
www.centerwatch.com
Department Contact for listing changes: Jenna DeAndrea: x7974
CONRAD Clinical Research Center
601 Colley Avenue
Norfolk Virginia 23507
Research Hotline: 757-446-5808
Web address:
www.crc-evms.org
Area (s) of expertise:
- Women's Health
- Birth Control
- Menopause
- Development of better, safer, and more acceptable methods of fertility regulation, with an emphasis on suitability for use in developing countries.
Physicians: David F. Archer, M.D.; Thomas D. Kimble, M.D
CONRAD Clinical Research Center
601 Colley Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23507
USA
Phone: 757-446-5808
Web Site: http://www.crc-evms.org
The following trial(s) are actively recruiting patients:
