Research Center Profile:
Croft Group Research Center
Our office is centrally located in the medical center of San
Antonio, Texas (population of 1.5 million). Our office building is
attached to a general medical/surgery hospital, Methodist Specialty
& Transplant Hospital, with 3 psychiatric units. Our building
has access to laboratories, general practitioners, and specialty
physicians for physical exams and blood and urine samples. We
conduct outpatient trials only. Our center uses a Central Review
Board. We have an ECG machine, clinical freezing unit, refrigerated
unit, locked study drug storage, and a dedicated Monitor area in
house.
Since 1986 The Croft Group Research Center has participated in
50 + clinical trials, including the following:
- Major Depression 22
- Insomnia Related to Major Depression Disorder 1
- Recurrent Depression 3
- Treatment Resistance Depression 2
- General Anxiety Disorder 9
- Insomnia Related to Generalized Anxiety Disorder 2
- Social Anxiety Disorder 1
- Social Phobia 1
- Panic Disorder 1
- Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder 4
- Sexual Dysfunction Associated with AD 2
- Alzheimer’s Disease 1
- Bipolar 1
- Migraine Headache 2
- Seizure 1
- Smoking Cessation 1
We would welcome trials on ADD. We have worked with the
following sponsors: Labopharm, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Boehringer
Ingelheim, Astrazeneca, Sanofi-aventis, Avera, Sepracor, Forest,
Cephalon, GlaxoSmithKline, Organon, Eli Lilly, Merck, Pharmacia
& Upjohn, Ortho-McNeil, Pfizer, Novartis, TAP Pharmaceutical
Products, Parke-Davis, Glaxo Wellcome, SmithKline Beecham,
Burroughs Wellcome, and Merrell-Dow. The CRO’s that we have worked
with include: Quintiles, Covance, Omnicare, Phoenix-MDS Pharma
Services, INC Research, Lineberry, Constella Group, PPD, and i3
Research.
Our office is centrally located in the medical center of San
Antonio, Texas (population of 1.5 million). Our office building is
attached to a general medical/surgery hospital, Methodist Specialty
& Transplant Hospital, with 3 psychiatric units. Our building
has access to laboratories, general practitioners, and specialty
physicians for physical exams and blood and urine samples. We
conduct outpatient trials only. Our center uses a Central Review
Board. We have an ECG machine, clinical freezing unit, refrigerated
unit, locked study drug storage, and a dedicated Monitor area in
house.
Harry A. Croft, triple Board Certified in Psychiatry, addiction
medicine and sex therapy heads our research staff and acts as
Principle Investigator in all trials. He graduated from University
of Texas Medical Branch in 1973. He did a partial residency in
OB-GYN before completing his psychiatric training.
The Research Center has a staff of 3 full time coordinators and
1 full time assistant coordinator. The 3 coordinators share over 23
years of clinical trial experience and are all active in providing
patient care
Kimberly Howerton is the head Clinical Research Coordinator with
10+ years of experience. She handles administration and financial
aspects of the center, along with advertising.
Sandra Uresti is a Clinical Research Coordinator with 8+ years
of experience. She performs rating scales for the center and also
heads up our recruiting department.
Jill Garcia is a Clinical Research Coordinator with 5+ years of
experience. She handles regulatory for the center.
Elisa Thompson is our assistant coordinator who handles
scheduling.
Our study population to date is as follows:
- Ages 18-65
- 60% female, 40% male
- 10% Hispanic, 85% Caucasian, 3% Black, 2% Other
Our center uses a Central Review Board
Jill K. Garcia
Clinical Research Coordinator
Croft Group Research Center
8038 Wurzbach Rd., Suite 570
Physician Plaza I
San Antonio, TX 78229
USA
Phone: 210-692-1222 x 107
Fax: 210-692-9994
EMail: jgarcia@drcroft.com
Web Site: http://mentalhealthupdate.com
The following trial(s) are actively recruiting patients:
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