New Orleans Center for Clinical Research (NOCCR) is an independent physician owned research site committed to providing clients and volunteers with superior clinical research service. NOCCR has conducted over 1000 clinical trials in a broad array of medical specialties for more than 50 pharmaceutical, biotechnical and medical device companies. NOCCR boasts a diverse volunteer population of both prior study participants and potential new recruits from our active clinical practice.

Since Hurricane Katrina, the company has been operating an inpatient/ outpatient clinic at the University of Tennesee Medical Center in Knoxville, TN, which is located at:

1928 Alcoa Hwy
Bldg B Suite 119
Knoxville, TN 37920
865-544-9100
Fax 865-544-8381

In the past 20 years, NOCCR has enrolled approximately 2500 volunteers in over 1000 Phase I-IV clinical studies in the following therapeutic areas:

• Acute/chronic Pain
• Alzheimer's
• Angina
• Arrhythmia
• Asthma
• Benign Prosthetic Hypertrophy (BPH)
• Bronchitis
• CAD
• Congestive Heart Failure
• COPD
• Diabetes
• Erectile Dysfunction
• Female Sexual Dysfunction
• Functional Dyspepsia
• Gastric Reflux
• Headache
• Healthy Volunteers
• Heartburn
• Hepatic
• Hormone Replacement
• Hypertension
• Hyperlipidemia
• Insomnia
• Irritable Bowel
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Migraine Headache
• Obesity
• Oral Contraceptives
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoporosis
• Peripheral Vascular Disease
• Renal Insufficiency
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Smoking Cessation
• Urinary Tract Infections
• Vaginitis
• Yeast Infections

NOCCR’s outpatient office is located on Canal Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. This location is convenient to both the downtown areas and the airport.

NOCCR has of conducted approximately 200 Phase I and pharmacokenetic studies. Our Phase I Center is located just 20 minutes from the New Orleans International Airport and near the Tulane and Loyola University campuses and is currently equipped with 24 beds. Specialty populations include volunteers with renal insufficiency, hepatic dysfunction, pre and post-menopausal females, ischemic heart disease, CHF, diabetes militus, hypertension, and the elderly. Experienced clinical staff are available around the clock for timed sampling, as required by protocol. Our unit is located in Tulane-DePaul Hospital adjoining beautiful Audubon Park. It offers an environment which is especially supportive of subjects who require longer stays. Facilities provide private and semi-private rooms, secured access, security system, lounge areas, and telephone and cable TV in each room.

The Medical Director of NOCCR, William B. Smith, M.D., F.A.C.C., is board certified in Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Nephrology and Cardiology. He has over 20 years experience conducting research trials and maintains an active Cardiology practice. Through affiliations with two prestigious university medical centers, and various private groups, sub investigators hold board certifications in endocrinology, surgery, gynecology, neurology, psychiatry and clinical pharmacology. Together, they provide NOCCR with the ability to conduct clinical studies in many different therapeutic areas. A commitment to research excellence has been the key to NOCCR’s successful research endeavors.

NOCCR’s staff of physician investigators, registered nurses, coordinators, dietitian, quality assurance professionals, marketing and administrative personnel all have many years of experience conducting clinical trials.

NOCCR has a highly experienced staff with 12 coordinators, many of whom are ACRP certified. They provide the highest quality volunteer care and research data through attention to detail and thorough medical knowledge.

Our professional marketing team is dedicated to fulfilling your enrollment goals as quickly as possible. Quality enrollment and volunteer retention is our commitment to you, so your study will be completed on time and that the data will be accurate and useful. All marketing and promotional materials are sponsor and IRB approved.

Trained phone screeners evaluate potential volunteers for initial suitability before their first appointment, saving time and money while increasing volunteer satisfaction.

Volunteer information brochures give research volunteers all of the information they need about the study including their appointment cards, informed consent form and general information about the disease being treated in the study. This improves volunteer retention, cooperation, and care. We generate a high percentage of volunteer referrals through this procedure.

Access to our vast volunteer database enables us to send direct mail pieces to prospective volunteers just as a study is about to start. Volunteers are cross referenced according to medications and ICD-9 codes for easy access, and have been proven reliable as study volunteers.

Our Volunteer Enrollment Programs include professionally designed advertising programs for many of our studies. We use newspaper, radio, television, direct mail and public relations campaigns towards local media.

The goal of NOCCR is to provide thorough and compassionate health care to our patients and research volunteers while exceeding client expectations for volunteer enrollment and data integrity. We are committed to continuous quality improvement through positive and open communication, new technology, the continuing education of our staff, the input of our patients and volunteers, and contributions to our community.

While NOCCR is and has been open to working with a Central IRB, a majority of our studies are reviewed and followed by Crescent City IRB, a nonprofit local organization.

Organizational Values:

• Rapid Volunteer Enrollment
• Volunteer Retention
• Volunteer Compliance
• Accurate Quality Data
• Protect Volunteer Safety
• Complete Regulatory Compliance

Our Commitment:

To provide the highest quality health care and most accurate research data, we will continually evaluate NOCCR based on the following:

• A commitment to exceptional performance
• Volunteer care as our primary focus
• Respecting all individuals
• Satisfying client requirements
• Open and positive communication
• Excellence in customer service and satisfaction
• Creativity and innovation
• Community involvement and service

Our New Orleans Address:
2820 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
Tel. 504-821-8158   Fax 504-821-8343

For more information, please contact:

William B. Smith, MD, FACC
New Orleans Center for Clinical Research/Volunteer Research Group, LLC
1928 Alcoa Highway
UT Medical Center, G50
Knoxville, TN 37920 USA
Phone: 865-544-9100
Fax: 865-544-8381