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Samaritan Center for Medical Research |
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Center Overview
The Samaritan Center for Medical Research (SCMR), located in Los Gatos, California in the heart of Silicon Valley, was established for the sole purpose of conducting all phases of clinical trials. The Center was established in 2003 by founder and principal investigator, Maia U. Chakerian, M.D. Dr. Chakerian has directed and participated in numerous clinical trials, both as a faculty member of the Pain Center at the University of California San Diego Medical Center, and as a private practitioner specializing in pain medicine in the Bay Area since 1994. The majority of our clinical trials are in the field of pain management, and the subjects are primarily drawn from this busy medical practice. Dr. Chakerian devotes approximately 20% of her time to clinical research, and spends the rest of her time in direct patient care of chronic and cancer pain management.
The community of Silicon Valley is a well-educated citizenship, and is supportive of the concept of clinical trials. Many of our subjects do their own research to find the latest treatments and experimental trials online.
SCMR has established a unique working relationship with Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, CA (a 422-bed acute medical care and skilled nursing facility owned by HCA). The hospital provides beds, medical staff , clinical laboratory services, electrocardiography, pharmacy services and nursing care to the Center on an as-needed basis. In addition, SCMR organizes community and hospital-based physicians into a multi-specialty research network. SCMR's organizational flexibility means that research operations can be scaled efficiently to meet the discrete requirements of each trial, while ensuring strict oversight of the entire clinical trials process, from recruiting to final reporting.
Clinical Research Experience
SCMR's principal and founder, Dr. Maia Chakerian and her subinvestigators have conducted clinical trials at Phases I –IV, in the following disease states/illnesses
- Cancer pain
- Non-cancer pain
- Implantable devices
- Neuropathic pain
- Migraine headaches
- Post-operative pain
- Low back pain
- Osteoarthritis and joint pain
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Opioid-induced constipation
- Atrial fibrillation
- Breakthrough pain
- Fibromyalgia syndrome
SCMR's principal and founder, Dr. Maia Chakerian, has worked with the following sponsors and Clinical Research Organizations:
Sponsors:
- Elan
- Allergan
- Pharmacia
- Pfizer
- AstraZeneca
- Purdue
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Wyeth
- Tyco Healthcare
- Cephalon
- Abbott
- Johnson & Johnson
- Endo
- Neuromed
- Insys
- Genentec
- Penwest
- Medgenex
CRO's:
- Covance
- Clinimetrics
- Kendle
- ICON
- PPD
- Quintiles
- Parexel
- i3
- nc
Facility Description
The main office of Samaritan Center for Medical Research occupies 1500 sq. ft. in a medical arts building adjacent to Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, California. The office is 5 miles from downtown San Jose and the San Jose International Airport, and is conveniently located along public transportation routes.
Main Office:
- Equipment and services available at the office includes centrifuge, phlebotomy, ECG, stadiometer, procedure room with monitoring equipment
- Separate workspace for study monitors is available, with telephone, high-speed internet, analog phone line, and fax machine
- Double-locked storage cabinets in a secured area for medications
- Password-protected, secure electronic medical records, backed up daily, stored remotely
- Paper records in secure area, stored on site or at storage facility
- Freezer to -20°
- Daily temperature logs of drug storage areas
- Alarm system
In addition, SCMR provides skilled medical staffing and leading edge hospital facilities through its arrangement with Good Samaritan hospital in San Jose, California.
Investigator Experience
Principal Investigator:
Maia U. Chakerian, M.D.
Board-Certified in Anesthesiology with Added Qualifications in Pain Medicine by the American Board of Anesthesiology
Clinical research experience since 1992
Subinvestigators' specialties:
- Orthopedics
- Cardiac surgery
- Podiatry
- Cardiology
- Rheumatology
- Pulmonology
- Neurosurgery
- Vascular surgery
Staff Expertise
Clinical Research Coordinator:
Jaw Taw, full-time coordinator, 3 years research experience
Clinical Research Assistant:
Lubna Salmaan, part-time research assistant, 1 year experience
Patient Demographics
The Samaritan Center for Medical Research is located in San Jose, California. The Center sits directly in the heart of Northern California's largest county, Santa Clara, with a population of nearly 1.7 million (2000 Census). Together with the major metropolitan areas comprising the Greater San Francisco Bay Area (all within approximately 60 miles) the entire region is home to more than 8 million people.
Santa Clara County features a diverse patient population including significant numbers of Caucasian, Hispanic/Latino, African-American, Asian, Pacific Islander and Native American.
Other Information
SCMR uses an internal IRB for trials conducted within Good Samaritan Hospital facilities. For all other trials, SCMR uses a central IRB. The main office of SCMR uses an electronic database for patient medical records.
Currently Enrolling Trials
CenterWatch is listing the following trials that are actively recruiting patients at this center.
Contact Information
For more information, please contact:
Maia U. Chakerian, MD
Principal Investigator
Samaritan Center for Medical Research
14601 S. Bascom, Suite 240.
Los Gatos, CA 95032 USA
Phone: 408-356-0503
Fax: 408-356-4704
E-mail:
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.
