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Center Overview
Located in Los Angeles, California, the National Research Institute (NRI) is a privately owned clinical research center providing clinical trial services to the pharmaceutical industry.
Clinical Research Experience
Over the past 25 years, NRI has:
Successfully conducted over 275 national and international Phase II, III, and IV clinical trials in therapeutic areas of:
- Diabetes Type II
- Hypertension
- Lipid Metabolism
- Obesity
Has passed three consecutive FDA audits with no cited protocol deviations or being issued 483's.
Has done very well on numerous sponsors QA audits.
- Comprehensive mentoring and continuing education programs to assist with onsite and offsite clinical research training
- Comprehensive SOP's
- FAA/IATA certified staff for the shipment of hazardous materials
- GCP/ICH trained staff
- HIPAA trained and compliant staff
- Shared care certified (BP)
- Trained in various centralized 12 lead ECG
- Trained in ambulatory cardiovascular monitoring (ABPM + Holter Monitoring)
Facility Description
- NRI is housed in a modern 7,000 square foot facility with a certified on-site laboratory
- Maintains high quality assurance standards through weekly staff meetings, regular review of protocol summaries, rapid response to monitoring questions and company queries, and ongoing internal study audits
- Has passed three consecutive FDA audits without protocol deviations being cited
- Maintains a computerized patient tracking system
- Fully HIPAA Compliant
- Comprehensive mentoring and continuing education programs to assist with on site clinical research training
- Comprehensive SOPs
- IATA certified staff for the shipment of hazardous materials
- CPR certified staff
- GCP trained staff
- HIPAA trained and certified staff
- Is fluent with RDE (remote data entry)
- All staff members are bilingual in Spanish
- Patient recruitment is typically achieved by the following means:
- Extensive in-house patient database (5000 current research subjects available)
- Patient referrals
- Advertising: television, newspaper, radio, etc.
Investigator Experience
Andrew Lewin, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Lewin serves as Director of NRI, is board certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology, and has been recognized as a Specialist in Clinical Hypertension by the American Society of Hypertension. He also serves as Associate Professor of Medicine at the UCLA School of Medicine and is an Attending at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He has been published extensively in peer-reviewed journals on Hypertension, Diabetes, and Lipid Metabolism. He has also passed a course in Human Subjects Research Training given by the Society of Principal Investigators and in 2003 was designated a Certified Physician Investigator by the American Academy of Pharmaceutical Physicians.
Staff Expertise
- Affiliated Physicians, all board certified in their specialties
- 13 Clinical Research Coordinators
- Regulatory Department
- Quality Assurance Department
- Administrative/Operations Staff
- Only involved in research protocols
- Administrative/Operations Staff devoted to research subjects
- Approximately 33 total staff
Patient Demographics
95% of NRI's research population is Hispanic.
Other Information
- Large (600sq ft) Drug Storage Room (locked)
- 2 ECG machines (computerized)
- 12 Subject Exam Rooms with Mercury Sphygmomanometers
- 4 Freezers (-20° Celsius)
- Centrifuges (1 refrigerated)
- Tanita Scale (3), ABPM + Vascular Compliance Equipment
- Dry Ice making machine with liquid CO2 tanks
NRI also has access (one floor away) to:
- Full X-Ray
- Nuclear MRI
- CT Scanning
Currently Enrolling Trials
CenterWatch is listing the following trials that are actively recruiting patients at this center.
Contact Information
For more information, please contact:
Andrew J. Lewin
President and Chief Executive Officer
National Research Institute
2010 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 302
Los Angeles, CA 90057 USA
Phone: 213-413-2500
Fax: 213-483-1494
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.
