AccelRx Research functions in conjunction with the private psychiatric practice of James J. Whalen, M.D.

Dr. Whalen's private practice and research practice co-exist in the same office suite. This is a benefit to his research pursuits as he is on-site and available to his research staff and patients alike.

The mission of AccelRx Research is to provide high-quality clinical care to patients in the context of a clinical study. We work to develop and enhance pharmacological treatment for the benefit of the general community.

Dr. Whalen and his staff have conducted research trials in the areas of:

• Major Depression
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• Social Phobia
• Panic Disorder
• Migraine
• Alzheimer's Disease
• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
• Adult Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder
• Post-Memopausal Depression
• Geriatric Depression

AccelRx Research is conveniently located off Route 146 in Lincoln, Rhode Island. It is only a 10-minute drive from Downtown Providence and only a 20-minute drive from T.F. Green Airport. It is staffed with master-prepared clinicians and research professionals experienced in conducting clinical research.

AccelRx Research is equipped with a locked drug cabinet, a locked freezer (-20°), an ECG machine, an on-site examination room, and an on-site laboratory.

In addition, the office space is accommodating to both patients and research professionals, with a comfortable waiting area, private offices, and dedicated monitoring space.

James J. Whalen, M.D. is board-certified in Adult Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, and is also a Certified Clinical Trials Investigator (CCTI). Dr. Whalen completed his medical and psychiatric training at the Brown University School of Medicine and his fellowship at Harvard University. Dr. Whalen continues to provide psychiatric care to patients in Rhode Island since 1993, and is also licensed to practice medicine in Massachusetts. He has been actively involved in research since 1996, and founded AccelRx Research in 2001. His private practice office is located in Lincoln, Rhode Island. In addition to private practice and research work, Dr. Whalen directs coursework in Forensic Psychiatry and provides supervision to psychiatry residents at the Brown University School of Medicine. He is Forensic Psychiatry Consultant to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Providence, RI . He is a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, member of the Rhode Island Psychiatric Society, and the Fall River Medical Society.

Russell Pet, M.D. is board-certified in Adult Psychiatry and a Certified Clinical Trials Investigator (CCTI). Dr. Pet has cared for patients in the Southeastern Massachusetts region since 1996, and is also a licensed physician in Rhode Island. He is a member of Southern New England Physicians Associates, a group of ten psychiatrists who provide psychiatric care in inpatient psychiatric and medical hospitals, day hospitals, extended care facilities, and a variety of outpatient and community health settings. Dr. Pet completed his pre-medical and medical training at Columbia University, Dartmouth Medical School, and Brown University School of Medicine. He is president of the medical staff at Charlton Memorial Hospital, served as past chairman of the Department of Neuropsychiatry at Charlton Memorial Hospital, and sits on the governing council of the Rhode Island Psychiatric Society. Dr. Pet is a member of the American Psychiatric Association, the Rhode Island Psychiatric Society, the Association of Geriatric Psychiatrists, the American Neuropsychiatric Association, the Massachusetts Medical Society, and the Fall River Medical Society. He has co-authored papers and text chapters on psychiatry in Rehabilitation Medicine. Dr. Pet has been affiliated with AccelRx Research since March of 2004.

The research staff at AccelRx Research, has extensive experience in conducting all areas of clinical trial research. This involves all areas from screening and randomizing appropriate patients to the timely submission of IRB materials, the staff at AccelRx research continually conduct themselves in a manner consistent with their goal of maintaining a high standard of performance.

In addition, the research staff is qualified to perform numerous ratings and assessments, including, but not limited to, the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (Axis I and II), Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, Hamilton Depression Scale, Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale, Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety, Clinician's Interview Based Impression of Severity.

In addition to Dr. Whalen's large private practice from which appropriate patients are drawn, his professional relationships with several primary care physicians serves to provide AccelRx Research with numerous patient referrals to our open research studies.

In addition, AccelRx Research has working relationships with several local and state-wide newspapers and generally receives a good response from print advertisements.

AccelRx Research utilizes central IRB, which allows us a quick study start-up phase and a smooth operation of our ongoing studies (i.e. in terms of protocol amendments, etc.).

CenterWatch is listing the following trials that are actively recruiting patients at this center.

• depressed...?
  Approximately one in 10 people suffer from depression...you are not alone.
• Worrying all the time?

For more information, please contact:

James J. Whalen, M.D.
Principal Investigator
AccelRx Research - RI
6 Blackstone Valley Place
Building 4, Suite 401
Lincoln, RI 02865 USA
Phone: 401-333-3435
Fax: 401-333-6434
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Last updated on March 12, 2008

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