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Center Overview
University of Missouri Health Care (MUHC) offers comprehensive primary, secondary and tertiary health care services. The system includes five hospitals and a referral network of numerous clinics. The Hospital and Children's Hospital are located adjacent to the Harry S. Truman Veterans Hospital. University Hospital houses the area’s only Level I Trauma Center and treats more than 25,000 patients in its emergency room each year. Ellis Fischel Cancer Center is Missouri's only hospital dedicated solely to cancer care. A faculty of 70 basic scientists and 260 clinicians joins 350 residents to supervise patient care and student teaching. The facilities are located halfway between St. Louis and Kansas City, with outpatient clinics in a dozen communities throughout the region. In addition, the Missouri Telehealth Network (MTN) provides high quality specialty care in 18 rural Missouri sites. MTN received the 2003 American Telemedicine Association President's Award for the Advancement of Telemedicine. The School of Medicine provides postgraduate medical training in virtually all specialties and subspecialties. MUHC had 16,854 inpatient admissions during a recent year, about 1,000 newborns, and over 4,000 ambulatory surgeries. In addition, nearly 600,000 physician visits are expected for the current year.
The University houses the Missouri Arthritis Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (MARRTC), the only federally funded arthritis rehabilitation research and training center in the country. MARRTC's mission is to become a national leader in the area of disability management, improve the quality of life and promote independent living among people with arthritis and arthritic conditions. MARRTC is conducting cutting-edge rehabilitation research that addresses the needs of people with arthritis in general, as well as the specific needs of minority populations, who are particularly vulnerable to the devastating effects of arthritis.
The University is home to many dedicated and experienced researchers. Together with coordinators and other support staff members, these researchers form an effective research team dedicated to discovering tomorrow's health care today. The Health Sciences Center has conducted clinical trials for more than 40 years. The Office of Clinical Research provides full administrative and nursing services to clinical investigators.
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Facility Description
The Office of Clinical Research is a fully equipped four bed facility in the School of Medicine. The facility contains space for monitor visits, meetings with investigators, records storage, supplies storage, and related equipment. The Office is adjacent to University Hospital and has access to a wide spectrum of clinical and laboratory services.
Staff Expertise
The Office of Clinical Research nurse coordinators are registered nurses with a wide range of clinical experience and are certified by the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP). All staff are fully trained in compliance issues. Services provided include budgeting, recruitment, management of clinical trials operations, coordination of IRB submissions, and recruitment.
Staff members are also available to perform a variety of clinical services for investigators including:
- EKG and blood pressure monitoring
- Renal diagnostic testing
- Apheresis
- Drug titration
- Doppler studies
- IV infusions/phlebotomy
- CRF data collection/completion
- Patient education
- Coordination of ancillary services such as radiology, laboratory testing, cardiology testing and nuclear medicine
Patient Demographics
MUHC system includes five hospitals and partnerships with 17 hospitals and health care centers in urban and rural areas. The Center serves a patient population seeking primary, secondary, and tertiary services through its institutions, affiliates, and network of clinics.
Other Information
For information on enrolling trials, please visit https://apps.muhealth.org/clinical_research/
Contact Information
For more information, please contact:
Debbie Eichelberger, RN, CCRC
Manager
Office of Clinical Research, University of Missouri
DC043.00
Columbia, MO 65212 USA
Phone: 573-882-4894
Fax: 573-884-4779
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.
