Medex Healthcare Research Center is a privately owned, multidisciplinary clinic that dedicates all of its time to research. In order to provide the pharmaceutical industry with high-quality phase II-IV clinical trials in the most efficient manner possible, our medical centers have been designed to maximize patient recruitment, patient compliance, clinical assessment and data-processing.

• To maximize patient recruitment:
  

• We are located in a densely-populated urban setting.
• Our facility maintaina a large database of participants who have expressed an interest to participate in clinical trials.
• Our database increases by approximately 10,000 new patients each year.

• To provide patient compliance and clinical assessment:
  

• Our facilities are staffed with multiple experienced physicians of varied medical specialties.
• Our investigators are formally trained in E6 guidelines for GCPs and subject rights and protection.
• Participants are screened and medically examined in our facilities. We’re able to perform most ancillary testing in our office.
• Each trial is staffed by an experienced principal investigator and sub-investigators to ensure patient continuity of care and scheduling ease.

• To ensure accurate data processing:
  

• A certified clinical research coordinator is assigned to oversee the coordination of every trial.
• Standard Operating Procedures have been developed and are followed.
• Data is cross checked for accuracy prior to monitoring visits.
• The investigator and coordinator are both available for monitoring visits.

We have twelve years experience in performing clinical trials for the following Sponsors and CRO’s (list is not all inclusive):

SPONSORS

• Bayer
• Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc
• Glaxo Smith-Kline
• Novo Nordisk
• Pfizer, Inc. / Pharmacia
• Sanofi-Aventis
• Johnson & Johnson
• Abbott Laboratories
• Pain Therapeutics
• Novartis & Novartis Consumer Health
• TAP Holdings, Inc.
• Wyeth Ayerst
• Astra-Zeneca

CRO’S

• INC. Research
• Kendle International
• SciRex
• Parexel
• PharmaResearch
• PRA International
• Quintiles
• PPD International
• PPD Development

• Medex Healthcare Research is a full service outpatient medical research facility. Our facility is located in the city’s central corridor for easy access. Medex is fully equipped to able to provide the following ancillary studies/testing:

• On-site x-ray and MRI capabilities
• Off-site CT and HRCT capabilities
• Phlebotomy
• Cardiac monitoring
• Pulmonary function testing
• Vascular testing
• Sonography
• Electrodiagnostic testing
• Standardized psychological testing with research experienced psychologists
• Off-site sleep lab
• Women’s health examinations with board certified OB/GYN doctors including colposcopies

MEDEX Healthcare Research, Inc. provides experience in the following therapeutic areas:

• Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
• Endocrinology
• Gastroenterology
• Musculoskeletal
• Nephrology
• Neurology
• Gynecology
• Pediatrics
• Psychiatry/Psychology
• Pulmonary/Respiratory Diseases
• Rheumatology
• Pain Management
• Men’s Health

• Experienced Research Physicians
• Experienced Research Nurse Practitioners
• Experienced Certified Clinical Coordinator(s)
• Experienced Registered Medical Assistants
• Experienced X-ray Technicians
• Experienced Administrative Assistants
• Research Support Staff / Regulatory Administrators

Our patient database includes:

• Pediatric patients
• Adult patients
• All nationalities and all economic strata
• A large percentage of patients in our database do not have regular medical care. Because of this they will be enthusiastic participants in clinical trials with excellent compliance. Furthermore, because they are not our private patients, coercion is never an issue in their trial enrollment.

Our site will always use a centralized institutional review board and laboratory. Contracts and regulatory submissions can be usually be completed within three days.

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

• Do you continue to have pain after your shingle rash has healed?
• Do you suffer with Migraines?
• Has Type 2 Diabetes become a part of your lifestyle? Become a part of our clinical study.
• Is your Fibromyalgia pain getting in the way of an active life?
• Opioid-Induced Bowel Dysfunction (Constipation due to pain medication)
• Treating Your High Blood Pressure is a Good Step to a Healthy Future.
• We are conducting a clinical research trial of an investigational medication worn as a skin patch for people who suffer with daily osteoarthritis pain of the knee.

For more information, please contact:

Mark E. Pinson, MA, CCRC
Medex Healthcare Research, Inc.
The University Club Tower
1034 South Brentwood Blvd
Suite 1250
Saint Louis, MO 63117 USA
Phone: 314-367-0777
Fax: 314-367-5982
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Last updated on September 24, 2008