Concentrics Research is a unique CRO specializing in late-stage (Phase II-IV) research. With nearly 20 years of expertise in clinical research and healthcare marketing research, we excel in creating and executing custom research to meet your needs.

At Concentrics, we’re centered around you -- your specific drug or device, your specific research needs, your commercialization goals. No two studies are exactly the same. Our staff of 75 specialists surrounds your team and your drug/device with concentric circles of knowledge, experience, service, and performance excellence.

The discipline of good science combined with creative and strategic thinking provides a powerful framework. We start with your goals in mind and work backward from each of them to assure that we have built innovative and effective solutions. Often these goals can be integrated to save time and money.

At Concentrics, we look at your needs from a unique perspective in order to find creative solutions. Thinking about your goals from every angle allows us to explore a variety of possibilities.

Our company is unique, in that we have two distinctly different and separate divisions in the same facility. The two divisions, Clinical and Healthcare Marketing, operate independently. However, we create an integrated team when the project requires elements of both disciplines. The result is a powerful team for our clients. Our integrated teams understand how to capitalize on early market insights, which provides the framework necessary for successful product commercialization.

Clinical Research Division

At Concentrics, our staff has conducted over 600 clinical trials in various therapeutic areas during the last 20 years. We offer a wide range of CRO services in the area of clinical research.

• Phase IIb
• Phase III
• Phase IIIb
• Phase IV

Our Clinical Department has created an environment that attracts and retains talented employees. Our research staff members have multiple years of research experience, participate in regular training including ICH/GCP guidelines, and several staff are CCRC certified. Many staff members have worked in clinical site management early in their careers, allowing them to relate and understand the needs of the sites.

Healthcare Marketing Research

At Concentrics, our Healthcare Marketing Research Department is well-versed in conducting custom research. By starting with your goals in mind, our team work backwards to create innovative and effective solutions to your research needs. We offer the following study types to our clients:

• Qualitative Research
• Quantitative Research
• Comprehension Testing
  • OTC Label
  • Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) and Patient Package Insert (PPI)
  • Medication Guide
  • Supplemental Educational Materials
• Claims Substantiation
• Perception Testing
• Healthcare Provider Research
• Home Use Studies
• Quality-of-Life

Rx-to-OTC Switch

At Concentrics, we have been working on switch studies for nearly 20 years. In recent years, we have worked on nearly 75% of the successful switch programs.

Clinical Services:

• Dose Ranging Studies
• Safety and Efficacy Trials

Behavioral Testing Services:

• Self-Selection Trials (Self-Recognition, Self-Diagnosis, Self-Selection, De-Selection)
• Actual Use Studies (Studies on Allcomers & Special Populations)

Healthcare Marketing Research Services:

• Label Design Consultation
• Label Comprehension Studies
• Patient Package Insert, Supplemental Materials Comprehension Research
• Consumer Insights Testing

Integrated Clinical/Healthcare Marketing Research

We harnessed the power of combining the disciplines of clinical research with the components of healthcare marketing research. The integration of these two departments results in a powerful team for our clients. As a result of years of experience, our integrated teams understand how to capitalize on early market insights, which provides the framework necessary for successful product commercialization.

We conduct a variety of studies in the area of integrated clinical/healthcare marketing research.

• Use Studies with IND drugs
• Volumetric Forecasting with IND drugs
• Sensory Testing
• Consumer Insights Testing

As a value-added service to our clients, our internal Quality Assurance Department routinely audits our work to ensure quality excellence in the trial.

Our research site is unique in that we have the flexibility to conduct independent clinical research and specialized custom marketing research.

Our research staff members have multiple years of research experience, participate in regular training including ICH/GCP guidelines, and several staff are CCRC certified. Core staff includes 4 nurses, 2 study coordinators, 2 research assistants, 10 physicians and 4 dental hygienists.

Our Team is able to pretest your design, study flow, and questionnaire before launching a full-scale study. This allows our clients to readjust the design and other study elements prior to study initiation. This can often result in savings in time and money for our clients.

Over the years, Concentrics has completed more than 700 studies in a variety of therapeutic categories. While realizing that we are not experts in all therapeutic areas, we possess experience in the following categories:

Gastroenterology Constipation Dyspepsia Heartburn Chemical Dependence Drug Screening Nicotine Replacement Nutritional Testing Dietary Supplement Fat Substitutes Weight Management Endocrinology Diabetes Weight Management Central Nervous System Analgesics Insomnia Migraines Pain Management Restless Leg Syndrome Schizophrenia Sore Throat Topical Analgesic Women’s Health Bacterial Vaginosis Birth Control Feminine Hygiene Female Sexual Dysfunction Hormone Replacement Menstrual Dysfunction Home Testing Devices Toxic Shock Syndrome Vaginal Yeast Infection Musculoskeletal Joint Support (brace) Joint Flexibility Osteoarthritis Topical Analgesic Oral Healthcare Cavity Prevention Halitosis Mouth Sores Tartar Control Teeth Whitening

Respiratory Allergic Rhinitis Asthma Cedar Allergies Cold/Cough Cold/Flu Symptoms Nasal Allergies Sinusitis Genitourinary BPH Erectile Dysfunction Urinary Incontinence Urinary Tract Infection Infectious Disease HIV/AIDS Cold Sores Dermatology Acne Vulgaris Allergic Hives Alopecia Athlete’s Foot Atopic Dermatitis Bunions/Corns Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria Dandruff Diaper Rash Female Facial Hair Psoriasis Rosacea Skin Irritations-Rash Sun Exposure Cardiovascular Hypercholesterolemia Hypertension Ophthalmology Dry Eyes Eye Allergies Glaucoma Oncology Prostatic Cancer

For nearly 20 years, Concentrics has worked with leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, nutritional/dietary supplement, and medical device companies to create and execute innovative research.

"You are the thinking CRO."
-Clinical Director, UK

"You don’t try to be everything. We come to you for your expertise in late-stage research."
-Director, Medical/Clinical Development, U.S.

"You always come up with unique and creative approaches."
-Global Business Development, U.S.

"You project managers are stars."
-Senior Director, U.S.

Many of our clients are listed below:

ACNielsen BASES American Bio Medica Corporation AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Avanir Pharmaceuticals Bausch & Lomb Bayer Consumer Care Bayer Pharmaceuticals BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Boots Pharmaceutical Braintree Laboratories, Inc. Bristol-Myers Products Bristol-Myers Squibb Ciba-Giegy Corporation CIMA Labs, Inc. DMV International Eli Lilly & Company Ferndale Labs, Inc. Forest Laboratories, Inc. Futuro, Inc. Galderma Laboratories, Inc. GDS Diagnostics (Stanbio Laboratories) GlaxoSmithKline GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Gynavations, Inc. (NEBL) Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc. Hollister, Inc. J&J Merck Consumer Pharmaceuticals Co. Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products LifeScan, Inc.

McNeil Consumer Healthcare Mead Johnson Nutritionals Merck & Company, Inc. Monaghan Medical Corporation Novartis Consumer Healthcare Nutrilite Division, Amway Corporation Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc. Perrigo Company Personal Products Company Pharmacia & Upjohn Pharmacia Consumer Healthcare Reckitt Benckiser, PLC Rexall Sundown Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Roche Consumer Health Roche Pharmaceuticals Ross Laboratories RW Johnson Research Institute Sanofi-Recherche Schering-Plough Schering-Plough HealthCare Products Searle Serono Laboratories, Inc. Solvay Pharmaceuticals TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Inc. The Upjohn Company Wyeth Consumer Healthcare Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories Zeneca Pharmaceuticals

Contact Information

Concentrics Research
Julie Aker, President and CEO
9335 Delegates Row
Indianapolis, IN 46240 USA
Phone: 800-800-5525
Fax: 317-705-2180
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