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MediSphere Medical Research Center, LLC

Contact Information

Contact: Carrisa "Carrie" Covert, BS, CCRC
Phone: 812-471-4110 or (800) 937-5373 (
Fax: 812-471-4275
Email: Click here to see email.
Website: http://www.MediSphereResearch.com

Center Information

Carrisa "Carrie" Covert, BS, CCRC
MediSphere Medical Research Center, LLC
1401 Professional Boulevard, Suite 100
Evansville, IN 47714
812.471.4110
800.937.5373
812.471.4275
ccovert@medisphereresearch.com
www.MediSphereResearch.com

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    Overview

    MediSphere is an independent, dedicated clinical research company that conducts phase 2 to 4 clinical research for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, nutritional and medical device industries. Founded in 1992, MediSphere has participated in more than 500 national and multinational clinical trials.

    MediSphere has more than 25,000 active patient files in Evansville, Ind., the major city in the Tri-State area. The Tri-State, with a population of 1.2 million, is composed of 11 counties in southwest Indiana, nine in western Kentucky and 10 in southeast Illinois.

    MediSphere is a member of the Alliance for Multispecialty Research (AMR), an independent site alliance of established, geographically diverse, professional clinical research sites. The Alliance is a not-for-profit support organization composed of 24 multitherapeutic, highly experienced research centers across the U.S.

    Research Experience

    Allergy:

    • Allergic Rhinitis

    Cardiovascular:

    • Angina Pectoris
    • Congestive Heart Failure
    • Coronary Artery Disease
    • Echocardiography - NIDDM & Weight Loss Products
    • Essential Hypertension
    • Intermittent Claudication
    • Intermittent Claudication in Diabetics
    • Renal Protection in CABG
    • Venous Stasis Ulcers

    Central Nervous System:

    • Depression, Treatment-Resistant
    • Major Depression
    • Primary Insomnia
    Dermatology:
    • Diabetic Foot Ulcers
    • Genital Herpes
    • Herpes Labialis
    • Herpes Zoster
    • Skin & Soft Tissue Infections
    • Tenia Pedis
    • Venous Stasis Ulcers

    Endocrine/Metabolism:

    • Diabetes Mellitus
    • Dyslipidemias
    • Dyslipidemias in NIDDM
    • Hormone Replacement Therapy
    • Obesity
    • Obesity in NIDDM

    Gastroenterology:

    • Duodenal Ulcer & Gastric Ulcer
    • Gastric Protection (NSAIDS)
    • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
    • Heartburn
    • Heartburn - Provocative Meal Studies
    • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
    • Non-Ulcer Dyspepsia

    Infectious Diseases:

    • Acute Bronchitis
    • Acute Bacterial Exacerbation of COPD
    • Acute Sinusitis
    • Community Acquired Pneumonia
    • Complicated Urinary Tract Infection
    • Diabetic Foot Ulcers
    • Genital Herpes
    • Helicobacter Pylori
    • Herpes Labialis
    • Herpes Zoster
    • Influenza
    • Lower Urinary Tract Infection
    • Otitis Externa
    • Skin & Skin Structure Infections - Complicated and Uncomplicated
    • Skin & Soft Tissue Infection
    • Streptococcal Pharyngitis
    • Urinary Tract Infection, Complicated/Uncomplicated
    • Vulvovaginal Candidiasis

    Medical Devices:

    • Anticoagulant Monitoring
    • Antiseptic-Coated Central Venous Catheter
    • Blood Gas Analyzer
    • Home Health Care Monitoring Products
    • Ionophoretic Drug Delivery Systems
    • Point-Of-Care Diagnostic & Monitoring Health Care Facilities Products
    • Rapid Screening for Influenza A & B

    Musculoskeletal:

    • Acute Ankle Sprain
    • Acute Epicondylitis
    • Osteoarthritis
    • Osteoporosis
    • Osteoporosis Prevention
    • Rheumatoid Arthritis
    Nephrology:
    • End Stage Renal Disease
    • Hemodialysis
    • Peritoneal Dialysis

    Neurological:

    • Diabetic Neuropathy
    • Migraine Headache, Adult and Adolescent
    • Parkinson's Disease

    Otolaryngology:

    • Hearing Impairment Testing
    • Otitis Externa
    • Pharyngitis
    • Sinusitis

    Pain:

    • Acute Epicondylitis
    • Acute Ankle Sprain
    • Acute Low Back Pain
    • Chronic Back Pain
    • Chronic Pain Syndromes
    • Pain due to Osteoarthritis
    • Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
    • Post-Herpetic Neuralgia

    Pharmacokinetic Studies:

    • Outpatient Pharmacokinetics

    Respiratory:

    • Acute Bronchitis
    • Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Bronchitis
    • Bronchial Asthma
    • Chronic Bronchitis
    • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - COPD
    • Community Acquired Pneumonia
    • Exercise-Induced Asthma

    Special Formulations:

    • Inhalation Therapy
    • Intranasal Therapy
    • Iontophoretic Drug Delivery Systems
    • Orally Disintegrating Tablet
    • Rx to OTC Switch
    • Sustained/Extended Release
    • Topical Therapy
    • Transdermal Delivery Systems

    Special Populations:

    • Elderly
    • Pediatric & Adolescent
    • Renal Impairment

    Urology:

    • Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
    • Complicated Urinary Tract Infection
    • Lower Urinary Tract Infection (Cystitis)
    • Overactive Bladder
    • Pyelonephritis
    • Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infection
    • Urge, Stress and Mixed Incontinence

    Women's Health Care:

    • Genital Herpes
    • Hormone Replacement Therapy
    • Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Women
    • Lower Urinary Tract Infection (Cystitis)
    • Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis Prevention
    • Selective Estrogen Regulator Modulators
    • Vulvovaginal Candiasis


    On-Site Equipment/Services:

    • Emergency Equipment: Crash Cart, Automated External Defibrillator
    • Diagnostics: ECG, phlebotomy, Laboratory for Processing & Shipping Specimens, Pulmonary Function Testing (Puritan Bennett - 100), Doppler, Holter Monitoring & Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) Capability, Mercury Sphygmomanometers
    • Equipment: Refrigerator - Not Frost Free, -20° Freezer, Fax Machines, Dry Ice, Locked, Temperature Controlled Drug Storage, Centrifuge
    • Services: Diet Counseling, Certified Clinical Research Coordinators, Remote Data Entry (Including Internet Access). Full time Physicians on site. Comprehensive SOP's (available on request), OSHA Compliant, CLIA Certified for Provider Performed Microscopy, FAA - Bio-hazard Certification. Compliant with GCP/ICH Guidelines for Informed Consent Process.

    Available Services: Diagnostic Radiography, Ultrasonography, Computerized Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Hologic DEXA, Body Composition Analysis, Exercise Treadmill Testing, Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiac Imaging, Nuclear Imaging, Certified Vascular Laboratory, Renal Dialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis Urodynamics, Endometrial Biopsy, Ophthamology

    MediSphere Medical Research Center, LLC, Industry Sponsors:

    • 3M Pharmaceuticals
    • Abbott Laboratories
    • Agouron
    • Ajinomoto Pharmaceuticals
    • Alcon
    • Allergan
    • Alpharma USPD, Inc.
    • Alza Pharmaceuticals
    • Amgen Inc.
    • Amylin Corporation
    • Astra Merck
    • Astra Pharmaceuticals
    • AstraZeneca
    • Aura Laboratories, Inc.
    • Aventis
    • Bayer Corporation
    • Boehringer-Ingelheim
    • Boehringer-Mannheim
    • Bristol-Myers Squibb
    • Dey Pharmaceuticals
    • DuPont Pharmaceutical Company
    • Drug Delivery Technologies, Inc.
    • Endo Pharmaceuticals
    • Eli Lilly & Co.
    • Ethical Pharmaceuticals Ltd
    • G. D. Searle Pharmaceuticals
    • GelTex
    • Genentech, Inc.
    • GlaxoSmithKline
    • Glaxo-Wellcome
    • Hoechst Marion Roussel
    • HYAL Pharmaceuticals
    • Interneuron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    • IOMED, Inc.
    • Janssen Pharmaceutical Research Institute
    • Johnson & Johnson
    • Knoll Pharmaceutical Company
    • Lorex Pharmaceuticals
    • Marion Merrill Dow
    • Merck Human Health Division
    • Merck Research Laboratories
    • Milkhaus Laboratories
    • MSP Singapore Company LLC
    • Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
    • Novartis
    • Nycomed Salutar, Inc.
    • Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    • Otsuka America Pharmaceuticals
    • Parke-Davis Pharmaceuticals
    • Perrigo Company
    • Pfizer Inc.
    • Pharmacia & Upjohn
    • Pozen Inc.
    • Praecis Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    • Procter & Gamble Corp.
    • Purdue Pharma
    • Quidel Inc.
    • Recordati S.p.A.
    • R.W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute
    • Rhone-Poulenc Rorer
    • Roberts Pharmaceuticals
    • Roche Laboratories
    • Roche Bioscience
    • Roche Diagnostics
    • Sankyo, USA
    • Schering Plough
    • Schwarz Pharma
    • Sepracor, Inc.
    • Sigma Tau Research
    • SmithKline Beecham
    • Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    • Syntex Laboratories, Inc.
    • Takeda America, Inc.
    • TAP Holdings, Inc.
    • United Therapeutics Corp.
    • Vanguard Medica Ltd.
    • Viropharma
    • Vyteris
    • Whitehall Robins
    • Wyeth Ayerst
    • Zeneca Pharmaceuticals

    MediSphere Medical Research Center, LLC, Contract Research Organization (CRO) Sponsors:

    • Barton & Polansky
    • Berger & Boyer
    • BioPharm
    • Boston Health Care Associates
    • Bradstreet Clinical Research Associates
    • Clinical Trials Management Services (CTMS)
    • Clinimetrics Research Associates
    • ClinTrials, Inc.
    • Concepts in Pharmaceutical Research (CPR)
    • Corning Besselaar, Inc.
    • Collaborative Clinical Research
    • Covalent Research Alliance, Inc.
    • Covance
    • Healthcare Products Development
    • IBRD/Phoenix
    • ICON
    • Ingenix
    • Innovex, Inc.
    • Integrated Research
    • Kendle International
    • Kern McNeill International
    • Kunitz & Associates, Inc.
    • Lineberry Associates
    • MIMC
    • MEDEX
    • MedPace
    • MTRA
    • NutraTec, Inc.
    • Paragon Biomedical Inc.
    • Parexel International Corporation
    • Pharmaceutical Research Associates (PRA)
    • Pharmakenetics, Inc.
    • PharmaNet, Inc.
    • Phoenix International Life Sciences
    • PPD Development
    • PPD Pharmaco
    • Premier Research Worldwide
    • Quintiles, Inc.
    • Quintiles/BRI
    • Scientific Data Inc. (SDI)
    • SCIREX Corporation
    • TAB Consulting, Inc.
    • Target Research Associates
    • World Wide Clinical Research

    Facility Description

    Completed in early 2002, MediSphere is a state-of-the-art, modern medical research facility with 9,300 square feet. The following are available onsite:

    Emergency Equipment

    • Crash Cart,
    • Automated External Defibrillator

    Diagnostics

    • ECG,
    • Phlebotomy,
    • Laboratory for processing and shipping specimens,
    • Pulmonary function testing (Puritan Bennett - 100)
    • Doppler
    • Holter monitoring and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) capability
    • Mercury sphygmomanometers

    Equipment

    • Refrigerator - not frost free
    • -20° freezer
    • Fax machines
    • Dry ice
    • Locked, temperature-controlled drug storage
    • Centrifuge

    Available services

    • Diagnostic radiography
    • Ultrasonography
    • Computerized tomography
    • Magnetic resonance imaging
    • Hologic DEXA
    • Body-composition analysis
    • Exercise treadmill testing
    • Echocardiography
    • Nuclear cardiac imaging
    • Nuclear imaging
    • Certified vascular laboratory
    • Renal dialysis
    • Peritoneal dialysis urodynamics
    • Endometrial biopsy
    • Ophthalmology

    FDA audits in October 1999, May 2001, September 2006 and November 2008 showed no deficiencies and no 483's issued.

    Investigator Experience

    Hubert S. Reyes, MD

    Dr. Reyes is certified by the American Board of Family Practice. He holds the following certifications: Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS), Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS), Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Advance Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO).

    Alexander Dela Llana, MD

    Dr. Dela Lana is certified by the American Board of Family Practice. He has more than nine years' experience in clinical research trials and has participated in over 300 studies.

    Mike Sebastian, MD

    Dr. Sebastian is certified by the American Board of Family Practice. He has nine years' experience in clinical research trials and has participated in more than 300 studies.

    Mary "Sammie" Rutherford, RN, BSN, MSN, FNP

    Ms. Rutherford is nationally certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners with more than 25 years’ experience in advanced practice and over 10 years’ experience in clinical research

    Staff Expertise

    John Wathen, B.
    Chief Operating Officer

    Primary Investigators

    Alexander E. Dela Llana, MD

    Hubert S. Reyes, MD

    Mike Gerald A. Sebastian, MD

    Sub Investigators

    Mary "Sammie" Rutherford, RN, BSN, MSN, FNP

    Steven K. Elliott, MD

    Administrative Staff

    Kim Dwojak
    Operations Manager


    Lesa Woodruff, BS
    Contracts Administrator

    Perla Dela Llana
    New Business Development

    Clinical Research

    Carrie Covert, BS, CCRC
    Manager, Clinical Studies

    Lene Grace Nibungco, MD
    Recruitment Manager

    Aaryn Clayton
    Clinic Research Coordinator

    Maribel N. Nuestro BSN, PBT (ASCP-CM)
    Clinic Research Coordinator

    Sherri Scheller, BS
    Clinic Secretary

    Ted Nora, BS
    Data Entry Coordinator and Regulatory Assistant

    Regulatory Department

    Anna Bruggenschmidt
    Regulatory Affairs Administrator

    Patient Demographics

    Our patients come from southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Illinois. The population is relatively stable and non-transient. MediSphere selects patients who are reliable and compliant with medical regimens. We have more than 26,000 patient profiles in our computerized patient tracking system.

    Other Information

    Services

    • Diet counseling
    • Certified clinical research coordinators,
    • Remote data entry (including internet access)
    • Full-time physicians onsite
    • Comprehensive SOP's (available on request)
    • OSHA compliant
    • CLIA-certified for provider-performed microscopy
    • FAA biohazard certification
    • Compliant with GCP/ICH guidelines for informed consent process

     

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