Overview

Lovelace Scientific Resources is a multidisciplinary clinical trials company specializing in phase 1 to 4 outpatient capabilities. Lovelace Scientific Resources is a network of clinical trial sites; either stand-alone research facilities or facilities incorporated into physician practices. Through clinical trials, Lovelace Scientific Resources strives to promote patient health through clinical research. By way of clinical trials, patients can expand their treatment options allowing them to better manage their disease. Lovelace’s unique configuration includes sites across the U.S. that function independently so sponsors can choose one or all sites. Benefits to the sponsors based on this site design are:

• Centralized contracting;
• Regulatory processing at each site;
• Recruiters who are high-level and mid-level medically trained RNs;
• Customized database for patient tracking;
• In-house quality assurance;
• Well-established standard operating procedures; and
• Highly experienced, certified site directors and coordinators.

This configuration is formulated to streamline communication with one individual for most business affairs. In-house quality assurance, continuous staff training and well-established standard operating procedures enhance the efficient workflow at all sites resulting in Lovelace Scientific Resources’ hallmark pledge to its customers to effectively implement and execute clinical studies with no compromise of patient safety, integrity of science or quality of data.

Our vision at Lovelace Scientific Resources is to be a nationally recognized leader for the management of clinical research studies that advance medical knowledge and improve human health.

Research Experience

Lovelace Scientific Resources was incorporated in 1987 at the Albuquerque location. The parent company, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute (LRRI), one of the nation’s largest independent, nonprofit biomedical research organizations, developed Lovelace Scientific Resources, providing a bridge between the basic sciences and clinical research. Since its inception, Lovelace Scientific Resources has successfully completed more than 1,000 clinical trials in diverse therapeutic categories including:

• Allergy/Immunology
• Allergic rhinitis
• Insect bites
• Common cold
• Herpes simplex
• Vaccine

• Cardiovascular
• Angina
• Atrial fibrillation
• Cardiac arrhythmia
• Congestive heart failure
• Coronary artery disease
• Dyslipidemia
• Hypertension
• Myocardial infarction
• Peripheral artery disease

• Dermatology
• Acne
• Dry skin
• Herpes zoster
• Rosacea
• Skin and soft tissue infections

• Endocrinology/Metabolic
• Anemia
• Diabetes types 1 and 2
• Weight loss
• Diabetic peripheral neuropathy
• Diabetic foot ulcer
• Metabolic syndrome
• Obesity
• Osteoporosis
• Thyroid disease

• Gastrointestinal
• Constipation
• Crohn’s disease
• Duodenal ulcer
• Dyspepsia
• Erosive esophagitis
• Elevated liver enzymes
• Gastric ulcer
• Gastroesophageal reflux
• Gastroparesis
• H. Pylori
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Ulcerative colitis

• Genitourinary
• Benign prostatic hyperplasia
• Erectile dysfunction
• Overactive bladder
• Urinary tract infection

• Infectious Disease
• Candidiasis
• Genital herpes
• Hepatitis,
• Herpes labialis
• Herpes zoster
• HIV
• Influenza
• Rhinovirus
• Sexually transmitted disease

• Musculoskeletal
• Fibromyalgia
• Muscle soreness
• Muscle spasm
• Osteoarthritis
• Rheumatoid arthritis

• Pain
• Chronic pain
• Musculoskeletal pain
• Pain trials requiring schedule II investigational products
• Neuropathic pain

• Psychiatry
• ADHD
• Anxiety
• Bipolar
• Depression
• Generalized anxiety disorder
• Insomnia
• Schizophrenia

• Women’s Health
• Dysmenorrhea
• Endometriosis
• Fibrocystic breast disease
• Hormone replacement therapy
• Hot flashes
• Osteopenia
• Overactive bladder
• Stress urinary incontinence
• Uterine fibroids

Facility Description

Clinical Operations: Lovelace Scientific Resources locations:

• Albuquerque, N.M.;
• Sarasota, Fla.; and
• Venice, Fla.

Technology

Lovelace Scientific Resources developed custom software to control the information flow. The system consists of:

• Patient-tracking status from initial contact to trial completion;
• Monitoring patient recruitment methods;
• Identifying patient disease states for all enrolling trials;
• Providing data to determine feasibility for future trials; and
• Overall study management.

Each site is equipped with a dedicated monitoring space with internet access and access to fax and copy machines. Each site has the necessary equipment to effectively conduct clinical trial- required procedures.

Investigator Experience

The foundation of successful clinical trials starts with highly skilled and experienced principal investigators. Our investigators are trained in, and dedicated to, following good clinical practices as specified in the Code of Federal Regulations Part 21 and the International Council on Harmonization. Lovelace Scientific Resources’ infrastructure is designed to quickly initiate awarded clinical trials. This facilitation is a direct result of principal investigators, site directors, certified clinical research coordinators, skilled technicians, dedicated regulatory staff and resourceful patient recruiters, all of whom are exclusively committed to achieving clinical trial objectives with scrupulous attention to sponsor protocol.

All sites are supported by well-established, experienced, community-based private practice investigators. Board-certified specialists include allergists and immunologists, cardiologists, dermatologists, family practitioners, gastroenterologists, gynecologists, internal medicine physicians, neurologists, ophthalmologists, pain specialists, pulmonologists, psychiatrists, rheumatologists and pediatricians.

Staff Expertise

Lovelace Scientific Resources site directors have extensive training and experience in conducting clinical trials and are dedicated to supporting the on-going clinical trials process.