Clinical Trial Sponsors
Rochester Clinical Research has several key strengths that enable us to provide sponsors with outstanding service:- The ability to use a central IRB when needed to accommodate individual sponsor requirements.
- A comprehensive volunteer tracking system for study recruitment.
- Staff experienced with remote data entry (RDE) in many different formats.
- An established internal audit program to ensure protocol compliance.
Our Facility
Rochester Clinical Research provides outpatient services in a modern, 9,000 square foot facility. We have climate-controlled, secure drug storage rooms, dedicated monitor rooms with high speed broadband internet connection for RDE (remote data entry) access, and on-site long term storage. A referring hospital, x-ray facility and endoscopy facility are all nearby. For more details, please refer to our Facilities page. Other important features include:- Minus 20° freezer
- Cold centrifuge
- Regular centrifuge
- Stadiometer
- DXA (Lunar-Prodigy machine)
- Eight exam rooms
- Four dedicated monitor rooms
- Two large conference rooms
- On-site, long-term storage
Our Staff
RcR staff includes eight study coordinators, six CCRC's, two Nurse Practitioners, a Registered Dietitian, a Medical Technologist/Phlebotomist, a certified DXA technician, two dedicated volunteer recruiters, and administrative personnel for regulatory preparation.Also on-site are four physicians who are available every day. Specialist MD's for OB-GYN, Gastroenterology, Allergy and Immunology, and Dermatology are available as needed.
The experience level of our coordinators ranges from one to 24 years, with an average of six years. Our principal investigator experience ranges from four to 17 years.
For more information, please refer to our Investigators, Managers, and Clinical Staff sections.
Volunteer Recruitment
Successful recruitment calls for knowing how to use tried-and-true methods as well as newer, more innovative approaches. RCR thrives with both. Experience has taught us the value of having a variety of tools available to ensure successful recruitment of volunteers. We continually evaluate new means of recruitment, staying current with the changing world of communications. All recruitment materials are submitted to the IRB for review prior to use. Two full-time recruiters are used for patient screening.We currently use the following recruitment methods:
- Volunteer database (presently over 16,500), managed by state-of-the-art software to allow filtering of volunteers by study attributes to maximize success in volunteer study placement. This database is the starting point for identifying recruitment candidates.
- Physician referrals from large rheumatology, dermatology, gastroenterology and gynecology private practices.
- Private practice databases from each referring physician, with access to over 10,000 volunteers.
- This web site with an online volunteer application form and an up-to-the-minute list of active studies for which we are recruiting. We are also connected to social media channels such as LinkedIn and Twitter.
- Advertising, including television, newspaper, radio, direct mail, community posters and a periodic e-newsletter.
- Experienced in working with 800 numbers and central recruitment services.
Rochester Clinical Research performs clinical research trials and studies for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. We rapidly recruit and screen quality volunteers to participate in clinical studies, and we maintain a large database of volunteers. Study volunteers receive free study-related medical care, investigational medicines, and a monetary stipend to compensate for their time and travel. RCR studies include therapeutic areas and drug categories such as weight loss, diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, flu vaccines, and smoking cessation. Our state-of-the-art medical office facility is staffed by highly qualified, caring physicians, investigators, and nurses. RCR is located in Rochester NY and serves the Finger Lakes region of New York.
