OVERVIEW
ACRI strives to bring cutting edge therapy
to patients to help them live longer, happier and healthier lives. Our mission is to not
only to advance science but to ensure the protection and safety of all patients who choose
to enter our clinical trials.
Over the past 25 years we have conducted
over 500 clinical research trials and earned the confidence and trust of our patients by
ensuring quality research at each of our four facilities. We are staffed with 24 full-time
Clinical Research Coordinators and have our own set of standard operating procedures
(SOP's) to ensure quality and safety every step of the way. Our entire research staff
totals 42 full-time employees dedicated to the clinical research department.
MANAGEMENT
Dennis S. Riff, MD
Medical Director
Patrick McLaughlin
Executive Director
FACILITY DESCRIPTION
• Certified Endoscopy Unit with two procedure rooms and three recovery rooms
(Colonoscopy, Upper
Endoscopy, Sigmoidoscopy and Liver Biopsies)
• 40 Bed Phase I Unit
• Gastrointestinal Lab (24 hour / pH monitoring)
• Radiology Department with Bone Densitometer & Ultrasound Unit
• Heart Station, including EKG’s, Echo-EKG, Treadmills, Holter Monitoring and
Ambulatory Blood
Pressure Monitoring
• Complete Pulmonary Unit with Spirometry, Peak Flow Monitoring and Survey System
Plus
• Certified Mammography Unit
• Secured Investigational Drug Storage Facilities
• Facilities for Provocative Meal Studies
• Facilities for Extended-Stay Pharmacokinetic Studies
• 6 bed sleep lab (EEG, Polysomnography studies)
AREAS OF RESEARCH
ACRI has conducted Phase I-IV studies including:
• Actinic Keratosis
• ADHD
• Alzheimers
• Anxiety
• Chronic Hand Dermatitis
• Colorectal Cancer Screening
• Common Cold
• Contraception
• Crohns
• Depression
• Diabetes (Type I and II)
• Diabetic Neuropathy
• Dyspepsia
• Endometriosis
• Erosive Esophagitis
• Exacerbation of Chronic Bronchitis
• Fatigue
• Female Sexual Dysfunction
• Fibroids
• Fibromyalgia
• GERD
• Hepatitis C
• Hormone Replacement
• Hypercholesterolemia |
• Hypertension (including
ABPM)
• Incontinence
• Influenza
• Influenza Prevention
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Insomnia
• Male Erectile Dysfunction
• Menstrual Migraines
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Migraines
• Obesity
• Onychomycosis
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoporosis
• Overactive Bladder
• Pneumonia
• Psoriasis
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Rosacea
• Smoking Cessation
• Tinea Capitis
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Urinary Tract Infection
• Warts |
RESEARCH STAFF
• 24 Research Coordinators
• 3 Regulatory Personnel
• 1 Contracts Person
• 1 Recruitment Manager: creates ads, places them in the media
• 1 Quality Assurance
• 4 Patient recruitment
• 4 Data entry Personnel
• 1 Registered Dietician
• 1 Lab Director
• 2 Administrative Medical Assistants
INVESTIGATORS
Dennis
S. Riff, M.D., F.A.C.G.
Medical Director
Michael P. Demicco, M.D.,
F.A.C.G.
Associate Investigator
Steven L. Duckor, M.D., F.A.C.G
Associate Investigator
Kevin Dean Kuettel, M.D.
Associate Investigator |
Jesus N.
Hernandez. M.D.
OB/GYN
David B. Friedman, M.D.
Dermatology
Todd H. Katzman, M.D.
Orthopedic
Steven A. Schmidt, M.D.
Ophthalmology |
DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT
• Refrigerated drug storage
• Two ECG machines
• One refrigerated centrifuge
• Two centrifuges
• Freezer (-20 and -70 degree Celsius)
• Drug Storage (locked and temp. controlled)
• Lab Drawing and Processing Equipment |
• Stadiometer
• Bone Densitometer
• Two Cholestechs
• Microscope
• Hemoglobin A1C Testing
• Weigh Scales (Analog and Digital)
• Refrigerator |
