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University Clinical Research - Deland
860 Peachwood Drive
DeLand, FL 32720
Tel: 386-740-0770
Fax: 386-740-0074
Contact: Cherie Behr
Email:cbehr@ucrdeland.com
Website: www.ucrdeland.com
 

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OVERVIEW

A leader and innovator in the field of clinical trials, University Clinical Research DeLand is a privately-owned, multi-specialty research facility, founded in 1998. We are located in DeLand, Florida, a lovely Main Street USA city, midway between Orlando and Daytona Beach. We believe our expert team of experienced, certified clinical research professionals is one of the finest and most respected in our industry. We take pride in providing rapid study start-up, expedient and precise project management and timely protocol completion. UCRD has conducted over 425 Phase I-IV Multi-Therapeutic Clinical Trials.

UCR Deland provides GI research capabilities in partnership with Accord Clinical Research, a Phase II-IV research facility. Accord is staffed by 5 certified gastroenterologists with an adjacent private practice, allowing for full GI procedures.

OUR MISSION – and our commitment – is to work diligently today to bring the drugs of tomorrow to our community.
 

MANAGEMENT

Melissa Hodges, CCRC
Site Director

Alicia J. Cevera, CCRC
Manager of Phase II-IV Operations
 

FACILITY DESCRIPTION

Please take a video tour of our facilities below:

• Our 12,000 square-foot facility is home to our state-of-the-art Phase I-IV clinical trial unit with a spacious, dedicated wing, designed expressly for in-patient studies.

Phase I:
• Two private, tastefully furnished dormitories
• Full recreational area with TV/VCR/DVD/Satellite system
• Well equipped kitchen and dining area
• Comfortable patient lounge and reading/game area
• Spacious outdoor covered patio
• Fully equipped procedure room including phlebotomy and IV staging areas

Phase II – IV:
• Adjoining facility with 7 fully-equipped exam rooms
• Spirometry suite
• 16 coordinator offices
• 6 comfortable, dedicated monitoring areas with telephone and high speed internet accessibility
• Physician charting area
• Quality assurance, recruiting, and community outreach departments
• Dedicated Regulatory staff
• Business office
• Kitchen/Break room

 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

UCR - Deland has conducted Phase I-IV studies including:
 

• Acne • Allergy • Angina • Anxiety • Asthma • Back Pain (Acute & Chronic) • Bronchitis – Acute and Chronic • Cardiovascular • Chronic Pain • Cognitive studies • Cold/FLU • COPD • Colitis • Community Acquired Pneumonia • Contraception • Depression • Diabetic Neuropathy • Diabetes (Type I and II) • Dyslipidemia • Erectile Dysfunction • Food Studies • Fibromyalgia • Genitourinary Dysfunction • GERD • Gout • Healthy Patient Studies • Hot Flash • Hyperlipidemia • Hypertension

• Infectious Disease • Influenza • Irritable Bowel Syndrome • Insomnia • Low Back Pain • Migraines • Nutraceuticals • Obesity • Osteoporosis • Osteoarthritis • OTC Switch • Pharmacokinetics • Pharmacodynamics • Periphreal Vascular Disease • Postmenopausal Syndrome • Premature Ejaculation • Post-Surgical Pain • Postherpatic Neuralgia • Psychiatric Disorders • Rheumatoid Arthritis • Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis • Sinusitis • Skin & Soft Tissue Infections • Smoking Cessation • Vaccines • Urticaria • Vaginitis • Ulcer GU/DU

RESEARCH STAFF

• 14 Clinical Research Coordinators
• Experienced Phase I Staff
• Regulatory Department
• Certified Laboratory Staff
• X-ray Staff
• Contracts & Budget Director
• Quality Assurance Department
• 4 Full Time Patient Recruiters
 

UCRD INVESTIGATORS

Bruce G. Rankin, DO, CPI Board Certified in Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery John M. Hill, MD, RRT, CPI Board Certified in Family Medicine Albert J. Razzetti, MD, CCTI Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Pulmonology Andrew Feldman, DO Board Certified in Osteopathic Medicine Luc-Marie Schutt-Aine, MD Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Board Eligible in Infectious Disease Lawrence Michael Gilliard, MD Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Pulmonology George T. Besong, MD Board Eligible in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Accord Investigators Donato R. Ricci, MD, CPI   Board Certified in Gastroenterology Sunil P. Pasricha, MD Board Certified in Gastroenterology Gregory J. Stella, MD Board Certified in Gastroenterology Louis M. Agnone, MD Board Certified in Gastroenterology Harry Moulis, MD Board Certified in Gastroenterology Ananth Krishnan, MD Board Certified in Internal Medicine William Jeter, MD Board Eligible in Psychiatry

 

DIAGNOSTIC/CLINIC EQUIPMENT

•  Refrigerated centrifuge
•  Cardiac stress-testing suite with treadmill
•  Fully equipped X-ray suite complete with reading and processing areas
•  -20 and -70 Freezers
•  Pulmonary function testing suite
•  CLIA certified laboratory
•  Crash cart with defibrillator
•  KoKo spirometers with electronic transmission capability
•  Automated SPOT vital monitors
•  Venous & carotid Doppler
•  Locked, temperature-controlled, and refrigerated drug storage
•  Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
•  Access to polysomnography equipment
•  Cholestech LDX system
•  Pulse oximetry
•  Access to all hospital-based diagnostics including DEXAs, CTs, and cardiopulmonary
• 24 bed wireless telemetry system
 

Main Office
PO Box 2334
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29465-2334   /   Contact: Chris Hoyle, MBA

Phone: (843) 849-7382   /   Fax: (843) 971-0147
Cell: (843) 607-2933

Email: choyle@eliteresearchnetwork.com

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