Research Center Profile:
Comprehensive Psychiatric Care
Comprehensive Psychiatric Care is a well established multidisciplinary private psychiatric office that has offered psychiatric treatments to patients in Eastern Connecticut since 1977 under the direction of the Medical Director Mahmoud (Max) Okasha, M.D., D.L.F.A.P.A. Since 1998 CPC has been involved in research and clinical trials with Dr. Okasha as the primary investigator.
Comprehensive Psychiatric Care has been conducting Phase 2-4 Clinical Trials for over 12 years and specializes in CNS clinical trials for a wide range of psychiatric disorders, including:
- Major Depressive Disorder
- Treatment-Resistant Depression
- Recurrent Depression
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Bipolar
- ADHD
Our research center has worked with a variety of sponsor companies and CRO's including:
- Astra Zeneca
- Sanofi
- Pfizer
- Takeda
- Dov
- Ono
- Bristol Myers Squibb
- Forest
- Wyeth
- Eli Lilly
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Janssen
Comprehensive Psychiatric Care comprises a private psychiatric practice along with newly renovated research facilities all at one convenient location. We are easily accessible from I395, on the SEAT bus line, and only 1/2 mile from the William W. Backus Hospital. We are 1-2 hours from two major airports.
Our research facility is fully equipped to run clinical trials with phlebotomy equipment and certified phlebotomists on staff. We have two centrifuges and our site has it's own ECG machine. We have two patient exam rooms, along with a dedicated room for double-locked storage, to store and secure study medications and study records. In addition, we have a -20 degree freezer and a medical refrigerator that are continuously locked. We have two patient waiting rooms including a comfortable and private research waiting area for research participants to utilize.
We offer a separate workspace/office for monitors with dedicated phone and data lines and also have a shedder and photocopier available for their use.
Mahmoud (Max) Okasha, M.D., MRCpsych, LDFAPA, principal investigator is board certified in psychiatry. Dr. Okasha did his residency in psychiatry at Yale Medical School and is currently an Associate Clinical professor at Yale University Medical School where he teaches resident and medical students. He has conducted clinical trials for over ten years in various areas of psychiatry including mood disorders (depression, bipolar), anxiety disorders, ADHD, and schizophrenia.
Mary Patricia Burke, APRN, is an advance practice clinical nurse who graduated from Yale University and has been a clinician at Comprehensive Psychiatric Care since 2004. She has participated in several clinical trials as a Sub-Investigator when Dr. Okasha is unavailable.
Michele DeMaio, Sr. CRC
Senior Clinical Research Coordinator
7 years Clinical research experience
Certified Phlebotomist
Heather Savage, CRC
Clinical Research Coordinator
3 years Clinical research experience
Certified Phlebotomist
Ellen B. Dodge, LCSW
Clinical Research Rater
10 years experience in clinical research
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Our coordinators have completed extensive training including:
IATA Shipping of Category B Infectious Substances and Dry Ice Training Program
May 9, 2008
OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Training
August 8, 2007
Clinical Research Coordinator Workshop
June 19, 2007
GCP and Informed Consent Process Training Program
May 2007
Comprehensive Psychiatric Care has been successful in the past at patient recruitment from the local population. Having a large number of private practice patients and maintaining close relationships with local physicians helps facilitate enrollment. Dr. Okasha, Medical Director of Comprehensive Psychiatric Care is an attendant at William W. Backus Hospital in the department of Psychiatry and he keeps his colleagues updated regarding the studies he is participating in. We also enhance recruiting by advertising online, on the radio, and in the local newspapers.
Our Site use a central IRB
Michele DeMaio
Senior Clinical Research Coordinator
Comprehensive Psychiatric Care
200 West Town Street
Norwich, CT 06360
USA
Phone: 860-886-1508 x23
Fax: 860-887-6913
EMail: researchmichele@aol.com
Web Site: http://www.cpccare.com
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