Center Overview
HRI’s recently renovated 30-bed Early Phase Unit (EPU) in Berlin, NJ has been outfitted with a secure inpatient unit that is purpose built with flex space to accommodate the rigorous assessment needs required during today’s more complex early phase trials. The unit is also equipped with patient population separation wards offering the accommodations needed to support multiple patient populations at once, along with trials that require pediatric/elderly patients and their caretakers. While the inpatient unit currently consists of 30 beds, the unit was designed with ample space to house approximately 40-50 beds, should additional beds be needed. HRI’s EPU and well-trained staff has strong experience conducting the full range of Phase I studies and also provides the controlled environment needed for translational studies, QTc, ERP/QEEG, and pain models. Amenities include but are not limited to: Pharmacy with Laminar Flow Hood for Compounding, Schedule 1-4 Drug Storage Capabilities, CLIA Waved Processing Laboratory, Private Dosing Rooms with Observation and Monitoring area, PK room, Telemetry unit and three Processing Labs, Secure Smoking Area, Computer Area, Recreation Room, Procedure Room with Recovery Area.
Additionally, HRI’s campus has an Outpatient CNS and Outpatient General Medicine, Pain and Dependence Unit and are equipped to facilitate inpatient and outpatient studies through our multi-specialty faculty practices and patient facilities. Our robust, proven database of 70,000+ allows HRI to successfully recruit and enroll both common and special populations at an industry leading pace.
HRI’s affiliate, Advocare of Berlin, includes doctors that serve southern New Jersey and the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area via clinical offices which provide care for pediatric through geriatric patients. Through this proven model, HRI offers an impressive range of therapeutic expertise and patient access with primary care in Family Medicine and specialists in Addiction, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Geriatrics, Geriatric Psychiatry, Migraines, Neurology, Orthopedics, Pain Management, Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Psychiatry, Adolescent Psychiatry and Sports.
HRI’s campus is conveniently located just 20 minutes from Philadelphia city center and 25 minutes from the Philadelphia airport.
Performance Metrics
Number of Studies Conducted:
700+Number of Studies Actually Completed:
700+Number of Active Patients in the Database:
65000Regulatory Submission Turn-Around Time:
5 Business Day(s)Average Percent of ‘Completed’ Studies that met Enrollment Goals:
98%EDC Capabilities:
Yes
Clinical Research Experience
HRI areas of expertise include inpatient and outpatient clinical trials ranging from Phase I-IV in both healthy and disease state. Working with major pharmaceutical companies and CRO’s, our physicians have been conducting clinical trials for more than 25 years in the following therapeutic areas:
- Addiction
- Treatment
- Opioid-Induced Constipation
Cardiovascular DiseaseAcute Coronary Syndrome
Cardiac Prevention
Hypercholesterolemia
Hypertension
CNSADHD
Alzheimer's Disease/Cognitive Impairment
Bipolar Disorder
Border Line Personality Disorder
General Anxiety Disorder
Depression
Major Depressive Disorder
Migraines
Multiple Sclerosis
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Schizophrenia
Sleep Disorders
Parkinson’s Disease
Tourette's and Movement Disorders
DermatologyAcne
Atopic Dermatitis
Purities
Psoriasis
Device
General MedicineAsthma
Crohn’s Disease
Diabetes mellitus
Osteoporosis
Otitis Media
Pneumonia
Vaccine
Weight Loss/Obesity
Woman’s Health
Hepatic and Renal
Healthy
Human Abuse Liability
Pain ManagementCancer Pain
Fibromyalgia
General Pain Syndromes
Low Back Pain
Neuropathic Pain
Osteoarthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Pain Model Development
Reproductive Studies
Ophthalmology
Relapse Depression
Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
Type II Diabetes
Schizoaffective
COPD
Influenza “the Flu”
Anemia, Hypotension
Facility Description
Units 1 and 3 Outpatient Units
- 14 Exam Rooms
- 2 Coordinator Suites
- 8 Monitor Rooms
- Call Center
- 5 Rater Offices
- Regulatory Suite
- 2 CLIA Waived Labs
- Administrative Offices
- 3 Drug Storage Rooms
- Ophthalmology Center
- Pain Models
- MRI
- Xray
- PET-CT
- Ultrasound
- Local Stat Lab
- Cognitive Testing Center
- Local Hospital <1 Mile
Unit 2 Early Phase Facilities
- Secure Inpatient Unit with Patient CLIA Waived Processing Laboratory
- Population Separation Wards
- Pharmacy with Laminar Flow Hood;
- 30 Bed Semi-Private Rooms; compounding capabilities
- Expandable by up to 20 additional beds To be USP 800 compliant
- Purpose Built Flex Space to Recreation Room & Patient
- Accommodate Rigorous Assessment
- Advocates Needs
- Procedure and Recovery Room
- Controlled environment for translational Drug Storage studies, QTc, ERP/QEEG, Pain models
- Secure Smoking Area
- Private Dosing Rooms with Observation and Monitoring Area
- Schedule 1-4 Drug Storage Capabilities
- PK Room Telemetry Unit
- 2 Nurses Stations
- Local Hospital <1 Mile
Investigator Experience
Our physician medical partners are certified in multiple therapeutic areas and have over 25 years of medical clinical experience. As investigators and scientists, our faculty are internationally known as prominent leaders in their respective fields. Our investigators include the following:
- Howard Hassman, DO
- Larry Ereshefsky, PharmD, FCCP, BCPP
- Klaus Francke, MD
- Michael Hassman, DO
- Elan Cohen, PhD
- Ashok Joseph, MD
- Joseph Savon, MD
- Roberta Ball, DO
- Dr. Larry Shusterman, DO
- Krista Hill, PA
- Stacy Ford, PA-C
Staff Expertise
The major strengths of the HRI include experienced, client-committed project team, fast subject recruitment with a high retention rate of satisfied participants, expedited regulatory approval parallel with budget and contracts completed in under two weeks. The average years of clinical trial experience for each member of our team is over 10 years. All HRI employees are extensively trained in GCP and research, as well as patient care, in order to elevate site performance and enhance the patient's experience. Our SOP’s are thorough and specific to the clinical research industry. HRI provides the Sponsor/CRO with a single point of contact to streamline the conduct of clinical trials from inception to close-out, including, investigator support for IRB and regulatory compliance, contracts and budgets and coordinator support.
Matt Stonehouse
Senior Director
Hassman Research Institute
Centennial Center
175 Cross Keys Road
Berlin, NJ 08009
856-753-7335, ext. mobile 910-232-2589
mstonehouse@hritrials.com
Established in 2016 Founder of PRA Lifetree Howard Hassman joins his family and created HRI providing research and health care for South Jersey/Philadelphia Area with the goal of “Improving the Quality of Life”.
Patient Demographics
We serve an economically and ethnically diverse patient population from New Jersey and parts of Pennsylvania.
Metro Population
Race - 76.9% white, 18% black, 2.1% Asian, 1.1% Other race, 2.5% Hispanic/Latino
Gender - 48.4% male, 52.6% female
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