Quality of Life Medical & Research Center (QLMRC) is a clinical trial site affiliated with a multi-specialty private practice. QLMRC is one of the newest research facilities in Tucson, Arizona founded in 2001.Yet has repeatedly been a top recruiter in the clinical trials in which it has participated.

Our mission is simple, provide the best quality care and service to both our patients and the companies with which we partner. With the ultimate goal of developing a better "quality of life" for all individuals.

Our cheerful and friendly staff have quickly developed a reputation with the pharmaceutical industry as a site that does quality work and is a pleasure to work with on clinical trials

We have partnered with the following companies:

• Ascend
• AstraZeneca
• Auxilium
• Bayer
• Covance
• C-Trials
• Eli Lilly
• Endo
• Indevus
• GlaxoSmithKline
• Icos
• Merck
• Novartis
• Omnicare
• Ortho-McNeil
• Palatin
• Pfizer
• Purdue
• Schwarz
• Seracare
• SMO USA
• Solvay and Yamanouchi

Quality of Life Medical & Research Center is an outpatient facility. We have a lab drawing station and affiliation with a local laboratory, EKG, numerous exam rooms, private offices, designated monitor room with internet and high capacity copier, locked drug storage, -20° and -70° freezer available, networked computer system, and data base with thousands of potential subjects interested in clinical trials.

Quality of Life Medical & Research Center physician investigators have each practiced in the Tucson area for over 20 years. The lead principle investigator and medical director has over six years of experience conducting clinical trials and has been P.I. for 50+ studies.

John W. McGettigan, Jr., M.D. graduated from Emory University School of Medicine and has practiced in Tucson since 1981. He has practiced in Emergency Medicine/Occupational Medicine/General Practice over those years and has a special interest in male and female sexual health and related topics as well as overseeing a rehabilitation department in his clinic.

Sandra Layman, ANP graduated from Emory School of Nursing and has special training and interest in otolaryngology and psychiatry.

Daniel T. Mihalyi, M.D. graduated from Hahnemann University of Medicine, PA. He retired from his private practice in Internal medicine of 22 years located in Tucson, AZ. He currently manages an Anti-aging practice and has been a sub-investigator and principal investigator for 2 years.

Michelle Meyer, M.D. graduated from University of Arizona College of Medicine. She manages a Family Practice and has been a sub-investigator and principal investigator for 8 months.

• 5-Coordinators
• 5-Trained Phlebotomist
• Physical Therapy Department
• 2-Receptionist/numerous Recruiters

Our central location in Tucson allows us to draw from a population of over 1 million. Tucson and surrounding communities are attractive to the senior citizens because of our year round warm climate. Tucson is also home to the University of Arizona and Pima Community College and Davis Monthan Air Force Base.

We have a diverse ethnic and economic population mix from which to draw our subjects. The majority of our patient population are Caucasian, Hispanic and Native American Indian.

We utilize central IRB's for almost all of our clinical trials and can turn around regulatory documents is less than 48 hours if needed.

CenterWatch is listing the following trials that are actively recruiting patients at this center.

• Are you at moderate risk of having a heart attack or stroke? Do you have a history smoking, high cholesterol, high blood pressure or a family history of these? Will aspirin help?
• Do you or someone you know suffer from Chronic Low Back Pain?
• Do you suffer from constipation? Do you take pain medications
• Reduce the incidence of shingles

For more information, please contact:

John W. McGettigan, Jr., M.D.
Principle Investigator
Quality of Life Medical & Research Center, LLC
5350 Erickson Dr.
Tucson, AZ 85712 USA
Phone: 520-733-2250
Fax: 520-733-2270
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Last updated on September 24, 2008