Sacramento Research is a dedicated research site proven to produce exceptional study results. We partner with the nation's premier pharmaceutical companies to conduct medical research in a wide range of therapeutic areas. Sacramento Research's experienced, full-time coordinators are committed to the highest professional standards of patient care, data quality and client service.

Sponsors we have worked with include:

Abbott Laboratories Altana Pharma AstraZeneca Bertek Pharmaceuticals Boehringer Ingelheim Braintree Labs BristolMyersSquibb GlaxoSmithKline Janssen

McNeil Merck Novartis Pfizer Sankyo Schering-Plough Solvay Takeda

CRO's we have worked with include:

• ICON
• Ingenix
• MDS Pharma
• Omnicare
• Parexel International
• PPD Development
• Quintiles
• Target Research

Sacramento Research is located in the heart of Sacramento, California, serving a region of one million people. Our site has easy access to major freeways, local hospitals and universities. Our modern facility offers Sponsors:

• Laboratory
• Refrigeration and -30° freezer
• Computerized electrocardiograms
• High-speed Internet access
• Pulmonary function testing
• Access to complete radiology services

R. David Ferrera M.D., Sacramento Research's medical director and principal investigator, has conducted 50 clinical trials over the past 8 years in a wide variety of disease states. He is an A.C.R.P.-Certified Research Investigator. Dr. Ferrera works with a network of primary care physicians who provide an expanded patient population that can meet the needs of almost any trial undertaken.

Sacramento Research has an experienced staff of 4 full-time coordinators (C-Vs available on request).

• London Mackey CRC (5 years)
• Michelle Shogran CCRC (4 years)
• LeighAnne Morris CRC (4 years)
• Christy Pfifer CRC (5 years)

Located centrally in the Greater Sacramento area, Sacramento Research accesses a demographically diverse patient population. Our network of primary care physicians provides a database of several thousand patients from which to draw.

• Male - 45%
• Female - 55%
• Caucasian - 60%
• Hispanic - 25%
• African-American - 10%
• Other - 5%

Our site affiliates exclusively with Central IRBs. In the past, we have worked with Schulman IRB, Copernicus Group IRB, New England IRB and others.

Sacramento Research has had four company audits for high enrollment with no problems identified. There has never been an F.D.A. audit.

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

• We are looking for men and women at least 18 years old with Type 2 Diabetes that is not adequately controlled while taking one or two drugs to treat diabetes to participate in an approximately 26 week research study, This study will assess the safety and effectiveness of an investigational medication (repaglinide with metformin) compared to Avandame ® on controlling blood sugar.

For more information, please contact:

R. David Ferrera M.D.
Principal Investigator
Sacramento Research Medical Group
107 Scripps Drive, Suite 210
Sacramento, CA 95825 USA
Phone: 916-929-4646
Fax: 916-649-7598
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Last updated on August 21, 2008