- The Baptist Clinical Research Center, started in 1989, is a facility that conducts patient studies called clinical trials (research protocols) to help develop leading-edge medical care for patients. These trials often progress through several phases to prove treatment and medication effectiveness and safety before being approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
- The center’s staff includes a clinical director, research nurses, two data managers and a research pharmacist. The BCRC staff works closely with physicians to manage trials and monitor patients’ treatments.
- Since being established in 1989, the BCRC has worked with physicians, pharmaceutical companies, the National Institutes of Health and other research organizations as participants in more than 230 studies – testing original ideas, new medical equipment and technology, and medications. The BCRC is currently conducting 34 active studies in a variety of clinical trials in areas such as cancer, cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, gynecology, pulmonology and interventional neuroradiology.
- The BCRC staff works with physicians and Baptist Memorial hospitals to identify patients eligible to participate in clinical trials. Participation in these trials is usually restricted to a select group of individuals to ensure accurate results; the organization or individual initiating a study often determines participation criteria.
- The work the BCRC does benefit patients and physicians by offering new and improved treatment options for patients. These new treatments often have fewer side effects and improve the effectiveness of treatments, leading to new standards of care for patients.
- An institutional review board reviews all trials presented to the BCRC for study to ensure they meet safety and ethical standards before approving them. The IRB includes local health, spiritual and community representatives.
- The BCRC is funded in part by the Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation, as well as organizations initiating trials.
Baptist Clinical Research Center
6025 Walnut Grove Rd., Suite 500
Memphis, TN 38120
Telephone: (901) 226-3077
FAX: (901) 226-1021
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