Clinical Research of West Florida was founded in 1995 and has participated in more than 300 clinical trials with leading pharmaceutical companies such as Merck, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, and GlaxoSmithKline. All of our Principal and Sub-Investigators are board-certified and have extensive study experience. The current staff includes 13 trained study coordinators, two ARNPs, two regulatory managers, two laboratory managers and office support staff.

Therapeutic Areas include the following:

• Arthritis - osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis
• Bronchitis - acute, chronic
• Cardiovascular - hypertension, CHF, anti-platelet aggregation, hypercholesterolemia, IVUS
• Central Nervous System - migraine headaches, neuropathies
• Dermatology - psoriasis, wound healing, rosacea, acne
• Endocrinology - diabetes type I and type II
• Gastroenterology - GERD, NUD, ulcers, gastritis, IBS, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis
• HIV - vaccines, anti-viral therapy, wasting, lipodystrophy
• Ophthalmology - glaucoma, dry eye, corneal diseases, conjunctivitis
• Orthopedics - multi-specialty
• Pain Management - acute and chronic pain syndromes, management of intrathecal pumps
• Pediatrics - multi-specialty
• Psychiatry - childhood, adolescent, adult, geriatric
• Respiratory - COPD, sinusitis, asthma, rhinitis
• Urology - BPH, impotence
• Vaccine - infants, children, adult
• Women's Health - HRT, bacterial vaginitis, hot flushes, endometriosis, sexual dysfunction

A sampling of the Sponsors with whom CRWF has worked is listed below:

• 3-M Pharmaceuticals, Abbott, Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Agouron, Allergan, Altana, Alza, Amgen, Amylin, AstraZeneca, AtheroGenics, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Centocor, CV Therapeutics, Daiichi, DEY L.P, DOV, Genentech, GlaxoSmithKline, Hisamitsu, Immune Response Corp., Interferon Sciences, ISIS, Medeva, Merck, Nitro-Med, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, ONO, Orthologio, Ortho McNeil, Otsuka, Pain Therapeutics, Parke Davis, Pfizer, Procter and Gamble, Purdue Pharma, Roche, Roxane, R.W. Johnson, Sandoz, Sanofi Synthelabo, Sepracor, Schering-Plough, Searle, Serono, Shire, Solvay, TAP, Takeda, Teva, UCB-Pharma, Watson, Whitehall-Robins, Wyeth-Ayerst, Yamanouchi

A sampling of the CROs with whom CRWF has worked is listed below:

• Concentrics, Clinimetrics, ClinTrials Research, Clinicor, Inc., Covalent Research Alliance, Covance, DCRI, DermTech, Henry Ford Consortium, i3 Research, IBAH, ICON Research, Ingenix, Innovex, Inveresk, Kendle, Paragon Biomedical, Parexel, PharmaResearch, Premier Research Worldwide, PRA, Resource Solutions, Research Scientists, Quintiles, Scirex, TKL Research, Worldwide Clinical Trials

A sampling of the Central IRBs with whom CRWF has worked is listed below:

• Biomedical Research, Chesapeake Research, COAST, Copernicus, Essex, Goodwyn, IMTCI, Midlands, NEIRB, Ohio Valley, Quorum Review, Research Consultants Review Committee, Schulman, Sterling, Western

A sampling of the Central Laboratories with whom CRWF has worked is listed below:

• Covance, Esoterix, ICON, LabCorp, Mayo, PPD, Quintiles, Quest

Board certified physician investigators are available in the following specialty areas:

• Allergy/Immunology
• Cardiology
• Dermatology
• Ear, Nose and Throat
• Endocrinology
• Gastroenterology
• Geriatrics
• Family Practice
• Internal Medicine
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopedics
• Neurology
• Pain Management
• Pediatrics
• Physical Medicine
• Psychiatry/Psychology
• Pulmonology
• Rheumatology
• Urology
• Women's Health

All study coordinators are certified in CPR and HAZMAT and have certified CRC training. Staff capabilities include the following: psychiatric rating (KBIT, CDRS, CYBOCS, KSADS, MINI), spirometry, PFTs, inhalation therapy, PK sampling, electrocardiograms, blood pressure monitoring (certification for Holter and ambulatory monitoring), pain assessments and evaluations, joint assessments, DXAs, X-rays, IV infusion, H. Pylori flexure testing, gram stains (sputum), skin debridement (pressure ulcer treatment), wound dressings, dietary counseling (FF scoring, quality of life questionnaires, diary assessments), patient education, laboratory draws and preparation, HAZMAT training, and shipping and handling of dangerous goods and all types of laboratory specimens with daily dry ice availability.

Patient recruitment is facilitated through our proprietary electronic database, investigator(s)' private practice, non-investigator physician referrals, liaisons with community services, and through radio, newspaper and television advertising when appropriate. There are more than 2 million people living in the Tampa Bay area. The population is ethnically diverse and median age is 44 years for Pinellas County and 36 years for Hillsborough County.

Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
Dermatology/Plastic Surgery
Endocrinology
Gastroenterology
Neurology
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Ophthalmology
Pediatrics/Neonatology
Psychiatry/Psychology
Pulmonary/Respiratory Diseases
Rheumatology