Clinical Drug Trials & Facilities in Georgia
The state of Georgia actively pursues clinical research studies, as evidenced by the 400 plus trials currently taking place. Georgia hosts many studies on a wide range of treatments, diseases and disorders, including: cancer, retinal disorders, Parkinson’s disease, smoking cessation, the HPV vaccine, pulmonary diseases and epilepsy. A large percentage of these clinical trials take place in Atlanta; in fact, 60% of Georgia’s cancer clinical trials alone are conducted in the state’s capital.
Clinical trials are held in numerous locations across Georgia, including: Augusta Oncology Associates, Central Georgia Cancer Care, DeKalb Medical, Georgia Health Sciences University, Memorial Health University Medical Center, Northeast Georgia Cancer care, Piedmont Hospital, Wellstar Health System and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. Whether a trial is being held in a hospital settings or a clinical facility, full-time clinical trial medical staff members are available for the participating patients. Clinical Research Atlanta, Core, and Atlanta Center for Medical Research are a few of the companies conducting clinical research trials in Georgia.
Atlanta Center for Medical Research
The Atlanta Center for Medical Research is currently conducting clinical trials on multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), epilepsy and Alzheimer’s. Clinical Research Atlanta is currently testing treatments and drugs for the following: tinea pedis (athlet’s foot fungus), onychomycosis (toenail fungus), COPD, over active bladder, chronic constipation, adolescent HPV vaccine, pediatric perennial allergic rhinitis (sunovion SEP060-306), osteoarthritis of the knee and smoking cessation.
Georgia Health Sciences University
Georgia Health Sciences University is currently conducting clinical trials on the following phenomena, diseases and disorders: blood disorders, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, dental implants, diabetes, gastrointestinal diseases, health education, HIV/AIDS, lung diseases, musculoskeletal, neurological diseases, patient care, pediatrics, stroke, viral diseases, women’s health, end-stage renal disease, autoimmune polyglandular syndromes (APS), mood disorders, grandparents raising children, pulmonary embolisms, soft-tissue tumors, salt sensitivity, neurology, pediatric hematology/oncology, sickle cell, viral diseases and intravenous immunoglobulin therapy.
Georgia Health Sciences University’s cancer clinical trials unit is currently conducting studies on the following cancers: advanced solid malignancies, breast cancer, blood cancers, chest and lung cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, genitourinary/prostate cancer, gynecologic cancer and skin cancer. One disorder that is popularly researched in Georgia is infertility.
Southwest Oncology Group
The Southwest Oncology Group is currently conducting a study on Goserelin in preventing ovarian failure in women receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer. This trial is taking place in CCOP Atlanta Regional, Saint Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta, Piedmont Hospital and Northside Hospital Cancer Center.
Biocoat recently conducted a study on the effectiveness of the use of the PICSI dish (hyaluronan microdot) in the selection of sperm for intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). This study is being conducted at reproductive Biology Associates and Georgia Reproductive Specialists. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is currently researching sperm banking among adolescents newly diagnosed with cancer to assess the development of a profiling and referral tool. The aforementioned study is taking place at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.