FAQs
For Companies
The Board Certified physicians, Dr. Mark Nestor and Dr. Brian Berman, of CCCR have been conducting clinical trials for over 30 years in the field of Dermatology.
At CCCR we offer a state of the art facility, onsite CLIA certified lab, 3 dermatopathologists on staff, IRB capabilities, and a database of 1,000,000 patients, coupled with our experience and expertise make CCCR the best choice for all phases of clinical trials (I – IV).
CCCR has the ability to provide an IRB with a quick turn-around time, usually one week or less. We also have the ability to participate with a central IRB, if required.
CCCR has 3D digital photography, 45-lasers on-site, electronic data capabilities to quickly and efficiently collect study data transmitted into the central database. Over the years, CCCR has worked with prestigious companies such as Galderma, Medicis, Merz, Johnson and Johnson, Noven, Solta, Erchonia, and Ulthera to successfully conduct clinical trials.
For Patients
A clinical trial is a research study that follows specific steps and guidelines in which the results and findings are collected and measured for use in future medical protocols.
Participating in a clinical trial enables patients to actively manage their health, access new and previously unavailable treatments or medicines, and contribute to medical science.
Patients who are selected to participate are compensated to offset the time and effort required to fulfill the study requirements.
There is no charge for any medications or treatments that participating patients receive during the process of a clinical trial. However, participants need to understand this is not a clinical medical treatment program. Any diseases or illnesses outside of the study guidelines that require medical attention will need to be treated by your primary care physician.
Each clinical trial has a strict set of guideline and protocols that must be followed for the study to be beneficial. Those guidelines and protocols can include age, gender, disease type and stage of a disease, previous treatment history, and other medical conditions. These are published at the outset of each trial and candidates that fit the stated criteria are selected to become study participants.
The process varies with each clinical trial however, typically there is a team of doctors, nurses and other health care professionals that interact with the study participants to conduct the trial. The team will advise the participants of the specific trial instructions, tests, medications and treatments to be administered, conduct periodic check-ups to monitor the process and compile the data.
