Partners

Investigator Role

As a healthcare provider, you are on the frontline of providing novel medical treatments and alternative therapies for your patients. Cedar Crosse Research Center is always open to adding new network physician afﬁliates. If you are interested in integrating clinical research into your existing practice site, we will assist and partner with you to embark on this clinical research path.

Site planning

Federal Regulations

A comprehensive knowledge of the regulatory policies governing the clinical research ﬁeld is essential. Regulations enforced by the FDA must be strictly adhered throughout the clinical research trial.

Good Clinical Practice (GCP)

GCP pertains to the principles and methodologies that clinical investigators should follow to ensure the rights, safety and conﬁdentiality of their study subjects.

Site Organization

Review your existing clinic workspace to accommodate the necessary products, laboratory space, archival needs and medical equipment to sufﬁciently conduct a clinical research trial.

Contract and approval

Registering as a partner of the Cedar Crosse Research Center network is the ﬁrst step to successfully conducting your clinical research trials. Once you have been notiﬁed of prospective clinical trials for your specialty and identiﬁed as a potential clinical investigator, a contract will be presented detailing the investigator duties and responsibilities, required subject accruals, timelines, protocols and budgets.

Clinical Trial Management

All clinical trial research must be conducted in accordance with SOP and GCP guidelines. As a Cedar Crosse network afﬁliate, we will prepare you for all pre-study visits, IRB approvals, site initiation visits, and clinical monitoring visits. The goal is to perform timely high quality research while maintaining the care and safety of your patients.

Investigator Benefits

Patient Advocacy

Clinical trial research may offer breakthrough therapies for long suffering patients.
Introduce alternative treatments beyond the established standard of practice

Professional Development

Actively participate in the exciting research forefront of your therapeutic specialty.
Interact with a broad network of clinical trial researchers and pharmaceutical sponsors.
Learn about FDA regulatory procedures for drug market approvals

Supplemental financial compensation

Clinical trials may offer the opportunity for additional revenue streams.
Recruit new patient populations and improve patient retention rates for your health clinic.
Boost your brand identity and clinic visibility in the local community and health industry

Professional acknowledgement

Clinical research Principle Investigators are recognized as leaders within the healthcare environment.
Clinical trial research creates new avenues into academia, seminar presentations and publications.