Orange County Research Center in Tustin, CA

What are Clinical Trials?

 A clinical trial is a research study using volunteers to test new methods of screening, prevention, diagnosis or treatment of a disease.  Clinical trials (also called medical research and research studies) are designed to answer questions about new therapies or new ways of using known treatments and to determine whether new drugs or treatments are both safe and effective.  Carefully conducted clinical trials are the fastest and safest way to find treatments that work in people.

The Orange County Research Center is a private medical clinic founded in 1985 and conducts clinical research in the areas of cardiovascular disease and internal medicine.  Our facility, located in Tustin, CA recruits, manages and executes clinical research protocols for pharmaceuticals and biotechnical companies.  OCRC has participated in over 400 clinical trials that have advanced the development of many new treatments for hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes.

 Why Should You Participate?

Some people participate in clinical trials because they have exhausted standard treatment options - which either did not work for them, or they were unable to tolerate certain side effects.  Clinical trials may provide another option when standard therapy has failed.  Others participate in trials because they want to contribute to the advancement of medical knowledge.  Participating in well-designed and well-executed clinical trials is one approach for you to:

• Get actively involved in your health care
• Gain access to potentially new research treatments
• Have access to expert medical care for the condition being studied, since investigators are often specialists in the disease area being studied
• Help others by contributing to medical research

Volunteers may be offered compensation in certain trials for their time.  The amount of compensation is determined by the amount of time you will be required to dedicate to the trial.

 OCRC specializes in trials in the following areas:

• Hypertension ( High Blood Pressure)
• Diabetes
• High Cholesterol
• Obesity/Weight loss
• Arthritis
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Osteoporosis
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
• Rosacea
• Psoriasis
• Congestive Heart Failure

 How do you participate?

Participation in a clinical trial is completely voluntary.  Contact OCRC today for a free confidential evaluation to see if you are eligible for one of our clinical trials.  For more information on our clinical trials, please contact one of our very experienced staff at the Orange County Research Center toll-free 877-212-5006.