About OCR

Experience

At Optimum Clinical Research, Inc. we are dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in all areas of clinical research from patient care to data collection. Optimum Clinical Research, Inc. is a privately owned, independent research company located in a medical professional building on the campus of Salt Lake Regional Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

This excellent placement provides convenient access to multiple specialties and to the full range of medical services needed for high quality research. OCR provides comprehensive facilities for the conduct of clinical research in a comfortable, yet professional environment. Every member of the Optimum Clinical Research team, from the physicians to the study coordinators, is focused on providing each study participant with the medical care and attention they deserve. Many OCR study participants find that they learn more about their disease and become educated on better nutritional, diet and exercise habits.

OCR has been conducting clinical research studies in multiple specialties since 1999 and has successfully completed over 100 industry sponsored drug clinical trials in phases II –IV. OCR’s experience in clinical trial includes the areas listed below:

• Cardiovascular: angina, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure/hypertension
• Endocrinology: diabetes mellitus type II, lipid disorder, obesity, thyroid disorder
• Gastrointestinal: GERD, IBS
• Immunology: hepatitis, meningitis, RSV, HIV
• Musculoskeletal: low back pain, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis
• Neurology: fibromyalgia, migraine, pain, Parkinson’s Disease, sleep disorder
• Pulmonary: asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, lung function, COPD, pulmonary hypertension
• Psychiatry: anxiety, depression
• Rheumatology: arthritis
• Urology: erectile dysfunction, prostatitis, UTI
• OB/GYN: menopause
• Other: pharyngitis, sinusitis

Affiliated with an Internal Medicine Group, OCR has access to a database of over 35,000 patients in addition to referrals from other physician practices.

OCR has worked with many Pharmaceutical Companies, including:

OCR has worked with multiple Contract Research Organizations, including:

Staff

Optimum Clinical Research, Inc. (OCR) is a physician owned site managed by Dr. Jackson Rhudy. The OCR staff is a dedicated team of experienced research professionals: physicians, nurses and clinical research coordinators.

Dr. Rhudy is the Medical Director and co-founder of Optimum Clinical Research, Inc. A board certified physician with an Emergency Medicine specialty, Dr. Rhudy has been the principal investigator on more than 100 clinical trials for a variety of indications.

Study Coordinators

• Four dedicated Full-time Coordinators
• 1 Part-time Coordinator
• 1 Quality Control Coordinator
• 1 Regulatory Coordinator
• 2 Certified Clinical Research Coordinators