What are Clinical Trials? Clinical trials are research studies done to evaluate whether a drug or treatment is both safe and effective for people. Prior to being used in clinical trials, drugs or procedures are first evaluated extensively in the lab and/or in animal studies. Participating in a clinical trial can provide researchers with valuable information on new treatments. In some cases, it may also offer the chance for a cure or improvement to a patient's quality of life that's not provided by standard therapy. Participation in clinical trials is voluntary, and individuals are allowed to discontinue the treatment at any time. OK Clinical Research is the new leader for clinical research in the Southwest. At OK Clinical Research, we pride ourselves with consistently leading the nation in enrollment, retention and collecting the cleanest data. Our focus is to provide the highest quality data while maintaining the strictest GCP standards. We are considered by many as an ideal site base upon our performance metrics and have trained other sites in the proper way to conduct clinical trials. All of our staff are dedicated professionals with an understanding and dedication to providing the highest quality data and holding ourselves to the strictest GCP guidelines. Tammy Ernst has over 27 years experience in clinical research. She has conducted phase I-IV trials in respiratory (including asthma, COPD, allergic rhinitis), vaccines, pain management, CNS, women’s health, migraines, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and sleep medicine. She has been recognized by Sponsors, CRO’s, IRB’s and other industry vendors as a thought leader in the development and conduct of clinical trials. She serves as our Clinical Director and Lead Study Coordinator. Michelle Ireland has over a decade of clinical trials experience. She has conducted phase I-IV trials in respiratory (including asthma, COPD, allergic rhinitis), vaccines, pain, CNS, women’s health, migraines, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and sleep medicine. Dr Jeremy Cole, M.D. has over 40 year’s clinical experience and has conducted over 85 Phase I-IV clinical trials. He is considered to be a thought leader in pulmonary and sleep medicine. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Medicine. In his clinical practice he treats asthma, COPD, sleep disorders, diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesteremia, smoking cessation, obesity and serves as the primary care physician to his patients. His clinical research experience is just as impressive! He has conducted trials in asthma, COPD, allergic rhinitis, diabetes, pain management, sleep, obesity, women’s health and vaccines. Shane Hull, D.O has been in private practice since 2009. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine. His clinical practice ranges from treating common diseases such as asthma, COPD, pneumonia, and bronchitis as well as more complex conditions such as; interstitial lung disease, sarcoidosis, alpha one sntitrypsin feficiency, smoking addiction, lung cancer and other diseases of the lungs.
