Spectrum Child Health

Clinical Research Core Services

Spectrum Child Health Clinical Research Core consists of experienced and pediatric-focused clinical research coordinators.  Services available range from full support for clinical research studies and trials (pre-award to closeout) to selected “a la carte” assistance (IRB preparation only, etc).

Spectrum Child Health supports:

1. Federal and other Peer-Reviewed Studies

NIH, foundation, and other non-industry sponsored peer-reviewed studies (submitted or awarded).

2. Industry Sponsored and Non-Peer Reviewed Studies
All industry-sponsored studies and non-peer reviewed studies must be approved by the Spectrum Child Health Executive Committee.

Clinical Research Personnel

Elisabeth Merkel,
RN, CCRC

Research Nurse Coordinator
May Zepeda, CCRP
Senior Clinical Research Coordinator
Lan Doan
Clinical Research Coordinator

Keeley Phillips
Clinical Research Coordinator

Sara Sherman-Levine, RN, , CPNP NP-C
Research Nurse
CVICU

Aihua Zhu
Clinical Research Coordinator

CVICU
Kirstie MacMillen, BS, CCRC
Clinical Research Coordinator

Why Spectrum Child Health?


Clinical Research Core Services

  • Administer questionnaire
  • Monitor visits/e-monitoring
  • Answer queries
  • Prepare visit documents
  • Billing oversight
  • Patient assessment
  • Budget consultation/preparation
  • Patient consultation (by research nurse)
  • Complete/Create case report forms
  • Patient reimbursement
  • Conduct patient visits
  • Patient screening
  • Consent form preparation
  • Patient visits (LPCH, SHC, CTRU)
  • Consent Patient
  • Prognostic Interviews
  • Database development
  • Record storage
  • Data collection/reports/entry (e.g. REDCap)
  • Recruitment effort & tools
  • Drug accountability/ordering
  • Report AEs, SAEs
  • Enrollment
  • Pharmacy Set-up
  • IND/IDE submission
  • Schedule visits
  • In-service staff
  • Specimen handling & shipping
  • Investigator/site initiation meeting
  • Study closeout
  • IRB submission/renewal/modification
  • Supplies management

Requesting Core Services
Register your study in Study Navigator and select "Child Health" for a FREE consultation .

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