Clinical Trials for healthy young volunteers
Clinical Trials by Europe’s leading Clinical Research Organisation
Richmond Pharmacology is a clinical research organisation that conducts Phase 1 clinical trials for healthy and patient volunteers and became the 1st CRO in Europe to be ethically approved for a volunteer trial in females aged fourteen to seventeen.
Richmond Pharmacology also provides Specialist TQT studies
This landmark decision by Great Ormond Street Ethics Committee to allow this study to be conducted paves the way for future studies of this age group.
The first subjects were dosed into this study on the 28th February 2009, just 16 days after gaining ethics approval, an achievement in itself.
The study being conducted by Richmond Pharmacology aims to determine the effect a study drug, (a new oral contraceptive pill), has on the body and if there is a difference in what happens to the drug in females aged 18-50 compared to females aged 14-17.
The clinical trial itself is a usual characteristic of many Phase one medical trials of these compounds, however it is the population being included that makes this a key study.
For many years the United Kingdom has been known for the conduct of good quality clinical studies across all phases. In recent years some trials that would typically be conducted in the UK have moved offshore to Eastern Europe and the Sub Continent. However the approval of this study marks a substantial shift in thinking and attitude towards clinical trial conduct in the UK and Richmond Pharmacology are proud to be at the centre of this pioneering move to once again make the UK THE place to conduct more specialised clinical trials
This study coupled with our recent success in a complex Multiple Sclerosis, (MS), study, involving the recruitment and dosing of 71 MS patients in one centre, (once again the first of its kind), is just another example of why more and more sponsors are turning to Richmond Pharmacology. Trials such as these establish Richmond Pharmacology as the only choice when sponsors look for a CRO that goes the extra mile.
Richmond Pharmacology’s founding Directors are still at the heart of the company. Their hands on approach coupled with a dedicated and highly skilled staff ensure we are able to meet the challenges set by sponsors.
