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The Primary Care Research Consortium is a primary care research
network for academic, community, Veterans Affairs (VA), and
managed-care practices within the Duke University Health System
and surrounding communities. PCRC includes 25 practices located
across 8 counties in North Carolina. At these practices, there
are more than 150 primary-care clinicians providing care for
more than 250,000 patients, with access to a total population
of 1.2 million.
Mission
The mission of the PCRC is to operate a community-based research
network with guidance from an academic medical center, namely
the Duke University Health System. Our goals are to
- Perform trials that will improve healthcare delivery and
patient outcomes
- Provide educational opportunities for clinicians to maintain
clinical skills and develop new skills in performing research
- Offer clinicians support to participate in clinical research
through a central administrative office and trained study
coordinators
- Generate research to support the practice of evidence-based
medicine.
Site and Study Coordination
The PCRC facilitates site access across multiple therapeutic
areas for trials involving ambulatory patients with both chronic
and acute disease.
The PCRC model consists of a group of dedicated clinical
research nurses trained by the network office PCRC Project
Management ensures that study milestones are completed according
to timelines. PCRC coordinates contract and financial services
for all network practices. Use of this model ensures quality
data collection, provides enhanced allocation of site personnel,
and protects the sites from fiscal responsibility for a full-time
study coordinator position.
The PCRC can act solely as a network for multicenter trials
or offer trial coordination of various levels via the DCRI.
Rapid Enrollment
- 110 patients screened (74 randomized) in 6 weeks for chronic
ischemic heart disease study
- 248 patients randomized in 6 months in a depression study
Contacts
Adult studies: Rowena
Dolor, MD, MHS
Pediatric studies: Chip
Walter, MD, MPH
If you are interested in joining PCRC and becoming eligible
to participate in clinical trials with the DCRI, please take
the time to fill out the
Investigator Sign-up Sheet.
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