Lindora is a leading weight management company that has been in operation for more than 35 years. We offer a unique and proprietary physician-supervised weight loss program. Lindora has a rich scientific culture that is coupled with a history of conducting valuable studies. Our vision is to help discover and improve treatment options for obesity and the serious health conditions associated with excess weight, such as cardiovascular conditions, Metabolic Syndrome, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes.
Lindora has multiple research locations throughout Southern California with trained research staff. Lindora conducts various studies (phase III through IV and outcomes) in adult, pediatric and geriatric patients. Our therapeutic areas of interest are obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, high cholesterol, diabetes and high blood pressure. Our patient volume is over 20,000 patient visits per week. Our database contains visit statistics for over 150,000 patients seeking weight management solutions. In addition, our proprietary WeighTrac™ patient information system allows us to track a myriad of information for thousands of treatments. This extensive database provides a rich basis for meaningful outcome studies and clinical trials.
The Lindora research team includes highly trained and motivated investigators and clinical research coordinators. Our entire research staff has been involved with extensive initial training and ongoing training (in class, on-site, and web-based). Our training focuses on the following areas:
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Good Clinical Practices (GCPs) |
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Informed consent/human subject protection |
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Clinical research regulations including 1572 requirements |
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Drug accountability |
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Composition of the research industry and drug development process |
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Patient recruitment and retention |
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Study conduct (from IRB submission to site close out) |
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HIPAA and its implications in the research arena |
The leadership at Lindora has made a long-term commitment to conduct high quality, rigorous studies and has made a considerable investment to make this endeavor successful. An operational plan for our research center has been created and implemented. Every aspect related to how and where we will perform research at Lindora has been carefully considered. Our research center includes administrative and clinical research offices with internet access, in-house information technology support staff, secure medical records and drug storage, multiple examination rooms, equipment for processing specimens for transport to a central laboratory, and research equipment that is used for most studies.
We understand the importance of adhering to study protocol and to conducting the study according to Good Clinical Practices. Our goal is to quickly and effectively enroll qualified patients, and to retain patients throughout the study while ensuring quality data.
For more information about our research center or to discuss your study in more detail, please contact Alisa Lesk at 949-231-1326. CVs of principals and sub-investigators, as well as study coordinators, will be provided upon request.
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