Clinical Trials Tour

Summa Health System has more than 400 IRB-approved clinical research studies being conducted. Information for some of our trials may be found at Clinicaltrials.gov

The Summa Center for Clinical Trials (SCCT) operates on the principal that high quality, innovative clinical research improves clinical care and community health. The SCCT is committed to promoting research excellence and facilitating study implementation, to ensure successful and efficient completion of clinical trials throughout Summa Health System. By providing a wide range of clinical and administrative support services, investigators are able to expand their research activities, which will help advance scientific knowledge, the prevention of disease and improve healthcare for all patients. Additionally, the SCCT serves as a clinical trial unit for the Austen BioInnovation Institute of Akron (ABIA). This will enhance ABIA’s ability to translate promising pre-clinical discoveries of Akron based researchers from bench to clinical care and increase our ability to significantly improve community health and advance health care.

About the Center

The SCCT is located on the Akron City Hospital campus of Summa Health System in the Professional Center North building (75 Arch Street), Suite 105. The 3800 ft² outpatient unit supports both investigator-initiated and industry-sponsored clinical trials throughout Summa Health System. The center includes 4 fully-equipped exam rooms for conducting clinical assessments, office space for administrative and clinical staff and a central laboratory. Medical equipment available for use includes a scale, pulse oximeter, blood pressure monitor and medical supplies. Additionally laptops are available for use for documenting and a locked binder storage area is available. The central research laboratory is on site and staffed full time to provide specimen collection, processing and shipping to central laboratories as needed. Included in the central laboratory are a centrifuge, refrigerator/freezer, a -40 °C freezer and a -70 °C freezer. 

For additional information regarding the SCCT, or to arrange a tour, call (330) 375-4045.

Services 

The SCCT provides the following services:

• Marketing of services to potential study sponsors and referrals to our physician investigators
• Clinical trial placement with physician investigators
• Marketing of trial opportunities to potential subjects
• Trained medical personnel with clinical trial experience are available to staff the SCCT. Additional staffing and supplies are available to meet the needs of individual studies.
• Coordinator study support
• Patient screening, enrollment, randomization
• Coordination of all study procedures (i.e., study visits, study drug administration, study-related interventions per study protocol)
• Availability for all sponsor monitoring visits and audits
• Data management
• Completion of case report forms, query resolution
• Reporting adverse events and other regulatory requirements to the IRB
• Database entry