Clinical Trials in Oklahoma
Serving the Oklahoma City Area
In an effort to continue providing exceptional patient care, SSM Health Oklahoma continues to focus on expansion of our already robust clinical research offerings. Over the last four years our research efforts have brought SSM Health Oklahoma relevance and legitimacy as a community based medical organization engaged in clinical trial work. We continue to focus on and position ourselves in bringing improved treatment modalities and life altering medications and device options for our patients through clinical research.
Our physicians and advanced practice providers have participated as principal and sub-investigators in industry and investigator sponsored trials spanning Phase I to Phase IV and post-market projects across departments to include:
- Oncology
- Gastroenterology
- General cardiology
- Cardiac electrophysiology
- Pediatrics / family medicine
- Rheumatology
- Neurology
- Stroke care
- Pain care
- Pulmonology
- General surgery
- Nephrology
- Dermatology
- Urology
- Behavioral health
- Endocrinology
Clinical trials are a key step in advancing potential new treatments for our patients from the research bench to the bedsides in our hospital ministries and clinics. Through clinical studies, and the people who volunteer to participate in them SSM Health Oklahoma researchers can better understand how to diagnose, treat and prevent disease. Through our partnership with Hightower Clinical Trial Services, SSM Health Oklahoma has invested in the critical infrastructure and operational resources needed to both safely and effectively conduct research across a broad range of specialty areas.
Why Hightower Clinical?
Hightower Clinical Trial Services provides clinical research access for patients at the point of care, delivered by their local physicians, by integrating experienced site level staff, administrative infrastructure and executive oversight into community based healthcare organizations like SSM Health. By embedding research teams within the medical home of our patients, the result is greater access for a more diverse population to treatment options under development and medical advances for the future.
Learn more about Hightower Clinical and find a clinical trial.
For additional assistance or to talk to someone before signing up for a trial, please call 557-222-0900.