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Founded in 1999 by Drs. Pierre Lachance and René Therrien, the Centre de recherche Saint-Louis promotes the development of medical science worldwide

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Purpose

The Centre de recherche Saint-Louis exists for one simple reason: to improve the quality of human life. That same simple reason drives our team of experts to conduct thorough research across medical fields that are both vast and complex. To fulfill this mission, we have been working closely for nearly 20 years with leading pharmaceutical consortiums who share our desire to advance healthcare and medical science. The Centre de recherche Saint-Louis is the expression of a simple goal, achieved through the pursuit of comprehensive research.

 

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Why participate?

Clinical research is essential to the development of safe and effective medications. While the whole research and development process typically takes more than a decade, only the very last steps involve human participation. Without the implication of participants like you, developing new medications and improving existing ones would be nearly impossible. Participating means contributing to the progress of medical research and receiving generous financial compensation, as well as a complete health check.

Can I participate?

Our participants are volunteers from all walks of life. The recommended selection criteria for each individual study ultimately determines which candidates are chosen for any given research. We therefore invite you to consult the Ongoing studies page of our website, where you will find all the necessary information for each study.

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The four phases of clinical studies

Phase I
Type I clinical studies aim to evaluate the harmlessness – the absence of risk in taking a medication – and pharmacokinetics – “the branch of pharmacology concerned with the movement of drugs within the body” (Source: Oxford Dictionaries) – of experimental drugs. Type I studies typically take anywhere between a few days and several weeks to complete, and require the hospitalization of a limited number of healthy volunteers for the duration of the study.
Phase II
Type II clinical studies aim to identify the effectiveness of an experimental drug when tested on a homogeneous sample of volunteers afflicted by a diagnosed disease. Type II studies typically take anywhere between a few months and several years to complete and are conducted on a group of a few dozen individuals. Usually randomized (subjects distributed randomly), these studies focus on the critical evaluation of the tolerance to side effects / effectiveness ratio of the product.
Phase III
Type III clinical studies typically take anywhere between a few months and several years to complete and are conducted on a larger sample of volunteers afflicted by a diagnosed disease than was used for the previous phase. A larger sample allows researchers to gather more information on the experimental medication under study to better compare it with drugs usually used, or, where appropriate, to a placebo.
Phase IV
Type IV clinical studies are carried out for observation or documentation purposes following the commercialization of a drug. These studies generally include a large number of volunteers from various countries, all of whom are afflicted by a diagnosed disease. Type IV studies allow to colligate, from a very large sample, different results susceptible of helping improve a drug (side effects, efficacy, dose, interaction, etc.).

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WHAT SPEAK PEOPLE

We were greeted with a warm welcome upon arrival at the Centre de recherche Saint-Louis. The team is everything you could hope for: calm, patient, compassionate, polite and reassuring. We received outstanding service. The personnel answered all our questions promptly while accompanying us through the entire process.

PAULINE RIOUX & CHARLES BERGERON

This is the best way to get an excellent medical checkup!

FELIX FLEURY

  This is the best research team! It’s easy and everyone is so nice.  

GISELE GAGNON

  • International Conference of Harmonization (ICH);
  • Good Clinical Practices (GCPs);
  • les comités d’éthique canadiens (IRB Services, Optimum);
  • les évaluations de la Direction générale des produits de santé et des aliments (DGPSA);
  • Santé Canada;
  • Food and Drug Administration (FDA).