Research in Your Backyard
Pharmaceutical Clinical Trials
Lynchburg, Virginia
- Since 1999, 115 clinical trials have been conducted or are still underway at research institutions in Lynchburg.
- Of the 115 trials, 45 target/targeted five of the nation’s most debilitating chronic diseases – asthma, cancer, heart disease, mental illness and stroke.
- Of the 45 clinical trials targeting chronic diseases, nine are still recruiting patients, giving some disease sufferers still looking for treatments that are best for them a viable alternative therapeutic option to consider and discuss with their physicians.
Clinical Trials for Top Chronic Diseases
| Chronic Disease |
All Clinical Trials |
Active Clinical Trials |
| Asthma |
1 |
1 |
| Cancer |
26 |
2 |
| Heart Disease |
14 |
4 |
| Mental Illness |
1 |
– |
| Stroke |
3 |
2 |
| Total |
45 |
9 |
Source: www.clinicaltrials.gov
Note: Search criteria = Lynchburg, Virginia, Phase I, II, III; industry only. Search performed 1/17/2013.
Some clinical trials appear in more than one disease category.
Cancer – Institutions Conducting Clinical Trials in Lynchburg:
- Lynchburg Hematology-Oncology Clinic, Inc.
Donna Washburn, 434-200-1495, donna.washburn@centrahealth.com
Heart Disease – Institutions Conducting Clinical Trials in Lynchburg:
- Centra Lynchburg General Hospital, 877-635-4651
