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AVI
18008 Adria Maru Lane
Carson, CA 90746
Office: 310-329-2170
Fax: 310-329-9029
info@aviclinicalresearch.com
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AVI has worked on over 100 central nervous system clinical trials. It is our passion to perform well on each and every protocol. We look forward to the opportunity of working with your company on the next  protocol.


EXPERIENCE

Sponsors

Abbott Laboratories Eli Lilly Novartis
AlzaFujisawaOtsuka
AstraZenecaForrest Laboratories Pfizer
Akzo NobelGlaxoSmithKline Sanofi-Aventis
Bristol-Myers SquibbJanssen PharmaceuticaSaegis
Corcept Johnson & JohnsonSolvay
Eisai Memory PharmaceuticalsWyeth

 

CROs

Covance Kendle PAREXEL
i3 LineberryPPD
IconMDSQuintiles
INCOmnicare  

Central Labs

Covance LabcorpMedinet
QuintilesBMSPPD
Mayo MDS 
Quest DiagnosticsCRL  

Central IRBs

AspireQuorum Coast
BiomedSchulman RCRC
CopernicusSterlingNEIRB
ChesapeakeWIRB  

eSystems

InformCNS Vital SignsUBC/ePharmalearning
RAVETrial RecorderPyschMed
DataLabsPharmastar 
ConcordantBioniche 


PSYCHOMETRIC RATING SCALES

We conduct both Blinded and Unblinded ratings. We have utilized several web/PC based rating systems. Following is a partial list of ratings performed at our site:


CLINICIAN/MD-ADMINISTERED SCALES

BPRS (Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale)
CGI-S (Clinical Global Impression of Severity)
CGI-I (Clinical Global Impression of Improvement)
DSM-IV
GAF (Global Assessment of Functioning Scale)
Ishcemic Score
MINI (Mini International Psychiatric Interview)
SCID (Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Disorders)
MMSE (Mini Mental State Exam)


ALZHEIMER'S/DEMENTIA

ADAS-Cog (Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale)ADCS-ADL (Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study Activities of Daily Living)
ADRQL (Alzheimer Disease Related Quality of Life)
BEHAVE-AD
CBQ (Caregiver Burden Questionnaire)
CAS (Caregiver Activity Survey)
CIBIS/CIBIC (Clinician Interview Based Impression of Severity/Change)CMAI (Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory Scale)
DAD (Disability Assessment for Dementia)
HVLT-R (Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised)
KBIT (Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test)
MMSE (Mini Mental State Exam)
NPI-NH (Neuropsychiatric Inventory, Nursing Home version)
NPI-8
RUSP (Resource Utilization for Severe AD Patients)
SIB (Scale for Interpersonal Behavior)
Trail Making Test
WRAT III (Wide Range Achievement Test III)
WTAR (Weschler's Test for Adult Reading)
UPDRS
FAST


ANXIETY/GAD/PTSD

ADIS-IV (Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSMIV)
CAPS2 (Clinician Administered PTSD Scale)
CRDS-R (Children's Depression Ratings Scale)
CSRIS (Children's Social Relations Interview Scale)
D-GSADS-A (Dalhousie Generalized Social Anxiety Disorder Scale for Adolescents)
DTS (Davidson Trauma Scale)
HAM-A (Hamilton Anxiety Scale)
LSAS-CA (Leibowitz Social Anxiety Scale for Children/Adolescents)
SPAI (Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for children/adolescents)
TOP-8 (Treatment Outcome PTSD Scale)


BIPOLAR

CBQ (Child Bipolar Questionnaire)
YMRS (Young Mania Rating Scale)
NOSIE
MRS (Mania Rating Scale)
SADS-C


MAJOR DEPRESSION

ASEX (Arizona Sexual Experience Scale)
CDS (Calgary Depression Scale)
CDRS-R (Children's Depression Rating Scale-Revised)
HAM-D (Hamilton Depression Scale)
K-BIT (Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test)
K-SADS-L/PL
MADRS (Montgomery-Asberg Depression Scale)
SSI (Scale for Suicide Ideation)
QIDS-SR
CSFQ


EPS/MOVEMENT SCALES

AIMS (Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale)
BAS/BARS (Barnes Akathisia Ratings Scale)
SAS (Simpson Angus Exptrapyramidal Scale)


SCHIZOPHRENIA/SCHIZOAFFECTIVE DISORDER

CSRI (Client Service Receipt Inventory)
ISST

RDQ
KSADS (Kiddie-Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia)
LOF (Level of Functioning Scale)
QLS (Quality of Life Scale)
QOL-S
Q-LES-Q (Quality of Life Enjoyment/Satisfacion)
PANSS (Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale)
NSA/PANSS
CQ/PANSS
SDS (Sheehan Disability Scale)
PETiT
ESRS-A
DAI-10
PSP
IWQOL
CDSS
ASEX
LIFE-RIFT


MENS HEALTH

IIEF (International Index of Erectile Function)
Beck Depression Inventory-II


PATIENT SELF-RATE/MISCELLANEOUS

CNS-Vital Signs
EQ-5D (previously known as EuroQol)
HRQOL (Health Related Quality of Life Scale)
MHI-17 (Mental Health Index-17)
SF-36/V2 Health Survey
Sleep VAS (Sleep Visual Analog Scale)
VAS (Visual Analog Scale)
Cognition Battery
Stopwatch and Event Log (PRE)
TSQM
CANTAB Battery