Central Kentucky Research

History

Founded in 1991 by Deborah Dyer, RN, BSN and the late Jacqueline Smith, RN, BSN, CCRC, Central Kentucky Research Associates was Kentucky's first independent clinical drug research facility. CKRA is also one of the few such facilities in the nation that is owned and operated by women who are not physicians. CKRA has conducted over 500 Phase I, II, III, and IV clinical trials in the areas of Allergy, Cardiology, Dermatology, Endocrine/Metabolism, Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases, Musculoskeletal, Neurology Pain Management, Pediatrics, Respiratory, Urology, and Women's Health. Patients are recruited through the company's extensive database and through advertising mediums such as television, radio, and print.

Specialties

Central Kentucky Research Associates (CKRA) makes it possible for people to participate in clinical trials that can change the face of medicine.