Mental Health Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials Covering a Wide Range of Mental Health Conditions

Sharp HealthCare's Behavioral Health Services, the premier provider of mental health and recovery programs in San Diego County, conducts ongoing clinical research trials covering a wide range of psychiatric conditions, including:

• Alzheimer's disease
• Depression
• Manic depressive (bipolar) disorder
• Schizophrenia 

Participating in clinical research can provide many benefits, including:

• Ability to help others
  Participants will have a chance to potentially help others and improve treatment for everyone who suffers from the same illness or condition.
  
• Access to new medications
  Research participants often are the first to receive promising new medications before they become available to the community.
  
• Low cost or no cost care
  Since research is funded by the pharmaceutical industry, there is no cost to patients for care received through Sharp's Clinical Research Program. Participants receive study-related medical evaluations, lab testing and study medications and will be compensated for time and travel.
  
• Quality care
  Patients taking part in studies receive quality medical care from a team of expert doctors, nurses, technicians and support staff.

More About Sharp HealthCare's Research Program
Research studies at Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital are sponsored by well-known and reputable pharmaceutical companies, and are conducted under the direction of Dr. Michael Plopper, medical director of Sharp Mesa Vista and Sharp Grossmont Hospital Mental Health Center. All of the above clinical research studies are governed by Food & Drug Administration (FDA) regulations and reviewed and approved by the Sharp Institutional Review Board to protect patient's rights and safety.

Sharp is designated as a Quintiles Prime Site, which means that Sharp medical facilities play an enhanced role in global clinical research and the development of new and more effective medicines.

For More Information
To learn more about Clinical Research Programs at Sharp Mesa Vista, please call 858-836-8350.

Study coordinators are available to answer questions about studies that are currently being offered. All services and clinical trials are confidential.

To learn more about Sharp's mental health services or to find a Sharp-affiliated doctor, search for a San Diego psychiatrist or call 1-800-82-SHARP (1-800-827-4277), Monday through Friday, 8 am to 6 pm. To find general information about mental health, visit Mental Health Disorders in Adult Health or read the Mental Health News archive.