These have focussed on improving the accuracy, efficiency, punctuality and economy of clinic operations. Particular emphasis has been placed on the recruitment and retention of volunteer trial participants, achievement and maintenance of participants' compliance to treatment and other trial activities, monitoring and management of participants' clinical problems, and record keeping, recently employing remote electronic data entry. The Clinic seeks to identify clinical trial methods of medical care that may be valuable for application to routine clinical practice because of clinical efficiency and economy of funds and time. The Clinic personnel consists of two investigators, one visiting investigator, six clinical staff and one part time staff. The Clinic Director is William Insull, Jr., MD, Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics.
Funding is obtained from the food and pharmaceutical industries and government.