TREAD RESEARCH
TREAD RESEARCH
Therapeutic areas include but are not limited to: All Vaccine trials, Cardiovascular outcome studies, Cardiovascular risk factor studies, Type 2 Diabetes mellitus, obesity trials, smoking cessation, hypertension, peripheral vascular disease, cardiovascular risk factor studies, Heart failure( preserved and reduced ejection fraction), Atrial fibrillation, Lipid studies, Type 1 Diabetes mellitus, Diabetic retinopathy, Diabetes with renal impairment, renal trials and COVID treatments.
Principal Investigator – Prof Lesley Burgess
Christina Naude – S.S.C.
Founded in 1998, TREAD Research is situated in Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa; and is affiliated with the Division of Cardiology in the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Stellenbosch University. The organization is managed by Professor Lesley Burgess and conducts pharmaceutically sponsored contract clinical research in most medical fields. TREAD has an outstanding record of award-winning recruitment, often over-recruiting by a substantial number. TREAD has conducted more than 600 trials to date. TREAD has also had 3 successful FDA audit inspections with no findings.
Facilities
- Temperature controlled Dispensary for drug storage
- Medical-pharmaceutical refrigeration, Freezer (-20°C), Centrifuges (ambient and 4°C)
- Separate monitors’ room for monitoring
- Wi-Fi for participants and monitors
- Standard Operating Procedures incorporating GCP principles
- Based in Tygerberg Hospital we also have access to radiology, laboratory, cardiology Cath lab, ophthalmology, gastroscopy and other specialist diagnostic facilities within the hospital, ECG, Stress ECG (treadmill and bicycle)
- Ultrasound, Echocardiography, Full Emergency trolley (including defibrillator)
- Hospital Back-up Power
- Private Doctors consulting rooms to attend to patients, a fully equipped waiting area for patients
- Two emergency trolleys, equipped according to SAHPRA requirement
- Laboratory area where samples are processed
Contact Us
- +27 21 931 7825
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- Address: Room 41, 8th Floor, Cardiology Unit, Tygerberg Hospital, Parow, Cape Town, 7500