St Clair Shores, Michigan 48081
586-552-8239 http://www.kmedweb.com/ ketels@kmedweb.com
KMED Research is a clinical research services firm located in St. Clair Shores, Michigan. We conduct Phase II, III and IV clinical trials at our site and serve as a biospecimen collection agent and consultant. KMED Research has the ability to manage clinical trials in more than 35 areas of therapeutic expertise.
Our clinic database includes more than 13,000 patients and our subject recruitment database is approximately 1,000. We maintain Standard Operating Procedures that follow GCP guidelines.
KMED has two facilities totaling 3,800 square-feet that offer a private and comfortable environment for study participants, monitors and administrative functions.
We manage our site utilizing advanced web-based clinical trial management software. This system provides complete enterprise workflow management including subject data tracking, recruitment, enrollment, visit scheduling and reporting.
KMED is able to conduct clinical trials in more than 35 areas of therapeutic expertise, including but not limited to:
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Clinical Research Experience
- KMED Research has completed more than 70 clinical trials in a wide variety of indications.
| Indication | Number of Completed Studies |
| Acute Influenza | 1 |
| Alzheimer's Dx | 1 |
| Anxiety Disorder, General | 1 |
| Asthma | 2 |
| Atheroembolic Events | 2 |
| Bladder, Overactive | 1 |
| Congestive Heart Failure | 1 |
| C. Diff Colitis | 1 |
| Depression | 2 |
| Diabetes, Insulin Dependent | 10 |
| Diabetes, Type II | 11 |
| DM Nephropathy | 1 |
| Erectile Dysfunction | 1 |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 3 |
| Hypertension | 10 |
| Hyposexual Dysfunction in Post | 2 |
| Insomnia | 4 |
| Low Back Pain | 2 |
| Menorrhagia | 1 |
| Migraines | 2 |
| Oncology Anti-Emetic | 1 |
| Osteoarthritis | 6 |
| Osteoporosis | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 1 |
| Premature Ejaculation | 1 |
| Sinusitis | 1 |
| Urinary Tract Infection | 1 |
| Vasomotor Symptoms of Menopause | 1 |
Clarita S. Ketels, DO
KMED Research President and Medical Director
Internal Medicine
Dr. Clarita Ketels has served as the President and Medical Director of KMED Research since she founded the company in 2005. She is a Certified Physician Investigator and has served as the Principal Investigator for more than 70 clinical trials over the past 18 years.
Dr. Ketels attended the University of the Philippines and graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Detroit Mercy. She attended medical school at Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at St. John Hospital in Detroit and has been practicing Internal Medicine in St. Clair Shores for the last 26 years.
Dr. Ketels is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Bariatric Medicine, and Disability Analysis.
- 1 On-site Medical Director and Principal Investigator
- Multiple sub-investigators according to specialty
- 3 Clinical Research Coordinators
- 1 Registered Pharmacist
- 1 Regulatory Document Coordinator
- 1 Phlebotomist
- 1 Receptionist
Our clinic database contains more than 13,000 patients. Our KMED study subject database includes more than 1,000 individuals who have contacted our site with the desire to participate in clinical research.
KMED Research is conveniently located in St. Clair Shores, MI, just two miles north of Detroit. The facility is also a quarter-mile east of Interstate 94 (as well as two miles south of Interstate 696), making it easily accessible for most residents in the Detroit metropolitan area.
KMED is located within Macomb county, the ninth smallest of Michigan's 83 counties (with 482 square miles), yet it ranks third in population with 825,000 residents.
The KMED facility is also two miles from Wayne County. It is made up of 33 cities, including the city of Detroit, 10 townships, one village and 41 public school districts. Its population of approximately 2.1 million makes it the most populous county in the state of Michigan and the eleventh most populous county in the nation.
Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
Endocrinology
Musculoskeletal
Nephrology/Urology
Neurology
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Our 3,000 square-foot, stand-alone facility provides a clean, private and comfortable environment for our study subjects. We also have an 800 square-foot office across the street that houses administrative, regulatory and clinical staff.
Facility highlights include:
- Four subject examination rooms
- Room for study subjects to eat, relax and watch cable TV
- 12-lead ECG
- PFT machine
- Refrigerator (2-8 degrees Centigrade)
- -20 degree freezer
- Lab room with two centrifuges to process samples on site
- Drug storage area - double locked, secured, limited access and temperature controlled
- Study monitor room with wireless broadband Internet access
- Large temperature controlled space for long-term storage of study documentation
Kevin R. Ketels, MS, CEO
Clarita S. Ketels, DO, President and Medical Director
KMED Research
25200 Little Mack Ave.
St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
USA
586-552-8239
586-552-8339 (fax)
ketels@kmedweb.com
www.kmedweb.com/
- A Study for the Treatment of Diabetic Neuropathy
- A Study for the Treatment of Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD)
- A study for the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- A study for Type 2 Diabetes with Renal Impairment
- Influenza Study
- Study for chronic pain patients taking prescription opioids
- Study for patients with opioid-induced bowel dysfunction
- Study for the treatment of hypoactive sexual desire disorder in postmenopausal women