Melgar-Caro Medical Center & Community Research (MCMCR)

An Alzheimer's disease clinical research center in Miami that runs clinical trials and partners with sponsors, CROs and research networks.

Miami

MedicalIndividuals and families (research participants) · English and Spanish speaking participants

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About

MCMCR Neuroscience & Alzheimer's Institute is an independent Alzheimer's-focused clinical research center in Miami, Florida. It participates in the Alzheimer's Clinical Trial Consortium (ACTC) and conducts biomarker-driven and disease-modifying clinical trials spanning preclinical and early symptomatic stages of Alzheimer's disease.

Biomarker-driven clinical trials
Community-based recruitment

Concerns they commonly address

Alzheimer's disease

The pages state that trials are conducted across the Alzheimer's disease spectrum, from preclinical stages to moderate to severe dementia.

Neuropsychiatric and behavioral symptoms

The pages state that the research includes studies of neuropsychiatric and behavioral symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, such as agitation and apathy.

Services

Alzheimer's clinical trials

The pages state that the center conducts clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease and that individuals and families may be eligible to participate depending on memory symptoms, medical history and biomarker status.

Lumbar puncture and CSF biomarker collection

The pages state that the principal investigator performs lumbar puncture and collects cerebrospinal fluid for biomarker testing.

Founder

Rinaldo Caro, MD

Board-certified internal medicine physician and co-founder of the center. Serves as principal investigator and director of the Alzheimer's disease research program and oversees infusion-based protocols, lumbar puncture procedures and clinical operations.

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Who it sees

Individuals and families (research participants), English and Spanish speaking participants.

Care setting

In person in Miami, Florida office.

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