Study Populations

The studies performed by Surrey Clinical Research Centre to date have covered many aspects of CNS research and drug development, and used a wide variety of different volunteers and patients.

Volunteers

Healthy

  • Studies involved the following agents: antidepressants, anxiolytics, antihistamines, cognitive enhancers, hypnotics, neuroleptics, NSAIDs, cardiovascular agents, antidiarrhoeals, cognitive enhancers, social substances and antiepileptics
  • Safety, tolerance, PK, PD
  • Bioequivalence, PK, PD
  • Dose ranging, PK, PD
  • Shift workers
  • Radar operatives

Special Populations

  • Japanese subjects

Atypical Populations

  • Ex-patients (anxiety, sleep disturbance)
  • Caffeine-induced insomnia
  • Sleep deprived subjects
  • Tobacco smokers
  • Benzodiazepine-impaired memory

Elderly

  • Antidepressants, anxiolytics, cognitive enhancers, antidementia agents, hypnotics
  • PK, PD
  • Anxiety rated
  • Nutritional/vitamin status rated

Patients (Including Elderly Populations) in Hospital and General Practice

  • Diabetic painful peripheral neuropathy
  • Major depression
  • Mixed anxiety/depression
  • Anxiety
  • Sleep disturbance/insomnia
  • Dementia (Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia)
  • Organic psychosyndrome
  • Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
  • Surgical (anaesthesia/premedication)
  • Allergy (rhinitis, hayfever)
  • Accident victims
  • Drug abusers