InMotion Clinical Research

Creating new collaborations that improve musculoskeletal treatment

InMotion has created clinical research partnerships with some of the most productive and respected musculoskeletal and orthopaedic companies in the world.

For its clinical research partners, InMotion evaluates outcomes of musculoskeletal procedures, including randomized prospective, retrospective, and comparative studies. Topics include total joint replacement, fracture healing, sports medicine, soft-tissue repair, spinal instrumentation, foot and ankle procedures, and upper extremity instrumentation.

To make queries about how InMotion can help with your clinical research, contact Robyn Simons, R.N., C.C.R.C., Director of Clinical Research at 901-271-0019 or at rsimons@inmotionmemphis.org.

InMotion Clinical Research Capabilities

• InMotion President and Executive Director Richard (Dick) Tarr leads the clinical research efforts with over 34 years of orthopaedic experience, including 20 years identifying and managing DePuy’s worldwide research initiatives to bring new technology products to market, particularly in the merging technologies area, as Vice President of Worldwide Research and Emerging Technologies.
• 6 years experience in Phase II-IV clinical trials, both device and drug
• Large patient population; Campbell Clinic physicians recorded 100,000 patient encounters in 2006, drawing patients from the tri-state area
• Four clinical research coordinators, one research assistant
• Extensive experience with protocol development, IRB submissions for University of Tennessee, Methodist and Baptist hospitals, central IRBs, IACUC and r-DNA
• Research offices located at two primary Campbell patient sites: Medical Center and Germantown Surgery Center
• Special study clinics specific to a protocol run to maximize investigator’s time
• Streamlined, rapid in-house clinical trial agreement and budget process
• Diverse network of over 40 clinical investigators in all subspecialties of orthopaedics
• Internal Quality Assurance provided by director with nationally recognized clinical research certification
• Standard Operating Procedures following Good Clinical Practice guidelines
• Experience in remote data entry
• -70C, -20C Freezers
• EKG, lab and PK services
• High enroller in studies with limited queries, quality data
• Annual training in Good Clinical Practice for Primary Investigators, research staff
• Training available on Good Clinical Practice, Investigational Review Boards, Hazmat and grant writing
• Experience working at the following Memphis hospitals and surgery centers: The Regional Medical Center of Memphis, Baptist Hospital, Methodist Hospital, LeBonheur Children’s Hospital, Campbell Clinic Surgery Center, MidTown Surgery Center
• Experience working with the following clinical trial sponsors: Pfizer, Wyeth, Orthologic, Stryker, Medtronic, BioMimemtic, Smith & Nephew, DePuy.
• Total joint registry, established in 2005, currently with data points from 691 males, 1093 females
• Dedicated staff for registry collection
• Trauma orthopaedic registry, drawing from Level I Trauma center of the Regional Medical Center of Memphis

Clinical Research Partners List:

• BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc.
• DePuy Orthopaedics
• Medtronic Spinal & Biologics Business
• Novartis Pharmaceuticals
• Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
• Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics
• Stryker Orthopaedics
• Synthes
• Wright Medical Technology, Inc.