Center For Clinical Research

What Center For Clinical Research does

Center for Clinical Research, LLC is a privately held, single-site clinical research organization founded in 2000 by Dr. Richard L. Rauck and headquartered at 145 Kimel Park Drive, Suite 330, Winston-Salem, NC. The company operates as a dedicated research facility conducting all phases of pharmaceutical clinical studies as well as device-related studies, with a therapeutic focus on chronic pain conditions. Its active trial portfolio spans at least nine indications including abdominal pain, amputee pain, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), diabetic peripheral neuropathy, failed back surgery syndrome, osteoarthritis of the hip or knee, cancer pain, neuropathy, rheumatoid arthritis, and spinal cord stimulation. Studies are overseen by a multi-physician bench of board-certified pain medicine specialists serving as principal investigators, supported by a recruitment team, a regulatory team, and three study coordinators.

The business model is contract research services: the company partners with private companies and large pharmaceutical and medical device corporations to execute clinical trials on their behalf. Patients are recruited primarily through the company's website and phone-based outreach, participate at no cost, and may receive financial compensation for travel and time. There is no disclosed pricing model, no app or digital platform, no API surface, and no technology products — competitive positioning rests entirely on clinical talent, sponsor relationships, and a 25-year operating track record rather than on proprietary technology.

Geographically the company operates as a domestic, single-site Southeast US practice with no satellite locations or remote trial capabilities disclosed. Headcount is reported in the 11-50 band, consistent with a focused specialty research site rather than a multi-site CRO. Ownership remains with founder Dr. Rauck; there is no disclosed venture capital, private equity, or institutional investment, no funding rounds, no acquisitions, no subsidiaries, and no ownership changes in the available record.

Name

Center For Clinical Research

Legal name

Center for Clinical Research, LLC

Website

https://centerforclinicalresearch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Center for Clinical Research is a Winston-Salem-based clinical research site founded in 2000 that conducts pharmaceutical and device clinical trials focused on chronic pain conditions for pharma and medical device sponsors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Research Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Clinical Trial Site Operations & Study Coordination (HLAGACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty Therapeutic-Area CROs (e.g., oncology/rare disease) (HLAGAAAL), Pain Management Clinics (Interventional & Medical) (HLAFABAH)

Keywords

• Clinical research services
• Pharmaceutical clinical trials
• Medical device studies
• Pain management research
• Contract research organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Winston Salem

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Contract Research Services: The company conducts clinical trials on behalf of pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers. They partner with private companies and large drug corporations to perform research studies. Revenue is generated through research contracts with pharmaceutical and device companies seeking to test new treatments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Center For Clinical Research operates a dedicated clinical research facility that conducts pharmaceutical clinical studies across all phases as well as device-related studies, primarily focused on chronic pain treatments. The center partners with private companies and large drug corporations to perform contract research, recruiting chronic pain patients as trial participants and executing studies under FDA-regulated protocols overseen by principal investigators.

Product overview

Center for Clinical Research is a dedicated clinical research facility that conducts pharmaceutical clinical studies across all phases as well as device-related studies. The company operates as a unified research services organization offering multiple condition-specific clinical trials. The portfolio includes studies for Abdominal Pain (spinal cord stimulator), Amputee Pain (electrical stimulation), CRPS (oral/IV medication), Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (spinal cord stimulator), and Osteoarthritis of Hip or Knee (oral medication). All studies are overseen by principal investigators and include recruitment, regulatory, and study coordination staff. The company partners with private companies and large drug corporations to conduct research.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clinical Research Studies - Abdominal Pain Clinical trials using spinal cord stimulators to test treatments for chronic abdominal pain resistant to standard treatment, excluding spinal-origin pain. Contracted by pharmaceutical and device sponsors; conducted at the Winston-Salem, NC site.
• Clinical Research Studies - Amputee Pain Research study testing electrical stimulation devices to determine if mild electrical pulses can reduce phantom limb and residual limb pain in lower extremity amputees.
• Clinical Research Studies - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Clinical trial using oral or IV medication to test new treatment options for CRPS (also known as RSD) patients.
• Clinical Research Studies - Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN) Study aiming to relieve pain for patients diagnosed with Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes experiencing diabetic peripheral neuropathy pain.
• Clinical Research Studies - Failed Back Surgery Syndrome Device study using spinal cord stimulator to test treatment for patients with failed back surgical syndrome (FBSS) who still have low back pain after surgery.
• Clinical Research Studies - Osteoarthritis of Hip or Knee Clinical study using an oral medication to reduce pain in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Private Companies and Drug CorporationscoreOthersThe Center for Clinical Research partners with many private companies and large drug corporations to conduct groundbreaking research. These partnerships involve conducting pharmaceutical clinical studies and device-related studies on behalf of the pharmaceutical and medical device industry.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ICON plc: Global CRO that also operates dedicated site networks; competes for sponsor trial execution work that CCR targets, though at vastly greater scale and with broader therapeutic coverage.
• PPD (Thermo Fisher Scientific): Large global CRO with clinical research site services; comparable in that it executes clinical trials on behalf of pharma sponsors, though as a broad incumbent across all therapeutic areas rather than a pain specialist.
• Charles River Laboratories: Global CRO/CDMO providing clinical trial services including site management; comparable to CCR as a clinical research services provider, but operating at substantially greater scale and scope.
• Synexus Clinical Research: Large multi-site SMO network (now part of IQVIA) running clinical trials across many therapeutic areas; directly comparable to CCR as a clinical trial site operator, but at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.

Direct peers

• Accel Research Sites: Multi-therapeutic clinical research site network with an investigator-driven model similar to CCR; competes for the same sponsor contracts and patient populations.
• PMG Research: Multi-site clinical research site network conducting pharmaceutical trials across therapeutic areas; directly comparable to CCR as a dedicated clinical trial site business, with similar sponsor-facing business model.
• JBR Clinical Research: Dedicated multi-site clinical research organization running Phase I-IV trials; closely comparable in business model to CCR as a site-based clinical trial operator serving pharma sponsors.

Emerging players

• Boston Clinical Research Center: Independent dedicated clinical research site running trials for pharma sponsors; similar single-/multi-site operating model to CCR with overlapping therapeutic areas and sponsor relationships.

Regional players

• Wake Forest University School of Medicine (Anesthesiology / Pain Research): Academic research institution in the same Winston-Salem geography that conducts pain and anesthesiology research and shares overlapping PIs with CCR; an adjacent player in regional pain clinical research.

Others

• Carolinas Pain Institute: Affiliated pain management practice founded by Dr. Rauck; not a direct competitor but a closely related clinical entity that supplies patient referrals to CCR and shares leadership overlap.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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