Clinical Trials of America

What Clinical Trials of America does

Clinical Trials of America operates as a clinical research site network under the trade name IMA Clinical Research, providing site-based, hybrid, and fully decentralized clinical trial execution for pharmaceutical sponsors and Contract Research Organizations (CROs). The company is incorporated in New York with corporate headquarters in Tarrytown, NY and the primary operational location in Mount Airy, NC, and runs full-service clinical trial sites alongside 15+ nationwide satellite sites and 150+ patient outreach touchpoints spanning at least 10 US states (Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, and Texas). It actively enrolls patients into trials across multiple therapeutic areas including NASH/MASH liver disease, memory loss, depression, and obesity, drawing on a 400K+ patient database and 10K+ unique weekly patient visits to support sponsor enrollment targets.

The core technical offering is a flexible trial delivery platform that combines physical full-service sites with a satellite/outreach network and decentralized trial infrastructure, marketed under go-to-market motions targeting both individual patient recruitment (via content marketing, webinars, social channels, and toll-free outreach lines) and enterprise sponsor/CRO buyers (via direct sales and quote-based multi-year contracts). The revenue model is professional services: sponsors and CROs pay for trial execution, patient enrollment, and data generation, with compensation offered to enrolled participants for time and travel. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is contractually negotiated. The company is privately held, employs between 11 and 50 people, lists no disclosed funding rounds or institutional investors in the source data, and operates as part of a broader IMA Group umbrella. Recognized as a 2025 Patient Care Award Finalist.

Name

Clinical Trials of America

Legal name

IMA Clinical Research

Website

https://ctamerica.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Clinical Trials of America (operating as IMA Clinical Research) is a private US clinical research site network running site-based, hybrid, and decentralized trials for pharmaceutical sponsors and CROs across 15+ sites and therapeutic areas including NASH, memory loss, depression, and obesity.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Research Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Clinical Trial Site Operations & Study Coordination (HLAGACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Clinical Trial Patient Recruitment & Retention (HLAGACAD), Decentralized & Hybrid Trial Site Services (Home Health/Nursing) (HLAGACAH), Clinical Site Start-Up & Activation (Regulatory/Ethics/Contracts) (HLAGACAC)

Keywords

• Clinical trial services
• Site-based research
• Decentralized clinical trials
• Patient recruitment
• Therapeutic area studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Mount Airy

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Clinical Trial Services: IMA Clinical Research generates revenue by conducting clinical trials for pharmaceutical sponsors and CROs. They provide site-based, hybrid, and fully decentralized trial options, enrolling qualified diverse participants and delivering high-quality clinical data to support drug development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Clinical Trials of America (operating as IMA Clinical Research) conducts site-based, hybrid, and fully decentralized clinical trials on behalf of pharmaceutical sponsors and Contract Research Organizations (CROs). The network enrolls qualified, diverse participants across therapeutic areas such as NASH/MASH (liver health), memory loss, depression, and obesity, leveraging a 400K+ patient database, 15+ nationwide satellite sites, and 150+ patient outreach centers delivering 10K+ unique weekly visits.

Product overview

IMA Clinical Research operates as a flexible clinical trial network offering site-based, hybrid, and fully decentralized clinical trials. The platform provides a unified network of full-service clinical trial sites and 15+ nationwide satellite sites with 150+ locations, supported by a 400K+ patient database and 10K+ unique weekly visits. The portfolio includes therapeutic areas such as liver health (NASH/MASH), memory loss, depression, and obesity clinical trials. Services include patient outreach centers and trial enrollment support across multiple states including Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, and Texas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IMA Clinical Research Network Flexible clinical trial network offering site-based, hybrid, and fully decentralized clinical trials for pharmaceutical sponsors and CROs across multiple therapeutic areas, comprising full-service sites and 15+ nationwide satellite locations with access to a 400K+ patient database.
• NASH/MASH Clinical Research Studies Liver health clinical trials for individuals with BMI over 27, offering free liver scans; enrolling at Austin TX, San Antonio TX, Warren NJ, New York City NY, and Westchester NY.
• Memory Loss Clinical Trials Clinical trials for adults 55 and older concerned about memory loss, with compensation for time and travel; enrolling at Albuquerque, NM and San Antonio, TX.
• Depression Clinical Trials Clinical trials for depression with compensation for time and travel; currently enrolling in Hickory NC, Monroe LA, Albuquerque NM, Phoenix AZ, and Las Vegas NV.
• Obesity Clinical Trials Clinical trials for obesity with compensation for time and travel; currently enrolling in Warren NJ, St. Petersburg FL, Austin TX, San Antonio TX, Morgantown WV, Lenoir NC, and Monroe LA.
• Patient Outreach Center Phone-based patient support service reachable at 1-888-852-7656 and 1-877-310-4716, providing access to clinical trial information and enrollment support across the network.

Quantifiable outcome

• Site Proximity | Patient Centricity | Broad Diversity | Access to Millions

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• AMRC (American Medical Research Center)minorOthersAffiliated organization displayed in footer logos, indicating membership or partnership in the American Medical Research Center network.
• Global Impact PartnerminorOthersStrategic partner displayed in footer logos, indicating collaboration in global clinical research initiatives.
• WithPowerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPower Site Award partner providing clinical trial discovery platform for depression trials near Phoenix, AZ. IMA Clinical Research sites are featured on the WithPower platform for patient referrals.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Syneos Health: Syneos Health is a large global CRO combining clinical development and site-management services across therapeutic areas; competes with CTA via its site solutions and decentralized trial capabilities while running broader CRO operations.
• IQVIA: IQVIA is the world's largest CRO and clinical research services provider, operating its own site network and DCT infrastructure; an incumbent that competes with CTA for sponsor site-network RFPs but at global enterprise scale.
• Medpace: Medpace is a large global CRO with embedded site relationships across therapeutic areas, overlapping CTA in site-based trial execution but operating at vastly greater scale with full-service CRO capabilities beyond site management.

Direct peers

• Flourish Research: Flourish Research is a multi-site clinical research organization running site-based trials for pharma sponsors, directly comparable as a mid-sized US site network with similar patient-recruitment focus.
• Optimal Research: Optimal Research is a multi-site clinical research network operating across the US to conduct trials for pharma sponsors - comparable mid-sized competitor with similar site-based patient enrollment model.
• ClinEdge: ClinEdge is a site management organization (SMO) that recruits and coordinates patients across its affiliated research sites for sponsor trials - directly comparable to CTA's SMO-style site operations and patient recruitment services.
• Quality Clinical Research: Quality Clinical Research is a privately-held, multi-site clinical research network serving pharmaceutical sponsors with site-based trial execution - directly comparable in scope and target customers to CTA.
• Wake Research: Wake Research is a large US site management organization operating full-service clinical trial sites across multiple therapeutic areas, recruiting patients for pharma and CRO sponsors - a near-exact functional peer to Clinical Trials of America / IMA Clinical Research.
• Velocity Clinical Research: Velocity is one of the largest US integrated site networks (PE-backed by GHO Capital), operating dozens of full-service sites for pharma sponsors and CROs across multiple therapeutic areas, directly comparable in business model to CTA's site-based, hybrid, and decentralized offerings.
• DM Clinical Research: DM Clinical Research is a privately-held, multi-therapeutic site network operating clinical trial sites across multiple US states for pharma and biotech sponsors - functionally analogous to CTA's site-based recruitment model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ctamericamtairy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ima-clinical-research-inc-
• Instagraminstagram.com/imaclinicalresearch

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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