Our Services
Our knowledge of the local market and strong site relationships result in high quality data that are complete, accurate and timely.
We view ourselves as an extension of your project team, with the same level of accountability for successes and downfalls. Everyone on our staff, from CEO to CRA, is ready, willing and committed to do what it takes to meet your expectations. Lūcerent can provide full service solutions or complement your team in the following areas:
- Feasibility assessment / site selection / training
- Project management and implementation of early to late phase clinical trials
- Customized database systems for data collection and quality measures
- Clinical trial monitoring
- Data management
- Biostatistics
- Regulatory submissions
About Us
Lūcerent is a niche Contract Research Organization (CRO) focused exclusively on providing clinical services in Cambodia to pharmaceutical and non-profit organizations.
Fully registered as a private limited company, all services are provided in-country by local staff, enabling our customers to efficiently navigate cultural and regulatory barriers.
Fully registered as a private limited company, all services are provided in-country by local staff, enabling our customers to efficiently navigate cultural and regulatory barriers.
Corporate Vision and Mission
Our vision is to see positive transformation in Cambodia's healthcare system resulting in quality care and improved patient outcomes. Our corporate mission is to be the market leader in providing clinical trial services in Cambodia.
Our vision is to see positive transformation in Cambodia's healthcare system resulting in quality care and improved patient outcomes. Our corporate mission is to be the market leader in providing clinical trial services in Cambodia.
Our Commitment
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Our Values
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Why Lūcerent |
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Commitment to International Good Clinical Practice Standards and Protection of Patients
All clinical staff at Lūcerent are certified in ICH GCP standards to ensure we can provide the highest level of study management services. Combining our knowledge of local culture and behaviors, our CRAs work closely with sites helping them adhere to global standards and quality. |
Local Market Expertise and Strong Relationships
Our local presence allows us to establish strong partnerships with clinical sites and understand their research capabilities and patient workflow, essential to high quality data collection. Additionally, as the only legally registered CRO in Cambodia, we can:
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Transparency and Communication
Our corporate values include Passion for our Customers and a Commitment to Excellence. To meet these values we have adopted several key performance management practices from study initiation through study close that are regularly communicated to the client. Project metrics can include patient enrollment, timelines, resource allocation, costs vs. budget. Ongoing measurement of these metrics mitigate project risk and improve decision making ability. Clear processes are also established for escalating and resolving local issues during the project. |
Our Work
In the past year Lūcerent has proudly supported our clients in conducting oncology and infectious disease surveillance studies within Cambodia. Below is a snapshot of work performed in 2014-2015.
Sihanouk Hospital Center of Hope
In 2014 SHCH launched its first cervical cancer screening program. Cervical cancer is the leading female cancer with 1,515 new cases diagnosed each year and 795 deaths (Globocan, 2012). Cervical cancer rates are specifically high in Cambodia due to lack of widespread prevention. Cervical abnormalities will impact approximately 24% of Cambodian women throughout their lifetime.
The study’s objective is to compare cervical cancer screening outcomes of 500 HIV-positive and 500 HIV-negative Cambodian women with subsequent treatment. Patients are screened using the visual inspection with ascetic acid (VIA) technique. If VIA is positive for cervical abnormalities, patients are triaged and offered treatment (cryotherapy for eligible patients; colposcopy and cervical biopsy or referred for further evaluation and treatment if advanced disease). Data collection will continue through 2015 and entered by trained study personnel into a secure database.
Project activities performed by Lūcerent:
Study Start-Up (Completed)
Sihanouk Hospital Center of Hope
In 2014 SHCH launched its first cervical cancer screening program. Cervical cancer is the leading female cancer with 1,515 new cases diagnosed each year and 795 deaths (Globocan, 2012). Cervical cancer rates are specifically high in Cambodia due to lack of widespread prevention. Cervical abnormalities will impact approximately 24% of Cambodian women throughout their lifetime.
The study’s objective is to compare cervical cancer screening outcomes of 500 HIV-positive and 500 HIV-negative Cambodian women with subsequent treatment. Patients are screened using the visual inspection with ascetic acid (VIA) technique. If VIA is positive for cervical abnormalities, patients are triaged and offered treatment (cryotherapy for eligible patients; colposcopy and cervical biopsy or referred for further evaluation and treatment if advanced disease). Data collection will continue through 2015 and entered by trained study personnel into a secure database.
Project activities performed by Lūcerent:
Study Start-Up (Completed)
- Review of Case Report Forms by Epidemiologist
- Design, set-up and implementation of secure electronic database
- Study protocol and data entry training
- Drafting of Statistical Analysis Plan
- On-site monitoring by local CRA to ensure rigorous data collection and study adherence according to Good Clinical Practice standards
- Data management review (manual review and query resolution); regular meetings with Principal Investigator to discuss data quality
- Preparation of database lock
- Statistical analyses for Clinical Study Report by Sr. Biostatistician
U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit-2 Detachment Phnom Penh (NAMRU-2)
The U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit-2 Detachment Phnom Penh’s mission is to identify infectious disease threats of mutual interest to the United States, the Cambodian Ministry of Health, and the international public health community and to develop and evaluate interventions and products to mitigate those threats.
Surveillance and Etiology of Acute Undifferentiated Febrile Illnesses in Cambodia
This is a hospital-based febrile surveillance study to evaluate and elucidate the causes of febrile illness in Cambodia. Subjects are recruited at enrolled heath care facilities by study coordinators in collaboration with health care workers. In collaboration with the Cambodian Ministry of National Defense (MoND) data are collected consisting of an SMS-based disease surveillance program and reporting of human disease to a central database to monitor health trends for potential disease outbreaks.
Acute Disease Among Village Cohorts in Kampong Cham Province
This is a prospective cohort study to monitor the burden of disease of acute respiratory and diarrheal disease among rural and peri-rural Cambodian villages located near the Vietnamese border and near a provincial capital with high commercial activity. The purpose of this study is to determine the differences in the types of pathogens and the burden of diseases among residents from these two distinct geographical areas.
Austere Environments Consortium for Enhanced Sepsis Outcomes
This is a prospective observational cohort study of adult patients with suspected sepsis in Cambodia. The study is being conducted at Takeo provincial hospital with the aim to improve early recognition, diagnosis and effective treatment of severe sepsis from all causes in austere environments.
Project activities performed by Lūcerent:
The U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit-2 Detachment Phnom Penh’s mission is to identify infectious disease threats of mutual interest to the United States, the Cambodian Ministry of Health, and the international public health community and to develop and evaluate interventions and products to mitigate those threats.
Surveillance and Etiology of Acute Undifferentiated Febrile Illnesses in Cambodia
This is a hospital-based febrile surveillance study to evaluate and elucidate the causes of febrile illness in Cambodia. Subjects are recruited at enrolled heath care facilities by study coordinators in collaboration with health care workers. In collaboration with the Cambodian Ministry of National Defense (MoND) data are collected consisting of an SMS-based disease surveillance program and reporting of human disease to a central database to monitor health trends for potential disease outbreaks.
Acute Disease Among Village Cohorts in Kampong Cham Province
This is a prospective cohort study to monitor the burden of disease of acute respiratory and diarrheal disease among rural and peri-rural Cambodian villages located near the Vietnamese border and near a provincial capital with high commercial activity. The purpose of this study is to determine the differences in the types of pathogens and the burden of diseases among residents from these two distinct geographical areas.
Austere Environments Consortium for Enhanced Sepsis Outcomes
This is a prospective observational cohort study of adult patients with suspected sepsis in Cambodia. The study is being conducted at Takeo provincial hospital with the aim to improve early recognition, diagnosis and effective treatment of severe sepsis from all causes in austere environments.
Project activities performed by Lūcerent:
- Facilitate visits to remote SMS-based surveillance sites to ensure collection of data in compliance with study protocol
- Facilitate 7 month advanced diagnostic laboratory training for MoND staff
- Support provision of compensation kits at time of subject enrollment
- Technical collaboration with the Ministry of Health Communicable Disease Control Department
