Glossary of Terms

adverse events: A medical complaint, change, or possible side effect of any degree of severity, that may or may not be attributed to the investigational product.

clinical trial/study: Any investigation in human subjects intended to discover or verify the clinical, pharmacological and/or other pharmacodynamic effects of an investigational product(s), and/or to study absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of an investigational product(s), with the object of ascertaining its safety and/or efficacy. The terms “clinical trial” and “clinical study” are synonymous.

confidentiality: Prevention of disclosure, to other than authorized individuals, of a sponsor’s proprietary information of a subject’s identity.


Welcome to Brentwood Research Institute

Brentwood Research Institute (BRI) is a full-time, dedicated psychiatric clinical research facility located in Shreveport, Louisiana. BRI adheres to FDA regulations and GCP.

Our medical facility is uniquely designed to suit the special needs of clinical research. BRI's well trained staff conducts outpatient studies on site and inpatient studies on site as well.

We are connected and affiliated with Brentwood, A Behavioral Health Company, which is a 200-bed psychiatric hospital. The hospital treats patients from ages 3 to 65 for all types of psychiatric and substance abuse disorders. Our unique relationship offers us the ability to easily recruit patients for research due to the high volume of inpatients.


The hospital provides quality psychiatric and addictive disease treatment for children, adolescents, and adults in North Louisiana, Arkansas, and East Texas. Our unique relationship offers us the ability to control the quality of our research programs at all times.
 
  
Current Medical Studies

BRI has many different research programs for a variety of psychiatric indications. Please visit the current studies page for more details or call us at 318-227-4565.

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