Research

ProHealth Care brings advanced treatment options and innovative approaches to patient care in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, through clinical research trials.

Clinical research

Clinical research helps doctors learn more about medical conditions and how to treat or prevent them. That’s why we participate in hundreds of clinical trials, including observational and treatment trials.

At ProHealth, you’ll find:

  • Investigator-initiated (independent) projects occurring only at ProHealth Care
  • Multisite and cooperative group studies conducted at national and international levels

Learn more about clinical trials at ProHealth Care.

Institutional review board

The ProHealth Care Institutional Review Board (IRB) was established to protect the rights and welfare of people participating in clinical research at ProHealth. The IRB reviews and monitors every clinical research study at our facilities. It also determines who can access ProHealth medical records for research purposes. Learn more about our privacy policies.

Board members

Our IRB includes medical experts, scientists and people from our local community.

Chairperson

  • Charles Cady, MD

Affiliated scientific members

  • T. Davis, PharmD
  • A. Grace, PsyD
  • M. Nell, PharmD
  • T. Schmidt, MD
  • D. Serna, MD
  • K. Stevenson, MD
  • J. Wolf, RN, BSN (vice chairperson)

Affiliated nonscientific members

  • K. Bastian, BS
  • Jessica Gardner, community member
  • L. Leffler, BA

IRB meeting calendar

The IRB meets monthly, usually on the fourth Wednesday of the month, at ProHealth Waukesha Memorial Hospital. Meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. Meeting dates and deadlines for 2026 are:

IRB meeting date

Submission deadline
February 25 January 28
March 25 February 25
April 22 March 25
May 27 April 22
June 24 May 27
July 22 June 24
August 26 July 23
September 23 August 26
October 28 September 23
November 18 October 28
December 16 November 18

Assurance and registration

ProHealth Care is committed to complying with all government requirements, regulations and policies related to human research.

  • Our IRB Organization (IORG) number is 0002642.
  • Our Federal-Wide Assurance (FWA) number is FWA00014941. Read the terms of our FWA [PDF].

Policies and procedures

All research conducted or overseen by ProHealth Care follows rules and guidelines formulated or adopted by our organization.

Conflict of interest policy

Review our Conflict of Interest in Human Subject Research Policy [PDF].

Request financial conflict of interest information

To request information about current financial conflicts of interest at ProHealth Care that involve Public Health Service (PHS)-funded research, contact Dawn Minikel at 262-928-3447 or dawn.minikel@phci.org.

Within five days, you’ll receive a written response that includes:

  • Investigator’s name, title and role with the research project
  • Entity in which significant financial interest is held
  • Nature of the significant financial interest
  • Approximate dollar value of the significant financial interest

Contact us

If you have questions about clinical research at ProHealth, or would like to request copies of our policies and procedures, contact us. Call 262-928-3447 or email research.institute@phci.org

Search for a Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Categories

117 Trials Cancer
12 Trials Breast cancer
3 Trials Cancer genetics
11 Trials Gastrointestinal cancer
12 Trials Genitourinary cancer
8 Trials Gynecological cancer
6 Trials Head and neck cancer
17 Trials Hematological cancer
12 Trials Lung cancer
5 Trials Neurological and brain cancer
1 Trial Heart & Vascular
3 Trials Neuroscience
1 Trial Multiple sclerosis

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To learn more about clinical trials at ProHealth Care, email research.institute@phci.org or call 262-928-3447.

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