Welcome to NCRG Mission Statement NCRG will use "best demonstrated practices" in providing sound clinical research, regulatory consultation, and quality system development to meet our customers' needs in a responsive, personalized, and professional manner.  History Northwest Clinical Research Group, Inc. (NCRG) is a Clinical Research Organization (CRO) established in 2004 by Roberta Hines, President of NCRG. NCRG is a consulting firm with over 50 years combined experience in regulatory affairs, clinical research and quality systems development. We currently employ 4 full-time employees and six contracted employees around the world. We serve small medical device companies in, but not limited to, cardiovascular, endovascular, neurology, pulmonary, and orthopedic areas of healthcare. NCRG has extensive expertise with First In Man (FIM) studies around the world, IDEs within the U.S., and CE Mark studies in Europe. Our experts have long-standing relationships with regulatory agencies and Notified Bodies to facilitate the U.S. and CE Marking approval process.  Location We are conveniently located just 20 minutes from downtown Seattle in Woodinville, Washington (just about 40 minutes from SeaTac Airport. We have the best of both worlds here in our offices which are situated in a beautiful, rural setting just a stepping stone away from the Cascade Mountain Range and the excellent wineries of Woodinville.  We invite our clients to visit us.

News New Hope and Proven Help for Heart Failure Patients: International Study Proves Medical Device Therapy Boosts a Fading Heart Beat One of the largest, most extensive worldwide investigations into heart failure, led by the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, conclusively proves that a new therapeutic implant synchronizes and strengthens a fading heart beat while reducing risk of death by 24% compared to the current treatment. Read More   Pacemakers Keep On Ticking: Why Not Reuse Them? The nascent movement to reuse pacemakers got a lift recently from positive results in a 12-patient pilot study at the University of Michigan. The study detailed how needy patients at the University of Philippines-Philippine General Hospital received pacemakers through a program initiated by the university, with support from a Detroit-based nonprofit called World Medical Relief Inc. and Michigan funeral directors. Read More   Use of Automated External Defibrillators In Hospitals For Cardiac Arrest Not Associated With Improved Survival According to JAMA Study While automated external defibrillators improve survival for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, an analysis of data indicates their use for cardiac arrest in a hospital does not result in an improved rate of survival, according to a study in the November 17 issue of JAMA. Read More