Lindora "Weighs In" with New Research Agreement with Nationally Recognized Research Group Altura

Lindora Will Participate in Research Studies For Pharmaceutical & Product Manufacturers Relating To Weight Control

Lindora Medical Clinics, a medically supervised weight control program established in 1971, has selected the nationally renowned research organization Altura to facilitate clinical trials and other endeavors that will lead to new advances in the field, announced Cynthia Stamper Graff, president of Lindora. While Lindora has long maintained a research arm, its affiliation with Altura will heighten the company's presence among pharmaceutical companies and product manufacturers involved in weight management and increase the number of clinical trials in which the company becomes involved.

“We are delighted to announce Lindora's partnership with Altura, which has maintained an excellent reputation for providing clinical research services to medical groups such as ours,” said Stamper Graff. “Lindora's goal is to build an attractive study site that involves trained investigators and study coordinators who will offer a model for enhancing patient recruitment and retention while ensuring patient safety and continuity of care.”

Added Pete Fronte, president of Altura, “We have long been aware of Lindora's sterling reputation in the field of weight management and look forward to working together to further the company's legacy of care. Because Lindora's patient volume and operating structure allows them to effectively conduct studies, this collaboration will enable Altura to continue its pursuit of expanding the reach of clinical and outcomes research into the primary care setting.”

Based in Aliso Viejo, Calif., Altura provides clinical research services to medical groups and managed care organizations as well as specialized primary care-based patient recruitment services for study sponsors.

Cited as an authority by “The Today Show,” “Good Morning America” and CNN as well as a number of nationally respected newspapers and magazines, Lindora Medical Clinics is a multi-faceted, medically supervised program combining diet, moderate exercise and motivational tools to help patients become lean for life. Stressing an “eat better, move more, stress less” philosophy, Lindora helps 4,000 patients each day at its Southern California Clinics and thousands of others through its cyber-clinics, workplace program, books, products and telephone coaching for those opting to lose weight from the comfort of their homes. Lindora is a member of the Partnership for Healthy Weight Management, a coalition composed of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Federal Trade Commission, Center for Disease Control and the National Institutes of Health.

Lindora is prepared to conduct a number of clinical trials, including those required for various FDA approval processes, as well as outcome studies with a team of trained investigators and study coordinators. Lindora's centralized research center handles regulatory processing, adverse event reporting, patient recruitment, the qualification and training of investigators and clinical research coordinators, as well as quality assurance and all contractual and budgetary functions. Lindora's medical team is interested in conducting studies in the following therapeutic areas: weight loss/weight management, diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol.

Pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies interested in more information or conducting studies at Lindora should contact Stella Gates at (714) 979-5680 or via e-mail. For more information, visit Lindora's web site.

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