“Advancing Dermatology Through Precision and Compassionate Care—Where Every Trial Puts Patients First.”

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The Avance Way

Our strategic approach to research management allows us to deliver exceptional value to our sponsors—including pharmaceutical companies and contract research organizations (CROs). We provide highly trained, experienced staff; precisely targeted patient populations; and high-quality, regulatory-compliant documentation. Our team is well-versed in managing the complexities of diverse and innovative clinical trial designs, ensuring both efficiency and excellence at every stage.

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What type of trials can you conduct?

We conduct Phase II, Phase III and Phase IV trials.

What type of staff do you provide?

We provide board-certified dermatologists and physician assistants, along with expertly trained and experienced study coordinators and all necessary ancillary staff.

What services do you offer?

Comprehensive Clinical Trial Support Services, including but not limited to:

Pre-screening patients to ensure eligibility based on protocol criteria
Scheduling and coordinating all patient visits in compliance with study timelines
Guiding patients through the informed consent process, ensuring full understanding and documentation
Managing patient enrollment and randomization procedures
Dispensing investigational products per protocol and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) standards
Maintaining accurate drug accountability and reconciliation logs
Performing on-site laboratory procedures as required by the study protocol
Collecting, processing, and shipping biological specimens per IATA and protocol guidelines
Monitoring investigational product storage conditions, including temperature and inventory control
Supporting and facilitating routine monitoring visits, audits, and regulatory inspections
Ensuring complete, timely, and accurate source documentation and electronic data entry
Adhering to all ICH-GCP, FDA, and sponsor requirements throughout trial execution

Who qualifies for clinical studies?

We recruit participants across a wide range of populations, including:
- Healthy volunteers for Phase I and vaccine trials
- Patients with specific medical conditions (e.g., dermatological, cardiovascular, metabolic, etc.)
- Pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations, as required by protocol
- Treatment-naïve and treatment-experienced patients
- Diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds to support inclusive and representative data
- Patients with rare or orphan diseases, leveraging targeted outreach and partnerships
- Participants from urban, suburban, and rural communities
- Individuals with a history of participation in clinical research
- Hard-to-reach or underrepresented populations, through specialized recruitment strategies

Do you provide standard operating procedures?

Yes, we maintain a comprehensive set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that guide every aspect of our clinical trial operations. These SOPs are regularly reviewed and updated to ensure full compliance with GCP, ICH, and regulatory requirements. Our SOPs cover areas such as subject recruitment, informed consent, data handling, safety reporting, and quality assurance—ensuring consistency, accuracy, and high standards across all trials.

How quick are you with paperwork?

We prioritize speed without compromising accuracy. Our experienced staff ensures that all regulatory, source, and trial-related documents are completed promptly and in full compliance with sponsor and regulatory requirements. Most documentation is reviewed and submitted within 24–48 hours, allowing for efficient study start-up, rapid query resolution, and smooth trial progression. Our streamlined workflows and familiarity with diverse protocols help us stay both responsive and reliable.

Are you able to handle budgets and contracts?

Absolutely. Our dedicated team is experienced in negotiating and managing clinical trial budgets and contracts efficiently. We work closely with sponsors and CROs to ensure timely execution while aligning with financial requirements, fair market value, and regulatory standards. From budget development to final contract execution, we prioritize transparency, accuracy, and speed—helping to keep study start-up timelines on track.

Why Avance?

We understand the challenges of running a clinical trial without experienced, reliable support. That’s why our mission is to remove the operational burden from sponsors and CROs by providing skilled staff, streamlined processes, and consistent quality. With us, you can focus on advancing research—while we take care of the details that keep your trial running smoothly and compliantly.

We know Dermatology

Avance Clinical Trials is proudly affiliated with Southern California Skin and Laser and specializes in conducting high-quality clinical research in the field of Dermatology. Our focus includes a wide range of skin conditions, from common concerns like acne and rosacea to more complex diseases such as psoriasis, eczema, and skin cancers.

Our Principal Investigator, Dr. Tanya Evans, brings over 15 years of experience in clinical research and development. She is board-certified and widely respected for her commitment to scientific integrity, patient safety, and innovative trial design. Under her leadership, Avance has built a strong reputation for precision in protocol execution, timely enrollment, and exceptional data quality.

With a dedicated team, access to a diverse patient population, and a deep understanding of dermatologic science, Avance Clinical Trials offers sponsors and CROs a reliable partner in advancing skin health through research.

Our Process

At Avance Clinical Trials, we provide comprehensive coordination and managerial oversight for every aspect of the clinical research process. Our experienced team includes study coordinators, medical assistants, and quality control/quality assurance specialists, ensuring each trial is conducted with precision, compliance, and care.

We manage the full lifecycle of a clinical trial—from identifying studies that align with our patient population to negotiating budgets and contracts, overseeing regulatory affairs, and ensuring clinic qualification and study initiation.

Our responsibilities extend to pre-screening and screening patients, scheduling and managing study visits, conducting labs, handling biological samples, recording accurate source data, and facilitating seamless site monitoring and audits. We also ensure the proper maintenance of regulatory and patient binders, and handle long-term archival of all study documentation in accordance with regulatory guidelines.

At Avance, we handle every detail—so our sponsors and partners can focus on what matters most: advancing clinical research.

Our Team

Just say the word, we can do it all!

Tanya Evans, MD

Principal Investigator

Avance Clinical Trials operates within SoCal Skin & Laser, a dermatology practice I lead as a board-certified dermatologist with over 15 years of experience in both patient care and clinical research. As Founder and Principal Investigator, I am deeply committed to expanding access to innovative and alternative treatments for our diverse community.

Our mission at Avance Clinical Trials is to bridge the gap between cutting-edge research and real-world patient care. We specialize in dermatology and related therapeutic areas, offering patients access to emerging therapies while contributing to meaningful scientific progress.

We’re proud to lead with integrity, inclusivity, and a passion for advancing the future of medicine—one trial, one patient, one breakthrough at a time.

Jennifer Clark

Clinical Research Coordinator
jclark@avancetrials.com
Phone: (949) 844 - 0442

Courtney Mueller

Clinical Research Coordinator
cmueller@avancetrials.com
Phone: (949) 844 - 0442

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