Clinical Research at CLAPS MD
Partnering with patients, sponsors, CROs, and investigators to advance clinical research across therapeutic areas and age groups.
CLAPS MD is an independent physician-led clinical research site open to opportunities involving children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. We welcome research across a broad range of therapeutic areas.
Sponsors & CROs
A Responsive Independent Research Site
CLAPS MD welcomes feasibility requests and study opportunities from pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, medical device companies, CROs, academic collaborators, and other research organizations.
Explore Site CapabilitiesPatients & Participants
Interested in Clinical Research?
Clinical research helps evaluate new medications, devices, diagnostics, and approaches to care. Participation is always voluntary, and potential participants receive information about a study before deciding whether to participate.
Learn About ParticipationFor Sponsors & CROs
Partner With CLAPS MD
We are open to clinical research opportunities across therapeutic areas and age groups. Our goal is to provide sponsors and CROs with a responsive, organized, physician-led research partner focused on participant safety, protocol adherence, data quality, and communication.
All Age Groups
We are open to studies involving children, adolescents, adults, and older adults depending on protocol requirements.
Broad Therapeutic Interest
Our research program is open to opportunities across therapeutic areas and is not limited to pulmonary or respiratory research.
Independent Research Site
Our independent practice structure supports direct communication, responsive feasibility review, and efficient study operations.
Clinical & Diagnostic Infrastructure
Our existing clinical practice and pulmonary function laboratory can support protocol-required clinical assessments and respiratory testing when applicable.
Research Opportunities We Welcome
Site Capabilities
Research Infrastructure
Clinical Study Visits
Space for screening, enrollment, follow-up visits, clinical assessments, and protocol-required study procedures.
Participant Recruitment
Recruitment may include our clinical network, physician referrals, community outreach, digital recruitment, and IRB-approved study advertising.
Pediatric & Adult Research
We are open to protocols involving participants across the lifespan.
Pulmonary Function Testing
On-site pulmonary function testing capabilities are available for protocols requiring respiratory assessments.
Laboratory Procedures
Protocol-required specimen collection and processing can be supported based on study requirements and site capabilities.
Investigational Product Management
Study-specific investigational product storage, accountability, dispensing, and documentation can be established according to protocol requirements.
Regulatory & Study Operations
Site support for regulatory documentation, sponsor and CRO communication, monitoring visits, study training, and protocol implementation.
Digital & Remote Research
We welcome studies incorporating electronic diaries, wearable devices, remote monitoring, digital health tools, and decentralized study elements.
Broad Research Interest
Open to Research Across Therapeutic Areas
Our existing clinical background provides particular familiarity with respiratory medicine and pediatric care. However, our research program is intentionally broader and is open to studies involving other diseases, treatments, devices, diagnostics, and patient populations.
Examples of studies we are open to evaluating include:
This list is not exhaustive. We welcome feasibility inquiries across therapeutic areas.
Principal Investigator
Folashade Farri, MD, MPH
Board-Certified Pediatric Pulmonologist • Clinical Investigator • Founder, CLAPS MD
Dr. Folashade Farri is a board-certified pediatric pulmonologist with experience in academic medicine, clinical research, public health, and community-based specialty care.
Her research experience includes serving as a Principal Investigator within a Cystic Fibrosis Foundation affiliate research program and participating in clinical research within academic medical settings.
View Dr. Farri's BackgroundSponsor & CRO Workflow
Start a Conversation With Our Research Team
Send the Opportunity
Share the protocol synopsis, feasibility questionnaire, or basic study information with our research team.
Site Feasibility Review
We review the target population, study procedures, staffing needs, equipment requirements, recruitment potential, and operational needs.
Feasibility Response
Our team provides an assessment of site interest and capability.
Site Selection
If there is mutual interest, we can proceed with confidentiality agreements, additional feasibility, qualification, and sponsor or CRO review.
Study Start-Up
Following selection, our team coordinates regulatory requirements, contracts, budgets, training, site initiation, and recruitment planning.
Sponsors, CROs & Research Partners
We welcome conversations regarding upcoming clinical trials, observational studies, registries, device studies, diagnostic studies, and other research opportunities.
Please include the study title or protocol number, sponsor or CRO, therapeutic area, study phase or type, target population, expected enrollment, key procedures, and anticipated site-selection timeline when available.
Submit a Feasibility InquiryFor Patients & Participants
Interested in Future Research Studies?
CLAPS MD welcomes people who would like to hear about future research opportunities that may be relevant to them or their family.
Expressing interest in research does not enroll you in a study, does not guarantee eligibility, and does not obligate you to participate. If an appropriate study becomes available, our research team may contact you with additional information.
Contact Our Research TeamFrequently Asked Questions
Clinical Research FAQs
What types of research studies does CLAPS MD conduct?
CLAPS MD is open to clinical research across therapeutic areas and age groups, including interventional trials, observational studies, registries, medical device studies, diagnostic studies, digital health studies, and other research projects.
Do studies have to involve lung disease?
No. Although CLAPS MD has established clinical expertise in respiratory medicine, our research program is open to studies across medical specialties and therapeutic areas.
Do you conduct both pediatric and adult research?
Yes. We are open to research involving children, adolescents, adults, and older adults depending on the study protocol.
How can a sponsor or CRO contact the site?
Sponsors and CROs may contact our research team with feasibility requests, protocol synopses, or study opportunities.
How can I participate in a clinical trial?
Potential participants may contact our research team or join our future research interest list. Expressing interest does not guarantee study eligibility and does not obligate anyone to participate.
Let's Advance Research Together
Whether you are a sponsor evaluating sites, a CRO seeking a research partner, a physician interested in collaboration, or a patient interested in future studies, we welcome the opportunity to connect.