The CRU of the University of Iowa ICTS provides the infrastructure and physical setting necessary to perform both inpatient and outpatient clinical and translational research. This facility provides a 24-hours-per-day technical and nursing staff as well as a Flexible Nursing Service that aids investigators working in other parts of the hospital, including the Intensive Care Units, Radiology, and the Emergency Department.
The CRU provides dedicated space for research participants, as well as clinical research nodes to facilitate the recruitment of research subjects who are unable to visit the CRU. The CRU also supports investigators by assisting in study design and coordinating research activities, and aids in different types of interaction with research subjects, such as scheduling, gathering patient information, monitoring vital signs, collecting samples, and assisting with study protocols.
