The CRU of the University of Iowa ICTS provides the infrastructure and personnel necessary to perform both inpatient and outpatient clinical and translational research. The facility provides:
The CRU participant-interaction unit features inpatient rooms, outpatient exam rooms, consult rooms, procedure rooms, as well as a protocol staff work area with computers, printers, and individual carrels. The CRU unit supports investigators by providing nursing care through the life span, in addition to specific protocol task requirements. CRU personnel can assist in study design and research activity coordination, and aid in many tasks associated with research activity, such as participant scheduling, gathering of patient information, monitoring of vital signs, and collection and basic processing of biologic samples.
Please explore the links associated with the Clinical Research Unit for detailed information concerning the wide range of research-related services.
The ICTS also provides a range of other key services to CRU investigators, including novel technologies, biostatistics and informatics support, and assistance with regulatory compliance and safety plans.
