Helping to Build Tomorrow's Standard of Care
Helping to Build Tomorrow's Standard of Care
The Clinical Research Unit (CRU) is a 20,000 square foot area located in General Hospital 2 Boyd Tower at the University of Iowa Healthcare main campus. The CRU offers the physical space and experienced interdisciplinary support staff to conduct and complete clinical research at the University of Iowa. The CRU supports high quality human subjects research and research processes that are integrated with UI’s clinical and translational research agenda. We also offer our research support to Investigators throughout Iowa.
The CRU, supported by the Carver College of Medicine and Early Phase Trials Unit, assists with numerous Phase I-IV clinical research studies. The CRU offers comprehensive services including Nursing, Laboratory, Pulmonary, and Bionutrition services. Additionally, the CRU provides mobile nursing services to assist clinical research studies conducted on inpatient units or outpatient clinics within the hospital. Investigators are encouraged to utilize the full range of support services offered by the CRU.
Available Services
The following CRU services are available. Please visit I-CART (https://i-cart.icts.uiowa.edu) to request and learn more about our services.
- Nursing Services
- Laboratory Services
- Bionutrition Lab
- Pulmonary Physiology Lab
- Vascular Imaging
- Consultations
- CRU Services and Pricing
Available Procedures
- Acquiring ECGs
- Anthropometry
- Body composition analysis
- Complex medication administration and monitoring
- Complicated pharmacokinetic sampling
- Exercise stress testing
- Insulin clamp studies
- Oral glucose tolerance tests
- Patient education
- Pulmonary function testing
- Resting energy expenditure
- Storage, packaging, and shipping of specimens from IATA certified lab
- Vaccinations
- Venipuncture: phlebotomy, intravenous catheters, port access
CRU staff are not confined to this list of procedures and are continually learning and extending their abilities to meet investigators' needs. If you don't see what you need on this list, please contact us to learn how we can help you.
CRU Staff
Alejandro Comellas, MD
Director, Clinical Research Support
Jackie Mwangi Wangui, MSN, RN-BC
Assistant Director, Clinical Research Unit
Physical Space Available
14 outpatient exam rooms |
5 consult rooms |
3 procedure rooms |
Infusion bay (5 chairs, 2 beds) |
W218 - Physical Therapy Table |
Additional Support Space
Biospecimen Processing Lab |
Bionutrition |
Body Composition Lab |
Cardio-Pulmonary Physiology Lab |
Cardio-Vascular Physiology Lab |
Bone Density Lab |
Functional Vascular Imaging Lab |
Pediatric and Adult phlebotomy rooms |
2 Negative Pressure Exam Rooms (13 & 14) |
Equipment
Vital signs machine with pulse oximetry |
Alaris infusion pumps |
Portable ECG machine |
Electronic wheelchair scale |
Electronic standing scale |
Vein View - near-infrared vein visualization system |
-80 freezers |
Variable speed and temperature centrifuges |
Bio-Safety Cabinet |
Pulmonary Function System with Whole Body Plethsysmograph |
Metabolic car/Cardiopulmonary Exercise gas exchange system |
Upright and recumbent bicycle ergometers |
Treadmill |
High output ultrasonic nebulizer |
Nitric Oxide analyzer for FeNO and nasal NO testing |
EPIC Scheduling
When booking an appointment or other resources with the CRU, please complete the request through the CRU EPIC Schedule. This system replaced the old web-based Calpendo system of requesting a visit for research subjects in the CRU.
Support
Contact Us
Front Desk & Scheduling Questions - 61060
Nurse's Station - 61061
Lab - 47395
Bionutrition - 48317
Pulmonary Physiology Lab - 49971
Phone: 319-356-1060