Clinical Research and Trials Unit

The Clinical Research and Trials Unit within the Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCaTS) provides dedicated infrastructure and trained clinical research personnel to support investigator-led and sponsored clinical studies. The unit helps investigators conduct protocol-driven research in a safe, efficient and participant-centered environment. Services are designed to support studies across a range of clinical and translational research needs, from early feasibility work to complex interventional trials.

Research support for clinical studies

The Clinical Research and Trials Unit is staffed by specially trained research nurses, registered dietitians, technical personnel and support staff who understand the operational requirements of clinical research. The team works with investigators and study teams to carry out protocol-specific procedures, collect research data, and support study visits that require specialized clinical or procedural resources.

The unit includes procedural areas and basic lab services that can be used to support study activities such as participant assessments, specimen collection and processing, nutritional services, monitoring, and other protocol-defined procedures.

Supporting safe and rigorous research

Clinical research often requires coordinated operational support, trained personnel and facilities designed for research participants. The Clinical Research and Trials Unit provides this environment, helping investigators implement study protocols with attention to participant safety, data quality and regulatory expectations.

By offering centralized clinical research resources, the unit supports CCaTS' mission to accelerate the translation of discoveries into interventions, practices and approaches that improve health.