Clinical Translational Science Unit

Overview of Services 

The Clinical and Translational Science Unit (CTSU) at the University of Kansas Medical Center provides comfortable, accessible space and research support for scientists, study teams and study participants. The CTSU is staffed by experienced registered nurses, medical assistants, exercise physiologists, study coordinators, nurse practitioners, and physicians who support and document protocol-specific tasks. 

The CTSU is located in the Clinical Research Center in Fairway, Kansas. The building features options such as easy access parking, state-of-the-art labs and an investigational pharmacy. 

The CTSU offers clinical space, including:

• Nine exam rooms for multi-purpose outpatient research evaluations.
• Two cognitive testing rooms.
• Two isolation exam rooms, designed for smoking cessation or ID studies.
• Workspace for up to eight study coordinators.
• Sample processing lab.
• Euglycemic clamp testing.

The building also features an on-site drug infusion center:

• Eleven infusion suites for drug infusion and pharmacokinetic studies.
• Investigational pharmacy.
• Study drug administration and pharmacokinetic lab draws.

An extended observation unit/sleep lab space is also available:

• Allows for evening stays.
• Three hospital-style suites.
• Sleep studies available for research, using EEG to examine overnight sleep parameters.

An exercise physiology laboratory offers a variety of services and equipment:

• An exercise physiologist, ACSM certified, is available to assist with studies.
• Two Parvo Medics Metabolic Carts.
• Treadmills, cycle, recumbent stepper and an upper body ergometer
• Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans to test bone density and body composition, including iDXA that can measure visceral fat.
• Quantitative Sudomotor Axon Reflex Testing (QSART or Q-Sweat)
• Nerve conduction studies, electromyography and quantitative sensory testing.
• Supervised strength or aerobic exercise training.

Metabolic and demonstration kitchens can assist with assessment of dietary intake and nutrition interventions.

• Bionutritionists available to help with design and implementation of nutrition studies.
• Develop and prepare calculated meals.
• Provide nutrition education to study participants.
• Food record or diary analysis.

Leadership

Jeff Burns | CTSU Director

Andra Lahner | CTSU Director

Elisabeth Pauley | CTSU Associate Director

Location and hours of operation

We observe all state Holidays and the CTSU Clinic will be closed. Special arrangements can be made outside of our normal hours of operation. We support overnight stays in the main location.

Links and Resources

Clinical and Translational Science Unit (CTSU)

Additional Contact Information

General Inquiries

• CTSU Fairway – 913-588-0972
• CTSU Fairway email: CTSUCLINIC@KUMC.EDU
• CTSU Fairway Exercise Physiology email: CTSUExPhys@kumc.edu
• CTSU Rainbow email - CTSURAINBOW@kumc.edu

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