Clinical Research Unit (CRU)
Regulatory Biomedical Services + Support
The Clinical Research Unit (CRU) at the ÀÖÓ¯VI Diabetes Institute offers comprehensive services and support for Phase II-III trials for both industry sponsored trials and for academia. Experienced staff can provide complete study management and coordination from study startup and recruitment to protocol execution through to data management, close-out and file archiving. Investigators managing their own studies can also access clinical facilities and services, including administrative support; access to clinical examination rooms; pharmacy storage (monitored 24/7); phlebotomy; and, patient recruitment via CRU’s contact registry. The facility also houses body composition and metabolic assessment for truly holistic diabetes clinical studies.
As part of the U of A Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, the CRU works with research clinicians and investigators from numerous backgrounds, and in combination with ÀÖÓ¯VI Health Services it is one of Canada's largest integrated academic health regions for conducting efficient clinical research. The CRU is in close proximity to the University Hospital for patient/physician access and bio-sample transport.
The CRU is a unique, multidisciplinary facility that allows traditional biomedical intervention studies as well as nutritional research and metabolic and body composition analysis. Supervised by Dr. Vince Rogers, the CRU facilitates investigators to conduct regulatory-driven clinical trials in support of innovative therapies and translation of these towards patient use.
Facility + Equipment
The CRU at the ÀÖÓ¯VI Diabetes Institute is located on the second floor of the Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Research Innovation. The multidisciplinary unit is an 8000 square feet facility housing cutting edge equipment including:
- Five private clinical exam rooms
- 3 bed open day ward
- Blood processing area
- Kitchen/dining room
- Resting metabolic assessment<