CTSU Fairway
Guide to implementing your protocol with CTSU Fairway
To help you get the most out of our services through every phase of your research project, we've prepared a CTSU user guide, which covers these areas:
- Setting up a study with the CTSU
- Scheduling a study start up meeting prior to scheduling participants
- Scheduling participants and preparing study visits during the conduct of your study
To find out more about how CTSU Fairway can help you with your study, fill out the Request CTSU Services form.
The CTSU Fairway is in the beautiful suburban community of Fairway, Kansas, and offers easy access to major highways and interstates and convenient parking. This state-of-the-art facility is staffed by experienced research nurses, medical assistants who support complex protocol procedures and record research data on CTSU generated resource documents/flow sheets.
- 9 exam rooms for multi-purpose outpatient evaluations
- 5 cognitive testing rooms
- 2 phlebotomy bays
- 2 isolation exam rooms, designed for smoking cessation or ID studies
- 8 work stations for visiting study staff
- Storage for study specific equipment and / or supplies
- Commercial-quality metabolic kitcchen for studies that include the KU Department of Dietetics and Nutrition faculty
- CTSU staff can conduct point-of-care tests such as urine pregnancy or blood glucose tests
- Sample processing and short-term storage (refrigerated centrifuges, -80F freezers, -20F freezers, YSI STAT Plus, refrigerator, etc.)
- TUKHS laboratory is located on the 1st floor of the Clinical Research Center building
- 11 infusion suites with reclining infusion chairs, television, and Wi-Fi
- TUKHS Investigational Pharmacy is located on the 2nd floor of the Clinical Research Center building
- Exercise Physiologists are available to assist with study related tasks
- 2 Metabolic Carts
- 2 Treadmills, a recumbent cycle, and upper body ergometer
- Pulse Waive Velocity (PWV) and Pulse Waive Analysis (PWA)
- Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans to test body composition and bone density
- 6-minute walk test
- 1 hospital-style suite
- Allows for overnight observational studies
Looking to Request CTSU Services?
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