Resources Available:

• Facilities
• Nursing staff for inpatient admissions and outpatient visits
• Nutritionist and research kitchen
• Core laboratory for research assays
• Equipment for cardiovascular and exercise studies in the Human Performance Lab
• A biostatistician is available for consultation

If you have an Investigator-initiatied study, when you submit an Application in the MHS eIRB system you must check “Yes”, you plan to utilize the resources of the CRU and attach a copy of the  CRU application  to your eIRB submission.  Your eIRB application will automatically be submitted to the CRU Administrative Coordinator. 

The application and protocol are then reviewed by the CRU Scientific Review Committee (SRC), as required by the NIH, to insure that all studies are of the highest scientific quality and CTSA-CRU resources are allocated accordingly. 

All projects must be fully IRB approved prior to subjects being seen on the CRU .  IRB approval does not authorize use of the CRU  resources.  CRU Review is a blocking review for the MHMC IRB. The IRB does not review protocol applications that are rquesting to use the CRU until after the CRU has reviewed and approved it.

When the PI of a protocol is not a staff member of MHS or a faculty member of Case, a responsible co-investigator or sponsor who is a member of the Case faculty or professional staff at MHS must be identified.

If you have any further questions please call the CTSA-CRU at 216-778-3130.