Facilities, equipment and other services

UM-CTRS investigators and their study teams should use the CTRS Services/Resources Request Form to access the following facilities and equipment:

Facilities

• Clinical examination rooms equipped with an exam table, infusion chair, vital signs monitor, and sink
• Phlebotomy room equipped with three infusion chairs
• Interview rooms equipped with internet access, table and chairs
• Small specimen processing room equipped with refrigerated centrifuges, standard microscope, refrigerator and a -20°C freezer
• Specimen storage room equipped with a -80°C freezer
• Pulmonary Function Laboratory

Equipment

• Automated vital signs monitor
• Pulse oximetry
• 12-lead ECG
• Intravenous infusion pumps
• Glucometer
• Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA)
• iDXA Densitometer (Lunar, GE)

Other Services

• Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA)
• Anthropometry (circumferences and skinfolds)
• Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA): body composition (lean and fat mass) and bone mineral density
• Complete Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)
• Study Coordination
• Protocol specific assessments