About Us
The UCLA Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC) is a hospital-licensed clinical space that supports clinical trials in all therapeutic areas and within all age groups, including Phase I and first-in-human clinical trials.
Application (in CAFÉ): click here
Instructions for using CAFÉ: click here
If you have questions about the types of services that the CTRC can provide or need additional information:
- Contact: CTRCServices@mednet.ucla.edu or (310) 825-5225
- Website: https://ctsi.ucla.edu/researcher-resources/ucla-clinical-and-translational-research-center
Hours of Operations
- M – F: 7am – 7pm
- Saturday & Sunday: Per Request
- Overnights: Per Request
Spaces Available in CTRC
- 8 private rooms
- 3 large procedure rooms
- 4 infusion chairs
- 2 interview rooms
- Phlebotomy area
- Playroom
- Research kitchen
Staff Available in CTRC
- Research Nurse Practitioners
- Available to help with consenting, order entry, managing adverse reactions, clearing for investigational product dosing, performing procedures such as skin biopsies, or lumbar punctures.
- Research Nurses
- CITI Trained
- ACLS and PALS certified
- Chemotherapy/Biotherapy certified
- Research Dietician
- Nutrition research consultation, meal services, anthropometric measurement, development of specialized diets
- Medical Assistants
Services Available from CTRC
- Mobile Services
- Staff may provide services to inpatient, outpatient, or campus locations. Off campus locations by arrangement.
- After Hour Services
- Available for patients to stay overnight for observation or extended services
- Investigational Product Administration
- Infusion, injection, inhalation, oral or other
- UCLA Institutional Biosafety Committee core facility for the administration of human gene therapy product, either in the CTRC or at a mobile site
- Research Nursing Care
- Pharmacokinetics, ECGs, vital signs, point of care testing for pregnancy or drugs, routine phlebotomy
- Procedures
- Bronchoscopy with sedation
- Fat biopsy
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Food challenges
- Lumbar punctures
- Muscle biopsies
- Skin biopsies
- CTRC Without Walls Service Line
- Staff available for research needs and charged on an hourly basis
- Appropriate for non-traditional clinical research needs.