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Bionutrition Research Services

CTRU
About the CTRU

The CTRU, located at the new Freidenrich Center (FCTR), is Stanford's home for clinical and translational research. Facilities include:

  • 16 patient bays
  • 4 hospital beds
  • 3 pediatric study rooms
  • 2 phlebotomy rooms
  • Exercise/ exam room
  • Consultation rooms
  • Research kitchen
  • Sample collection lab
  • 2 rooms equipped for 23-hour sleep studies
Hours & Location
  • Mon - Thurs: 7 am to 5 pm
    Fri: 7 am to 3:30 pm
  • Freidenrich Center for Translational Research
    800 Welch Rd, Palo Alto, CA
  • FCTR map and directions
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Contact CTRU  email
(650) 723-6713

CTRU Bionutrition and Dietary services include:

  • Budget Consultation — Estimation of protocol-specific costs for bionutrition services including nutrition counseling, research diet preparation, labor, food, and supplies.
  • Research Diets — Work with investigators to design study-specific menus for nutrient-controlled research protocols.
  • Meal Preparation and Service — Preparation of research diets, weighed to the nearest 0.1 gram, for study participants including controlled research meals, and post-test snacks or meals.
  • Nutritional Counseling — Design of protocol-specific diet instructions for study participants.
  • Dietary Recalls and Dietary Records — Administration, review, entry, and analysis of dietary records.
  • Nutritional Analysis — Computerized analysis of dietary intake using state of the art software.
  • Oversight of Subject Randomization and/or Blinding for Dietary Protocols — Tracking of subject randomization codes and administration of blinded dietary treatments.
Key Points
  • A completed CTRU Request Form is required for all CTRU services and resources.

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