If you have been redirected here from another ICTS service page, please enter I-CART through the SPARC Request portal to browse and order our services.

I-CART is an online resource management tool (origin name SPARC) that was created at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and has been adopted by multiple CTSA institutions throughout the country. These sites have formed a consortium to further develop the functionality of SPARC. Ongoing efforts are led by MUSC, Iowa, and Utah as the application moves toward an open-source environment. This will allow for more impactful improvements to the user experience.

I-CART features

• Order services from all ICTS Cores
  • Administration
  • Biomedical Informatics Core
  • Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design
  • Clinical Research Coordination and Study Management
  • Clinical Research Unit
  • Community Engagement and Research
  • Pilot Program: Translational and Clinical Studies
• Create budgets for upcoming studies   
• Manage active studies/projects within the user Dashboard
• Track research activity for services provided by ICTS Cores
• Fulfill service requests in real-time
• Monitor expense and billing detail
• Generate various reports for study teams   

If you need help planning your project, please select the appropriate consulting service to meet with a service manager.

Contact information

iCartHelp@healthcare.uiowa.edu

 

I-CART is powered by Medical University of South Carolina’s Services, Pricing, & Applications for Research Centers (SPARC) request management system.

 

Help the Institute for Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Iowa continue making new strides in medical research by citing the NIH CTSA program grant UM1TR004403.