About

The Australian Teletrial Program

The Australian Teletrial Program will improve access to, and participation in, clinical trials for rural, regional and remote Australians.

Teletrials is a proven model and uses telehealth to connect regional and rural clinical trial site clusters.

The Australian Teletrial Program is supported by funding from the Australian Government under the Medical Research Future Fund. The Program has been funded $75.2 million over five years to bring clinical trials closer to home for patients in Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

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Objectives

  • Expand the reach of clinical trials in Australia

  • Develop Australia’s clinical trials workforce capacity and capability

  • Build a more interconnected clinical trials system in Australia

  • Close the Gap in health outcomes for all Australians

Pillars

  • Regional Clinical Trial Coordinating Centres

  • Education and training

  • Equipment and logistics

  • Recruitment boosting tools and support

  • Policy harmonisation

  • Evaluation and impact assessment

Targets

  • Under review 
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Vision

The Program will enable all Australian’s equal access to clinical trials that aim to improve their health and wellbeing.

Under the Program, satellite sites in rural, regional and remote Australia are connected to primary sites via telehealth as part of trial clusters, allowing patients to take part in clinical trials closer to home.

The Program will create an interconnected clinical trial system to enable all Australian’s equal access to clinical trials that aim to improve their health and wellbeing.

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The Australian Teletrial Program will improve access to, and participation in, clinical trials for rural, regional and remote Australians.