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Evaluation of the Medical Research Future Fund Clinical Trials Activity

A report on the review of the Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) Clinical Trials Activity initiative.

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Evaluation of the Medical Research Future Fund Clinical Trials Activity

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Publication type:
Report
Audience:
General public
Language:
English
Description:

The MRFF’s Clinical Trials Activity initiative helps Australian researchers and patients test new treatments through national and international clinical trials.

In 2021, we commissioned the Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare (IEBH), Bond University, to review this initiative. The terms of reference focused on:

  • investments in clinical trials made through the MRFF
  • approaches for clinical trials overseas and in Australia
  • ways to improve funding and granting arrangements for clinical trials through the initiative and the MRFF more broadly.

This document reports on IEBH’s findings. It also discusses:

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