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Systematic Reviews: Trial registers

A guide to assist staff and students undertaking systematic reviews

Trial registers

Many of the clinical trial registers include information about trials that are in progress as well as those that have been completed, for example:

CENTRAL, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled trials
Clinicaltrials.gov (a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health)
ICTRP (the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform through WHO). Note that although ClinicalTrials.gov is included in the WHO ICTRP portal, there are additional features in Clinicaltrials.gov and hence both should be searched separately

Australian Clinical Trials
Search for clinical trial registries, organisations, research networks, coordinating hubs and support groups by specific disease or condition.
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About: This website recognises the important role that clinical trials play in Australia, both in improving the health of all Australians and in the Australian economy.

The website aims to provide reliable and up-to-date information and advice about clinical trials in Australia for the public, researchers and industry. For the public, the website provides easy to understand information about clinical trials in Australia and how to become involved in a clinical trial. For industry, it provides information on the advantages of conducting clinical trials in Australia. For researchers, it provides an overview of the legislative and regulatory environment and useful links.

The website is the result of the recommendations of the Clinical Trials Action Group, supported by the Australian Government Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education and the National Health and Medical Research Council.

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