Helping more Victorian children access clinical trials closer to home
A new network to make it easier for children and families to access cutting-edge clinical trials.
Australia’s first statewide clinical trials network for children is being established. The Victorian Paediatric Clinical Trial Network will link clinical trial sites across the state.
It will help more children and families with:
- better coordinated research
- better access to new treatments.
We have invested $2 million to establish the network.
The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute will set up the network, in partnership with:
It will focus on vaccine trials first, and expand to support research into more treatments including:
- rare diseases
- advanced therapies.
The network aims to expand over time to include more metropolitan and regional sites.
This is an initiative under the Economic Growth Statement. The statement identifies health technologies and medical research as a priority sector. It will help cement Victoria’s position as a leading destination for:
- investment in paediatric treatments and models of care
- better connect industry partners with clinical trials.