This page lists some important online resources to help find, register, conduct and report clinical trials.

Searching for clinical trials?

Trials registered in the ANZCTR can be searched directly at ANZCTR Search with Help and tips for searching.

To increase visibility of clinical trials and help people find relevant trials, information from the ANZCTR is used to populate other public search platforms. These include:

For trials in Australia:

• Australian Clinical Trials
  Learn about and search for trials happening in Australia
  
  
• Australian Cancer Trials
  Explore clinical trials on cancer
  
  
• ClinTrial Refer
  Tool for healthcare providers and participants to find relevant clinical trials
  
  

For trials occurring internationally:

• World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (WHO ICTRP) search portal
  
  

Registering or updating trials on the ANZCTR?

Registering a new trial:

• Overview of the registration process
  
  
• Detailed instructions for each question in the registration form
  
  
• Video guidance for selected? sections of the form:
  • Describing the intervention or exposure (Step 3)
  • Describing primary and secondary outcomes (Step 4)
  • Detailing data sharing statement (Step 11)
  
  
• Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

Updating information for an existing trial:

• Overview of the updating process

NB: the ANZCTR serves to register clinical trials. If you have a systematic review or meta-analysis, please visit PROSPERO - an international register of health-related reviews.

Conducting and reporting health research?

Below are some resources on current best practice in health research:

• International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) recommendations
  Standards for the conduct and publication of research in medical science journals
  
  
• Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) and specialised CONSORT statements
  Recommendations and tools for reporting on results from trials
  
  
• Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research (EQUATOR) Network
  Comprehensive library of guidelines and tools for scientific research reporting
  
  

Specific guidelines for health research in Australia:

• Australian Clinical Trials
  Resources and information about conducting clinical trials in Australia
  
  
• National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research
  Guidelines on the ethical conduct of research in Australia
  
  
• Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)
  Australian government authority regulating medical products and devices