Australia needs a prioritised national research strategy for clinical trials in a pandemic: lessons learned from COVID-19
Citation
Asha C Bowen, Steven YC Tong, Joshua S Davis
Medical Journal of Australia, published online 18 June 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51143
Abstract
The emergence of the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), sparking a global pandemic,1 has driven an imperative to quickly design and conduct treatment studies. We strongly propose a national, coordinated approach for randomised controlled trials (RCTs) for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), future pandemics and inter-pandemic periods in Australia. Our reflections represent those of the Australasian COVID-19 Trial (ASCOT)2 steering committee, as we have considered the challenges of conducting a clinical trial during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.
Related Research Areas
- Clinical research and infection prevention
- Public health research