CTEP-WA: Enhancing capacity and quality in clinical trials
Chris Reid1, Christopher Reid1, Christine Robins1, HuiJun Chih1, John Barrett1, Shih Ching Fu1 1Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia
Abstract
Background: CTEP-WA is the Clinical Trials Enabling Platform of Western Australia, based at Curtin University. We were established in 2018 by the Department of Health as the WA Health Translation Network (WAHTN) Clinical Trials and Data Management Centre.
Aim: To build capacity in clinical trials, with a particular focus on studies initiated by clinician researchers, and foster collaboration between researchers, health professionals and consumers.
Method: The established team has diverse skills in study planning and design, including Case Report Form design and data management, ethics and governance, and all aspects of clinical trial coordination. A Clinical Research Support Service (CRSS) provides a free Teams-based advisory service that covers the lifecycle of research from planning to dissemination. We liaise with colleagues in Health Services to avoid duplication of effort and resources, and we encourage clients to include consumers with a lived experience early in the development of their research projects.
Results: We have delivered more than 200 consultations on a wide range of topics to healthcare professionals in public and private hospitals. CTEP-WA has also provided cost-effective consultancy services in biostatistics, monitoring and auditing, REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) database design and housing to more than 40 research projects in WA.
Conclusion: CTEP-WA has made a significant contribution to enhancing the quality of, and capacity for clinical research in WA. Our success has attracted interest for formal partnerships from high profile institutions The George Institute (NSW) and Monash University (Victoria), and we’ll continue to seek collaborations with other like-minded organisations.
Biography
Christopher Reid is a cardiovascular epidemiologist and clinical trialist with appointments as Research Professor in both the School of Public Health at Curtin University and the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University. He was re-appointed as a John Curtin Distinguished Professor in 2021 and is currently Director of the Monash and Curtin Centre’s of Cardiovascular Research and Education (CCRE). His research interests focus on cardiovascular outcome trials and registries and has received over $178M as a Chief Investigator and has over 650 publications with many in the worlds premier clinical journals including NEJM, JAMA and the Lancet.