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Posted on 07 Jul 2026
Posted on 06 Jul 2026

Getting started with research and clinical trials

Understanding research and clinical trials

Health and medical research can take many forms including observational studies, data-driven studies and clinical trials.

Clinical trials are research studies involving people. They are used to evaluate the safety, effectiveness and performance of interventions such as medicines, medical devices, procedures and models of care.

Other types of health and medical research may involve observing health outcomes, analysing existing data, laboratory-based research, or evaluating health services and models of care.

Posted on 15 Jun 2026

Research Ripple

About Research Ripple

Research Ripple is Safer Care Victoria's newsletter for the Victorian health and medical research sector, bringing you fresh insights, updates and opportunities to support research and clinical trials.

What to expect

  • Research and clinical trial highlights, including teletrials
  • Research ethics and governance updates
  • Events, workshops and sector news
  • Training, funding and collaboration opportunities
  • Practice tools and guidance
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