Skip to Main Content
Library and Information Services for the East Metropolitan Health Service and the South Metropolitan Health Service banner Library and Information Services for the East Metropolitan Health Service and the South Metropolitan Health Service home Library and Information Services for the East Metropolitan Health Service and the South Metropolitan Health Service logo

Research

Clinical trials are registered in national registries to ensure transparency, reduce research waste and to enable follow up with researchers.

When searching for studies, the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions advises that multiple trial registries should be searched, including the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (accessed via the Cochrane Library).

For more information on searching for clinical trials, see section 4.3.2 of the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions and section 1.2.1 in the Technical Supplement - Searching and selecting studies (see links below).

Citations must be provided when using content from records of clinical trials. See the WHO guide below for advice on citing clinical trials records.

Clinical Trials Registries