Participate in Research. CCReW, May2025.

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Welcome to May, a month of raising awareness about clinical trials, and celebrating the patients, carers, researchers and more who play a critical role in the clinical trials ecosystem, helping advance healthcare and medical innovations for tomorrow's patients.

I'll be celebrating by participating in other's events, and will round out the month with our next 'Clinical Trials Explained' webinar, Fri 30 May 12-1pm AEST. Visit here to learn more about this webinar specifically for people with little knowledge of clinical trials, and register. Check out the list of May clinical trials-related events I've spotted so far open to the public, and keep an eye our our Facebook page/group for updates to this list.

We also encourage you to thank a trial participant for their commitment to our future healthcare. One way to do that is purchase one of our origami sunflowers, as a kit or pre-made, to gift. Your purchase helps us keep this newsletter free. But of course, there are many other ways you can show participants your gratitude.

Have you participated in a clinical trial? Would you like to share your experience with us? We are always up for a chat to learn more about your experiences.

Please reach out to me at any time you have questions or feedback about this newsletter or our work. This is one of two newsletters we send out each month. The other is for those interested in 'Partnering' in Research. For now, subscribers get both, but this will change from July. There'll be more information about the switch in our June newsletter.

The following is a list of studies on the ANZCTR as at 6 May starting between 1 Apr and 5 May 2025. For more details, click on the links to access the specific trial information.

Cancer

Changes in Hair Density of the Free Flap Following Preoperative Laser Depilation of Donor Site in Head and Neck Cancer Free Flap Reconstruction. NSW.
A Study of Adagrasib Plus Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy vs. Placebo Plus Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy in Participants With Previously Untreated Non-squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer With KRAS G12C Mutationv (KRYSTAL-4). ACT, NSW, QLD, SA, VIC, WA.
A Study of BGB-16673 Compared to Investigator's Choice in Participants With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Previously Exposed to Both Bruton Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) and B-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma 2 Protein (BCL2) Inhibitors. NSW, QLD, VIC, WA.
A Study to Evaluate Eciskafusp Alfa in Combination With Bacillus Calmette-guerin (BCG) in Participants With BCG-unresponsive High-risk Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC). NSW.
A Phase 1 Safety and Pharmacokinetics Study of RC220 Combined With Doxorubicin in Adult Participants With Solid Tumours. NSW.

Genetic conditions

Evaluating a telehealth exercise model of care for adults with Cystic Fibrosis: A feasibility randomised controlled trial. VIC
Evaluating the Safety and Tolerability of Orally Administered DF-003 in ROSAH Syndrome Patients. NSW, VIC.

Heart Related

A Phase 2a Study of YN001 in Patients With Coronary Atherosclerosis in Australia. ACT, NSW, QLD, VIC.

Eye Related

Evaluation of the Safety and Tolerability of Ocular Lubricants. NSW, VIC, QLD.

Neurological

Exercising, Socialising and Thinking – an Environmental Enrichment Model in the community (ESTEEM) After Stroke. NSW

Mental Health

Pilot Trial of Mindfulness-Integrated Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Adults with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Depression and/or Anxiety. NSW.
Maintaining the Acute Therapeutic Effect of rTMS in Treatment-Resistant Depression. ACT.
Paediatric
An Interventional Phase 2/3 Study of Infigratinib in Children With Hypochondroplasia. VIC.

Womens Health

The effects of supplementation with a phyto-blend (Osteosine) on makers of bone health and general wellbeing in post-menopausal women. WA.

Healthy volunteers

First-In-Human Study to Evaluate Single Ascending Doses of JUV-161 in Healthy Adult Volunteers. VIC.
First-In-Human Study of CPTX2309 in Healthy Participants. QLD.
A Phase 1 Study of S-4321 in Healthy Volunteers. VIC.

Other

Assess the staggered implementation of a permanent surgical geriatric servicev embedded within emergency and surgery. NSW.
Continuous monitoring of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) patients’ vancomycin levels in interstitial fluid: a pilot characterization study of a new device. VIC.
Health4Life Parents & Teens: Optimisation of a parent-based intervention to reduce modifiable cancer risk factors among socio-economically disadvantaged adolescents. NSW.
Influence of the clear aligner trimline on incisor tooth movement, and patient experiences during orthodontic treatment. VIC.
Effect of Flexible Catheter Materials on Catheter Angle and Blood Vessel Irritation. QLD.
Food Challenge at Home or in Medical Practice - the FoodCHOMP Study. VIC.
A Dual Orexin Receptor Antagonist to Reduce Biomarkers of Neurodegeneration in Adults with Insomnia. NSW.
A Phase 3 Study of TR987® 0.1% Gel (Tissue Repair Gel) Versus Standard of Care in the Treatment of Chronic Venous Insufficiency Leg Ulcers. NSW, VIC, WA.

Note we have no connection/involvement with any of the above studies. We source this list manually from ANZCTR. Unless otherwise indicated, we have not being paid to list the study, and a study appearing in this list is not an endorsement of the quality, relevance of or consumer involvement in the project. We encourage people to do their due dligence on the suitability of any research study for their specific circumstances.

If you are a sponsor or researcher that wants to let people know about your newly opened study, please complete our request form or contact us (it's free to list a study once).

Celebrating Clinical Trials

May 20th is traditionally international clinical trials day, and so many use the opportunity to host an event during May to raise awarenes of clinical trials, discuss ssues in clinical trials, and celebrate all that contribute to their success. Here's a list of the events we've see so far that are open to the public to register to attend.

15 May, 12-2.30pm - WA Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund Open Day - In person, Busselton on ‘Clinical trials — translating medical advances into benefits.’
19 May, 1.30-3pm - UNSW ICTD event - If you are an experienced consumer rep interested in getting more involved in partnering with researchers in clinical trials at UNSW and would like to attend this in person only event, please email us ASAP for a consumer specific registration link. (We'll be at this one.)
20 May, range of events - Child and Adolescent Health Service/The Kids researchers, WA are hosting stalls and workshops to celebrate ICTD.
20 May, 10-11:30am – La Trobe University – In person/online presentations, networking and insights into the Clinical Trials Platform’s Services.
20 May, 12-1pm - Hunter Medical Research Institute ICTD Seminar - In person and Zoom
20 May, 1-2pm - CT:IQ Online webinar - Sharing Clinical Research Results with Australian Participants 20 May (We're hoping to be at this one)
2:30-4pm - ACTA - 2025 ACTA Trial of the Year Awards Ceremony, NSW Parliament House (We'll be at this one.)
20 May, 9-5.30pm Spanish time - ECRIN - Rethinking Clinical Trials: Inclusivity in Practice (For noting, ECRIN, is the organisation that launched the first ICTD celebrations). Registrations still open for online attendance.
20 May, 5pm - White Coats Foundation webinar - Asking your doctor about clinical trials: bridging the clinical trial conversation gap'.
30 May, 12-1pm - AccessCR (us) - Clinical Trials Explained webinar online.
General: ACRP social media and celebration kits for clinical research professionals
General: SOCRA hints on celebrating for clinical research professionals

If you know of other events, drop us a line so we can share them with our community through our social platforms.