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Western Health Standard Agreement Templates

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WH Standard Agreement Template Research study type Requirements

Clinical Trial Research Agreement - Standard Form

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Commercially sponsored pharmaceutical trials
  • Three (3) original wet-ink signed copies of the Clinical Trial Research Agreement (CTRA) signed by the sponsor and principal investigator.
  • Note: For all CTRAs to which Western Health is a party, complete the "Institution" details on page one as follows:

Name: Western Health

Address: 176 Furlong Rd, St Albans VIC 3021

ABN: 61 166 735 672

Contact for Notices: Research Program Director, Office for Research

Phone Number: 61 3 8395 8073

  • Any inclusions to Schedule 4/7 Special Conditions should be reviewed and approved by the Southern Eastern Border States (SEBS) otherwise, delays are expected for Western Health legal review. For more information regarding the process for SEBS approval please click here.
  • Pharmacy fees; Where WH Pharmacy resources are required, the following clause is to be included under Schedule 2: "Where there is a discrepancy between the Statement of Approval Pharmacy Fees and those entered under Schedule 2 of the CTRA, the higher of the two fees will apply"

Note: Ensure that you have attached email endorsement from the WH OfR regarding the accepted review of the agreement when formally submitting your application for governance review.

Failure to provide the relevant information will result in delays in review and authorisation of agreements.

Clinical Trial Research Agreement - Contract Research Organisations (CROs) acting as the Local Sponsor

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Studies where CRO acting as a local sponsor or where an institution is assuming CRO role

Clinical Trial Research Agreement Collaborative or Co-operative Research Group (CRG)

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Collaborative or Cooperative Research Group (CRG) Studies
Clinical Trial Research Agreement Medicines Australia Phase IV Clinical Trials (Medicines) Contract Research Organisation acting as Local Sponsor 

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Phase IV trials - CRO acting as a local sponsor

Clinical Trial Research Agreement Medicines Australia Phase IV Clinical Trials (Medicines)

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Phase IV trials- Commercially sponsored
Clinical Trial Research Agreement – Investigator Initiated Study 
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Investigator Initiated Study/Trial

Western Health Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

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For low risk research or QA/QI collaborations that do not involve a financial transaction between parties A minimum of 2 original wet ink signed agreements by the collaborator and if applicable, the Principal Investigator.

Western Health Research Collaboration Agreement (RCA)

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For Simple Collaborative studies/ investigator initiated research that may involve financial transactions between parties
MACH collaboration Agreement 

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Investigator Initiated research collaborations between two or more MACH members. It accommodates the parties making "Materials" available for research collaborations and for small to medium amounts of funds to be expended by the parties.

MACH Partner List

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