Patients and Families

Bendigo Health strives to offer innovative clinical trials to meet the needs of its diverse community. Whilst receiving care at Bendigo Health you may be invited to take part in one of the many clinical trials offered at our site. We have included some helpful resources to provide you with information about participating in clinical trials.

Clinical trials are for everyone

National Clinical Trials Governance Framework – Information for patients and consumers

We know it can be hard for our patients to understand what clinical trials are, especially when English isn’t their first language.

That’s why we’re bringing our community this video to highlight that clinical trials are available to everyone, no matter your age or ethnicity.

We have around 55 clinical trials open. These trials can be lifesaving and can improve your quality of life.

We strive to provide appropriate clinical trial resources and have translators available in your preferred language, where possible, for use during consultations with your health care providers.

In addition, the Melbourne Academic Centre for Health (MACH) have produced several videos in Italian, Vietnamese and Mandarin languages. These videos provide patients and their families with some key information about participating in clinical trial research:

If you are interested in participating in a clinical trial, please contact us. You can find information on our current clinical trials at https://web.clintrialreferapp.com/searchTrial/list.

The Gift of Healing: First Nations Clinical Trial Brochure

Through our TrialHub program, our community was included in the development of a special brochure that will help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities understand clinical trials and their benefits.

The artwork was developed over eight months by Dixon Patten. Dixon is a proud Gunnai, Yorta Yorta, Gunditjmara, Dhudhuroa man with bloodlines from Wemba Wemba, Barapa Barapa, Djab Wurrung, Wiradjuri, Yuin, Wodi Wodi, Wolgal, Monaro.

View or download: The Gift of Healing

About the art

Our healing experiences can sometimes feel isolating and lonely. This art reminds us that we are part of a community with an abundance of strength and resilience. Our journeys are guided by such deep cultural and spiritual connection to our country’s and each other and that taking ownership of our healing is a powerful gift we give ourselves and our communities.

View or download: Accessbile Word version

Teletrials

A Teletrial is a new model of trial delivery where a group of clinical trial sites work together to conduct a clinical trial under the supervision of a Primary Site.

Teletrials were first developed to help people in rural and remote areas take part in cancer clinical trials. They have since been shown to work well for many types of clinical trials.

The goal of teletrials is to make clinical trials easier to access, especially for people who may not usually have the opportunity to take part. This also helps ensure trial participants come from a wide range of backgrounds.

Bendigo Health is part of the Australian Teletrial Program which helps bring clinical trials closer to home for people living in regional, rural, and remote areas. For more information, please read the patient teletrial brochure.