The trial Sponsor is legally responsible for your trial.
All clinical trials conducted in Australia must have a trial Sponsor that is an Australian entity. A trial Sponsor is occasionally an individual (e.g. medical practitioner) or more likely an organisation (e.g. pharmaceutical company, hospital, university, non-government organisation, cooperative research group) that takes overall responsibility for the initiation, management, financing, and provision of insurance and indemnity for a clinical trial.
The trial Sponsor carries the medico-legal responsibility for the trial’s conduct and is also responsible for:
In many cases, an external organisation will be the Sponsor. If you are initiating the research project yourself, your employer may be the Sponsor. If not, then you must work with your employer to assess the suitability of the identified Sponsor and confirm the Sponsor’s commitment to your trial.
If you wish to provide feedback or contact the team at the NSW Regional Health Partners Clinical Trials Roadmap please email ctroadmap@hmri.org.au
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