About the Clinical Trials Centre
The Wesley Research Institute (WRI) Clinical Trials Centre is a purpose-built and designed facility dedicated to conducting clinical trials. It is attached to Brisbane's Wesley Hospital, a major specialist centre networked to four other UnitingCare Health hospitals across Queensland. It is also ideally located within five minutes of Brisbane's central business district and in close proximity to three major universities.
Through The WRI’s relationship with The Wesley Hospital and UnitingCare Health, the Centre can offer access to a comprehensive range of resources including:
- 465 licensed hospital beds
- 887 specialist medical practitioners, nurses and allied health professionals
- 54,039 admissions a year
- Full range of medical and surgical services plus an on-site emergency medicine department, intensive care unit and maternity services
*Stats as at April 2008
The Centre ensures participants have access to the latest, most advanced drugs and treatments. It also has the important function of enabling clinicians to stay at the forefront of the awareness of emerging drugs, medical treatments, current clinical practice and provides them with a comprehensive range of resources to help build a healthier community.
Since 1998, The WRI has conducted over 60 clinical trials in all therapeutic areas. All trials are scientifically, ethically and legally approved, so as to ensure the safety of the participants, transparency of the research and the highest standard of outcomes and benefits to the community. While many clinical research companies are based overseas, the Centre meets a growing demand for clinical trial services in Australia. The Centre attracts both national and international pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to conduct more clinical trials in Brisbane.
"We were very impressed with the efficiency and accuracy of the team........your delivery is top notch" Clinical Network Services
Centre facilities
Opened in March 2007, the Centre includes the following facilities:
- Fully equipped clinic rooms
- Dedicated offices for research staff and visiting research professionals
- Medical emergency equipment with immediate access to on-site hospital emergency services
- Rooms for the collection, processing and storage of pathology specimens
- Temperature-controlled, ‘back-to-base’ alarmed storage facilities for medications and pathology specimens
- Secure on-site storage for confidential files
- Reception and waiting areas
Specialist areas
The WRI clinical trials team has expertise in a broad range of specialist areas including:
- Cardiology
- Cardiovascular
- Dermatology
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- Gynaecology
- Infectious disease and immunology
- Neurology and neurosurgery
- Obesity
- Oncology and haematology
- Orthopaedics
- Respiratory
- Rheumatology
- Urology
Services offered
The WRI Clinical Trials Centre is able to offer the following services:
- Single point of contact to coordinate single and multi-centred trials
- Timely and cost-effective submission of protocols to our on site Human Research Ethics Committee
- Experienced and qualified Clinical Research Manager, Clinical Operations Officer, Regulatory Affairs Officer, Quality Officer, Policy Officer, Clinical Research Physicians, Clinical Research Coordinators, Clinical Research Assistants, Data Management Coordinators, Data Management Assistants and support staff
- Access to a GP referral network and experienced Principal Investigators
- Efficient financial and contract administration processes
- On time and on target participant recruitment
- Sub-contracting of staff to Principal Investigators and Clinicians
If you would like to volunteer for any of these clinical trials please click here. For other questions or to find out more information please call The Wesley Research Institute Clinical Trials Centre on 07 3232 7920 or send an email to clinicaltrials@wesleyresearch.com.au.
