Clinical trials provide an essential link between basic scientific research and the eventual translation and implementation of discoveries and evidence into routine clinical care. But how can we conduct these trials in ways that improve speed and efficiency, increase participation, and broaden representation and equity?

Recently, Sydney Health Partners asked some of the partnership’s leading clinical trialists - Professors Tom Snelling, Rachael Ward and Li Ming Wen - about these challenges. We found growing consensus that there are new opportunities to innovate in the design of trials for improved outcomes.