Clinical guidelines
- are designed to support the decision-making process in patient care based on systematic reviews of clinical evidence, the main source for evidence-based care.
Use this guide to help you find clinical guidelines from both Australia and overseas.
Clinical trials
- are designed to study the effect of interventions on health outcomes.
A clinical trial is 'a research activity that involves the administration of a test regimen to humans to evaluate its efficacy and safety.'
(Last JM, International Epidemiological Association. A dictionary of epidemiology. i31366284 4th ed. New York: Oxford University Press; 2001)
Use this guide to find published or unpublished clinical trials in health sciences.
The resources in this guide may be relevant to:
- both randomized (RCT's) and non-randomized trials
- community trials
- various phases of trials