Research

St Vincent's is a major teaching, research and tertiary referral centre providing acute or chronic medical and surgical services, as well as clinical training.

Our commitment to innovative care is reflected by the passion for health and medical research evident across St Vincent’s campus and our partners, translating the findings of our scientists into meaningful improvements in clinical care. By participating in world-class research, we deliver hope to our patients and community and help determine the future of health care locally and globally.

We have established our innovative RESEARCH VALET® to assist with project submission for HREC review and also to speed the approval process. And we have sought to build productive relationships with industry to benefit both patients and clinicians with access to a wider range of clinical trials. Please click here for information regarding the RESEARCH VALET®.

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All ethics and governance submissions are completed and managed via SAGE.

Type of Submission	Where to Submit
Pre-Approval Applications	Ethics-Only Submission: For studies where SVHM is not a participating site. Governance-Only Submission: For studies where SVHM is a participating site, and the study has been approved by an NMA HREC. Ethics and Governance Submission (High-Risk or Multisite Study): For high-risk studies or those involving multiple sites. Ethics and Governance Concurrent Submission (Low-Risk Single-Site Study): For low-risk studies where SVHM is the only participating site.
Amendment submissions (protocol, IB, PICF, patient-facing documents, site addition, CPI/PI change, other administrative changes, etc.)	Amendment Request Guide for both Ethics and Site Projects Amendment - Responding to a More Information Required Email
Change of members of research teams (excluding CPI/PI), insurance certificates, CTNs acknowledged by the TGA, DSMB/SRC/DMC/DRC/IDSMC meeting reports	Acknowledgement Request Guide for both Ethics and Site Projects Acknowledgement - Responding to a More Information Required Email
Safety Adverse Events (SAEs) including Urgent Safety Measure, Significant Safety Issue, SUSAR/USADE. Please refer to our website to see reporting requirements and timeline.	How to submit a Safety Event Report
Non-serious & serious breach reports	How to submit a Breach Report Form
DSUR & annual safety reports	How to submit an Annual Safety Report (ASR)
Annual progress reports	SVHM Annual Report Submission Guide Project Status (HREC Report): Not Yet Commenced or In Progress Site Status (RGO Report): Not Yet Commenced or Continuing
Site closure / final reports	SVHM Annual Report Submission Guide Project Status (HREC Report): Closed (post analysis), Abandoned or Terminated Site Status (RGO Report): Completed or Abandoned
External site closure report (for sites not under SVHM governance)	How to submit an External Site Closure Form

Contacts

Enquiry	Phone	Email
Ethics & Governance	03 9231 6970	research.ethics@svhm.org.au
Research Valet	03 9231 6977	valet@svha.org.au

About us

St Vincent's is a major teaching, research and tertiary referral centre providing acute or chronic medical and surgical services, as well as clinical training.

Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery (ACMD)

With a focus on biomedical engineering, the Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery – a research and academic medical centre – will bring together clinicians, engineers, scientists and students like never before.

Clinical Trials

St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne is a premier site for medical research and clinical trials. Find out about clinical trials and being a participant in a trial.

Researchers

Find out more about the ethics and governance review processes for different types of research projects, submission guidelines and all necessary resources.

Industry

St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne is proud to be an alliance site with IQVIA, PAREXEL and Syneos Health.

Research Events

Find out more about upcoming research events.

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