Investigator Initiated Trials (IITs)

Below is a visual overview of the Investigator Initiated Trial (IIT) life cycle. This course will follow the life of an IIT over 8 educational modules. Click the green icons below to reveal details about each module's content. The graphic can be made full screen by clicking the square icon in the lower right corner.

Information about the material

The content of this course is based on the VCCC Alliance IIT resources for researchers (The IIT Toolkit)(opens in a new tab). The toolkit was developed by the VCCC Alliance in partnership with the Melbourne Academic Centre for Health (MACH)(opens in a new tab), and with assistance from the Melbourne Children's Trials Centre(opens in a new tab). It is comprised of a suite of resources to support researchers conducting investigator-initiated trials.

These resources have now been adapted into this interactive educational course.

Learning Aim: This course aims to enable investigators to answer new clinical questions by creating Investigator Initiated Trials which in turn increases access to clinical trials for patients.

About this course

5 major topics will be covered through this course, and will be separated into 8 modules.

Time to complete each module may vary. On average plan to spend an average of 30 minutes working through each module. 

• Planning: Introduction to IITs & Developing a Protocol

• Study Start Up: Feasibility, Contracts & Budget, & Ethics & Governance

• Study Conduct: Study Coordination and Ongoing Management 

• Data Analysis: Biostatistical Analysis at every stage of a trial

• Sharing Results: Study Close Out, Results dissemination, Study Archiving