{"id":10,"date":"2025-05-12T11:19:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T11:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ptna.com.au\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2025-05-13T06:50:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T06:50:55","slug":"ptna","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ptna.com.au\/","title":{"rendered":"PTNA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About PTNA <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The Paediatric Trials Network Australia (PTNA) draws together paediatric researchers from around Australia committed to improving child health through the facilitation of paediatric clinical trials. It is a not for profit, virtual and inclusive network that is open for membership to any paediatric research organisation dedicated to increasing the quality and quantity of paediatric research in Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2012 PTNA was awaded a federal grant by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/therapeuticinnovation.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Therapeutic Innovation Australia<\/a>&nbsp;as part of the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy. This enabled PTNA to develop WebSpirit, a Clinical Trials Data Management System (CTDMS) which was launched in 2013 and is now in use across Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out more about WebSpirit on our&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/ptna.com.au\/index.php\/webspirit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WebSpirit page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PTNA infrastructure, advocacy and collaboration efforts complements&nbsp;other paediatric research networks&nbsp;and benefit all paediatric researchers, and ultimately Australian children. We welcome&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ptna.com.au\/index.php\/contact-us\">enquiries<\/a>&nbsp;from any researchers that may wish to collaborate through PTNA and gain access to its infrastructure.&nbsp;PTNA is focused on the conduct of multi-centre paediatric studies (birth to 18 years) developed by researchers or industry partners across all therapeutic areas, in order to improve the health of our children. This may include randomised controlled trials with drugs, devices or other health interventions, as well as observational and health services research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The network facilitates access to a critical mass of researchers and patients across the country that high-quality clinical trials can be successfully completed in a timely manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PTNA aims to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>provide a platform for advocacy for collaborative clinical research for paediatrics in Australia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>improve the Australian operating environment for paediatric clinical trials sponsored by industry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>increase the quality and quantity of investigator-driven paediatric trials.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>strengthen the evidence base for the treatment of all children and adolescents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our funders and members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.therapeuticinnovation.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Therapeutic Innovation Australia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.schn.health.nsw.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Sydney Children&#8217;s Hospitals Network<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcri.edu.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Murdoch Children&#8217;s Research Institute<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pmh.health.wa.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Child and Adolescent Health Service<\/a>&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/telethonkids.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Telethon Kids Institute<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.health.qld.gov.au\/childrenshealth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Children&#8217;s Health Queensland&nbsp;Hospital and Health Service<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wch.sa.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Women&#8217;s and Children&#8217;s Hospital<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hnekidshealth.nsw.gov.au\/site\/jhch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">John Hunter Children&#8217;s Hospital<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monashchildrenshospital.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Monash Health\/Monash Children&#8217;s Hospital<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ihmri.uow.edu.au\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nt.gov.au\/wellbeing\/hospitals-health-services\/royal-darwin-hospital\/introduction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Royal Darwin Hospital<\/a>&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.menzies.edu.au\/page\/Research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Child Health Division Menzies School of Health Research<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<div 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Oversight and updates are provided by:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Armstrong Lazenby, Certified Personal Trainer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessnetwork.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fitness Network<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Specialized youth and family fitness programs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessimage.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fitness Image<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Inclusive personal training and group fitness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>We are committed to helping Australian families build healthy habits inspired by the scientific foundation created by PTNA and its network partners.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About PTNA The Paediatric Trials Network Australia (PTNA) draws together paediatric researchers from around Australia committed to improving child health through the facilitation of paediatric clinical trials. 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