2026 ACTA Trial of the Year Awards 2026 ACTA Trial of the Year Award Nominator details Please enter your personal details so that the ACTA team can contact you, if required, to confirm any of the details provided. Name * Name First Name First Name Last Name Last Name Email * Awards category Clincial trials may be nominated for the following: ACTA Trial of the Year Award ACTA -STInG Excellence in Statistics Award ACTA Consumer Involvement Award ACTA-HEAT Excellence in Trial Based Health Economics Award ACTA TRIPSIG Excellence in Implementation Science Award ACTA Clinical Quality Registy Awad I wish to nominate a: * Clinical trial Registry Scientific name of the trial * Short name or acronym of the trial * ACTA member network or group that designed and led the trial * Australasian Kidney Trials Network Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group Australasian Myeloma Research Consortium Australasian Nursing and Midwifery Clinical Trials Network Australasian Radiopharmaceutical Trials Network Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Network Australasian Stroke Trials Network Australasian Type 1 Diabetes Immunotherapy Collaborative Australasian College for Emergency Medicine Clinical Trials Group Australia & New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group Australia and New Zealand Liver and Intestinal Transplant Registry Australia and New Zealand Musculoskeletal Clinical Trials Group Australia and New Zealand Sarcoma Association Limited Australia and New Zealand Society of Cardiac & Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Surgery Database Program Australian & New Zealand Children’s Haematology/Oncology Group (ANZCHOG) Australian & New Zealand Neonatal Network Australian & New Zealand Urogenital & Prostate Cancer Trials Group Australian and New Zealand Alliance for Cardiovascular Trials Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Clinical Trials Network Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Australian and New Zealand Transplant and Cellular Therapies Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Register Breast Cancer Trials Cancer Trials Australia Centre for Biostatistics and Clinical Trials Cerulea Clinical Trials – Centre For Eye Research Australia Children’s Inpatient Research Collaboration of Australia and New Zealand Clinical Hub for Interventional Research Collaborative Hyperbaric Medicine and Extreme Environment Research Association Network Cooperative Trials Group for Neuro-Oncology Curtin Centre for Clinical Research and Education GenesisCare Site Research Organisation GI Cancer Trials Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service Growing Minds Australia Icon Institute of Innovation and Research IMPACT TRIALS, School of Medicine, Deakin University Interdisciplinary Maternal Perinatal Australasian Collaborative Trials NetworkInterdisciplinary Maternal Perinatal Australasian Collaborative Trials Network Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children’s Hospital Mater Misericordiae Health Services Brisbane Limited Melanoma and Skin Cancer Trials Limited Melanoma Institute Australia Melbourne Children’s Trials Centre Mental Health Australia Adult General Clinical Trials Network (MAGNET), Deakin University Menzies School of Health Research Methods and Implementation Support for Clinical and Health Research Monash University Clinical Trials Centre MQ Health MS Australia National Allergy Centre of Excellence National Endometriosis Clinical and Scientific Trials Network NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre NHMRC Synergy in Alcohol Treatment NSW Drug and Alcohol Clinical Research and Improvement Network Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute OMICO (Australian Genomic Cancer Medicine Centre) Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative Primary Care Collaborative Cancer Clinical Trials Group, University of Melbourne Prostate Cancer Outcomes Registry – Australia & New Zealand Psycho-oncology Co-operative Research Group Pulmonary Fibrosis Australasian Clinical Trials Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research Regional Trials Network – Victoria Save Sight Institute South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute St John of God Healthcare Inc Sydney Local Health District The George Institute for Global Health The PARTNER Network, University of Melbourne The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand Therapeutic & Vaccine Development Research Group, The Kirby Institute Thoracic Oncology Group of Australasia Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group (TROG Cancer Research) University of Queensland Clinical Trials Centre UNSW Medicine and Health, Clinical Research Unit Victorian Ambulance Cardiac Arrest Registry Victorian Cardiac Outcomes Registry Victorian Orthopaedic Trauma Outcomes Registry (VOTOR) and Victorian State Trauma Registry (VSTR) Wesley Research Institute Ltd Please enter the primary trials results DOI or the URL from which the promary trial results are available * ACTA Trial of the Year Award arrowup6 ACTA Trial of the Year Award Please complete each section of this nomination form. Do you wish to nominate this trial for the Trial of the Year Award? * Yes No, skip to nominate for another award Chief Investigator full name * Chief Investigator email * Chief Investigator phone number * Please confirm that the trial meets the following eligibility criteria * Collaboratively developed Multi-centre Investigator-driven Randomised controlled Primary results published (online or print) in 2025 Did this trial involve any commercial or industry collaboration? * Yes No Please provide a brief summary, including details of any funding or in-kind support, involvement in the trial development, design, conduct and/or alalysis * Peer Summary Please provide a brief summary (maximum 600 words) describing the trial and why it warrants recognition as the ACTA Trial of the Year. Please address each of the judging criteria below: The trial addresses a critical gap in the evidence or a significant innovation in healthcare delivery The quality of the research design, conduct and alanysis were outstanding There is a high likelihood that findings from the trial will significaltly impact clinical practice and policy and improve outcomes for patiends or healthcare delivery. You may include any web links to relevant publications or websites that support your nomination Plain English summary Please provide a brief plain English summary (maximum 400 wods) describing the trial and how the results are likely to impact patients and/or delivery of healthcare. This should be suitable for publication on the ACTA website and in the general media. ACTA STInG Excellence in Trial Statistics Award arrowup6 ACTA STInG Excellence in Trial Statistics Award Please complete each section of this nomination form. Do you wish to nominate this trial for the ACTA-STInG Excellence in Trial Statistics Award? Yes No, skip to nominate for another award Please confirm that the primary results of this trial were published (online or in print) in 2025 Yes Trial Chief Statistician name Trial Chief Statistician email Trial Chief Statistician mobile number Stastical methods summary Please provide a brief summary (600 words masium) describing the stastical design and alaysis of this trial and why it warrants consideration for the ACTA STInG Excellence in Trial Statistics award. Please address each of the judging criteria below: The statistical aspects of trial design and planning (sample size, randomisation, analytical methods_ were of high quality, appropriate for the research question(s), and documented in a publically accessible statistical procedures The stastical analyses were executed as plannedand, where not, deviations were transparent, of quality, and executed well following good stastistical procedures/practices. The reporting and interpretation of the statistical aspects of the trial were appropriate, transparent, and supporting by results from pre-specified analyses and/or well-defended departures from planned procedures following good statistical procedures/pratice. Supplemental materials Please attach the final version of the supplemental materials listed below. Trial Protocol (for platform trials, please include the core protocol and any relevant domain specific appendix) Statistical Analysis Plan Please ensure it is the final verson. Drop a file here or click to upload Choose File Maximum file size: 134.22MB ACTA Consumer Involvement Award arrowup6 ACTA Consumer Involvement Award Please complete each section of this nomination form. Do you wish to nominate this trial for the ACTA Consumer Involvement Award? Yes No, skip to nominate for another award Consumer investigator/representative email address (alternatively, please provide the name and email of a senior member of the study team) Consumer involvement value Describe the value to teh study of consumer involvement in this clinical trial’s activities and why it warrants consideration for the ACTA Consumer Involvement Award (max 600 words). Examples may include experiental knowledge, which is often subjective or qualitative, Consider the criteria below: Consumers were significantly involved in protocol development or design activities Consumer involvement provided valuable and exceptional guidance to the propossal conduct of the trial. You may include any web links to relevant publications or websites that support your nomination. Plain English summary Please provide a brief summary (400 words max) describing the benefit of consumer involvement in the trial, including, where appropriate, the consumer’s background and motivation for involvement. Plain Engligh summaries should be suitable for publication on the ACTA website and in the general media. ACTA HEAT Excellence in Trial based Health Economics Award arrowup6 ACTA HEAT Excellence in Trial based Health Economics Award Please complete each section of this nomination form. Do you wish to nominate this trial for the ACTA HEAT Excellence in Trial Based Health Economics Award? Yes No, skip to nominate for another award Brief peer summary describing the health economist analysis and why it warrants recognition. Brief English summary describing the health economic analysis and the hot results are likely to impact patients and/or the delivery of healthcare. A PDF copy of evidence of the impact the patient-centric activity had on the trial is provided with this nomination form, if available. Drop a file here or click to upload Choose File Maximum file size: 134.22MB ACTA Clinical Quality Registy Award arrowup6 ACTA Clinical Quality Registy Award Please complete each section of this nomination form. Do you wish to nominate this trial for theACTA Clinical Quality Registy Award Yes No, skip to nominate for another award ACTA TRIPSIG Excellence in Implementation Science Award ACTA TRIPSIG Excellence in Implementation Science Award Please complete each section of this nomination form. Do you wish to nominate this trial for the ACTA TRIPSIG Excellence in Implementation Science Award Yes No, skip to nominate for another award Implementation science methods summary Please provide a brief summary (approx. one page) describing the implementation science design and analysis of this trial and why it warrants consideration for the ACTA TRIP SIG Excellence in Trial Implementation Science Award. In addition, please address each of the judging criteria: The implementation science components of trial design and planning (e.g. theories, models, frameworks, strategy or intervention, outcomes, analytical methods) were of high quality, appropriate for the research question(s), and documented in a publicly accessible location. The implementation analyses were executed as planned or – where not, deviations were transparent, of high quality, and executed well. The reporting and interpretation of the implementation science components of the trial were appropriate and transparent Brief plain language summary describing the implementation science strategy used and how the results are likely to impact patients and/or the delivery of healthcare (600 words max) A PDF copy of the protocol, main results and any secondary publications reporting implementation research design and outcomes, and supplementary material is provided with this nomination form. Drop a file here or click to upload Choose File Maximum file size: 134.22MB You are now ready to submit your nomination. Please ensure that all relevant documents have been uploaded to this submission and that you have filled in all the relevant areas for your nominated awards. Please contacts awards@acta.au should you have any questions. Submit your award If you are human, leave this field blank. Δ
