Abstract
AbstractAimsTo present opportunities and a model to redress the under‐representation of rural communities and people in Australian clinical trials.ContextClinical trials are essential for building and understanding the health evidence base. The lack of representation of rural people in clinical trials is evident in other countries. Examining the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry (ANZCTR) suggests this is also the case in Australia.ApproachWe propose an approach that empowers rurally based academics and clinicians to co‐design clinical trials and increase rural Australians' participation in clinical trials to address this inequality of access. A case study of a decentralised, co‐designed clinical trial is presented to support this approach.ConclusionDecentralising clinical trials could improve access to clinical trials, strengthen the social capital of rural communities and help address the health inequalities that exist between rural and metropolitan communities.
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