Consumers Health Forum of Australia: Although Australia has gone some way to addressing the issues surrounding the reporting and registration of clinical trails, the Consumers Health Forum of Australia (CHF) believes that this is a global problem. Around the world, up to half of all clinical trials have not been published. With the results of clinical trials being published and considered well outside national borders, it is important that unfavourable results are not withheld, and that all of the available evidence is considered when decisions are made about the efficacy of treatments. Improved transparency will benefit consumers, as well as researchers, governments and the medical community. CHF endorses the AllTrials campaign, and we call on all governments and researchers to act on this issue.
