Who we are and what we do:

Jean Hailes Clinical Research is affiliated with both Monash University and Southern Health, sits within the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, and is located at Monash Medical Centre in Clayton, Victoria. The integrated research team is focusing on women's health and specifically on the continuum of adverse lifestyle, obesity, insulin resistance, insulin resistant syndromes including metabolic syndrome and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), gestational diabetes, pre-diabetes, diabetes and cardiovascular disease:

Progression through this continuum is not inevitable. Our research focuses on preventing this progression and on translating evidence to optimise prevention. The unit also conducts an extensive menopause research program. Collaborating locally, nationally and internationally in projects with other research organisations or undertaking single centre studies, the Jean Hailes Clinical Research Unit maintains an independent approach to research.

As part of the Jean Hailes Foundation, the research team works closely with the Jean Hailes Education Unit to translate the latest research findings into practical health and lifestyle approaches for women and their health professionals. The team also has skills in evidence synthesis and appraisal. Our research interests focus on areas that impact women’s quality of life and longevity. The strength of our research program lies in our ability to produce solid results and focus on community health outcomes, in an environment that fosters quality research.

Research Staff

For profiles of the research team members, go here.

Prospective Students

For more information on how we support our students, go here.

Research projects

Research projects are listed here by status:

• Studies that are now recruiting participants (Open)
• Studies that are underway and not accepting new participants (Closed)
• Studies that have been Completed

Publications

Data from completed studies at Jean Hailes have been published in prestigious academic journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism and Journal of American Medical Association. This website records publications from 2011, 2010, 2009 and earlier.

Register to Participate in Research

The Jean Hailes Research Unit is continually recruiting participants for a variety of research projects, including both women who may have had particular experiences or previous diagnoses and healthy women without any particular previous medical history.

If you are interested in participating in any of the projects above, or would like to be contacted for participation in a suitable research project for which you may be eligible, please contact us:

Online registration: www.jeanhailes.org.au/research/jean-hailes-research-register

Telephone: (03) 9594 7561
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Ethics Committee Approval for Research

All research undertaken by Jean Hailes has had the approval of the Human Research Ethics Committee of Monash Medical Centre. This committee includes physicians, scientists, representatives of the lay public and a minister of religion.

Research Committee

For more information on the members of the committee that oversees research at Jean Hailes , go here.

Australian National PCOS evidence based guideline

The Australian Department of Health and Ageing provided funding to Jean Hailes and the National Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Alliance and to develop a suite of evidence based guidelines for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). The guideline will be proposed for National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and international approval. More...

Further resources

Understanding Medical Research

NHMRC National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research - Updated 2009

Content updated July 15, 2010