Indigenous Clinical Trials Unit (ICTU)

Addressing systemic barriers and colonial legacies in clinical trial research

Health inequities among Indigenous Peoples in Canada arise from systemic injustices and require culturally responsive, community-led solutions. The Indigenous Clinical Trials Unit, the first of its kind in Canada, enables and uplifts Indigenous-designed and implemented clinical trial research that addresses the unique needs of Indigenous Peoples and communities while strengthening and promoting sovereignty and self-determination in health research innovation. The ICTU marks a significant step toward rectifying colonial impacts on health and empowering Indigenous sovereignty in healthcare.

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Accelerating Clinical Trials - Indigenous Health Committee

The ACT Indigenous Health Committee was established in May 2023 to support and advance Objective #10 of the ACT Consortium which seeks to

“Improve the process of involving Indigenous Peoples in trials and establish a process to identify Indigenous Health Priorities and interventions for evaluation.”

To achieve this, the ACT Indigenous Health Committee acknowledges that the under-representation of Indigenous peoples and communities in the present context arises from the complex intersection and ongoing legacies of colonialism that have excluded First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples from priority-setting within clinical trial research.

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