Table 1. Services offered by the AKTN.

Before funding procurement	For funded trials
Scientific peer review of trial proposal	Protocol development and amendments
Trial design	Trial coordination
Protocol development	Financial management
Identification of funding sources	Contract negotiations
Assistance with funding applications	Site management
Access to AKTN Scientific Committee	Ethics and governance documentation and correspondence
Assistance with statistical analysis plans	Investigational product procurement and management
	Development of trial resources
	Regulatory reporting
	Safety reporting
	Trial promotion
	Data management
	Statistical analysis
	Data and safety monitoring
	Manuscript preparation and submission

Abbreviation: AKTN, Australasian Kidney Trials Network.