MRFF – Preventive and Public Health Research Initiative – 2023 Optimising Screening, Diagnosis and Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Grant Opportunity

The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) – 2023 Optimising Screening, Diagnosis and Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Grant Opportunity will provide grants of financial assistance to support medical research and medical innovation projects that:

  • Stream 1 (Targeted Call for Research): develop and assess the clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of novel approaches for obstructive sleep apnoea screening and diagnosis, through co-design with consumers.
  • Stream 2 (Targeted Call for Research): conduct a clinical trial assessing the comparative-effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Type 3 and/or Type 4 sleep studies with Type 1 and/or Type 2 sleep studies for screening, diagnosis or monitoring of obstructive sleep apnoea.
  • Stream 3 (Targeted Call for Research): develop and evaluate the clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and patient acceptability of novel approaches for monitoring obstructive sleep apnoea and/or improving therapeutic adherence, through co-design with consumers.
  • Funding for Stream 3 is available as follows:
    • Topic A: the organisation undertaking the majority of the proposed research must be located in, and the Chief Investigator A and 50% or more of all Chief Investigators must be primarily resident in, a metropolitan area (MM1 according to the 2019 Modified Monash Model)
    • Topic B: the organisation undertaking the majority of the proposed research must be located in, and the Chief Investigator A and 50% or more of all Chief Investigators and all research participants must be primarily resident in, a regional, rural or remote area (MM2-7 according to the 2019 Modified Monash Model)

The anticipated outcome of the research funded by this grant opportunity is to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians by improving patient access to appropriate and effective diagnostic and management strategies for obstructive sleep apnoea.

This grant opportunity is being administered by NHMRC on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care.

Further information on the MRFF is available from the Department of Health and Aged Care.

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