Patients Treated at the Neurosurgery DepartmentpatregNCHNCT01628406

Patient Registry of the Neurosurgery Department

An observational study of Patients Treated at the Neurosurgery Department, run by University of Zurich at 1 site in Switzerland.

Enrolling by invitation

Enrolling by invitation. The study team selects and invites participants, usually from an existing group of patients.

Sites and contacts

Official record

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Trial summary

The investigators record all indications, treatments and outcomes from patients treated at the Neurosurgery Department. Trial with surgical intervention Read more about this study

Who is it for?: Any age
Conditions the study is for: Patients Treated at the Neurosurgery Department
What is being tested?: Treatment at the neurosurgery departement
Type of treatment: Surgery or procedure
How many people: 24,000 participants
Where: 1 siteSwitzerland
Study dates: Jun 2012to Dec 2032
How long will I take part?: 10 Years
Phase: Observational

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

Ages Any age
All sexes
No healthy volunteers
Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: All patients treated at the Neurosurgery Department

Who may be able to join

All patients treated at the Neurosurgery Department

Who cannot join

None

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Switzerland1 site

University Hospital Zurich, Neurosurgery
Zurich, Canton of Zurich, 8091

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About this study

Official title: Patient Registry of the Neurosurgery Department.

The investigators record all indications, treatments and outcomes from patients treated at the Neurosurgery Department.

Trial with surgical intervention

Conditions: Patients Treated at the Neurosurgery Department
Being tested: Treatment at the neurosurgery departement

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Treatment at the neurosurgery departementProcedure or surgery
Treatment at the neurosurgery departement

Study groups in NCT01628406
Study group	Role	What they receive
Patients treated at the neurosurgery department		Patients treated at the neurosurgery department Receives: Procedure: Treatment at the neurosurgery departement

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

neurological outcome
validated scales like KPSS or NIHSS
Measured: 1 year
social outcome
e.g. activity of daily living, employment status
Measured: 1 year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

Jun 2012Dec 2032

First posted26 Jun 2012 (estimated)
Study startJun 2012
Primary completionDec 2032 (estimated)
Study completionDec 2032 (estimated)

Resources

Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
Publications (4)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
Other trials for Patients Treated at the Neurosurgery DepartmentStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design

Study type: Observational
Observational model: Case only
Time perspective: Prospective
Enrolment: 24,000 participants (estimated)
Target duration: 10 Years

IDs, dates and publications

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01628406
Sponsor's protocol ID: patregNCH
Acronym: patregNCH
Status last verified: Jan 2026
First submitted: 21 Jun 2012
Last updated: 23 Oct 2026
Results posted: No
Data monitoring committee: No
FDA-regulated drug: No
FDA-regulated device: No

Publications

Sarnthein J, Staartjes VE, Regli L; Neurosurgery-Registry consortium. Neurosurgery outcomes and complications in a monocentric 7-year patient registry. Brain Spine. 2022 Jan 19;2:100860. doi: 10.1016/j.bas.2022.100860. eCollection 2022.
PubMed 36248111
To J, Muller T, Bozinov O, Regli L, Krayenbuhl N, Velz J. Intraoperative MRI in pediatric brain tumor surgery: Optimizing surgical decision-making and extent of resection. Childs Nerv Syst. 2026 Sep 17;42(1):367. doi: 10.1007/s00381-026-07456-w.
PubMed 42749835
Staartjes VE, Serra C, Regli L. In Reply: Safety and Effectiveness of an Enhanced Recovery Protocol in Patients Undergoing Burr Hole Evacuation for Chronic Subdural Hematoma. Neurosurgery. 2025 Jan 1;96(1):e16-e17. doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000003235. Epub 2024 Oct 24. No abstract available.
PubMed 39445855
Sebok M, Hobner LM, Grob A, Fierstra J, Schubert T, Wegener S, Luft AR, Kulcsar Z, Regli L, Esposito G. Flow capacity of a superficial temporal artery as a donor in a consecutive series of 100 patients with superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery bypass. J Neurosurg. 2024 Aug 9;142(1):62-69. doi: 10.3171/2024.4.JNS24247. Print 2025 Jan 1.
PubMed 39126722