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Trauma, MultipleNCT03526029

Swiss Trauma Registry

An observational study of Trauma, Multiple and Trauma, run by University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland at 12 sites in Switzerland.

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Sites and contacts
Official record
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Trial summary

The Swiss Conference of Cantonal Health Directors has transferred the planning of highly specialized medicine to a specialized body under the direction of the Swiss Academy of Sciences. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 16 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Trauma, Multiple, Trauma
How many people
2,000 participants
Where
12 sitesSwitzerland
Study dates
1 Jan 2015to 31 Dec 2040
How long will I take part?
5 Years
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 16 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: severely injured patients at hospitals

Who may be able to join

  • injury severity code > 16 and 7 or abbreviated injury scale >3 for region of skull and brain

Who cannot join

  • patients who will transferred in a burn unit
  • drowned patients

Trial locations and contacts

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

Nicolas Bless, Prof MD contact

nicolas.bless@usb.ch

Dario Picardi contact

ilona.ahlborn@usb.ch

12 sites in 1 country

Switzerland12 sites, 12 recruiting
  • Kantonspital Aarau

    Aarau, 5001

    Thomas Gross, MD, thomas.gross@ksa.ch

    Recruiting
  • University Hospital Switzerland, Traumatology

    Basel, 4031

    Nicolas Bless, MD, +41 61 32 ext. 86248, nicolas.bless@usb.ch

    Recruiting
  • Inselspital Bern

    Bern, 3010

    Beat Schnueriger, PD MD, beat.schnueriger@insel.ch

    Recruiting
  • Kantonsspital Graubünden

    Chur, 7000

    Thomas Müller, MD, thomas.mueller@ksgr.ch

    Recruiting
  • University Hospital Geneva

    Geneva, 1211

    Axel Gamulin, MD, axel.gamulin@hsuge.ch

    Recruiting
  • CHUV

    Lausanne, 1011

    Catherine Heim, MD, catherine.heim@chuv.ch

    Recruiting
  • Kantonsspital Luzern

    Lucerne, 6000

    Jan Rosenkreuz, MD, jan.rosenkreuz@luks.ch

    Recruiting
  • Ospedale regionale die Lugano

    Lugano, 6900

    Christian Candrian, MD, christian.candrian@eoc.ch

    Recruiting
  • Kantonspital St.Gallen

    Sankt Gallen, 9007

    Joseph Osterwalder, Prof MD, joseph.osterwalder@kssg.ch

    Recruiting
  • Gesundheitsnetz Wallis

    Sion, 1951

    Claude Haller, MD, claude.haller@hospitalvs.ch

    Recruiting
  • Knatonsspital Winterthur

    Winterthur, 8401

    Severin Meili, MD, severin.meili@ksw.ch

    Recruiting
  • University Hospital Zürich

    Zurich, 8091

    Kai Sprengel, MD, kai.sprengel@usz.ch

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Observational Retrospective and Prospective Registry With Standardized Data Collection on Trauma Treatment in Switzerland

The Swiss Conference of Cantonal Health Directors has transferred the planning of highly specialized medicine to a specialized body under the direction of the Swiss Academy of Sciences. This specialist body has defined the treatment of critically ill as part of highly specialized medicine and founded the Swiss Trauma Registry at 12 hospitals in Switzerland. The registry is designed to provide a consistent and standardized approach and treatment outcomes in the short and long term quality control and as a basis for planning highly specialized medicine.

Medical subject headings
Multiple Trauma, Wounds and Injuries

What is being measured

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

  1. mortality in severely injured patients

    number of severely injured patients who died

    Measured: day of injury until year 5

  2. patterns of injuries in severely injured patients

    comparison of patterns of injuries in severely injured patients

    Measured: day of injury until year 5

  3. Duration of primary hospitalisation after initial injury measured by days

    Duration of primary hospitalisation after initial injury measured by days

    Measured: day of injury until year 5

  4. Duration of secondary hospitalisation after initial injury measured by days

    Duration of secondary hospitalisation after initial injury measured by days

    Measured: day of injury until year 5

  5. Treatment costs in Swiss Francs

    Treatment costs in Swiss Francs

    Measured: day of injury until year 5

  6. line of treatments due to the initial injury (kind of treatment)

    line of treatments due to the initial injury (kind of treatment)

    Measured: day of injury until year 5

  7. line of treatments due to the initial injury (timepoints of treatments)

    line of treatments due to the initial injury (timepoints of treatments)

    Measured: day of injury until year 5

  8. Duration of Rehabilitation measured by days

    Duration of Rehabilitation measured by days

    Measured: day of injury until year 5

  9. Duration of incapacity for work measured by days

    Duration of incapacity for work measured by days

    Measured: day of injury until year 5

  10. diagnostic efforts measured by number and timepoint of imaging

    number and timepoint of imaging

    Measured: day of injury until year 5

  11. treatment efforts measured by number of medication given

    number and timepoint of medication given and medical interventions performed

    Measured: day of injury until year 5

  12. Primary supply Dates measured in minutes

    Primary supply Dates measured by time to start of surgery, time to admission to trauma room, time to ICU admission

    Measured: on day of primary hospitalisation

  13. treatment efforts measured by number of medical interventions performed

    Treatment efforts measured by number and timepoint of medication given and medical interventions performed

    Measured: day of injury until year 5

  14. treatment efforts measured by timepoint of medication given

    Treatment efforts measured by number and timepoint of medication given and medical interventions performed

    Measured: day of injury until year 5

  15. treatment efforts measured by timepoint of medical interventions performed

    Treatment efforts measured by number and timepoint of medication given and medical interventions performed

    Measured: day of injury until year 5

Timeline

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

  1. First posted16 May 2018
  2. Study start1 Jan 2015
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2040 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2040 (estimated)

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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
Cohort
Time perspective
Other
Enrolment
2,000 participants (estimated)
Target duration
5 Years
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03526029
Sponsor's protocol ID
2013-00331; ch18Jakob2
Status last verified
Feb 2025
First submitted
19 Mar 2018
Last updated
19 Feb 2025
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Trauma, Multiple and Trauma, run by University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland at 12 sites in Switzerland.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Feb 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 12 sites in Switzerland. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Nicolas Bless, Prof MD (nicolas.bless@usb.ch), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

mortality in severely injured patients (time frame: day of injury until year 5). The study lists 15 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 19 Feb 2025.

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