Day of Clinical Research – Save the Date!

Thursday, 7 December 2023
12.00-18.00
Langhans Auditorium
Inselspital, Bern
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DCR-CTU Lecture März 2023: «Central Data Monitoring: was passiert da eigentlich?»

Referent: PD Dr. med. Sven Trelle, CTU Bern

Mittwoch, 22. März 2023
12.45-13.30 Uhr (Zoom-Meeting)
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New members of staff

We are pleased to welcome Lotte and Kristina as new members of staff at CTU Bern. Click here to read more.

New study questions standard therapy for preventing kidney stones

Kidney stones are a common condition, about 10% of the population is affected. Diuretic drugs from the class of thiazide diuretics have been considered as the treatment of choice for the prevention of kidney stone recurrence for decades. A new study now published in the journal The New England Journal of Medicine calls this therapy into question. Click here to read more.

Weiterbildungskurs klinische Studien: Grundlagen Qualitätsmanagement

Register now for this training course, which will be held in German on 12 September 2023. Click here to read more.

CTU Newsletter Februar 2023

• Sponsor vs. Sponsor-Investigator vs. Investigator
• Datensicherung
• Nächste Kurstermine
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New members of staff

We are pleased to welcome Anna and Flurina as new members of staff at CTU Bern. Click here to read more.

DCR-CTU Lecture Februar 2023: «Data Monitoring Committees in Clinical Trials – Part II: Statistical Issues»

Referent: Lukas Bütikofer, PhD, CTU Bern

Mittwoch, 15. Februar 2023
12.45-13.30 Uhr (Zoom-Meeting)
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Znüni Talk @ Inselspital

14.02.2023 Michael Lensch, DLF, Inselspital
Thema: «Qualitätssicherung in der klinischen Forschung»
Zeit: 09:00 Uhr bis 10:00 Uhr
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Study published on the effect of antimicrobial treatment duration

A new study from Switzerland investigated the effect of antimicrobial treatment duration on in-hospital mortality in critically ill patients. There was no evidence for a survival difference between patients who received a shorter treatment (<10 days) vs a longer treatment (more than 10 days). Click here to read more.

CTU Lecture Januar 2023: «Data Monitoring Committees in Clinical Trials – Part I: Organizational Aspects»

Referent: PD Dr. med. Sven Trelle, Direktor, CTU Bern

Mittwoch, 25. Januar 2023
12.45-13.30 Uhr (Zoom-Meeting)
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New member of staff

We are pleased to welcome Julia-Malaika as a new member of staff at CTU Bern. Click here to read more.

REDCap is back online

Nonetheless, we have a gap of 2h (20th December 2022, from 15:00 to 17:15), where the data has not yet been restored to the live server.
Before entering any new data, please carefully read the note on the CTU REDCap login page (https://redcap.ctu.unibe.ch/). It contains crucial information to know if you can already use REDCap for data entry or not. The same information has also been sent via email to all active REDCap users.

We apologize again for all arisen inconveniences and wish you some relaxed holidays.

Director of DCR: Eva Segelov (Hoffman)

We are pleased to welcome Eva Segelov as Director of the Department of Clinical Research (DCR). Click here to read more.

CTU Lecture Dezember 2022: «Die Variable im Fokus: Nach-haltiges Daten-Management bedingt zuverlässige und sichere Datenbanken»

Referentin: Miriam Wegmann, Head of Data Management, CTU Bern

Mittwoch, 14. Dezember 2022
12.45-13.30 Uhr (Zoom-Meeting)
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Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH): Statistical Report and Activity Report 2021

The FOPH published two reports:
- Human Research in Switzerland 2021: Descriptive statistics on research covered by the Human Research Act (HRA)
- Activities of the Research Ethics Committees 2021: Summary Report of the Coordination Office for Human Research (Kofam)
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New members of staff

We are pleased to welcome Sarina, Nadine and Conny as new members of staff at CTU Bern. Click here to read more.

CTU Lecture November 2022: «Die neuen Services für die Datenforschung»

Referentin: Dominique Furrer, Bereichsleiterin Product Line L&F IDSC & Team, Inselspital

Mittwoch, 23. November 2022
12.45-13.30 Uhr (Zoom-Meeting)
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Report on the evaluation of the SCTO’s CTU Network and platforms

The SERI commissioned an independent evaluation of the SCTO’s Clinical Trial Unit (CTU) Network and platforms for the time period of 2017–2020. The recently released evaluation report summarises the results of the evaluation, presents initial conclusions, and identifies action points. Click here to read more.

New member of staff

We are pleased to welcome Agatha as a new member of staff at CTU Bern. Click here to read more.

StOP? II trial started enrolment

This large cluster randomized clinical trial testing the effects of a toolbox for structured communication in the operating room just started enrolment. Click here to read more.

Extension of the study on COVID-19 booster in pregnant and lactating women

The study on safety monitoring of COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant and lactating women, called the "Covid Vaccine Monitor" study, has been extended until end of November 2022. Click here to read more.

CTU Lecture Oktober 2022: «Explorative klinische Versuche: was ist das und warum braucht es die?»

Referent: PD Dr. med. Sven Trelle, Direktor, CTU Bern

Mittwoch, 26. Oktober 2022
12.45-13.30 Uhr (Zoom-Meeting)
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Annual Report 2021

CTU Bern’s annual report for the past year is now available.
Please click here to read more.

5th Congress of Swiss Professionals of Clinical Research Coordination (SPCRC)

The 5th congress of the Swiss Professionals of Clinical Research Coordination will take place at the Kongress Hotel Kreuz in Bern on Friday, November 11th, 2022. Click here to read more.

Open Science Support

The Open Science Team offers training and support in questions related to writing Data Management Plans (DMP), as well as a DMP review service. Click here to read more.

New member of staff

We are pleased to welcome Fabrice as a new member of staff at CTU Bern. Click here to read more.

CLEVER-ACS: Results published

The CLEVER-ACS randomized clinical trial was published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (Randomized Trial of Early mTOR Inhibition in Patients with Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction). Click here to read more.

CTU Lecture September 2022: «Data Management Plans: the why, what, and how!»

Die abgesagte Lecture vom 25. Mai mit dem Titel «Datenmanagement-pläne: warum, was, wie?» findet nun im September statt.
Referent: PD Dr. med. Sven Trelle, Direktor, CTU Bern

Mittwoch, 28. September 2022
12.45-13.30 Uhr (Zoom-Meeting)
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Weiterbildungskurs klinische Studien Study Nurses & Studienkoordination

Register now for this training course, which will be held in German on 24 and 25 October 2022. Click here to read more.

SWIFT-DIRECT: Results published

Results of a global trial treatment on thrombectomy in stroke patients were published in The Lancet. Click to read more.

SCTO Annual Report 2021

The SCTO informs you about their main achievements to reach their goals in 2021. Click here to read more.

New member of staff

We are pleased to welcome Zoé as a new member of staff at CTU Bern. Click here to read more.

CTU Newsletter Juni 2022

• CTU Bern 2021 in Zahlen
• Ausgewählte Publikationen mit CTU-Beteiligung aus den letzten 3 Monaten
• Nächste Kurstermine
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ECRIN: survey for multinational clinical project proposal training

ECRIN, the European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network, and its national partners are developing a training for the clinical research community to increase and strengthen the skills required for the preparation of a successful grant application (mainly Horizon Europe calls). Click here to read more.

CTU Lecture Juni 2022: «Software as a medical device – regulatory aspects for clinical trials»

Referentin: Samantha Chan, PHD, Clinical Study Manager, CTU Bern

Mittwoch, 29. Juni 2022
12.45-13.30 Uhr (Zoom-Meeting)
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TMBE Scholarship program is now open for applications

Applications to the Scholarship program for the MAS Translational Medicine and Biomedical Entrepreneurship 2022/2024 are now open. Click here to read more.

SCTO is looking for a new Managing Director

Annette Magnin will hand over her position as Managing Director of the SCTO to new hands at the end of November 2022. With immediate effect the SCTO will start looking for a suitable successor. Click here to read more.

EU call for proposals

The 2022 EU Cancer Mission calls have just been published. Swiss-based researchers are eligible to apply as Associated Partners but cannot coordinate a consortium. If successful, funding for Swiss participation will come from Switzerland. Click here to read more.

Clinical Trial Academy

Participate to the Clinical Trial Academy Essential Program to master performing protocol design and optimization. This course introduces you to new approaches and how advanced technologies can support you in this process.
The number of places is limited to 10 participants and follows a first come, first served basis. Click here to read more.

Deadline approaching!

The deadline to submit a Letter of Intent within the SNSF IICT Call is approaching soon. Please contact us asap if you intend to submit a project: info@ctu.unibe.ch
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DIFU started enrollment

DIFU is a multicenter and randomized study conducted in multiple hospitals in Switzerland and Germany. The study aims to demonstrate that immediate revascularization on top of standard wound care leads to reduced cardiovascular and limb events including improved ulcer healing compared to standard wound care alone in patients with non-critical lower extremity arterial disease (LEAD) and Diabetic Foot Ulcer (DFU). Click here to read more.

SCTO Symposium 2022

Data science and artificial intelligence in clinical research.
This year's SCTO symposium will take place on June 15 in Lugano. Click here for more information.

The PACMAN-AMI trial was recently published in JAMA

The results of the PACMAN-AMI randomized controlled trial were recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Please click here to learn more.

CAS Clinical Research Coordinator

Register now for the CAS Clinical Research Coordinator which will start in September 2022. Click here to read more.

SCTO Risk Based Monitoring Score Calculator goes live

In collaboration with the SCTO Monitoring and Statistics and Methodology Platforms, we are pleased to announce a new tool for determining the appropriate degree of monitoring to use for a trial. Click here to read more.

CTU Newsletter März 2022

• Shiny Apps und ihr Potential als Werkzeug zum Wissenstransfer –
Gesundheits- und Sozialverhalten der Schweizerischen Bevölkerung während der Coronavirus Pandemie…
…und ein Beispiel wie Shiny Apps Wissenstransfer unterstützen
• Ausgewählte Publikationen mit CTU-Beteiligung aus den letzten 3 Monaten
• Nächste Kurstermine
Klicken Sie hier um mehr zu erfahren.

SCTO online course: PPI in a Nutshell

To support clinical research professionals who are considering applying for an IICT 2022 grant with the rather new PPI requirement, the SCTO will provide an online course „PPI in a nutshell“. Click here to read more.

SNSF IICT Call Deadline: May 20th, 2022

The IICT programme is targeted at researchers who wish to conduct an investigator initiated clinical trial.

Please get in touch with us for a consulting now to discuss any idea for a clinical trial.

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STREAM started enrollment

STREAM is a multicenter, randomized, non-inferiority trial conducted in multiple hospitals in Switzerland. The trial investigates the effects of discontinuing statin therapy compared to continuing statin therapy in multimorbid elderly adults without clinical cardiovascular disease (CVD). Click here to read more.

No to the popular initiative to ban animal and human studies

The voting on the popular initiative that wants to ban all animal and human research in Switzerland as well as new therapies resulting from such research will be on 13 February 2022. The SCTO has taken its position and recommends a clear „no“. Click here to read more.

Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH): Statistical Report and Activity Report 2020

The FOPH published two reports:
- Human Research in Switzerland 2020: Descriptive statistics on research covered by the Human Research Act (HRA)
- Activities of the Research Ethics Committees 2020: Summary Report of the Coordination Office for Human Research (Kofam)
Click here to read more.

Direktion Lehre und Forschung – 3 offene Stellen

Die Direktion Lehre und Forschung der Insel Gruppe hat drei interessante Stellen zu besetzen. Klicken Sie hier um mehr zu erfahren.

New in-hospital mortality prediction model for patients treated in the intensive care units

Researchers from a multinational collaboration between intensive care units from
Finland, Estonia and Switzerland developed and validated a new in-hospital mortality prediction model. Click here to read more.

CTU Newsletter Dezember 2021

Rückblick 2021
• Datenmanagement
• Statistik & Methodologie
• Monitoring
• Qualitätsmanagement
• Nächste Kurstermine
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