RecruitingNot Applicable

Neurosurgical Outcome Network

Italy4,500 participantsStarted 2022-12-05

Plain-language summary

The evaluation of neurosurgical outcomes varies from center to center, and the predictive factors that determine these outcomes are not fully known or shared. This study aims to assess outcomes and their predictors using measures agreed upon by the participating centers. Standardizing the evaluation of outcomes and predictors improves the quality of research, allows for data comparison, and facilitates a "common language" in routine clinical practice. Most importantly, it influences therapeutic decisions in various neurosurgical conditions. Clinically, the identified predictors can also be used during preoperative assessments to provide more precise guidance to patients undergoing surgery.

Who can participate

Age range

18 Years

Sex

ALL

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AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

Inclusion Criteria: * Neuro-oncological pathology: supratentorial and subtentorial tumors, intra and extra axial tumors excluding the skull base (anterior, middle and posterior fossa; sellar and parasellar region) * Basicranial pathology: tumors originating from the anterior cranial fossa, middle cranial fossa and posterior cranial fossa, sellar region with or without supratentorial/parasellar development. * Vascular pathology: aneurysms, AVMs, cavernomas, other pathologies (Moyamoya disease, dural fistulas, nontraumatic hematomas) * Traumatic pathology: diffuse damage (nonvisible diffuse damage, diffuse damage, diffuse damage with edema, diffuse damage with shift) and focal damage (acute/subacute/chronic subdural hematoma, extradural hematoma, subarachnoid hemorrhage, intraparenchymal hematoma, fractures); hydrocephalus. The inclusion criterion for chronic subdural hematoma is recent bleeding for TBI with CT finding of chronic subdural hematoma candidate for evacuation surgery. * Spinal pathology: degenerative cervical (anterior/posterior), myelopathic, and trauma pathology; instrumented, uninstrumented thoracolumbar pathology (disc pathology, canal pathology), and trauma pathology; oncologic spinal pathology. * Functional pathology: Parkinson's disease, spasticity, trigeminal neuralgia, craniofacial pain/algia, neuropathic pain, tremor, dystonias, obsessive compulsive disorder, drug-resistant epilepsies, depression. Normotensive hydrocephalus. * Peripheral nervous system p…

Questions worth asking your doctor

Bring these to your next appointment. They're a starting point for a shared conversation — not a sign you qualify or a recommendation to enrol.

1This trial covers a wide range of conditions including mine — can you help me understand what kind of data they would be collecting about me specifically, and how that information would be used?
2Since this trial is listed as Phase NA and seems focused on collecting outcome data rather than testing a new treatment, does participating in it change anything about the actual care or procedures I would receive?
3Are there any privacy or data-sharing considerations I should know about before agreeing to have my neurosurgical outcomes recorded in this kind of registry or network?
4Would joining this outcomes network affect my eligibility for other clinical trials that might offer me access to new treatments in the future?
5Given that this is a data collection study and not a treatment trial, would you recommend I also look into other trials that are actively testing new interventions for my specific condition?

Generated to help you prepare — always confirm anything about your own eligibility and care with the study team and your doctor.

Questions for the trial coordinator

The trial coordinator is the person who runs the study day to day. These cover the practical side — logistics, costs, and what taking part would actually mean for your life. The study team confirms whether you meet the criteria; these are questions to ask, not a sign you qualify.

1What does taking part actually involve week to week — how many visits, where, and how long does each one take?
2What costs are covered by the study, and what might I have to pay for myself, including travel, parking, or time off work?
3What happens during screening, and what happens if the study team confirms I don't meet the criteria after those tests?
4Who pays for the scans, blood work, and other tests the trial requires — the study, my insurance, or me?
5How will being in the trial affect my regular care, and will my own doctor stay informed and involved?
6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?

A starting point for the conversation — always confirm anything about your own eligibility, costs, and care with the study team and your doctor.

What they're measuring

Collect data

Timeframe: 5 years

Collection data

Timeframe: 5 years

Collection data

Timeframe: 5 years

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06724029

SponsorFondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2027-06

Contact for this trial

Paolo Ferroli, MD

+39 02 2394 2411 paolo.ferroli@istituto-besta.it

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Plain-language summary

Who can participate

Age range

18 Years

Sex

ALL

See this in plain English?

AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.