Actively Recruiting
STOP? II: Testing of a Toolbox for Structured Communication in the Operating Room
Led by Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern · Updated on 2025-11-18
400
Participants Needed
13
Research Sites
195 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
I
Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Lead Sponsor
S
Swiss National Science Foundation
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of the study is to test the impact of the StOP?-protocol - an intra-operative communication briefing, on post-operative mortality and important patient outcomes.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
STOP? II: Testing of a Toolbox for Structured Communication in the Operating Room
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Board-certified surgeons specialized in general, visceral, thoracic, vascular surgery, surgical urology, or gynecology
- Patients operated on by the participating surgeons during the study period
- Patients who have given general consent allowing the use of healthcare data for research, or whose data use is permitted under Swiss law article 34 HRA if consent document is unavailable
You will not qualify if you...
- Surgeons already performing the StOP?-protocol
- Surgeons previously enrolled in the StOP?-II trial at any participating site
- Patients under 18 years old
- Patients with a prior operation at the same site within 30 days before the current surgery
- Procedures performed outside operating rooms, such as outpatient clinics or wards
- Mainly diagnostic endoscopic procedures (e.g., colonoscopy, gastroscopy, bronchoscopy)
- Percutaneous interventions (e.g., transurethral interventions)
- Patients who have refused the use of their healthcare-related data
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 13 locations
1
Tirol Kliniken GmbH
Innsbruck, Austria, 6020
Actively Recruiting
2
Kantonsspital Baselland
Liestal, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland, 4410
Actively Recruiting
3
Kantonsspital Baden AG
Baden, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland, 5404
Active, Not Recruiting
4
Bern University Hospital (Inselspital)
Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, 3008
Active, Not Recruiting
5
Hôpital Fribourgeois
Fribourg, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, 1708
Active, Not Recruiting
6
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV)
Lausanne, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, 1000
Active, Not Recruiting
7
Spital Limmattal
Schlieren, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, 8952
Active, Not Recruiting
8
Kantonsspital Winterthur
Winterthur, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, 8400
Active, Not Recruiting
9
Stadtspital Zürich Triemli
Zurich, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, 8063
Active, Not Recruiting
10
EOC Civico Lugano and EOC ospedale regionale di Bellinzona
Lugano, Canton Ticino, Switzerland, 6900
Actively Recruiting
11
Kantonsspital Graubünden
Chur, Kanton Graubünden, Switzerland, 7000
Active, Not Recruiting
12
Spital Thurgau
Frauenfeld, Thurgau, Switzerland, 8501
Active, Not Recruiting
13
Réseau hospitalier neuchâtelois
Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 2000
Active, Not Recruiting
Research Team
G
Guido Beldi, MD
CONTACT
S
Sandra Keller, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
2
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