Massive swiss CP registry aims to unlock better treatments
NCT ID NCT04992871
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This registry collects information from up to 15,000 people with cerebral palsy in Switzerland, tracking their diagnosis, treatments, and outcomes over time. Researchers will use this data to study the condition and improve care. Participants must have a confirmed CP diagnosis and live in Switzerland.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this registry could provide valuable insights to improve treatments and quality of life for people with cerebral palsy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial. It collects data but does not test any intervention, so direct benefits for participants are unlikely.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 15,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2017
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2071
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
All individuals living, born, or treated with a diagnosis of cerebral palsy in Switzerland
- Ages
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0 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Who were diagnosed with CP, confirmation of the diagnosis at the age of 5 years is required * Who are born, treated for CP or living in Switzerland, and * Who gave informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Pure muscular hypotonia * Neurometabolic diseases (e.g. neuronal storage diseases, leukodystrophies) * Other progressive neurological diseases (e.g. spinocerebellar ataxias, hereditary spastic paraplegia, Rett syndrome, epileptic encephalopathy)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
12 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aarau Cantonal Hospital
RECRUITINGAarau, Switzerland
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Children's Hospital of Eastern Switzerland
RECRUITINGSankt Gallen, Switzerland
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Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern
RECRUITINGBern, Switzerland
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Lucerne Cantonal Hospital
RECRUITINGLucerne, Switzerland
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Pediatric Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni
RECRUITINGBellinzona, Switzerland
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University Children's Hospital Basel, UKBB
RECRUITINGBasel, Switzerland
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University Children's Hospital Bern, Inselspital
RECRUITINGBern, Switzerland
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University Children's Hospital Zurich
RECRUITINGZurich, Switzerland
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University Children's hospital Lausane, CHUV
RECRUITINGLausanne, Switzerland
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University Hospitals of Geneva
RECRUITINGGeneva, Switzerland
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Zentrum für Entwicklungsförderung und pädiatrische Neurorehabilitation
RECRUITINGBiel, Switzerland
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Zentrum für Kinder mit Sinnes- und Körperbeeinträchtigung
RECRUITINGSolothurn, Switzerland
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