Swiss Neonatal Network & Follow-up Group

NCT04239508 | Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: PB_2016-02299
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The chief aim of the Swiss Neonatal Network \& Follow-Up Group (SwissNeoNet) is to maintain and / or improve the quality and safety of medical care for high-risk newborn infants and their families in Switzerland through a coordinated program of research, education and collaborative audit. In support of its aim, SwissNeoNet hosts the official medical quality register for the Swiss level III and level IIB units. Participation for these units is mandatory according to the intercantonal declaration for Highly Specialized Medicine (HSM) of September 22, 2011 and the Society's Standards for Levels of Neonatal Care in Switzerland.

Conditions

Very Low Birth Weight Infant; Very Preterm Maturity of Infant; Asphyxia Neonatorum

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Mortality

  Mortality in delivery room, during primary hospitalization or within first 6 years of life

  0 to 6 years

• Major morbidities of newborns

  Period prevalences (i.e. incident proportions per year or period of years) of intraventricular hemorrhages, necrotizing enterocolitis, sepsis, retinopathy of prematurity, bronchopulmonary displasia, neurodevelopmental impairment at 2 or 6 years, and other

  0 to 6 years

Study Arms (3)

Minimal Neonatal Dataset MNDS

All Swiss live-born infants below 32 weeks gestational age or 1501g birth weight

Below 34, B34

All Swiss live-born infants between 32 0/1 and 33 6/7 weeks gestational age that are above 1500g birth weight

Swiss Asphyxia and Cooling Registry, ASP

Infants between 35 0/7 and 42 6/7 weeks' gestational age with moderate or severe encephalopathy due to perinatal asphyxia

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 0 Days - 28 Days
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

see cohort descriptions under 'Groups and Interventions'

You may qualify if:

• All Swiss live-born infants below 32 weeks gestational age or 1501g birth weight
• All Swiss live-born infants between 32 0/1 and 33 6/7 weeks gestational age that are above 1500g birth weight
• Infants between 35 0/7 and 42 6/7 weeks' gestational age with moderate or severe encephalopathy due to perinatal asphyxia

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Swiss Neonatal Network: lead
• Department of Neonatology, Children's Clinic, Cantonal Hospital Aarau, Switzerland: collaborator
• Department of Neuropaediatrics, Children's Clinic, Cantonal Hospital Aarau, Switzerland: collaborator
• Department of Neonatology, University of Basel Children's Hospital (UKBB), Switzerland: collaborator
• Department of Neuropaediatrics and Developmental Medicine, University of Basel Children's Hospital (UKBB), Switzerland: collaborator
• Department of Pediatrics, San Giovanni Hospital Bellinzona, Switzerland: collaborator
• Department of Neonatology, University Hospital Berne, Switzerland: collaborator
• Department of Neuropaediatrics, University Hospital Berne, Switzerland: collaborator
• Development and Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Center, Biel, Switzerland: collaborator
• Department of Neonatology, Children's Hospital Chur, Switzerland: collaborator
• Department of Neuropaediatrics, Children's Hospital Chur, Switzerland: collaborator
• Department of Neuropediatrics, Cantonal Hospital Fribourg, Switzerland: collaborator
• University of Lausanne Hospitals: collaborator
• Department of Neonatology, University Hospital Geneva (HUG), Switzerland: collaborator
• Division of Development and Growth, University Hospital Geneva (HUG), Switzerland: collaborator
• Neonatal and Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital of Lucerne, Switzerland: collaborator
• Department of Pediatrics, Cantonal Hospital Muensterlingen, Switzerland: collaborator
• Department of Pediatrics, Cantonal Hospital Neuchatel, Switzerland: collaborator
• Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen: collaborator
• Department of Child Development, Children's Hospital St. Gallen, Switzerland: collaborator
• Department of Neonatology, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Switzerland: collaborator
• Social Pediatrics Center, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Switzerland: collaborator
• University Hospital, Zürich: collaborator
• University Children's Hospital, Zurich: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Department of Neonatology

Zurich, 8091, Switzerland

RECRUITING

Related Links

• SwissNeoNet description
• SwissNeoNet publications

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Asphyxia Neonatorum

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Infant, Newborn, Diseases; Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities

Central Study Contacts

Mark Adams, PhD

CONTACT

+41432533034; mark.adams@usz.ch

Dirk Bassler, MD, MSc

CONTACT

dirk.bassler@usz.ch

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Target Duration: 6 Years
• Sponsor Type: NETWORK
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 20, 2020
• First Posted: January 27, 2020
• Study Start: January 1, 2000
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2050
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2050
• Last Updated: June 29, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CH (1)