| BASEC ID | Project title | Type of project | Type of clinical trial | Study phase (clinical trials only) | multi- / monocentric | Category | Principal investigator | Sponsor | Investigational sites | Lead EC | Local EC(s) | Approval date | Minors | Study Ended | |
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| 2026-00773 | Analysis of CTLA-4 Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) as surrogate markers for the outcome of Ipilimumab-treatment in the Phase III Checkmate-067 trial: a confirmatory retrospective analysis | personal data/biological material | monocentric | Dr. med. Ioannis Metaxas |
Spital Thurgau AG, Kantonsspital Münsterlingen/Frauenfeld, Oncology /Hematology, Münsterlingen |
Ethikkommission Ostschweiz (EKOS) | 08.04.2026 | ||||||||
| 2026-00770 | Retrospective Analysis of the Association Between Vision Loss and Corticosteroid Dose in Patients With Giant Cell Arteritis | personal data/biological material | monocentric | Prof. Dr. med. Sabine Adler | Kantonsspital Aarau |
Kantonsspital Aarau, Klinik für Rheumatologie, Aarau |
Ethikkommission Nordwest- und Zentralschweiz EKNZ | 06.05.2026 | |||||||
| 2026-00769 | Determinants of postoperative outcomes after esophagectomy for cancer: a retrospective cohort study | personal data/biological material | monocentric | PD Dr Hugo Teixeira | CHUV - Chirurgie viscérale |
Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne |
Commission cantonale d'Éthique de la Recherche sur l'être humain Vaud (CER-VD) | 26.05.2026 | |||||||
| 2026-00763 |
A Master's Thesis Understanding Non-Prescribed Ketamine Use in Switzerland: A Qualitative Study of User Motivations, Subjective Effects and Clinical Awareness |
non clinical, involving persons | monocentric | A | Dr. phil Kenneth M. Dürsteler | University of Basel |
University Psychiatric Clinics / SAM, Basel |
Ethikkommission Nordwest- und Zentralschweiz EKNZ | 07.05.2026 | ||||||
| 2026-00752 | Optimizing Hamstring Activation through EMG-Feedback and the Hamshell Device | clinical trial | other clinical trials | monocentric | A | PD Dr. Jochen Paul | Rennbahnklinik |
Rennbahnklinik, Muttenz |
Ethikkommission Nordwest- und Zentralschweiz EKNZ | 21.05.2026 | |||||
| 2026-00747 | Cross-sectional Evaluation of Test-Retest Reliability and Construct Validity of Upper Extremity Kinematic Measures in Cervical Spinal Cord Injury | non clinical, involving persons | monocentric | A | Dr. sc. ETH Mario Widmer | Schweizer Paraplegiker-Forschung |
Schweizer Paraplegiker-Forschung, Nottwil |
Ethikkommission Nordwest- und Zentralschweiz EKNZ | 08.05.2026 | ||||||
| 2026-00745 | Brain changes in subacute spinal cord injury: contributing factors and their implications for functional outcomes | personal data/biological material | monocentric | Dr. Giuseppe Angelo Zito | Swiss Paraplegic Research |
Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil |
Ethikkommission Nordwest- und Zentralschweiz EKNZ | 14.04.2026 | |||||||
| 2026-00744 | Quality of life and self-reported outcomes following CAR-T cell therapy compared with BiTE therapy | clinical trial | other clinical trials | monocentric | A | Thomas Lejhmann |
Klinik für Onkologie-Hämatologie, HOCH, 9000 ST. Gallen |
Ethikkommission Ostschweiz (EKOS) | 21.05.2026 | ||||||
| 2026-00742 | Urine Sample Collection for the Development of new Sample Collection Kit at Roche Diagnostics International AG, Rotkreuz | non clinical, involving persons | monocentric | A | Shilpa Tejpal | Roche Diagnostics International AG |
Roche Diagnostics International AG, Rotkreuz |
Ethikkommission Nordwest- und Zentralschweiz EKNZ | 27.05.2026 | ||||||
| 2026-00735 | Evaluation of an AI-assisted detection tool for brain lesions on MRI | personal data/biological material | monocentric | PD. Dr. med. Arsany Hakim | Inselspital / Bern University Hospital |
Universitätsinstitut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Neuroradiologie, Inselspital, Bern |
Kantonale Ethikkommission Bern | 26.05.2026 | |||||||
| 2026-00734 | Hip Complications After Spinal Surgery for Neuromuscular Scoliosis: Incidence and Associated Risk Factors | personal data/biological material | monocentric | Dr. med. Michèle Widmer | Universitäts-Kinderspital beider Basel |
Universitäts-Kinderspital beider Basel, Basel |
Ethikkommission Nordwest- und Zentralschweiz EKNZ | 21.05.2026 | |||||||
| 2026-00732 | Retrospective analysis of complications and outcomes in spine care & surgery | personal data/biological material | monocentric | Prof. Dr. med. Martin N. Stienen |
Klinik für Neurochirurgie, H-OCH Health Ostschweiz, St.Gallen |
Ethikkommission Ostschweiz (EKOS) | 02.04.2026 | ||||||||
| 2026-00727 | Listening to X Rays: Medical Heritage, Migration, and Architecture in Valais XXth and XXIth centuries | personal data/biological material | monocentric | Jelena Martinovic | EDHEA – École de design et haute école d’art du Valais HES-SO Valais-Wallis |
EDHEA HES-SO Valais-Wallis, Sierre |
Commission cantonale d'Éthique de la Recherche sur l'être humain Vaud (CER-VD) | 07.05.2026 | |||||||
| 2026-00723 | Internal clinical audit of rapid intravenous opioid titration for severe pain or breathlessness in hospitalized palliative care patients at CHUV (2024–2026) | personal data/biological material | monocentric | Prof Dr Med Claudia Gamondi | CHUV |
CHUV, Lausanne |
Commission cantonale d'Éthique de la Recherche sur l'être humain Vaud (CER-VD) | 04.05.2026 | |||||||
| 2026-00721 | Safety and Acceptance of a Relaxed Gluten-free Diet in Celiac Disease: A Mixed Methods Research | clinical trial | other clinical trials | monocentric | B | PD Dr. med. Jonas Zeitz | GastroZentrum Hirslanden und Schweizer Zöliakie Zentrum |
GastroZentrum Hirslanden und Schweizer Zöliakie Zentrum, Zürich |
Kantonale Ethikkommission Zürich | 02.06.2026 | |||||
| 2026-00718 | Benchmark Study on Arterial and Venous Resections in Pancreatic Surgery | personal data/biological material | monocentric | Prof. Dr. med. Dr. phil. Adrian Billeter | Clarunis University Digestive Health Care Center |
Clarunis University Digestive Health Care Center, Basel |
Ethikkommission Nordwest- und Zentralschweiz EKNZ | 07.04.2026 | |||||||
| 2026-00717 | Experiences and PsychosocIal conSequenCes Of a PErinatal losS (EPISCOPES) | non clinical, involving persons | monocentric | A | Pr Antje Horsch | CHUV/IUFRS |
IUFRS, Lausanne |
Commission cantonale d'Éthique de la Recherche sur l'être humain Vaud (CER-VD) | 10.04.2026 | ||||||
| 2026-00715 | Intrinsic motoneuron excitability and fatigability in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | non clinical, involving persons | monocentric | A | Prof Nicolas Place | UNIL - FBM - ISSUL - |
Université de Lausanne, Lausanne |
Commission cantonale d'Éthique de la Recherche sur l'être humain Vaud (CER-VD) | 12.05.2026 | ||||||
| 2026-00713 | Feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a nurse-led auricular acupuncture intervention in hospitalized adults with borderline personality disorder: a pilot study | clinical trial | other clinical trials | monocentric | A | Dre. Sc. Jenny Gentizon | UNIL - CHUV - Institut Universitaire |
Research site: Département de psychiatrie du CHUV, site de Prangins, 1197 Prangins |
Commission cantonale d'Éthique de la Recherche sur l'être humain Vaud (CER-VD) | 12.05.2026 | |||||
| 2026-00709 | Basal cortisol for clinical routine-based monitoring of adrenal suppression in children after high-dose systemic glucocorticoids: a Swiss two-center study. | personal data/biological material | multicentric | Dr. med. Pascal Gächter | Universitäts-Kinderspital beider Basel (UKBB) |
Universitäts-Kinderspital beider Basel (UKBB), Basel Kinderspital Kantonsspital Aarau (KSP KSA), Aarau |
Ethikkommission Nordwest- und Zentralschweiz EKNZ | Ethikkommission Nordwest- und Zentralschweiz EKNZ | 18.05.2026 | ||||||