Forschung mit und für die Praxis

Wir, das CTC unterstützen Forschende bei der Durchführung klinischer Studien – kompetent, praxisnah und verlässlich. Gleichzeitig engagieren wir uns in eigenen Forschungsprojekten und teilen unsere Erkenntnisse laufend mit der Fachwelt.

2026

  • Bernasconi, L., Kapaklikaya, Z., Grossmann, R. (2026): Between promise and practice: Exploring AI’s role in research participant communication. In: Sage Journals, Research Ethics. https://doi.org/10.1177/17470161261419861

2025

  • Coralie Dirler, Vinzenz Boos, Dirk Bassler, Stephan Benke-Bruderer, Ulrike Held, Christoph M. Rüegger Tobias Muehlbacher. Pain Assessment During Less Invasive Surfactant Administration Using Skin Conductance: A Prospective Cohort Study. In: Pedriatric Research: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-025-04703-9
  • Bley, M., Mathez, L., Menz, S., Stephan, I., Regitz‑Zagrosek, V., Lerchenmueller, M.J., Lerchenmüller, C. (2025): Consideration of sex/gender aspects in cardiovascular clinical trials. In: Clinical Research in Cardiology Nov 26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-025-02793-3
  • Bernasconi, L., Avakyan, G., Hovaguimian, F., Grossmann, R. (2025) : Natural Language Processing in Clinical Research Recruitment: A Scoping Review Enriched with Stakeholder Insights. In: Ethics & Human Research 47(5): 13-23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eahr.60014
  • Griessbach, A., Chiaborelli, M., Ehrlich, K., Grossmann, R., De Medina Redondo, M., Fayet, A., Maier, R., Trelle, S., Gayet-Ageron, A., Ceschi, A., Speich, B., Briel, M.; MAking Randomized Trials Affordable (MARTA) Group (2025): Clinical trial budgeting approaches in Switzerland – a meta-research study. In: Trials, 26:158.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-025-08855-1
  • Bernasconi, L., Grossmann, R. (2025): Navigating the future of clinical trial management – insights on the transformative role of AI. In: Research Ethics (OnlineFirst, Jan 3, 2025).
    https://doi.org/10.1177/17470161241309347
  • Pausch A. M.,Ghafoor S., Notter R., Benke-Bruderer St., von Felten St., Rupp N. J., Eberli D., Hötker A. M.
    MRI-based risk stratification for clinically significant prostate cancer detection at biopsy: The value of zonal-specific PSA density and PSHS In: European Journal of Radiology, Volume 184, March 2025, 111982
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2025.111982
  • Roos J., Bauer A., Griessbach A., Grossmann R; Socio-demographic and clinical factors affecting General Consent status and choice: insights from a cross-sectional study of University Hospital Zurich patients. In: Swiss Med Wkly. 2025;155:3685. https://doi.org/10.57187/s.3685

2024

  • Petersen, J.J., Hemberg, L., Thabane, L., Hopewell, S., Chan, A.-W., Hróbjartsson, A., Mathiesen, O., Sergeant, M., Kandasamy, S., Siegfried, N., Williamson, P.R., Fox, L., Barkholt Kamp, C., Hoffmann, J.-M., Brorson, S., Bentzer, P., Jakobsen, J.C. (2024): Integrating environmental outcomes in randomised clinical trials: a call to action. In: The Lancet, 405(10477), 446–448.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)02666-7
  • Hoffmann, J.-M., Kundert, A. (2024): Expectations of Young Professionals in Pharmaceutical Medicine. In IFAPP TODAY, Number 49, p14-15. https://ifapp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IFAPP-TODAY-49-NovDec-2024.pdf
  • Eberle, D., Bauer, A., Landgraf, C., Roos, J., Grossmann, R. (2024): Patient and public involvement in academic clinical research in Switzerland – a mixed methods study. In: Swiss Medical Weekly, 154:3563.
    https://doi.org/10.57187/s.3563
  • Hoffmann, J.-M., Bauer, A., Grossmann, R. (2024): Academic vs. industry-sponsored trials: A global survey on differences, similarities, and future improvements. In: Journal of Global Health, 14:04204 (November 22, 2024).
    https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.14.04204
  • Ormond, K.E., Bavamian, S., Becherer, C., Currat, C., Joerger, F., Geiger, T.R., Hiendlmeyer, E., Maurer, J., Staub, T., Vayena, E. (2024): What are the bottlenecks to health data sharing in Switzerland? An interview study. In: Swiss Medical Weekly, 154(1):3538.
    https://doi.org/10.57187/s.3538

2023

  • Hoffmann, J.-M., Bauer, A., Grossmann, R. (2023): The carbon footprint of clinical trials: a global survey on the status quo and current regulatory guidance. In: BMJ Global Health.
    https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012754
  • Hoffmann, J.-M., Blümle, A., Grossmann, R., Yau, H., Lang, B., Bradbury, C. (2023): Toward a global harmonization of service infrastructure in academic clinical trial units: an international survey. In: Frontiers in Medicine (Lausanne), 10:1252352.
    https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2023.1252352

2022

  • Hoffmann, J.-M., Grossmann, R., Widmann, A. (2022): Academic clinical trials: Publication of study results on an international registry—We can do better! In: Frontiers in Medicine.
    https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2022.1069933
  • Griessbach, A., Bauer, A., Jörger Lebet, F., Grossmann, R. (2022): The concept of General Consent in Switzerland and the implementation at the University Hospital Zurich, a cross-sectional study. In: Swiss Medical Weekly, 152:w30159.
    https://doi.org/10.4414/SMW.2022.w30159
  • Bauer, A., Eskat, A., Ntekim, A., Wong, C., Eberle, D., Hedayati, E., Tay, F., Yau, H., Stockley, L., de Medina Redondo, M., Şen, S., Egert-Schwender, S., Üresin, Y., Grossmann, R. (2022): How COVID-19 changed clinical research strategies: a global survey. In: Journal of International Medical Research, 50(4), 3000605221093179. https://doi.org/10.1177/03000605221093179

2020

  • Bernasconi, L., Şen, S., Angerame, L., Balyegisawa, A.P., Hui, D.H.Y., Hotter, M., Hsu, C.Y., Ito, T., Jörger, F., Krassnitzer, W., Phillips, A.T., Li, R., Stockley, L., Tay, F., von Heijne Widlund, C., Wan, M., Wong, C., Yau, H., Hiemstra, T.F., Uresin, Y., Senti, G. (2020): Legal and ethical framework for global health information and biospecimen exchange – an international perspective. In: BMC Medical Ethics.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-020-0448-9
  • Magnin, A., Cabral Iversen, V., Calvo, G., Čečetková, B., Dale, O., Demlová, R., Blaskó, Gy., Keane, F., Kovacs, G.L., Levy‐Marchal, C., Monteiro, E.C., Palmisano, L., Pella, D., Portolés, A., Rascol, O., Schmid, C., Tay, F., von der Leyen, H., Ohmann, C. (2020): European survey on national harmonization in clinical research. In: Learn Health Systems, 5(2):e10220.
    https://doi.org/10.1002/lrh2.10220

2019

  • Grossmann, R., Schneider, M.A., Linecker, M., Lehn, J.-M., Nicolau, C., Traber, M., Tay, F., Vicente, D., Jetter, A., Mollet, A., Szucs, T., Graf, R., Clavien, P.-A., Limani, P. (2019): Interprofessional and interdisciplinary collaboration for early phase oncological clinical trials in academia – Myo-inositoltrispyrophosphate as model. In: Pharmacological Research, 146:104308.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrs.2019.04.022
  • Schnetzler, G., Bremgartner, M.F., Grossmann Straessle, R., Spirk, D., Tay, F., Troxler Saxer, R., Traber, M. (2019): Evolution to a Competency-Based Training Curriculum for Pharmaceutical Medicine Physicians in Switzerland. In: Frontiers in Pharmacology, 10:164.
    https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2019.00164
  • Magnin, A., Cabral Iversen, V., Calvo, G., Čečetková, B., Dale, O., Demlova, R., Blasko, Gy., Keane, F., Kovacs, G.L., Levy-Marchal, C., Monteiro, E.C., Palmisano, L., Pella, D., Portolés Pérez, A., Rascol, O., Schmid, C., Tay, F., von der Leyen, H., Ohmann, C. (2019): European survey on national training activities in clinical research. In: Trials, 20(1):712.
    https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2019.00164

2018

  • Geier, A., Eichinger, M., Stirnimann, G., Semela, D., Tay, F., Seifert, B., Tschopp, O., Bantel, H., Jahn, D., Maggio, E.M., Saleh, L., Bischoff-Ferrari, H.A., Müllhaupt, B., Dufour, J.-F. (2018): Treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis patients with vitamin D: a double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled pilot study. In: Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology.
    https://doi.org/10.1080/00365521.2018.1501091
  • Signorell, C., Zimmermann, M.B., Cakmak, I., Wegmüller, R., Zeder, C., Hurrell, R., Aciksoz, S.B., Boy, E., Tay, F., Frossard, E., Moretti, D. (2018): Zinc Absorption From Agronomically Biofortified Wheat Is Similar to Post-Harvest Fortified Wheat and Is a Substantial Source of Bioavailable Zinc in Humans. In: The Journal of Nutrition.
    https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxy328