Table 1 Participating medical centres
Centre | Department | Local investigator(s) | Medical ethics committee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Austria | Universitäres Lehrkrankenhaus Feldkirch, Feldkirch | Traumasurgery | Osti | Not applicable* |
Belgium | University Hospital Leuven, Leuven | Neurosurgery | Depreitere | Commissie Medische Ethiek U.Z. K.U. Leuven |
Italy | Catholic University Rome, Rome | Neurosurgery | Visocchi | Not applicable* |
The Netherlands | Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden (coordinating centre) | Neurosurgery | Vleggeert-Lankamp | Commissie Medische Ethiek LUMC |
Medical Centre Haaglanden, The Hague | Neurosurgery | Arts | Commissie Medische Ethiek LUMC | |
University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen | Neurosurgery | Bartels | Commissie Medische Ethiek LUMC | |
University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen | Neurosurgery | Coppes | Commissie Medische Ethiek LUMC | |
VU Medical Centre, Amsterdam | Neurosurgery | Noske | Commissie Medische Ethiek LUMC | |
Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam | Neurosurgery | Bouma | Commissie Medische Ethiek LUMC | |
University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht | Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics | Slooff, Öner | Commissie Medische Ethiek LUMC | |
Spain | Spine Unit of the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona | Orthopaedics | Pellisé | Comité Ético de Investigación Clínica del Hopital Universitario de Vall d’Hebron |