About this trial
The purpose of this study is to determine why up to 25% of the pediatric patients who have surgery for a tumor in the posterior fossa develops the Cerebellar Mutism Syndrome (CMS). Furthermore the purpose is to explore the clinical course and the best treatment of the syndrome.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age < 18 years at the date of first imaging showing this tumour
Tumour in the cerebellum/4th ventricle/brainstem with intention to treat with surgical resection or open biopsy. Second and further surgeries are also included.
Informed consent from custodial parent(s)
Disqualifiers
None
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Not listed
Trial groups
Sponsors and collaborators
Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Lead sponsor
Odense University Hospital
Collaborator
Aarhus University Hospital
Collaborator
Aalborg University Hospital
Collaborator
Technical University of Denmark
Collaborator
Karolinska University Hospital
Collaborator
Skane University Hospital
Collaborator
University Hospital, Linkoeping
Collaborator
Uppsala University Hospital
Collaborator
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Collaborator
University Hospital, Umeå
Collaborator
Oslo University Hospital
Collaborator
Trondheim University Hospital
Collaborator
Haukeland University Hospital
Collaborator
University Hospital of North Norway
Collaborator
Helsinki University Central Hospital
Collaborator
Tampere University Hospital
Collaborator
Kuopio University Hospital
Collaborator
Turku University Hospital
Collaborator
Oulu University Hospital
Collaborator
Radboud University Medical Center
Collaborator
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Collaborator
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Collaborator
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Collaborator
University Hospital Birmingham
Collaborator
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Collaborator
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Collaborator
South Glasgow University Hospitals NHS Trust
Collaborator
University Hospital Tuebingen
Collaborator
Medical University of Vienna
Collaborator
Ospedale Pediatrico Bambin Gesù
Collaborator
Motol University Hospital
Collaborator
University of Leipzig Medical Center
Collaborator
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Collaborator
Queen Fabiola Children's University Hospital
Collaborator
Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Collaborator
University Hospital, Ghent
Collaborator
Hospital De La Citadelle
Collaborator
CHC MontLégia
Collaborator
University Hospital, Antwerp
Collaborator
Hospital Sant Joan de Deu
Collaborator
Vienna University Hospital, Austria
Collaborator