The BASS trainee committee would like to invite you to participate in the National Study - CSF Leak Incidence and Plan - CLIP Study.

The CLIP study is our new national prospective, multicentred, trainee-Initiative study. Building on the success of the MoveCom study we wish to create a model whereby the BASS members can collaborate to create a substantial work of research to answer clinically relevant and important questions.

Please find details about the CLIP study below:
Name: CLIP - CSF Leak Incidence and Plan
Type of Study: National, prospective, observational study. 
Aims: To assess current practice regarding managing dural tears throughout centres in terms of immediate surgical treatment, imaging and management within neurosurgical and orthopaedic units
Study duration: 6 months, data collection to commence Jan 2023
Benefit for collaborators: All collaborators and data collectors shall be recognised with collaborator status / collaborative authorship on any presentation or publication

• Study Invitation (.pdf)
• Study Design (.pdf)
• Rules of Engagement (.pdf)

All collaborators that sign up will receive a toolkit regarding the study providing future information. We are very excited to share this opportunity with you - our BASS members. We hope you will join us in making this a successful collaborative project. Please use the registration link below to join our study group.

Registration form: https://forms.gle/YEt7jr6923gv6qe27

Best wishes,
CLIP Study Team - clipstudyBASS@gmail.com
BASS Trainee Committee