There are about 8563 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Sweden. The country of the clinical trial is determined by the location of where the clinical research is being studied. Most studies are often held in multiple locations & countries.
The intention is to examine the role of ultrasonographic examination inside intestinal stomas in diagnosing parastomal hernia. Patients with a stoma since at least one year back who are being scheduled for abdominal surgery will be examined for eligibility according to the selection criteria. Included patients will undergo routine clinical examination, endostomal ultrasonography and computerized tomography scan of the abdomen. Findings will be correlated to findings during surgery (gold standard). Values for sensitivity, specificity, predictive values and likelihood ratio will be calculated.
In swimming induced pulmonary edema (SIPE), there is a lack of knowledge regarding optimal treatment. The present study was designed to assess the benefit of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) compared to oxygen as a first line treatment of SIPE in the out-of-hospital environment.
The vision of the Long-term Exercise Effects from Robotic Walking (LEER) research program is to develop optimal, individualized exercise strategies that would in turn enhance the health and well-being of non-ambulatory children with cerebral palsy (CP). To date, it has not been possible to study exercise among non-ambulatory children with cerebral palsy in a structured and standardized manner. Improved possibilities to carry out such studies are now offered by the robotic medical device Innowalk, which allows various training options in an upright weight-bearing position. In order to design optimal exercise strategies for children with cerebral palsy, the investigators will examine the effects of two tailored training programs, using Innowalk. Changes in cardiopulmonary and metabolic parameters, and in the levels of brain derived neurotropic factor (BDNF), nerve growth factor (NGF) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) will be examined. The investigators will assess the acute (1 day), adaptive (16 weeks), and long-term (1 year) effects of the exercise programs through indirect calorimetry and blood samples at multiple time points. The investigators will also study the environmental and behavioral factors facilitating and hindering participation in exercise, by semi-structured interviews. The goal is to design improved individualized exercise programs that will increase health and well-being in the children and their families, thereby decreasing the use of medications and healthcare.
ALLTogether collects the experience of previously successful treatment of infants, children and young adults, with ALL from a number of well-renowned study groups into a new master protocol, which is both a comprehensive system for stratification and treatment of ALL in this age-group as well as the basis for several randomised and interventional trials included in the study-design.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia seen in clinical practice and is associated with an increased risk of stroke, heart failure and death. Oral anticoagulation (OAC) is the only treatment so far being able to reduce mortality in AF patients, despite new antiarrhythmic drugs and ablation techniques. Postoperative AF affects one-third of patients undergoing aortocoronary bypass surgery (CABG). Postoperative AF is associated with an increased 30-day mortality compared to patients who are in sinus rhythm during the hospital stay. . The risk of future AF is increased in patients with postoperative AF, and one-fourth of patients with an episode of postoperative AF develop later AF. At six years follow-up, 9.1% of patients with postoperative AF have had a lethal or non-lethal episode of ischemic stroke, compared to 3.0% of patients in SR (p=.002). Atrial fibrillation is a common complication of myocardial infarction, with an incidence of new-onset AF between 5-20%. New-onset AF occurs postoperatively in 5-6% of patients undergoing acute percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), and is marker of adverse outcomes. However, studies of heart rhythm beyond the post procedural period following PCI are lacking. About one third of all AF is asymptomatic, silent and often paroxysmal. The risk of stroke seems to be the same for silent AF as for those with symptomatic AF. In trials comparing PCI and CABG, there is a consistent difference in stroke rate. Several studies have shown an increased risk of late cardiovascular death and ischemic stroke in postoperative AF patients, and the difference in stroke rate between PCI and CABG may be explained by unprotected episodes of AF after discharge. The investigators therefore hypothesize that patients undergoing CABG have an increased risk of silent AF postoperatively compared to patients undergoing PCI and that this difference may explain some of the differences in stroke rate between PCI and CABG patients.
The primary aim of this study is to investigate the effect of Internet-delivered Acceptance and commitment therapy for PTSD and comorbid chronic pain. First, a pilot study (no randomization; N=10) will be conducted to test the intervention and assessment procedures. This will be followed by a randomized controlled trial with waitlist control. The participants will go through an active internet-based ACT treatment focused on education about PTSD, value-based exposure for the traumatic memory and avoided situations, and behavior change through exercises targeting the processes mindfulness, cognitive defusion and acceptance. The treatment is delivered on a safe internet platform. Participants have planned telephone contact with their assigned psychologist 3 times during the program and can also contact their psychologist via a message system in the platform and expect answer within 48 hours.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV2) due to novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) related infection (COVID-19) is characterized by severe ventilation perfusion mismatch leading to refractory hypoxemia. To date, there is no specific treatment available for 2019-nCoV. Nitric oxide is a selective pulmonary vasodilator gas used in as a rescue therapy in refractory hypoxemia due to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). In-vitro and clinical evidence indicate that inhaled nitric oxide gas (iNO) has also antiviral activity against other strains of coronavirus. The primary aim of this study is to determine whether inhaled NO improves oxygenation in patients with hypoxic SARS-CoV2. This is a multicenter single-blinded randomized controlled trial with 1:1 individual allocation
The development of a disease-modifying therapy that delays, reverses or stops the symptom progression remains the most important unmet goal in the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD). Apart from its glucose lowering effect, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor stimulation has been investigated in animal models of PD and shown to increase neurogenesis, to arrest and possible reverse nigrostriatal damage, and to protect dopaminergic neurons from neurodegeneration. Exenatide is a synthetic analogue of human GLP-1, resistant to the metabolic processes that degrade it in its naturally occurring form. Results from a recent randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in PD showed that patients in active treatment for one year were improved compared to the placebo arm with regard to their performance in Movement Disorders Society - Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) motor subscale in the practically defined OFF medication state. The aim of this trial is to investigate the effect of Exenatide, 2 mg, subcutaneous injection, once weekly on disease progression represented by the change in longitudinal Positron emission tomography with 2-deoxy-2-[fluorine-18]fluoro- D-glucose (FDG-PET) in individual PD subjects, and to identify an Exenatide-related pattern in FDG-PET that will provide insight into the treatment-effect in the brain. The investigators chose the standard regimen prescribed in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and the regimen used in a recent trial in PD. The treatment period will be 18 months, and patients will be randomly assigned to either active treatment or placebo. Patients with PD diagnosis, stable on medication during the last year, and Hoehn and Yahr stage 2 or less will be evaluated for the inclusion.
Validation of a new short Swedish patient reported outcome measure for superficial venous insufficiency. Analysis of its capacity to measure quality of life and its responsiveness to change caused by treatment.
A prospective, multi-centre, interventional study. All subjects will use the study device for two weeks and the angulated handle available with the device must be used by each subject at least 10 times.