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.
This is a multi-center, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel group study designed to confirm the benefits of mepolizumab treatment on moderate or severe exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) participants given as an add on to their optimized maintenance COPD therapy. The maximum duration of participant participation is approximately 109 weeks, consisting of 2 screening visits (up to 3 weeks), a run-in period (up to 2 weeks), and an intervention period of at least 52 weeks and up to 104 weeks. 800 participants will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive mepolizumab 100 milligrams (mg) or placebo every 4 weeks for at least 13 doses (52 weeks treatment period) up to a maximum of 26 doses (104 weeks treatment period). The number of randomized participants may increase up to approximately 1400.
This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled multicenter study. A total of 700 patients will be included. The study will include patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) for daily intake of 40 mg simvastatin/placebo for 5 years. The aim is to study effect of prognosis of PSC by long term intake of simvastatin. Outcome measures are death, liver transplantation, cholangiocarcinoma or bleeding from esophageal varices. Subjects will be randomized (1:1) between Simvastatin and placebo.
Asthma self-management is dependent on support and education. To facilitate self-management have we developed and CE-mark a novel digital self-management system called Asthmatuner (Medituner AB, Sweden).The primary aim of this program is to evaluate if self-management with Asthmatuner improves asthma control more than traditional self-management. RCT with two arms, Asthmatuner or traditional asthma management, during at least 6 months. Thereafter, the study continues to be observational from 6- 12 months. Eligible patients with doctor's diagnosed asthma that are managed within the municipality of Tiohundra and Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital will be invited to participate. Approximately 800 patients, adults and schoolchildren of the age of 6 years will be recruited.Outcomes: Asthma Control Test, number of exacerbations, unplanned healthcare visits, Medicine Adherence Report Scale and lung function.
Variation in organ donation after brain death (DBD) per million population varies markedly between countries, within country regions, between and within intensive care units (ICU). These circumstances also apply to end-of-life decisions in the ICU. The investigators studied all ICU deaths in Sweden between 2014-2017 in ICUs that, as routine, registered treatment plan (no treatment limitation and/or treatment limitation) and DBD. The investigators hypothesized that ICUs with high proportion of treatment limitation (withholding or withdrawing life sustaining treatment) also had less proportion of DBD.
All adult patients with colorectal cancer presenting within the Sahlgrenska University Hospital or treated at any time at Sahlgrenska University Hospital are eligible and will be asked to participate. We already have biopsies taken at surgery in patients that receive surgery, but this study will include all patients and the biopsies will be taken during endoscopy for diagnosis of the primary tumour. Biopsies will then be taken during follow-up exams prior surgery but after neoadjuvant treatment. Biopsies will also be taken during surgery and in cases where surgery is not necessary biopsies will be taken regularly during follow-up exams. Blood samples and in relevant cases urinary samples and mouth swabs will be taken at all timepoints when biopsies are taken. If it is not possible to take biopsies prior treatment blood samples will still be drawn.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is treatment of choice for insomnia. Many patients in psychiatric care have sleep problems including insomnia, but are rarely given the choice to participate in CBT to improve their sleep. Patients with Bipolar disorder is a patient group with high levels of sleep difficulties. Sleep problems in this patient group can be both more general such as insomnia, but can also be related to the Bipolar disorder. Other research groups have studied the use of behaviorally sleep treatments in patients with Bipolar disorder, but more studies are needed. In a previous pilot study, the investigators of the current study developed a CBT protocol that would target sleep problems in this population. The basis was CBT for insomnia (CBT-i), but with more emphasis on achieving sleep promoting behaviors specific to Bipolar patients, for instance techniques that would also alleviate sleep phase problems, (e.g. the systematic use of light and darkness), and techniques to target more general sleep related problems (e.g. difficulties waking up in the morning), that are also common in patients with Bipolar disorder. This treatment was well tolerated and gave moderate effects on insomnia severity in the pilot study. In a naturalistic randomized controlled trial, the investigators now evaluate the effects of this psychological treatment on sleep and Bipolar symptoms in patients at the departments of Affective disorders, Northern Stockholm Psychiatry and Southwest Psychiatry, Stockholm, Sweden.
Serum and cerebrospinal fluid will be obtained from 20 patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis treated with teriflunomide tablets 14 mg daily
The aim of the study is to optimize diagnosis and treatment for patients with heart failure in Swedish primary care. Patient with the diagnose heart failure registered in the electronic medical record (EMR) at seventeen primary health care centers (PHCCs) will be invited to to participate in the study. Blood testing and electrocardiography will be performed. Data on diagnosis and medical treatment will be collected from the EMR. An educational visit with a cardiologist will be performed at the PHCC, in order to discuss evidence-based diagnoses and treatment of heart failure. Data on drug therapy and health care consumption will be collected after six and twelve months.
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of TAK-788 as first-line treatment with that of platinum-based chemotherapy in participants with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors has epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 20 insertion mutations. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two treatment groups- TAK-788 group or Platinum-based chemotherapy group. Participants will receive TAK-788 orally and pemetrexed/cisplatin or pemetrexed/carboplatin via vein until the participants experience worsening disease (PD) as assessed by blinded independent review committee (IRC), intolerable harmful effects or another discontinuation criteria.
This study aims to test the feasibility of implementing an Icelandic cognitive-behavioral program designed to prevent depression, called "Thoughts and Health" in a Swedish school setting. The investigators will also evaluate whether implementation of the program has an impact on the participating students, regarding both their mental health and their success in finishing junior high school with passing grades.