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.
Growing recognition of the importance of co-morbidities in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFPEF) has led to the realization that rather than being a distinct disease entity, HFPEF may represent a spectrum of co-morbidities in elderly breathless patients. Accordingly, progress in managing HFPEF in the elderly requires improved understanding of HFPEF pathogenesis with a focus on the impact of co-morbidities. However, the available evidence is insufficient to determine the true prevalence and severity of co-morbidities as well as their impact on both diagnosis and treatment in HFPEF. Therefore there are widespread diagnostic uncertainty without proven therapy! The purpose of this project is twofold: 1. The investigators will study how to improve diagnostic accuracy for HFPEF in elderly patients, despite frequent comorbidities and higher age? How useful is it to add exercise testing and contrast echocardiography as well as biomarker as additional diagnostic tools in elderly HFPEF patients? 2. The investigators will test the hypothesis that HFPEF in the elderly is dominated by multiple co-morbidities that are a major part of the syndrome itself that contribute to the development of HFPEF. This hypothesis implies that the treatment of co-morbidities will improve prognosis. The investigators' overall goal is to bring about a paradigm shift in managing elderly patients with HFPEF by not only improving diagnosis but also effectively treating co-morbidities that are currently considered predisposing factors to HFPEF. This contrasts with trials during last two decades that only target the heart. The investigators will pursue the following specific aims: 1. Validate the diagnostic criteria for HFPEF proposed by European Society of Cardiology 2012, and determine the added diagnostic values of exercise testing and contrast echocardiography as well as biomarker for HFPEF in a multi-center study. 2. Determine if systematic screening and optimal management of co-morbidities associated with HFPEF improves the outcomes of patients with HFPEF in a randomized study.
Aim The overall aim with this study is to improve outcome after inguinal hernia repair (IHR). It is not known today if a re-operation due to recurrence after bi-layer mesh IHR is more complicated than compared with the golden standard method. Method This project is a registry study. The National hernia register (Svenskt bråckregister, SBR) which started in 1992 include data that cover nearly 100% of all the country's hernia operations. Patient data are collected from SBR. Patients who at the time of surgery were between 18-75 years of age and operated on due to primary inguinal hernia with any of the two mentioned techniques between 1992-2012 are eligible
Allergen-specific immunotherapy (ASIT) is commonly used to treat patients with allergic rhino-conjunctivitis and asthma, and it is the only proven treatment that affects the long-term development of allergic rhinitis and asthma. The current treatment regime of ASIT requires numerous subcutaneous allergen injections and takes several years to complete. Hence, there is a need to develop more convenient protocols for induction of allergen tolerance. Emerging evidence suggest that by targeting of antigen presenting cells within the lymph nodes the immunogenicity of the allergen can be enhanced and the number of injections can be reduced. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether intralymphatic administration of ASIT is a safe and effective treatment for patients with pollen-induced allergic rhinitis. The long term goal is to provide a base for a more efficient administration of ASIT, which will reduce both the dose necessary and the number of clinic visits associated with the conventional subcutaneous ASIT. The investigators will make an attempt to reproduce the results of a recent human study of intralymphatic ASIT (clinicaltrials.gov; NCT00470457) in a Swedish clinical setting. The first part of the study is completed and published (PMID: 23374268)
The main aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of adding ribociclib to fulvestrant in men and postmenopausal women with hormone receptor positive (HR+), HER2-negative advanced breast cancer.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of switching elderly participants with treatment-resistant depression (TRD) from a prior antidepressant treatment (to which they have not responded) to either intranasal esketamine plus a new oral antidepressant or switching to a new oral antidepressant plus intranasal placebo.
Lactobacillus reuteri (L. reuteri) has been widely studied in clinical trials and has probiotic, health-promoting effects in both adults and children, and is safe for human consumption. Animal models indicate that treatment with L. reuteri has positive effects on bone metabolism and bone density. In other animal models of diabetes and the metabolic syndrome, positive effects on blood glucose and weight have been reported. The present double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized study is designed to investigate if dietary supplementation with L. reuteri twice daily for 12 months has any effect on bone density, body composition, inflammation, or metabolic and endocrine markers in elderly women with osteopenia.
This Phase 3 study was intended to demonstrate superiority of either Sotagliflozin high dose or low dose versus placebo on glycosylated hemoglobin A1C (A1C) reduction at Week 24 when used as an adjunct in adult participants with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) who have inadequate glycemic control with insulin therapy.
Mesh fixation is used to prevent recurrence in TEP to the potential cost of pain. The aim was to evaluate the impact of permanent fixation (PF) versus non-permanent fixation (N-PF) of mesh in TEP repair for a primary inguinal hernia regarding chronic pain. A cohort of patients were studied for pain interfering with sexual activety. The hyopthesis is that fixation causes pain.
The study is to evaluate the percentage of patients with asthma or COPD achieving disease control
Title: Gallium (GA) -68-DOTATOC -PET (positron emission tomography) in the management of pituitary tumours Medical product: Ga-68-DOTATOC in PET/computer tomography (CT) Route of administration: Intravenously Diseases of interest: Pituitary tumours Aim: To study the detection of pituitary tumours with Ga-68-DOTATOC -PET (Ga-PET) and to correlate the tracer expression to somatostatin receptor (sst) occurrence Study design: Prospective non-randomised case-control study with open design with GA-PET before and after pituitary surgery in patients with pituitary tumours Study population: patients with acromegaly (n=10), Cushing's' disease of pituitary origin (n=10), TSH (thyreotropin) producing tumours (TSHomas) (n=5) and non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPA) (n=20) Number of patients: 45 Inclusion criteria: Adult man or woman (over 18 years) and naïve, unoperated pituitary tumour with growth hormone (GH) or adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH)) or TSH production or NFPA without treatment with somatostatin analogues (SSA) or dopamine agonists. Exclusion criteria: Patient who may not attend to the protocol according to the investigators opinion. Pregnancy or lactating. Isolated prolactin producing tumours. Overproduction of gonadotropins. Carcinoids ie ectopic corticotrophin realising factor (CRF) production. Known or suspected allergy to the trial product or related products. Controls: Adult patients with Thyroid associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) before iv steroid infusion (part of another study see this protocol)- Study variables: Tumour detection, Tracer uptake as Standardised uptake value (SUV) max (SUVmax), SUV hotspot and SUV mean in regions of interests (ROIs) Time schedule: Recruitment of patients 2015-2017. Study termination 3 years later