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 study is an open label, multi-centre, randomized phase III study. The patients will be randomised in a 1:1 ratio to treatment consisting of - Arm A: MD-SBRT in addition to standard treatment - Arm B: Standard treatment Study population: Patients with hormone sensitive prostate cancer (HSPC) with oligometastatic disease detected by PSMA-PET/DT. This includes patients with de novo oligometastatic HSPC and recurrent HSPC after primary RT or prostatectomy. Primary endpoint: Failure free survival Secondary endpoints: - Predictive value of investigated biomarkers in blood and imaging - Acute and late toxicity after MD-SBRT - PROM at 3 months, 1, 3 and 5 years - Castration resistant prostate cancer, CRPC - Overall survival - Differences in outcome between patients by strata Stratification: To avoid imbalance between treatment arms the minimisation method will be used to achieve balance between de novo oligo-metastatic and oligo-recurrent patients, as well as treatment site. Safety evaluation: Adverse events and side effects graded according to CTCAE v5.0 will be collected every 6th month. Serious Adverse Events are to be reported within 24 hours throughout the study duration. Statistical methods: Survival endpoints will be calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method with differences compared using the stratified log-rank test. Randomization time is set as baseline time. Pre-planned subgroup analysis will occur based on pre-specified stratification variables. A Cox multivariable regression model will be used to determine factors predictive of survival. Safety analysis will be performed with Mann-Whitney U-test or Fishers exact test. Criteria for evaluation: Per protocol (patients that have started study treatment) and Intention to treat (all included patients). Planned sample size: 118 patients Analysis plan: The primary end point will be analysed after pre-specified number of events have occurred. All patients randomised to SBRT will be followed minimum 60 months for toxicity. Safety analysis of acute toxicity will take place after median follow up of 6 months. Safety analysis of late toxicity will be analysed after study closure. Duration of the study: Three to five years inclusion. 72 months of follow-up after randomization of the last patient.
The objective of this study is the final assessment of clinical safety and efficacy of autologous autologous skeletal muscle derived cells for patients with urge fecal incontinence due to external anal sphincter dysfunction caused by its disruption and/or weakness.
This is a multicenter, two-stage, randomized, controlled, open-label, Phase 3 study comparing the efficacy and safety of iberdomide in combination with dexamethasone and daratumumab (IberDd) versus daratumumab, bortezomib, and dexamethasone (DVd) in participants with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM).
The recommended treatment for insomnia, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), is effective. However, its long, multi-component nature makes it challenging to implement in ordinary primary care, where most people are treated. An important component of CBT-I is sleep restriction therapy, which may be comparatively easy to carry out in routine primary care. This project tests whether a brief nurse-led group intervention in primary care based on sleep restriction therapy for insomnia reduces insomnia severity and is cost-effective.
A pharmacological treatment to patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is missing. The aim is to investigate if acetazolamide given to patients with NPH improves gait function and study the pathophysiological mechanisms leading to reduced symptoms. Patients will be randomized to acetazolamide or placebo and duration of treatment will be from diagnosis to the day of shunt surgery. Target dose is 500 mg/day. Study design is a double-blind randomized controlled trial and the plan is to include 42-50 patients. The study is investigator-initiated without financial sponsorship from the industry.
Participants are being asked to participate in SELECT-LIFE study because participants take part in the SELECT trial. SELECT-LIFE study is a survey-based study that will start when the SELECT trial ends. SELECT-LIFE looks at the long-term effects of participants taking part in the SELECT trial including the trial medicine participants have been taking. When the SELECT trial ends, participants will no longer get the medicine participants got in the study, even if participants decide to take part in the SELECT-LIFE study. Participants will not get any specific treatment or medicine as part of the SELECT-LIFE study, and participants will be treated as participants normally would by their own doctor. The SELECT-LIFE study will last for up to 10 years after SELECT trial ends, and participants will be asked to fill in a questionnaire about their health every 6 months.
The purpose of this study is to describe type and extent of organ specific late adverse effects in patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer with peritoneal metastases and after surgery for colorectal cancer with involvement of the urinary bladder.
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of fixed duration pirtobruitinib (LOXO-305) with VR (Arm A) compared to VR alone (Arm B) in patients with CLL/SLL who have been previously treated with at least one prior line of therapy. Participation could last up to five years.
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common chronic disease characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow restriction, due to airway and/ or alveolar abnormalities usually caused by significant exposure to harmful particles or gases, in particular cigarette smoking. Sleep disorders are common in society and it is not surprising that they also affect individuals with COPD. Patients with COPD, especially those in severe stages of the disease suffer from many sleep disorders and its prevalence varies depending on the disease. Epidemiological studies report that approximately 75% of COPD patients experience nocturnal symptoms of the disease. The most common are sleep-breathing disorders (nocturnal hypoxemia, central sleep apnea, difficulty breathing, sleep-related hypoventilation), insomnia and sensory motor disorders during sleep, including restless legs syndrome. Patients with COPD not only experience poorer sleep quality and concomitant sleep disorders but also have a higher chance of sudden nocturnal death, especially during a period of COPD exacerbation. Scientific studies show that elevated posture during sleep (>30 degrees raised head and back from the supine position) has a positive effect on sleep quality. To date, this has not been proven in patients with COPD who are a special group with sleep disorders. Research questions and objectives: The primary study objective is to evaluate if adjusted sleeping position with electrical bed backrest improves the quality of sleep in patients with COPD. The exploratory objectives are: 1. To evaluate if adjusted sleeping position improves total sleep time, respiratory patterns, oxygen saturation and heart rate (measured by CASIS, WatchPat and Sleepiz). 2. To investigate if adjusted sleeping position decreases COPD-related symptoms during sleep and daytime (measured with CAT score). 3. To evaluate if adjusted sleeping position reduces patient's fatigue during the day (measured with FSS questionnaire). 4. To evaluate if better sleep at night is associated with more energy, more activity and less breaks for rest during the day (measured with OQ-S, 6MWT and smartwatch). 5. To compare the results from the two sleep recording technologies (single night minimal contact sleep recorder-WatchPat versus several nights without contact sleep recorder-Sleepiz). Study design: Prospective, open label, cross-over clinical trial with randomized treatment order. Every subject will use the assigned intervention for 4 weeks. The intervention is an electrical bed backrest used during sleep time. The randomization will be non-adjusted, in ratio 1:1. A total of 40 patients will be included in the study.
Aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition and a consequence of a tear of the innermost of the three aortic layers- the intima. When a tear occurs, blood surges through the tear and causes the flow of blood between the aortic layers, causing a "false lumen". This causes a weakening of the aortic wall and hinders the blood from reaching its target organs and life saving emergent surgery is performed as routine. Approximately 20% of patients undergoing acute type a aortic dissection (ATAAD) surgery suffer from postoperative neurological injuries and It has been demonstrated that neurological injuries account for 10-15% of in-hospital deaths. In association with other cardiac procedures where the left side of the heart is opened and air may be trapped within the arterial circulation, carbon dioxide flooding is used to displace open air from the surgical wound. In comparison to air, carbon dioxide is significantly more soluble in blood and may therefore decrease the risk of air embolism. In cardiac surgery, carbon dioxide flooding has been demonstrated to reduce levels of biomarkers of cerebral injury, but carbon dioxide is not routinely employed in ATAAD surgery and has not been studied in association with these procedures. The hypothesis is that carbon dioxide flooding reduces cerebral air embolism and the aim of this project is to evaluate whether carbon dioxide flooding may reduce neurological injuries following ATAAD surgery. This is a prospective, randomized, controlled, patient- and reviewer blinded interventional study. Patients will be randomized to undergo surgery with carbon-dioxide flooding at 5L/min to the open chest cavity or conventional surgery without carbon dioxide flooding. Remaining aspects of the procedure will be identical. The patient, external statistician and the reviewer analyzing the primary endpoints will be blinded for the randomization arms. The study will assess the following endpoints: Primary outcomes: Presence, number and volume of ischaemic lesions observed using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) after ATAAD surgery. Secondary outcomes: Clinical signs of neurological injury. Levels of biomarkers of neurological injury (S100B, neuron specific enolase (NSE) , neurofilament protein (NFL), Glial fibrillary acid protein (GFAP) , Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1) and Tau-protein (TAU)) before and after surgery. Quality of life, postoperative recovery and neurological function after ATAAD surgery. Primary outcomes in relation to retrograde cerebral perfusion. Start of inclusion is anticipated to start Jan 1st, 2022. The writing of a manuscript describing the study methods and study objectives is expected to be started in 2021 and the final manuscript is expected to be written during 2025. An interim analysis of the primary endpoints and the safety arm will be performed after 40 patients have been randomized. An external statistician together with the principle investigator will hereafter decide for the study to be continued or terminated due to harms, futility or superiority. The safety arm will include intraoperative mortality, in-hospital mortality, re-operation for bleeding, stroke, myocardial infarction or other thromboembolic events. Update August 2023: Interim analyses were performed after 40 study participants had been included. Results from the interim analyses raised important questions which need to be assessed by a Data Safety and Monitoring Board (DSMB). Since there are no documented harmful effects of the intervention, a DSMB was not appointed before initiation of the trial. The study was suspended on Aug 18th 2023. A DSMB will be appointed, analyze the interim analyses, collect necessary additional information and make a recommendation to the PI whether the study is may proceed or is to be terminated prematurely. Update September 2023. The DSMB has reviewed the interim analyses and additional study data. The DSMB concluded that there was no reason to terminate the study and have recommended for the study to proceed. Recruitment was re-initiated on September 5th 2023.