There are about 3961 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Finland. 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.
Total hip replacement is the well-established surgical method for treatment of hip osteoarthritis and related diseases. The outcome of the procedure is commonly satisfactory and most patients will not need any revision surgery. However, the procedure has its complications, including (1) periprosthetic infection, (2) mechanical loosening caused by wear particles and (3) adverse reaction caused by metal ions released from metal-on-metal bearing surfaces. The unsolved clinical problem is related to the differential diagnosis of these conditions. The purpose of this prospective clinical study is to compare the efficacy of two techniques of PET/CT imaging in the differential diagnosis of these complications. Positron Emission Tomography (PET)/Computed Tomography (CT) imaging, performed during a single day, will include the head-to-head comparison of 18F-Fluoro-D-Glucose (18F-FDG) PET/CT and 68Gallium-citrate (68Ga-citrate) PET/CT imaging.
This is a multicenter, randomized study in subjects with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia receiving highly effective statins to assess the safety, efficacy and tolerability of Bococizumab (PF-04950615; RN316) to lower LDL-C.
The aim of the study is to describe the mechanisms of ultra-acute hyperglycemic response after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) in patients suffering out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The investigators hypothesize that ischemia and reperfusion injury leads decreased secretion of insulin and glucose-like peptide 1 (GLP-1). Two blood samples will be drawn: (1.) Immediately after ROSC and (2.) 60 minutes after first sample. Concentrations of glucose, insulin, glucagon and GLP-1 will be compared between the samples. Metabolic profile will be compared between: (1.) diabetic and non-diabetic patients and (2.) survivors and non-survivors.
Safety, Immunogenicity and Efficacy of an Adjuvanted Quadrivalent Subunit Influenza Virus Vaccine Compared to Non-Adjuvanted Comparator Influenza Vaccine in Children ≥6 to <72 Months of Age. The study was conducted during the 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 northern hemisphere influenza season.
The purpose of this study is to compare whether there is a delay or prevention of recurrence or death in participants with surgically removed pancreatic cancer who then take nab-Paclitaxel in combination with gemcitabine compared to those who take gemcitabine alone.
The objective of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of 12 weeks once daily treatment with orally inhaled tiotropium + olodaterol FDC (delivered by the Respimat inhaler) compared with tiotropium and placebo in patients with COPD.
This is a Phase 2, randomized, rater-blinded, 5-arm, parallel-group trial that will test 4 doses of plovamer acetate against the active comparator Copaxone in subjects with Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS). The trial will be conducted on an outpatient basis for minimum treatment duration of 40 weeks.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term antibody persistence 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 years after receiving a primary vaccination of meningococcal conjugate vaccine MenACWY-TT versus Meningitec™ or Mencevax™ ACWY, and the safety and immunogenicity of a booster dose of MenACWY-TT administered 10 years after the primary vaccination. All subjects received a primary vaccination at 1 to 10 years of age in study 108658 (NCT00427908). No new subjects will be enrolled in this booster study.
Background: The most common asthma drugs, namely inhaled glucocorticoids (ICS) and long-acting beta-2 sympathomimetic drugs (LABA) carry a risk of adverse effects, some of which being potentially severe. Therefore, current guidelines for asthma management recommend that, after a period of symptom control, a reduction of the dose and cessation of the ICSs and LABAs should be attempted. However, reduction in asthma medications sometimes leads to an exacerbation of asthma. Therefore both physicians and asthmatics are often reluctant to reduce or stop asthma medications and asthma over-medication often occurs. A test that could identify those asthmatics who probably would tolerate asthma medication reduction would be useful. Objectives: 1. To investigate whether airway responsiveness to hypertonic saline can predict the outcome of asthma treatment reduction in subjects with controlled asthma. 2. To get an estimate about how large a proportion of Finnish asthmatic patients use their medications with unnecessarily high doses or would even manage well without any asthma medications. Study hypothesis: 1. Airway responsiveness to hypertonic saline can predict the outcome of asthma treatment reduction 2. Most of the Finnish asthmatic patients use their medications with unnecessarily high doses Methods: This is a prospective study in which the physician responsible for the subject management and medications is blinded from the saline challenge results and the nurse performing the saline challenges is blinded from medications 70 asthmatic patients with both inhaled ICS and LABA will be recruited. Asthma must be well controlled (Juniper's Asthma Control Questionnaire score equal or less than 0.75 ). The asthma medications will be reduced in three steps, in six weeks' intervals, up to total cessation of asthma drugs or up to asthma exacerbation. The criteria for asthma exacerbation are strictly defined. First step: LABA will be discontinued. The ICS is continued. Second step: medium to high daily ICS dose is reduced to low daily dose. Third step: The low ICS dose will be stopped. Before each reduction, saline challenge will be performed. Asthma diary is kept throughout the study and the subjects will be provided a direct telephone number to a respiratory physician during all hours of day.
This is a multi-center, randomized, double-blinded, placebo controlled trial.