There are about 3926 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.
Biodiversity is essential for nature and human well-being. Land use has reduced biodiversity in cities, which weakens the functionality of the urban ecosystems and the well-being of citizens. This may also increase the risk of immune-mediated disorders among urban dwellers. In Biodiversity interventions for well-being (BIWE), microbial biodiversity interventions are performed to increase biodiversity in urban built areas. Results from the intervention trials are combined with publicly available land cover and ecological data. These are analyzed from the viewpoint of shifts in ecosystems and human well-being and immune regulation, ecological quality, and urban planning. The investigators set up an intervention study in which urban private yards are rewilded with diverse vegetation and decaying deadwood and plant residuals. The investigators aim to evaluate the effect of rewilding, and yard management practices on commensal microbiome, cortisol levels and well-being and salivary cytokine levels, and gene pathways.
In this retrospective register study, clinically classified individuals with neurodegenerative disease from the years 2010-2021 will be verified from the clinical records from KUH and Oulu University Hospital (OUH). Based on the Finnish social security number, these individuals will be linked to the the national registers of Statistics Finland and Finnish Social and Health Data Permit Authority Findata including incomes, sociodemographic factors, education, occupation, criminal records as well as to the national registers including the bought pharmaceuticals, comorbidities and causes of death. For each study case, 10 randomly selected control cases, matched with age, sex and geographical area, will be used. The aim of the study is to examine: - 1) The prevalence of criminal and other disruptive behaviour in groups of different neurodegenerative diseases prior to and after the diagnosis - 2) Changes in employment, residency,income, and marital status prior to and after the neurodegenerative disease diagnosis - 3) Hospital diagnoses and reimbursable drugs prior to and after the diagnosis - 4) Causes of death in patients with neurodegenerative disease to study excess mortality of the patients
The study consist of children, who have used home ventilatory support during years 2010-2020 in Tampere University Hospital. The study will describe retrospectively different diagnoses and symptoms which will lead to home ventilatory support. We also study compliance to treatment and it's disanvantages. The prospective part of the study describes the quality of live of these children by using questionnaires (PedSQL).
The purpose of the study is to explore the effect of nature-based exposure on immunological biomarkers and the condition and symptoms of atopic skin. Our hypothesis is that regular exposure to nature-based, high biodiversity material on skin, strengthens the skin's protective barrier and has a positive effect on the immunological biomarkers associated with atopic dermatitis. Further our hypothesis is that the difference between the groups (active and placebo) is noticeable during winter time when the disease is typically worse because of the cold weather. The study aim at scientific publication and is double-blinded and placebo-controlled. Time of the intervention is 6-7 months: intervention starts before the Finnish winter time and ends before the summer.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of lifestyle intervention on the management of childhood overweight and to explore the factors that contribute to the outcome, as well as the costs for the health care system. The hypotheses of the study are that lifestyle intervention is efficient in reducing BMI-SDS and thus effective in preventing overweight to progress to obesity, and it is also cost effective. The research is necessary for the development of overweight treatment, and try to find out the optimal duration and intensity for the treatment and content useful for clinical work.
HRO350 contains an oil-based extract from herring roe (Clupea harengus) in soft capsules and contains phospholipids (complex lipids) which are naturally rich in marine polyunsaturated fatty acids. All the lipids in HRO350 are natural components of the human diet. It is not fully known how HRO350 exerts its effects, however there are indications that it might have a modulatory effect on the inflammatory processes involved in causing psoriasis. The study is a randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled, dose finding, multi-centre, phase 2B study. Approximately 519 patients will be participating in the UK, Norway, Germany, Finland and Poland. Patients will receive either 1050mg or 2100mg HRO0350 daily, or placebo for up to 52 weeks and will be followed up for a further 8 weeks.
The purpose of the study is to learn about the effects of a monovalent (single component) pneumococcal conjugate candidate (mPnC candidate) when given to toddlers between 11 and 15 months of age. All participants in this study will receive 2 doses of either mPnC candidate or mPnC control at the clinic approximately 8 weeks apart. All participants will also receive their third (toddler) dose of PCV10 at Visit 1.
The research will evaluate possible clinical and individual brain topographic features affecting the outcome in subthalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) with patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). The patient cohort consists 35 PD patients treated with subthalamic DBS in 2020-2022. The clinical features (such as age, disease duration, response to levodopa in the levodopa challenge test) will be evaluated retrospectively from the medical records and brain topographic features from the preoperative 3 Tesla brain imaging.
This Phase 3 study is a randomized, observer-blind study of aQIV (an MF59-adjuvanted quadrivalent influenza vaccine) compared with a non-adjuvanted quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIV) in adults ≥65 years of age. The aim of the study is to evaluate aQIV compared with QIV in the prevention of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)-confirmed influenza A and/or B in subjects ≥65 years of age.
This study is open to adults who are at least 18 years old and have - a body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m² or more, or - a BMI of 27 kg/m² or more and at least one health problem related to their weight. People with type 2 diabetes cannot take part in this study. Only people who have previously not managed to lose weight by changing their diet can participate. The purpose of this study is to find out whether a medicine called survodutide (BI 456906) helps people living with overweight or obesity to lose weight. Participants are divided into 3 groups by chance, like drawing names from a hat. 2 groups get different doses of survodutide and 1 group gets placebo. Placebo looks like survodutide but does not contain any medicine. Every participant has a 2 in 3 chance of getting survodutide. Participants inject survodutide or placebo under their skin once a week for about one and a half years. In addition to the study medicine, all participants receive counselling to make changes to their diet and to exercise regularly. Participants are in the study for about 1 year and 7 months. During this time, it is planned that participants visit the study site up to 14 times and receive 6 phone calls by the site staff. The doctors check participants' health and take note of any unwanted effects. The participants' body weight is regularly measured. The results are compared between the groups to see whether the treatment works.