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 goal of this multi-center randomized controlled trial is to investigate the effect of pre-operative exercise therapy and education for patients awaiting knee replacement surgery on subjective knee function, patient satisfaction and enablement compared to standard care. The main questions it aims to answer are: - Does pre-operative exercise therapy and education lead to better subjective knee function compared to standard care one year after surgery? - Does pre-operative exercise therapy and education lead to a higher level of patient satisfaction compared to standard care one year after surgery? - Does pre-operative exercise therapy and education lead to better patient enablement compared to standard care six weeks after surgery? - Does pre-operative exercise therapy and education lead to better objective knee function compared to standard care six weeks after surgery? Participants will be randomized stratified by age (≤ 67 years, > 67 years) to either pre-operative supervised individualized exercise therapy combined with education two sessions/week (intervention group) or to standard care (control group). The intervention will be continuously ongoing for at least eight weeks from the point of decision for surgery until as close to the surgery as possible.
In this research study (PREVENT 1), Alba Health, in collaboration with academic institutions (Uppsala University, COPSAC and University of Antwerp) is investigating the association between the developing gut microbiota (collection of microbes present in the human gut) in the first year of life and lifestyle, wellbeing and health in a Swedish population. The study is the first of its kind in a Swedish population to collect and associate microbiome composition to an extensive family history and health questionnaire, stool colour and crying type, building on learnings from previous studies performed in other countries, such as the HELMI and COPSAC studies (HELMI - Finnish Health and Early Life Microbiota cohort from the University of Helsinki in Finland; COPSAC - Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood in Denmark). The PREVENT 1 study is an observational research study led by Alba Health involving 300 families in Sweden with children between 0 and 12 months of age at the time of the study's start. After providing informed consent, the participating families will be asked to provide three stool samples from their child (the sample collection is not invasive and does not cause discomfort) and will be asked to answer questionnaires on lifestyle, well-being and family health. The participating families will not be asked to change their lifestyle beyond sample and data collection. From the collected stool samples, we will extract microbial DNA and subject this to deep metagenomic sequence analysis. The study will only analyze microbial DNA, any human related material will be discarded. The stool samples will be destroyed within one month of sequencing (maximum 3 months from collection). The data will be stored according to GDPR and Swedish law, with informed consent in Sweden and with appropriate security measures. All research will be carried out in Sweden.
The purpose of this study is to describe the use of teclistamab/talquetamab in the treatment of patients with RRMM outside of clinical trials.
Depression affects between 5-15% of adults ≥ 65 years in Sweden. Depression in older adults reduces functional ability and quality of life, and increases the risk for morbidity, loneliness, and suicide. Psychological treatment is recommended as a first-line treatment for depression, which about 3% of older adults with depression in Sweden report receiving. One effective psychological treatment is behavioral activation, which reduces depressive symptoms by increasing enjoyable, meaningful and important activities, for example exercise and social activities. The research group conducted a pilot study of telephone based behavioral activation for isolated older adults with depression during the COVID-19 pandemic. The intervention consisted of four telephone calls, and the results showed a significant decrease in depressive symptoms, with maintained effects for six months. 250 individuals will participate in the study. Half of the participants will be randomised to start the intervention immediately, while the other half of the participants will be randomized to a control group receiving treatment as usual at their respective primary care center. Participants will be asked to fill in questionnaires before, after treatment. Questionnaires will also be sent 3- and 6 months after treatment to follow up on the results. Patients will be asked to wear an accelerometer for 5-7 days to record their activity level at baseline, post-intervention and after 3-months. A smaller group of participants (10-15) will be asked to participate in a more detailed interview about how they experienced the treatment.
To implement and evaluate a patient-and family-centered Juvenile Arthritis Support Program during one year (JASP-1) for children recently diagnosed with JIA and their parents and after 12 months compare satistaction with care and health outcomes with a control group receiving standard care.
This study will evaluate the effect of triple ICS/LAMA/LABA therapy with BGF MDI 320/14.4/9.6 μg on cardiopulmonary outcomes relative to LAMA/LABA therapy with GFF MDI 14.4/9.6 μg in a population with COPD and elevated cardiopulmonary risk.
The overall rationale of PANCAID is to provide a diagnostic blood test for early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. With a set of different liquid biopsy methods, it is the aim to measure these markers in well-defined patient cohorts. For the entire series of these studies, the following groups are planned: 1) Histologically proven early-stage pancreatic cancer (e.g. T1a/b and T2 carcinomas [N0M0]); 2) Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasia (IPMN) that were operated with verification of the benign, premalignant or malignant histology; 3) ordinary branched-duct IPMN; 4) individuals at risk (IAR) with and without IPMN, with and without known hereditary cancer gene (e.g. BRCA2); 5) a high risk group of patients with chronic pancreatitis, aged 55-65, who are heavy smokers (≥40 PY), with newly onset diabetes mellitus (NODM).
This is a retrospective observational cohort study, the primary objective is investigate the activity and efficacy of anti PD-1 antibodies in children, adolescents and young adult melanoma patients, with radically resected or metastatic disease
The purpose of this adaptive Phase 1/2 study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and antileukemic activity of CCTx-001 in adult patients with r/r Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). CCTx-001 targets IL-1RAP, which is specifically expressed in leukemic cells. In preclinical studies, IL-1RAP-targeted Chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) have demonstrated encouraging activity in both in vitro and in vivo experiments in AML models. Based on these promising preclinical results, it is expected that CCTx-001 could potentially alter the natural course of r/r AML and provide a potential novel treatment option.
Ablative treatments are believed to have a lower rate of complications, shorter hospital stays, and fewer interventions with benign PAD compared to partial nephrectomies in small kidney cancer lesions. The purpose of the study is to compare complications, the frequency of residual tumors, impact on kidney function, differences in quality of life, and health economic factors in a randomised study. We will also compare the oncological outcomes, including survival and recurrence of kidney cancer.