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.
This study will investigate the biological mechanisms linking sleep disruption by vibration and noise, and the development of cardiometabolic disease. In a laboratory sleep study, the investigators will play railway vibration of different levels during the night. The investigators will also measure objective sleep quality and quantity, cognitive performance across multiple domains, self-reported sleep and wellbeing outcomes, and blood samples. Blood samples will be analyzed to identify metabolic changes and indicators of diabetes risk in different nights. Identifying biomarkers that are impacted by sleep fragmentation will establish the currently unclear pathways by which railway vibration exposure at night can lead to the development of diseases in the long term, especially metabolic disorders including diabetes.
The investigators aim to test the preliminary efficacy as well as the acceptability and feasibility of paradoxical intention, which is a psychotherapeutic technique, for improving insomnia symptoms in adults. Previous research has tested this technique for insomnia and found overall positive results. However, during the last decades very few studies have examined paradoxical intention. Therefore the investigators wish to conduct a pilot study examining the effects in a modern context.
Experimental and genetic data, as well as brain imaging, support a role of the hypothalamic Arcuate nucleus neurons and their communication with surrounding microglia in anorectic conditions, but it has until recently not been possible to explore these cells at a molecular level in anorexia nervosa (AN) patients. This attributed to the obvious lack of valid tissue and non-invasive imaging techniques of high enough resolution. Stem cell models have evolved as a useful tool for the exploration of other neuropsychiatric disorders with a comparably high genetic contribution as AN. The investigators will here use patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to profile Arc neurons and peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) derived microglia in AN, thus defining molecules to explore as drug targets.
In the Swedish registry for congenital heart defects, SWEDCON, over 230 patients with single-ventricle circulation are registered in the adult section. Congenital heart defects affect career choices, family planning, and leisure activities. Questions regarding heredity and pregnancy are common. The impact of Fontan circulation on reproductive health and fertility needs to be illuminated, and additional studies are required from both medical and psychosocial perspectives.Cognitive impairment is common among patients with congenital heart defects but is likely an overlooked cause of long-term illness. Objective To study a large national population (n=200) of adults with Fontan circulation and their potential partners regarding. - the prevalence and explanatory factors for sexual dysfunction and infertility in women and men with Fontan circulation (Study A). - the outcomes of pregnancy, choice of delivery mode, and complications in patients with Fontan circulation (Study B). - the experiences and perceptions of becoming parents among women (n=20) and men (n=20), as well as elucidate reasoning and family planning among women and men (n=20) who have not become parents (Study C). - Investigate the prevalence and explanatory factors for (Sub-study D): - Fatigue - In-depth cognitive screening to describe specific cognitive functions such as auditory memory, visuospatial memory, attention, cognitive speed, and executive functions. The aim of this research is to gain more knowledge in an area that has been relatively underexplored, thus improving care for women and men with congenital heart defects.
The goal of this study is to assess the safety and effectiveness of Dostarlimab compared to Placebo in adult participants with HNSCC (Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma)
Study objectives: - To assess the impact of mitral valve surgery for mitral regurgitation on ventricular arrhythmic burden and surrogate markers of fibrosis in patients with arrhytmogenic mitral valve prolapse (MVP) from baseline to 6 months after surgery - To characterize the molecular landscape of arrhytmogenic MVP Study design: -Prospective explorative observational study Study population: -90 patients with arrhytmogenic MVP and without arrhytmogenic MVP (controls) eligible for mitral valve surgery for mitral regurgitation will be enrolled. All patients will be evaluated with cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging and continuous seven day arrhythmic monitoring before and at 6 months after mitral valve surgery
To improve treatment for post dural puncture headache, its pathophysiology needs to be explored. Dural puncture alters CNS dynamics; using advanced MRI, we aim to investigate PDPHs pathophysiology explained by brain movement, cerebral blood flow, CSF dynamics and the effect of epidural blood patch.
The goal of this observational study is to find out what factors contribute to a good treatment outcome in patients who have received a stent for their dilation of the main abdominal artery (abdominal aortic aneurysm or AAA). The primary goal of this study is to build a prediction model for abdominal aortic aneurysm shrinkage one year after the treatment.
There is an unmet need to personalise treatment for patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and to improve treatment results for patients with advanced disease. In this phase III study, HNSCC patients with prognostic factors indicating increased risk of treatment failure that are aimed for curative treatment with radiotherapy (RT) will be randomised between standard treatment (conventionally fractionated RT with final RT dose 68.0 Gy) and hyperfractionated RT (HFX-RT) with final RT dose 83.0 Gy. In order to find better prognostic and predictive tools the study also includes exploratory and translational analyses including evaluation of grade of hypoxia with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and gene profiling by RNA-sequencing, tumour immune profiling, comparisons of global gene expression, gene aberrations and protein expression, and texture analyses of CT, FDG-PET and MRI images used during RT preparation and during patient follow-up. Patients with tumours with lower risk of recurrence, not eligible for randomisation in the study, can still participate in the translational parts of the study not investigating response to altered fractionation.
The aim of the SAID study is to create a national resource in Sweden to enable comprehensive immunological analyses of an extremely complex and clinically challenging group of individuals with variable forms of immune system dysregulation. We hope to establish a biobank of primarily blood and fecal samples from children and adults, with confirmed or suspected immune dysregulation, as well as age- and sex- matched healthy controls, for comparisons of immune cell/mediator alongside various clinical presentations of these immunological diseases as well as microbiome samples as possible a possible modifier of clinical presentations. The project will also include the establishment of a national database with deep immunological data, treatment and clinical outcomes for these patients, accessible to participating researchers and clinicians.