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 purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of nipocalimab compared with placebo in reducing the risk of fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT).
The aim of the study is to evaluate whether walking capacity in patients with intermittent claudication is improved more by home-based 5+ exercise training than by current recommendations of daily walking.
PURPOSE/AIMS There is no consensus on optimal follow-up after ovarian cancer. A recent study demonstrated eight months prolonged survival in patients with complete surgical resection. Hence, it is crucial to detect relapses early, when the tumor burden is limited. The research group have previously identified a plasma protein panel with high accuracy in detecting ovarian cancer at diagnosis and follow-up. The aim with this feasibility study is to validate the panel for its' capacity to detect early relapse in symptom-free patients in a user-friendly non-invasive way i.e. a home-administered capillary sampling. The results will be the foundation for a forthcoming national prospective randomized trial. METHODS The study is designed as a prospective cohort study including women in the control program after ovarian cancer in Uppsala and Umeå, Sweden. The study participants should have no evidence of disease after primary treatment or after relapse. In addition to standard follow-up, they will be asked to take a capillary home-sample (blood-test from finger) every second month during one year or until relapse. The result of the test will not affect treatment, but solely be used for research purposes. IMPORTANCE The study aims to clarify following issues: 1. Calibration of the risk score in capillary blood samples. 2. Evaluation of the logistics in home-sampling. 3. Evaluation of the acceptability (reasons of drop-out etc.) of home-sampling by structured interviews of a sample of study participants. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE The hypothesis behind the study is that more frequent analysis of a protein panel specific for ovarian cancer, will lead to earlier detection of relapse, earlier treatment and a better prognosis. Additionally, in the future the vision is that women may choose between different ways of follow-up depending on individual risk factors, personal preferences and logistic reasons. In the long-term the results of the applicability of home-administered blood sampling from this study can be useful in other patient groups as well.
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a digital education program designed for dental professionals can lead to radiographic examinations of better quality. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does the digital education program lead to more radiographic examinations of good quality? Does the digital education program lead to better theoretical and practical understanding regarding image quality among dental professionals? Researchers will compare answers from a theoretical test and image quality in radiographic examinations between participants with respectively without access to the digital education program. Participants will: - have access to the digital education program for three months - after three months all study participants are invited to answer a theoretical test
A biobank within the Swedish national heart failure quality registry SwedeHF.
This is a single-centre, open-label, randomised, 2-period cross-over, Phase 1 comparative trial to assess the ATR-258 pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters of an oral capsule formulation in comparison with an oral solution formulation, both given as single doses to healthy volunteers. The order of treatment, i.e., the treatment sequence capsule - solution or solution - capsule, will be randomised.
Few alternatives to addictive medical treatment exists for persons with severe mental health problems (SMHP) and anxiety, often connected to high risk of suicide. Access to effective interventions that depart in individuals' needs to cope with anxiety in everyday life is crucial to provide and desperately warranted by service users. Service users are often unaware of sensory needs, connected to anxiety outburst. The Sensory Awareness Program (SAP) is a group-based self-management intervention of 10 weeks developed to meet complex needs of regulating anxiety and related self-destructive behaviors. SAP stems from theories on sensory modulation and is an approach to manage physiological arousal associated with anxiety through self-regulated sensory-based coping strategies. International research show that sensory modulation is effective both as a method to reduce anxiety and thus restraint in acute mental health services (MHS), and also to empower users. However, much research to date focus on using sensory strategies within wards. International research and pre-studies of testing the SAP in outpatient MHS indicate that it is a promising self-management intervention to support everyday life. Earlier studies further show that users' unawareness of sensory needs triggers anxiety, and that anxiety itself is the main contributing factor for disrupting everyday life. Also, staff acknowledge sensory modulation but lack knowledge on whether programs such as SAP is effective and possible to implement. The overall aim is to investigate the effectiveness of SAP as compared to treatment as usual (TAU) among 200 outpatients. The investigators hypothesize that SAP will be more effective than TAU in terms of reduced anxiety (primary outcome) at three months follow-up. Secondary clinical and personal recovery outcomes post intervention and at three and six months follow up will also be targeted and assumed to be in favour of the SAP group. The implementation process of the SAP will also be explored.
The association between weight, and cardiovascular disease and mortality is well established, however, the causal effect of weight-loss in midlife on these outcomes is less clear. Bariatric surgery results in substantial weight-loss and is an ideal candidate to study the causal effects of weight-loss. The investigators propose a project that will use causal inference and machine learning methods to answer two important questions: 1. Is bariatric surgery effective for reducing cardiovascular disease and mortality, and if so, for who? 2. Which type of bariatric surgery (gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy) is most effective, and for who? The investigators will use data from various Swedish registers to identify individuals with obesity who are eligible for bariatric surgery. We will then compare cardiovascular and mortality outcomes among those undergoing different types of bariatric surgery with those receiving non-surgical obesity management using causal inference methods. The investigators will use causal forests and expert knowledge to estimate indiviual treatment effects, and identify the groups of patients who benefit the most from these surgeries.
The aim of this randomised, controlled, cross-over study is to investigate whether the intake of fermented brown seaweed can lower postprandial blood glucose levels and influence the composition of the gut microbiota in 25 healthy volunteers. Well-being and gastrointestinal symptoms as well as sensory properties of the products will also be evaluated using questionnaires. At the screening visit, the subjects will be informed about the study procedures and inclusion/exclusion criteria will be checked. Informed consent will be signed by each subject before participating in the study. The participants will consume the active and control product, respectively, for 5 days with a 14-day wash-out period in between. Capillary blood samples will be drawn for glucose measurement at the first day of each 5-day intervention period. Faecal samples will be collected before and after each 5-day intervention period to analyse changes in gut microbial composition.
The aim of this study is to define local immune responses in the GI tract to food antigens in IBS patients, with and without Brachyspira infection, using advanced imaging. We hypothesize that Brachyspira infection can cause IBS symptoms by inducing loss of oral tolerance to dietary antigens through development of food-specific intestinal immune reactions and subsequent development of visceral hypersensitivity. During this study, the investigators will perform either confocal laser endomiscroscopy (CLE) or colonoscopic antigen provocation test (COLAP) to test to which food items the participants react to. Furthermore, the investigators will perform rectal barostat examination and a sigmoidoscopy without laxatives. The investigators will collect biological samples and the participants will complete several questionnaires.