Clinical trials: sponsored by Karolinska Institutet
Functional Abdominal Pain Syndrome
ICBT for Children With FAPDs - the Child's Pain Regulation
Functional abdominal pain disorders (FAPDs) in children are common (14%) and abdominal pain has increased rapidly in children during the last ten years in Sweden.
- Trial name
- NCT05945251
- Testing
- Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Hypotension (MeSH: D007022)
Carotid Artery Blood Flow, Blood Pressure, and Cardiac Output During Anesthesia in Children Aged 0-5 Years
Blood pressure is routinely monitored during anesthesia in children, but blood pressure alone may not accurately reflect blood flow to vital organs.
- Trial name
- CARFLOW (NCT07847203)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Vulvar Cancers
Comparative Trial Between Open and Single-port Robotic-assisted Groin Lymphadenectomy in Vulvar Cancer
Vulvar squamous cell carcinoma is a rare cancer that is usually treated with surgery. Some patients need removal of lymph nodes from one or both groins, called inguinofemoral lymphadenectomy.
- Trial name
- SP-RAIL (NCT07853287)
- Testing
- Inguinofemoral lymphadenectomy
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Mental Health Issue, Mental Disorder
A Trial of Two Universal Programs for Parents of Teenagers
Group-based and internet-delivered parenting programs may help parents improve their communication and relationships with their children.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue, Mental Disorder, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development
- Trial name
- NCT06366438
- Testing
- ABC-teen, ParentWeb
- Where
- 58 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 1,247 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Hypertension, Heart Failure
The Transition From Hypertension to Hypertensive Heart Disease and Heart Failure, the PREFERS Hypertension Study
AIMS Despite evidence-based therapeutic approaches, target blood pressure is obtained by less than half of patients with hypertension.
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Heart Failure, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Diastolic Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT04190420
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 310 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Mental Illness, Depression
Identifying Parents in Child Welfare Services Who Need Mental Health Support: Depression and Anxiety Symptoms
The main aim of this study is to examine the occurrence of mental health symptoms among parents referred to the Swedish child welfare services for child maltreatment and other family related risks.
- Conditions
- Mental Illness, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT06572865
- Testing
- Screening for depression and anxiety
- Where
- 6 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Mental Disorder, Depression
Screening to Identify Parents in Need of Mental Health Support: A Feasibility Study in Child Welfare Services
The main aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility, preliminary effects and experiences of the Collaboration-Screening-Referral approach (in Swedish: Samverkan-Screening-Hänvisning - SSH) when used with parents referred to…
- Conditions
- Mental Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, Child Abuse
- Trial name
- NCT06600139
- Testing
- The Collaboration-Screening-Referral (SSH) model
- Where
- 4 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Critical Illness, Gender Equality
Ethnic and Gender Based Admittance Patterns in the ICU
The dominating proportion of patients in the ICU are men. Studies indicate that men receive more mechanical ventilation, vasoactive drugs, renal replacement therapy, invasive monitoring and have longer length of stay in the ICU.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Gender Equality, Discrimination, Sex, Discrimination, Racial
- Trial name
- EGAP-ICU (NCT05513456)
- Testing
- Randomization to a different factors in the case descriptions
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Identification of Family Violence
Evaluation of a Child Health Care Program for Early Identification of Family Violence
The aim of this mixed methods study is to gain knowledge about how a program for identification of family violence works within child health services.
- Trial name
- NCT07158983
- Testing
- Registry review, Interviews
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 90,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Menstrual Cycle, Exercise
The Impact of the Menstrual Cycle on Physical Exercise and Performance
The menstrual cycle implies a basic difference in the biology of women and men but the effect of the hormonal variation on training protocols and physical performance is still not fully understood.
- Conditions
- Menstrual Cycle, Exercise, Women's Health, Athletic Performance
- Trial name
- NCT05697263
- Testing
- Periodization of training
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 111 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Sarcopenia, Physical Fitness
Swedish Physical Activity and Fitness Longitudinal Study
Aging means loss of strength, which can affect the ability to lead an active life and be independent. Physical activity can counteract the loss of strength to some extent, but individual differences are large and the mechanisms…
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Physical Fitness, Muscle Strength, Dynapenia
- Trial name
- SPAF (NCT06496204)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 429 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Obesity, Child
Large Scale Implementation of MINISTOP 3.0
MINISTOP is an evidence-based app for parents of preschool aged children with the overall aim to promote healthy lifestyle behaviors and prevent the development of overweight and obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT05667753
- Testing
- MINISTOP 3.0
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Endometriosis
Endoexpedition - Use of a Serious Game to Deliver Patient Information and Decision Aid for Individuals With Endometriosis.
Endometriosis is a chronic disease that can negatively affect quality of life, daily functioning, fertility, and psychological well-being.
- Trial name
- NCT07758946
- Testing
- EndoExpedtion Serious game, Standard Written Patient Information
- Where
- 4 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
SPARK- a Digital Platform to Improve Self-management of Gestational Diabetes
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is an increasing public health challenge. Innovative, effective and scalable lifestyle interventions to support women with GDM to manage their disease and to prevent adverse obstetric and…
- Trial name
- SPARK (NCT05348863)
- Testing
- SPARK
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
ADHD
Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a disorder characterized by lack of attention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.
- Trial name
- NCT05700539
- Testing
- Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Post-COVID Syndrome
Exercise Intolerance in Post-COVID Patients
The post-COVID syndrome poses an unprecedented challenge to modern society, affecting millions of people worldwide. Persistent fatigue and exercise intolerance are among the most common complaints of these subjects.
- Trial name
- EXILE (NCT05445830)
- Testing
- High-Intensity-Interval-Exercise, Moderate-Intensity-Continuous-Exercise, Strength training
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Early Childhood Caries (ECC)
Analysis of Salivary Proteins in Young Children as an Device to Improve Caries Risk Assessment
The goal of this observational study is to learn if the composition of salivary proteins in 3-year-old children, from communities with documented varying caries risks, can be used to identify future diagnostic predictors for…
- Trial name
- DecodECC (NCT06957509)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Healthy, Gastrointestinal Cancer
Dietary Nitrate and Nitrite Intake and Phosphate Biomarkers and Risk of Chronic Diseases
Nitrate, nitrite, and phosphate (NO3, NO2, P) are at all age stages ubiquitous in our everyday foods, including naturally occurring and as food additives, and in our drinking water.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases, Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease
- Trial name
- NCT07746310
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 86,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Unilateral Lower Limb Suspension
Single Nuclei Sequencing in Human Skeletal Muscle After Unloading
Injuries often require people to undergo some degree of limb immobilization. This comes at a high cost in terms of muscle mass and function losses.
- Trial name
- ULLS23 (NCT05801185)
- Testing
- Unilateral lower limb suspension
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Endocarditis Infective, Endocarditis Acute and Subacute
Endocarditis Clinical Awareness, Research, and Evaluation in Sweden
The goal of this observational study is to improve the understanding of infective endocarditis by investigating clinical characteristics, treatment strategies, and short- and long-term outcomes in patients diagnosed with…
- Conditions
- Endocarditis Infective, Endocarditis Acute and Subacute, Endocarditis, Bacterial, Endocarditis Acute
- Trial name
- ENDO-CARE (NCT07671118)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 22,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet