Clinical trials: open to volunteers, sponsored by 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
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
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
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
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
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
Cancer
Evaluation of a Psychosocial Support Model for Adolescents and Young Adults Newly Diagnosed With Cancer
Rational: Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) newly diagnosed with cancer is a small but vulnerable group with many psychosocial needs persisting for a long time.
- Trial name
- NCT06979843
- Testing
- A psychosocial model
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
HPV, Vaccine Acceptance
Addressing HPV Vaccine Hesitancy by Co-Designing a Digital Health Intervention
This study looks at a digital platform that supports HPV vaccination in schools. The goal is to see if it is useful, easy to use, and practical in real school settings, especially in areas where fewer people get vaccinated.
- Conditions
- HPV, Vaccine Acceptance, Vaccine Decision Making, HPV Vaccination
- Trial name
- HPV-END-IT (NCT07632963)
- Testing
- HPV-Kompassen
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Dementia With Lewy Bodies: Clinical Symptoms, Biomarkers and Progression
The goal of this observational study is to improve the detection of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and its prodromal phases, as well as advancing our current understanding of biological mechanisms and therapeutic options.
- Conditions
- Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Cognitively Unimpaired, Other Dementias
- Trial name
- Find-DLB (NCT07629349)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Unilateral Lower Limb Suspension (Simulated Microgravity)
Unloaded Minds - How Prolonged Unloading Shapes Human Performance in Lunar Gravity
During spaceflight and lunar missions, reduced gravitational loading causes the muscles and nervous system to decondition rapidly.
- Trial name
- UnloadedMinds (NCT07607340)
- Testing
- Unilateral lower limb suspension
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Infertility, Assisted Reproductive Technology
Microbiome and Metabolome Profiles in Couples Undergoing IVF and Reproductive Outcomes
This prospective observational cohort study investigates the role of the microbiome and metabolome in couples undergoing in vitro fertilization.
- Conditions
- Infertility, Assisted Reproductive Technology, Pregnancy Complications, Pregnancy Loss, Early
- Trial name
- Mi IVF (NCT07532629)
- Where
- 3 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Older Adults at High Risk for MCI, Older Adults With Mild to Moderate Level of Dementia
STRONGER 60+: Assessing the Clinical Effectiveness and Delivery of an Adapted FINGER Model for Brain Health in Primary Care
Background: The Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability (FINGER) was the first to show that multidomain lifestyle interventions can enhance brain health and reduce cognitive decline.
- Trial name
- STRONGER (NCT07117916)
- Testing
- Supervised nutritional guidance, physical exercise, cognitive training, social engagement, and management of vascular and metabolic risk factors., Self-Guided
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Major Depressive Disorder, Mood Disorders
Psychobiological Markers to Improve Diagnosis and to Predict Affective Episodes in Bipolar Disorder
This trial has two studies. In study 1, the investigators will explore the relationships between three psychobiological factors (sleep patterns, motor activity, and decision-making ability).
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Mood Disorders, Bipolar Disorder (BD)
- Trial name
- MoodCatcher (NCT07427966)
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Dietary Behaviors, Fruit Consumption
A Comparative Intervention Study on Strategies for Fruit Distribution and Awareness Campaigns in Schools
This implementation study evaluates two strategies to increase fruit consumption among Swedish students. (1) installing fruit stands in schools and (2) combining fruit stands with a health-awareness campaign.
- Conditions
- Dietary Behaviors, Fruit Consumption, Dietary Habits, Healthy Eating
- Trial name
- NCT07385820
- Testing
- Fruit Stand Availability, Awareness Campaign
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Cervical Cancer, Cervical Cancer Screening
Human Papillomavirus Self-sampling for Enhancing Cervical Screening During the War in Ukraine
In 2020, a cervical screening center was established in Zaporizhzhia (Ukraine), initiating a pilot project to evaluate the prevalence of HPV among women in Eastern Ukraine.
- Conditions
- Cervical Cancer, Cervical Cancer Screening, Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection, Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
- Trial name
- NCT07275333
- Testing
- HPV Self-Sampling Kit
- Where
- Ukraine
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Cleft Palate Children
Length of Hospital Stay and Postoperative Analgesic Requirements After Introduction of a Specific Maxillary Nerve Block in Children Undergoing Cleft Palate Surgery
Cleft lip and palate (CLP) is one of the most common congenital malformations and requires repeated surgical correction during childhood.
- Trial name
- NCT07279883
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Epilepsy, Microbiota
EPIGUT: EPILEPSY AND GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOTA: UNDERSTANDING THERAPY RESPONSE
The goal of this observational study is to learn how the bacteria in the gut and mouth (called the microbiota) are linked to different types of epilepsy and how they may affect how well seizure medicines work.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Microbiota, Proteomics, Metabolomics
- Trial name
- EpiGUT (NCT07253701)
- Where
- 6 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Psychiatric Disorder, Depression
Investigating Neural Response Variability as a Single-patient Predictor of Successful CBT in Clinical Psychiatry
Many psychiatric patients are not sufficiently improved by current interventions. Functional magnetic imaging brain imaging (fMRI) has proven to be a promising method for predicting treatment outcomes in psychiatric treatment.
- Conditions
- Psychiatric Disorder, Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Insomnia
- Trial name
- TreVar (NCT04191811)
- Testing
- Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for major depressive disorder, Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for social anxiety disorder
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet