Clinical trials: sponsored by Karolinska Institutet
Parkinson's Disease (PD), Multiple System Atrophy (MSA)
[18F]ACI-15916 PET in α-synucleinopathies
The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether we can reliably and safely measure the accumulation of pathological protein α-synuclein [involved in some diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Lewy body dementia and Multiple…
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease (PD), Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB)
- Trial name
- NCT06891703
- Testing
- [18F]ACI-15916
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AC Immune SA
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 (CSR / in Swedish: Samverkan-Screening-Hänvisning - SSH) when used with parents…
- Conditions
- Mental Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, Child Abuse
- Trial name
- NCT06600139
- Testing
- The Collaboration-Screening-Referral (SSH) model
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 210 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
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Coronary Artery Disease, Arterial Stiffness, Blood Pressure
Expanded Studies on the SCAPIS Stockholm Reexamination Cohort
The Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS) is a unique, large-scale national research initiative involving 30,000 randomly selected individuals aged 50-64, recruited between 2014 and 2018.
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Arterial Stiffness, Blood Pressure, AORTIC VALVE DISEASES, Mitral Valve Stenosis and/or Insufficiency
- Trial name
- SCAPIS-ReEx (NCT07476703)
- Testing
- Coronary computer tomography (CCTA), Echocardiograhy and aortic ultrasound, Liver elastography
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danderyd Hospital
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
COVID 19, Respiratory Synctial Virus
COMMUNITY - the COVID-19 Immunity Study
The principal aim of the COMMUNITY study is to investigate immune responses following SARS-CoV-2 infection and/or vaccination in healthcare workers and hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
- Conditions
- COVID 19, Respiratory Synctial Virus, Influenza Virus, SARS-CoV-2 Virus
- Trial name
- COMMUNITY (NCT06784739)
- Testing
- Blood sampling, Mucosal sampling, PCR-test
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 2,420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danderyd Hospital
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
RSV Immunisation
RSV Immunogenicity Study in the Elderly (RISE)
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common cause of respiratory tract infections leading to hospitalizations in infants and in elderly.
- Trial name
- RISE (NCT07203365)
- Testing
- This study examines immune response differences Arexvy between individuals aged 80+ and adults aged 60-65
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karin Karin Loré
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
Autism, Sociocommunicative Challenges
Improving Autism Program Quality in Special Education Units: The Use of an APERS-based Model to Support Student Learning and Participation
This study assesses the effect of using the Autism Program Environment Rating Scale (APERS) as a tool for providing feedback, in-service training, and coaching to school staff in order to improve program quality in special…
- Trial name
- NCT07830160
- Testing
- APERS+
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stockholm University
Human Papilloma Virus
A Dose Reduction Immunobridging and Safety Study of Two HPV Vaccines in Tanzanian Girls
Cervical cancer is the most common cancer in women aged 15-44 years in East Africa, and mortality rates are very high. HPV vaccines are most effective if given to girls who have not yet acquired HPV infection.
- Trial name
- DoRIS (NCT02834637)
- Testing
- bivalent HPV vaccine, nonavalent HPV vaccine
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 930 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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
Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Microbiota
Health Effects of Ultra-processed Food Intake
Ultra-processed food (UPF) intake has been related to negative health effects and increased energy intake in previous intervention studies.
- Conditions
- Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Microbiota, Diet Interventions
- Trial name
- UPFront (NCT07634159)
- Testing
- Diet high in UPF, Diet low in UPF
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Göteborg University
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
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
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
Student Education
Systematic Evaluation of Psychotherapy Training: Supervision, Student Learning, and Patient Outcomes
The project is a longitudinal observation study that aims to systematically evaluate selected parts of the material collected within the framework of the psychotherapy training conducted at the Center of Psychotherapy Education…
- Trial name
- NCT06105502
- Testing
- Psychotherapy education
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 417 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Region Stockholm
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