Clinical trials: open to volunteers, sponsored by Karolinska Institutet
Suicide Attempt, Suicidal and Self-injurious Behavior
Suicide Preventive Psychosocial Treatment for Youths
Suicide is the leading cause of death amongst 10-18-year-olds in Sweden. Suicide attempts are the strongest predictor of subsequent death by suicide, often lead to inpatient care, and are associated with substantial societal…
- Conditions
- Suicide Attempt, Suicidal and Self-injurious Behavior, Suicide Attempted, Suicide, Attempted
- Trial name
- NCT06931639
- Testing
- Safe Alternatives for Teens and Youth (SAFETY), Enhanced Treatment As Usual
- Where
- 5 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 282 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Anorexia Nervosa, Atypical Anorexia Nervosa
Specialist Supportive Clinical Management (SSCM) for Children and Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa and Atypical Anorexia Nervosa
This study evaluates an adaptation of Specialist Supportive Clinical Management (SSCM) for children and adolescents aged 13-17 years with anorexia nervosa or atypical anorexia nervosa receiving outpatient treatment at the…
- Trial name
- SSCM-Youth (NCT07893145)
- Testing
- Specialist Supportive Clinical Management for Children and Adolescents (SSCM-Youth)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Gait Disorders, Neurologic, Atypical Parkinson Disease
Brain Activity During Complex Walking in People With Atypical Parkinsonian Syndromes
Every-day life means being part of a complex environment and performing complex tasks that usually involve a combination of motor and cognitive skills.
- Conditions
- Gait Disorders, Neurologic, Atypical Parkinson Disease, fNIRS, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT06906276
- Testing
- Assessment of brain activity with fNIRS and behavioural assessments (motor, motor-cognitive and cognitive) during three complex walking conditions.
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Self-harm Behavior, Eating Disorders
Evaluation of National Highly Specialized Care for Adults With Treatment-Resistant Self-Harm and Eating Disorders: Substudy 1
This study aims to evaluate National Highly Specialized Care (NHV) for adults with severe and treatment-resistant self-harm or eating disorders in Sweden.
- Conditions
- Self-harm Behavior, Eating Disorders, Non-suicidal Self-injury (NSSI)
- Trial name
- NHV_ADULTS (NCT07878897)
- Testing
- National Highly Specialized Care (NHV)
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Obesity (BMI > 35)
Preserving Muscle Mass During Incretin-Induced Weight Loss
Treatment with incretin-based obesity medications leads to clinically meaningful weight loss and reduced cardiometabolic risk. However, the weight lost includes not only adipose tissue but also skeletal muscle, which may impair…
- Trial name
- INCRETraIN (NCT07761923)
- Testing
- Unilateral Resistance Training
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
Modified Ketogenic Diet on Drug-Resistant Epilepsy in Adults - a Prospective Observational Study of Real-world Data
The purpose of our study is to investigate how dietary treatment with a modified ketogenic diet for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy affects patients' health-related quality of life and seizure frequency.
- Trial name
- Epiketo (NCT07878104)
- Testing
- Modified ketogenic diet
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Anxiety Mild to Moderate, Inhibition (Psychology)
Tiny Heroes Compared to Treatment as Usual to Decrease and Prevent Anxiety Problems in Young Children - a Randomized Controlled Study
The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Tiny Heroes, a parent-directed internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) program for anxiety problems in children…
- Trial name
- NCT07870213
- Testing
- Parent-directed online cognitive behavioral therapy, Treatment as Usual (TAU)
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Medical Abortion
'No-test' Tele-abortion: a Multi-centre Randomised Controlled Trial
Brief Summary The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a no-test telemedicine medical abortion model can provide abortion care that is as effective and safe as standard clinic-based medical abortion care among women…
- Trial name
- OPTIMISE (NCT07868991)
- Testing
- no-test medical abortion, Standard Care (in control arm)
- Where
- 10 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 978 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Wrist Osteoarthritis
Web-based Rehabilitation After Surgical Salvage Procedures for Wrist Osteoarthritis
Wrist osteoarthritis is often caused by past trauma to the wrist. The primary symptom is joint pain. Salvage surgery is the final solution if exercise therapy, analgesics, orthoses, or cortisone injections fail to relieve pain.
- Trial name
- NCT06814821
- Testing
- Web-based rehabilitation, Standard rehabilitation
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- 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
Stroke, Acute Ischemic Stroke
Mobilisation After Endovascular Stroke Treatment
The goal of this observational study is to learn how the timing of mobilisation after endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) affects complications in patients with acute ischaemic stroke.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Acute Ischemic Stroke, Acute Ischemic Stroke AIS, Endovascular Thrombectomy
- Trial name
- MAESTRO (NCT07860333)
- Testing
- Mobilisation
- Where
- 2 sites in Finland, Sweden
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Hyperkalemia, Chronic Kidney Disease (Stages 4 and 5)
Safety of a Healthy Plant-based Diet With Higher Potassium Content, Compared to a Healthy Plant-based Diet With Limited Potassium Content in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Pilot Study
For many years, people with moderate to advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) have been advised to limit their intake of potassium, a mineral found in many foods such as fruit, vegetables, legumes, whole grains, and nuts.
- Trial name
- SAFE-K (NCT07494266)
- Testing
- Healthy plant-based diet (healthy-PBD), Potassium-restricted plant-based diet
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors
Molecular and Clinical Studies of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors
The goal of this observational study is to learn whether tumors of bone and soft tissue can be sorted into groups by their genes. Today these tumors are named mainly by how they look under a microscope.
- Trial name
- NCT07822204
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 50,000 people
- 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
Cervical Cancer Screening, HPV Infection
Risk of Cervical Cancer Following Incident, Persistent and History-unknown HPV Detection
The goal of this register-based retrospective observational study is to understand the risk of cervical cancer following incident, persistent and history-unknown HPV detection by HPV genotype in healthy women participating in…
- Trial name
- NCT07850128
- Testing
- No Intervention: Observational Cohort
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 130,000 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Acute Kidney Injury
Frailty and Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients Receiving CRRT
This nationwide observational cohort study will investigate the association between frailty, chronological age, and clinical outcomes in critically ill patients receiving continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) in Sweden.
- Trial name
- CRRT-AF (NCT07837219)
- Volunteers
- 22,000 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Cluster Headache - Episodic and Chronic, Migraine Headache
Yogabased Movements for Primary Headaches (Migraine and/or Cluster Headache) - YOURHEAD
Brief Summary: Migraine and/or Cluster Headache: Study Overview Background: Migraine and cluster headache are two primary headache disorders that significantly impact quality of life and functionality in those affected.
- Conditions
- Cluster Headache - Episodic and Chronic, Migraine Headache, Migraine Headache, With or Without Aura, Migraine in Adults
- Trial name
- NCT07348783
- Testing
- Intervention yoga based exercises
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Intoxication, Delirium Tremens (DTs)
Preventox - a Digital Intervention for Patients With Intoxications in Intensive Care
Background and purpose At present, occasional referral to psychiatric or addiction services is the only aftercare option offered following an intoxication/overdose requiring intensive care.
- Conditions
- Intoxication, Delirium Tremens (DTs), Poisoning by Psychoactive Substances, Suicidal Attempt
- Trial name
- NCT07819500
- Testing
- Preventox, a digital self-help tool for patients with intoxications in intensive care., Preventox control group
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Nonsuicidal Self Injury, Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Psychological Treatment for Adolescents With Self-injury Within Intensive Mental Health Outpatient Services: Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial
The overarching aim of this study is to develop and evaluate a new blended treatment format, which combines face-to-face and digital treatment components, for Emotion Regulation Individual Therapy for Adolescents (ERITA).
- Conditions
- Nonsuicidal Self Injury, Nonsuicidal Self-Injury, Self-Harm
- Trial name
- NCT07755774
- Testing
- Blended ERITA, Treatment as Usual (TAU), Concomitant care
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (MeSH Term: Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung)
TailorDose Lung: Decentralized TDM of Taxanes and ALK Inhibitors Using Capillary Self-Sampling
This study will evaluate whether people with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) can collect small blood samples themselves using a finger-prick sampling kit.
- Trial name
- TD-Lung (NCT07823725)
- Testing
- True Dose® Capillary Self-Sampling System
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet