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Karolinska Institutet Clinical Trials
Studies where Karolinska Institutet is the lead sponsor: what is enrolling now, by phase, condition and country.
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All 246Suicide 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
Completed, with results posted
All –Self-hypnosis, Functional Bowel Disorder
Hypnotherapy With Audiofiles for Children and Adolescents With Disorders of Gut-brain Interactions in Sweden -a Feasibility Study
This study aims at testing the effect and feasibility of a new treatment strategy - hypnotherapy mediated with audio files - for children and adolescents with disorders of gut-brain-interaction (DGBI) in Sweden.
- Conditions
- Self-hypnosis, Functional Bowel Disorder, Functional Abdominal Pain Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT06493097
- Testing
- Gut-directed hypnotherapy via audio files
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Neck Pain
Spinal Pain and Autonomic Responses to Chiropractic Care
This randomized, single-blinded study will investigate the effects of Spinal Manipulative Therapy on Heart Rate Variability and Pain Sensitivity in a population of patients with recurrent and persistent neck pain.
- Trial name
- SPARC (NCT03576846)
- Testing
- Stretching and Spinal manipulative therapy, Stretching
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 131 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Attention Deficit Disorder
Neurofeedback and Working Memory Training for Children and Adolescents With ADHD
The purpose of this study is to investigate if neurofeedback and working memory training improves core symptoms of ADHD in children and adolescents.
- Trial name
- KITE (NCT01841151)
- Testing
- SCP training, Live Z-score training, WM training
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 202 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis
COMparison Between All immunoTherapies for Multiple Sclerosis.
The overarching goal of this study is to determine whether rituximab (RTX) offers effectiveness and safety advantages over other commonly used approved Disease-Modifying Drugs (DMT) in the largest real-world population-based…
- Trial name
- COMBAT-MS (NCT03193866)
- Testing
- Rituximab
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 3,526 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Colorectal Cancer
Feasibility of Home-based Preoperative Exercise in Older People
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the feasibility of recruitment procedure, intervention including compliance and the collaboration between in- and out patient clinics of preoperative home-based exercise in older people…
- Trial name
- NCT02895464
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet