Clinical trials: sponsored by Karolinska University Hospital
Critical Illness, Fasting State
Ketosis, Immune Function and Metabolic Adaptation in Response to Short-term Fasting in Critical Illness
KETO-FAST is a pre-planned translational substudy of the FAST-ICU cluster-randomized cross-over trial. The substudy will characterize ketone body production and associated metabolic, autophagy-related, and immune cellular…
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Fasting State, Ketosis, Nutrition
- Trial name
- KETO-FAST (NCT07738536)
- Testing
- Delayed nutrition, Standard nutrition, Fasting
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Critical Illness, Metabolism and Nutrition Disorder
Endogenous Energy Production in Critically Ill Patients
The aim of this study is to investigate when critically ill patients transition from a non-suppressible catabolism to a normal response to feeding.
- Trial name
- eEPIC (NCT07059988)
- Testing
- Stable isotope tracers, Parenteral nutrition
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Fatigue, Graft Vs Host Disease
Fatigue and Cognitive Dysfunction Due to Synaptopathy or Graft Versus Host (GVH) Disease in the Brain.
Patients undergoing allogenic stem cell transplantation are regularly followed up in the outpatient clinic at Karolinska University Hospital.
- Conditions
- Fatigue, Graft Vs Host Disease, Cognitive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT07365696
- Testing
- PET investigation
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Covid19
COVID-19 Vaccination of Immunodeficient Persons (COVAXID)
The study is designed as an open, non-randomized, phase IV cohort study in which the mRNA vaccine Comirnaty will be given in two doses.
- Trial name
- COVAXID (NCT04780659)
- Testing
- Comirnaty (COVID-19, mRNA vaccine)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 539 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Respiratory Insufficiency, Pneumonia
Diaphragm Dysfunction and Ultrasound Perioperatively
This study aims at determining whether diaphragm ultrasound examining diaphragm thickening fraction, excursion and density before and after surgery can predict respiratory complications in the postoperative period.
- Conditions
- Respiratory Insufficiency, Pneumonia, Desaturation of Blood, Tachypnea
- Trial name
- DiaphPeriop (NCT05906030)
- Testing
- Diaphragm ultrasound
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Pancreatic Cancer, IPMN, Pancreatic
Pancreatic Cancer Initial Detection Via Liquid Biopsy
The overall rationale of PANCAID is to provide a diagnostic blood test for early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. With a set of different liquid biopsy methods, it is the aim to measure these markers in well-defined patient…
- Conditions
- Pancreatic Cancer, IPMN, Pancreatic, Individuals at Risk, Chronic Pancreatitis
- Trial name
- PANCAID (NCT06283576)
- Testing
- Liquid biopsy
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Cystic Fibrosis, Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B in Cystic Fibrosis and Latent Tuberculosis Respectively
CF patients are at risk for hepatic disease. Vaccination is recommended to all CF patients according to European consensus. The aim of the study is to vaccinate as many patients as possible and to follow up whether immunization…
- Conditions
- Cystic Fibrosis, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Tuberculosis
- Trial name
- NCT02605538
- Testing
- Vaccination with vaccine against hepatitis A and B
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Venous Stasis, Deep Venous Thrombosis
Effects of External Leg Compression Devices on Healing and Blood Clotting
This study aims to compare two different external calf compression devices applied in healthy individuals. These devices are commonly used in medical care in order to prevent the formation of blood clots, for example during…
- Conditions
- Venous Stasis, Deep Venous Thrombosis, Healing Wound
- Trial name
- NCT03050671
- Testing
- Intermittent Pneumatic Compression, Rapid, Intermittent Pneumatic Compression, Slow
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Venous Stasis, Deep Venous Thrombosis
Comparison of the Effects of Lower Limb Immobilisation With Cast and Orthosis
In this study we are going to measure the blood flow in the lower limbs under cast immobilisation and also under mobilisation with an orthosis.
- Trial name
- NCT03420664
- Testing
- Orthosis VACOped, Below knee cast
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Critical Illness, Muscle Loss
Investigating the Anabolic Response to Resistance Exercise After Critical Illness (ARTIST-2)
ICU survivors often suffer from long-term functional disability. An attenuated response to physical exercise in skeletal muscle after critical illness may contribute to persisting weakness.
- Trial name
- ARTIST-2 (NCT05261984)
- Testing
- Resistance exercise, Oral protein supplementation
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Hemodynamic Instability, Pain
Evaluation in 15 Participants of Blood Flow, Comfort and Efficiency, Using 1 vs 36 Hz Stimulation Via Textile Electrodes
Muscle contractions induced by calf low-intensity neuromuscular electrical stimulation (C-LI-NMES) can increase venous return and may reduce venous thromboembolism.
- Trial name
- TTE_PVV_1_36 (NCT06082297)
- Testing
- Chattanooga Physio, DJO, neuromuscular electrical stimulation
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Skin Cancer, Melanoma
AI-Augmented Skin Cancer Diagnosis in Teledermatoscopy
In this study an artificial intelligence (AI) tool for skin cancer diagnosis is implemented in a teleldermatoscopy platform. The aim is to study the effects on clinician diagnostic accuracy, management decisions, and confidence.
- Trial name
- AIDMel (NCT06080711)
- Testing
- AI assistance
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
ApoB48 Metabolism in Plasma and Interstitial Fluid
Postprandial increases in the levels of atherogenic chylomicron remnant lipoprotein particles have long been considered a presumable risk factor for the development of atherosclerosis with time, also in normolipidemic subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT03921203
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Detecting Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in First Degree Relatives (Adult Offsprings) to AAA Patients (DAAAD)
The 8-12 fold higher risk for sisters and brothers of patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA) to develop AAA compared to persons in the population is well known in the scientific community.
- Trial name
- DAAAD (NCT04623268)
- Testing
- Ultrasound and questionnaire
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Athletic Performance, Testosterone
Study of Testosterone and Athlete Response
Trial objectives and purpose: The primary aim is to study the effects of moderately increased testosterone concentration on aerobic performance (endurance running time to exhaustion), and secondary aims to investigate the effects…
- Conditions
- Athletic Performance, Testosterone, Women's Health: Female Athlete/Female Athlete Triad
- Trial name
- STAR (NCT03210558)
- Testing
- Testosterone cream 1% (Andro-Feme® )
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Chronic Kidney Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Effect of Acute Fructose Load in Human
The metabolism of the monosaccharide fructose is less controlled than the metabolism of glucose, which will result in the metabolic product uric acid.
- Trial name
- NCT03157960
- Testing
- Blueberry drink, Blueberry and pizza, Soft beverage
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Type2 Diabetes, Atherosclerosis
Interstitial Fluid in the Development of Cardiovascular Disease
At a given level of serum cholesterol, patients with T2D have an increased risk of developing atherosclerosis compared with nondiabetic subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT03386097
- Testing
- Collection of interstitial fluid, skin biopsies and blood
- Where
- 4 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Atrial Fibrillation, Stroke
Systematic NT-proBNP and ECG Screening for Atrial Fibrillation Among 75 Year Old Subjects in the Region of Stockholm, Sweden - STROKESTOP II
STROKESTOP II will study if the biomarker NT-proBNP together with single-lead ECG can be used as a primary population screening tool for silent atrial fibrillation, and builds on previous results from the STROKESTOP study.
- Trial name
- STROKESTOP II (NCT02743416)
- Testing
- ECG screening (Zenicor-ECG) for atrial fibrillation
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 6,868 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Evaluation of Potential Biomarkers for Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the Effect of Positive Pressure Treatment
Potential biomarkers for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and full genomic screening will be evaluated and correlated to the degree of OSA and to effect of CPAP-treatment measured by polygraphy.
- Trial name
- NCT01976052
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Venous Stasis, Deep Vein Thrombosis
Blood Flow Stimulation in the Lower Limbs by Application of Different External Devices
In this study, four different devices which stimulate the blood in the lower extremities are used in ten healthy persons while measuring the blood flow with ultrasound.
- Trial name
- NCT03420625
- Testing
- Foot IPC, Rapid calf IPC, Slow calf IPC
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital