Clinical trials: sponsored by Vastra Gotaland Region
Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN)
Continuous Controlled Cooling for Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common side effect of certain types of chemotherapy and can cause numbness, tingling, pain, and other symptoms in the hands and feet.
- Trial name
- COOL-tax (NCT07917026)
- Testing
- Continuous Controlled Cooling of the Hands and Feet
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Postpartum Period, Pelvic Floor
AfterBabyBodyStudy- Testing Manual Examination Methods and Exercise Effects on Muscular Recovery After Pregnancy
Exercising postpartum is important for the health of mother and child. However, there are physical changes postpartum which can prevent women from exercising postpartum.
- Conditions
- Postpartum Period, Pelvic Floor, Diastasis Recti, Exercise
- Trial name
- NCT03703804
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 504 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Graves Disease, Graves Ophthalmopathy
Exploring Immunological Markers Associated With Mental Fatigue in Graves' Disease
Mental fatigue occurs in many diseases and the reasons are mostly unknown. The investigators hypothesize that remaining mental fatigue after restored hyperthyroidism in Graves' disease is an autoimmune complication.
- Conditions
- Graves Disease, Graves Ophthalmopathy, Mental Fatigue, Autoimmune Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT05678374
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Alcohol Use Disorder
Identification of Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Involved in the Pathophysiology of Alcohol Use Disorder by Examination of Cerebrospinal Fluid
BACKGROUND The brain and spinal cord are enveloped by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), which extends down to the base of the spine, a few centimeters below the termination of the spinal cord.
- Trial name
- NCT06286449
- Testing
- Spinal tap
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Urinary Incontinence, Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP)
The RECOVER Study - Postpartum Recovery of Pelvic Floor Structures and the Impact of Early Rehabilitation
The goal of this observational study with an embedded pilot clinical trial is to learn how the pelvic floor recovers after vaginal childbirth and whether early individualized pelvic floor muscle training can improve recovery in…
- Conditions
- Urinary Incontinence, Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP), Bowel Symptoms, Postpartum
- Trial name
- RECOVER (NCT07430865)
- Testing
- Early individualized pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT)
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 380 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
The VGR GCA Cohort: Ultrasound, Biopsy and Biomarkers - Novel Methods for Diagnosis, Monitoring and Prognosis in Giant Cell Arteritis.
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common vasculitis in the elderly and is usually treated with long-term corticosteroid therapy. Many patients experience relapses and treatment-related side effects.
- Trial name
- NCT07246577
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 340 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Hematuria, Acute Cystitis With Hematuria
Women With isoLated acUte cyStitis and Macroscopic Hematuria. Is Further Investigation Needed?
This prospective multicenter observational study evaluates whether women ≥50 years with isolated acute hemorrhagic cystitis (AHC) and macroscopic hematuria require full malignancy workup.
- Conditions
- Hematuria, Acute Cystitis With Hematuria, Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Carcinoma
- Trial name
- BLUSH (NCT07037589)
- Testing
- investigation setting (cystoscopy + CTU + cytology), Cystoscopy - CTU - cytology (if needed)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Pelvic Girdle Pain, Physical Activity
WOMENinMOTION An Intervention Model for Pelvic Girdle Pain
The overall aim is to educate women to handle common pregnancy-related pain experiences to facilitate healthy life-long physical activity habits and prevent chronic pain.
- Trial name
- WIMPGP (NCT07158957)
- Testing
- knowledge, motivation for behavioral change
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 592 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Breast Cancer
Reconstructions With Back Donor Site Flaps and Validation of Quality of Life Scales
The latissimus dorsi flap is the oldest and most used technique for breast reconstruction. Nonetheless, there are few studies evaluation the long-term effect of harvesting one of the muscles of the back.
- Trial name
- NCT04526561
- Testing
- Latissimus dorsi flap, Thoracodorsal artery perforator flap to breast, Deep inferior epigastric perforator flap
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 550 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Arthropathy of Knee, Osteo Arthritis Knee
Muscle Strength and Total Knee Replacement
Purposes: To compare knee extensor muscle strength, physical function and self-reported function before and after total knee replacement with healthy age-matched controls.
- Trial name
- NCT05248815
- Where
- 3 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Fabry Disease
Studying Lipids as Potential Biomarkers in Patients With Fabry Disease
Compare levels of lipids between well characterised enzymatically-genetically-phenotypically patients with Fabry disease and healthy controls (with no Fabry disease).
- Trial name
- NCT05046379
- Testing
- Lipidomics
- Where
- 3 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Urinary Incontinence, Quality of Life
Effect of HIFEM® Treatment of Urinary Incontinence in Women in Primary Care. A Randomized Controlled Trial
Urinary incontinence (UI) is a condition with involuntary leakage of urine. UI has a significant impact on health related quality of life, poorer sleep quality and sexual function, reduced participation in social and physical…
- Conditions
- Urinary Incontinence, Quality of Life, Menopause, Mental Health Issue
- Trial name
- NCT06485167
- Testing
- HIFEM- chair
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Gestational Diabetes
Gestational Diabetes - PrEvention of PostPartum Diabetes Study
Gestational diabetes is the most common metabolic abnormality during pregnancy. In a Swedish population 2-10% of all pregnant women are diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
- Trial name
- PEPP (NCT05112588)
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Alcohol Use Disorder, Alcoholism
Varenicline and Bupropion for Alcohol Use Disorder
The COMB study is a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled multicenter trial in Sweden on the efficacy of varenicline and bupropion, in combination and alone, for treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD).
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use Disorder, Alcoholism, Alcohol Dependence
- Trial name
- NCT04167306
- Testing
- Varenicline Tartrate 1 mg b.i.d, Bupropion Hydrochloride 150 mg b.i.d
- Where
- 4 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 388 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal, Renal Insufficiency
Renal Function After Stentgraft Treatment Of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
This randomized controlled trial aim to determine the impact on renal function after treatment for infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) with stentgrafts either with active supra- or infrarenal fixation.
- Conditions
- Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal, Renal Insufficiency, Stent-Graft Thrombosis
- Trial name
- RENOFIX (NCT04754659)
- Testing
- Stentgraft
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 252 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Breast Cancer
Premarking of Axillary Nodes Before Start of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Using Magnetic Approach
Breast cancer is one of the commonest types of cancers in females. Treatments include surgery followed by anti-estrogen therapy, radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
- Trial name
- SENTINEO (NCT05625698)
- Testing
- MagTrace only, MagTrace and Magseed
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Joint Hypermobility Syndrome, Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Central Sensitization and Physical Activity in Adolescents With HSD/hEDS
Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (HSD/hEDS) is under-recognized and poorly understood and its management is therefore not clear.
- Trial name
- NCT05633225
- Testing
- Submax exercise test on a bicycle ergometer
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes
Adaptive Mechanisms In GRown up ObeSity Study (AMIGROS)
The investigator recently showed that the glycan-binding adipokine galectin-1 increased during overfeeding and that galectin-1 independently could predict type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- AMIGROS (NCT06065930)
- Testing
- Subcutaneous microdialysis
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Infertility, Female, Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D Status Among Infertile Women in Sweden
The goal of this prospective cohort study is to learn about the overall and seasonal prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and its determinants in a population of women with infertility who will go through in vitro fertilization…
- Trial name
- NCT05848349
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 265 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Pelvic Floor Disorders, Pelvic Floor; Perineal Rupture, Obstetric
The Effect of a Postpartum Training Program on Women Who Have Suffered a Levator Ani Injury.
The goal of this pilot randomized pilot controlled trial (RTC)is to collect acceptability and feasibility outcomes of a physiotherapy individualized program in women with levator injury that is intended to be used in a larger…
- Conditions
- Pelvic Floor Disorders, Pelvic Floor; Perineal Rupture, Obstetric, Physiotherapy
- Trial name
- NCT05617092
- Testing
- Physiotherapy treatment
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region