Clinical trials: sponsored by Helsinki University Central Hospital
Solid Tumor
Feasibility of Switching Fluoropyrimidine Due to Cardiotoxicity Study
The purpose of the present study is to evaluate cardiotoxicity during re-challenge of a different modality of fluoropyrimidine (primary end-point S-1 and secondary any other fluoropyrimidine) after having perceived cardiotoxicity…
- Trial name
- CardioSwitch (NCT04260269)
- Testing
- Fluoropyrimidine
- Where
- 13 sites in Denmark, Finland and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Type A Aortic Dissection
European Registry of Type A Aortic Dissection
Acute Stanford type A aortic dissection (TAAD) is a life-threatening condition. Surgery is usually performed as a salvage procedure and is associated with significant postoperative early mortality and morbidity.
- Trial name
- ERTAAD (NCT04831073)
- Testing
- Surgery on the ascending aorta with or without repair of the aortic root and/or aortic arch
- Where
- 20 sites in Belgium, Czechia and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 3,902 people
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Measurement of Immune Response to Prevenar13, Measurement of Immune Response to Hepatitis A
PCV13 + Hepatitis A Vaccine for Adults
The present study explores whether a simultaneously given hepatitis A vaccine (Epaxal) will have an impact on the immune response to PCV13 (pneumococcal conjugate vaccine; Prevenar13) vaccine in adults.
- Trial name
- PCV13+HepA (NCT01926860)
- Testing
- Prevenar13, Hepatitis A vaccine
- Where
- 2 sites in Finland, Sweden
- Volunteers
- 305 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, Typhoid Fever
Immune Response Elicited by Concomitant Administration of Oral Typhoid Fever (Vivotif®) and Cholera (Dukoral®) Vaccines
The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the coadministration of oral typhoid fever (Vivotif®) and cholera (Dukoral®) vaccines in healthy volunteers aged 18-65 years.
- Conditions
- Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, Typhoid Fever, Cholera
- Trial name
- NCT06104345
- Testing
- Oral typhoid fever vaccine, Oral cholera vaccine
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Psychosis, Food-drug Interaction
KF2022#3-trial: Effect of Tea and Cola Beverage on Absorption of Risperidone Oral Solution
Risperidone is widely used in the treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and aggression associated with moderate or severe Alzheimer's dementia.
- Trial name
- KF2022#3 (NCT06218979)
- Testing
- Risperidone oral solution
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Oropharyngeal Cancers, Biomarker in Early Diagnosis
Active MMP-8 in Oral Fluid for the Detection of Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancer
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate whether the active-matrix metalloproteinase-8 (aMMP-8) mouth-rinse test can help detect oral and oropharyngeal cancers.
- Conditions
- Oropharyngeal Cancers, Biomarker in Early Diagnosis, Oral Cancer , Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Oral Cavity Cancer, Periodontal Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT06701058
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
Behavioral Therapy in Patients With Rumination
The study aim is to diagnose patients with the rumination syndrome defined by the Rome IV criteria and to treat them with behavioral therapy consisting of diaphragmatic breathing exercises and physiotherapy to relax tensed…
- Trial name
- NCT05232097
- Testing
- Behavioral therapy, Physiotherapy
- Where
- 2 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Breast Cancer
Effects of Vaginal Estrogen on Serum Estradiol During Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy in Breast Cancer Patients with Vulvovaginal Atrophy: a Prospective Trial
Purpose: This study aimed to analyze changes in serum estradiol (E2) levels during concurrent vaginal estradiol therapy and adjuvant letrozole in postmenopausal breast cancer (BC) patients with vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA).
- Trial name
- NCT06654570
- Testing
- Intravaginal estrogen during adjuvant letrozole
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Intracranial Aneurysm
The Helsinki Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysm Quality of Care Study
A research-initiated prospective cohort study with the aim to assess the effectivity, safety and long-term outcomes after surgical and endovascular treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms.
- Trial name
- HUIQE (NCT06147102)
- Testing
- Surgery, Endovascular
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 173 people
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Parkinson Disease
A Trial of Fecal Microbiome Transplantation in Parkinson's Disease Patients
48 PD patients (age 35-75y; H\&Y 1-3) testing positive in a stool PD-dysbiosis test will be randomized in a 2:1 ratio to receive either donor FMT or their own stool through intracaecal infusion.
- Trial name
- NCT04854291
- Testing
- Administration of donor FMT
- Where
- 4 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Inguinal Hernia, Surgery
Laparscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair - Does the Choice of Self-fixated Mesh Matter?
Self-fixed mesh and postoperative pain after laparoscopic inguinal hernia surgery, a randomized clinical trial
- Trial name
- NCT05091853
- Testing
- Adhesix mesh
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 174 people
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Both Bone Forearm Fracture, AO Classification 22D/2.1-5.2
Casting Versus Flexible Intramedullary Nailing in Displaced Pediatric Forearm Shaft Fractures
The forearm is the most common fracture location in children, with an increasing incidence. Displaced forearm shaft fractures have traditionally been treated with closed reduction and cast immobilization.
- Conditions
- Both Bone Forearm Fracture, AO Classification 22D/2.1-5.2, 7-12 Year Old
- Trial name
- NCT04664517
- Testing
- Flexible intramedullary nail (FIN), Reduction auder general anesthesia and long arm cast
- Where
- 5 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Medial Epicondyle Fracture of the Humerus, 7 To16 Year Old Children and Adolecents
Treatment of Medial Epicondyle Fractures in Children and Adolescents
Cast immobilization in situ versus open reduction and internal fixation of displaced medial epicondyle fractures in children between 7 and 16 years old. A non-inferiority randomized controlled trial.
- Conditions
- Medial Epicondyle Fracture of the Humerus, 7 To16 Year Old Children and Adolecents, More Than 2 Mm of Displacement
- Trial name
- NCT04531085
- Testing
- Operative treatment, Long arm cast
- Where
- 4 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Wheezy Bronchitis, Asthmatic Bronchitis
Efficacy of Intermittent Tiotropium in Early Childhood Wheezing
This study evaluates the effect of intermittent tiotropium bromide and salbutamol as needed versus intermittent fluticasone propionate and salbutamol as needed, or solely, salbutamol as needed on episode-free days in infants and…
- Conditions
- Wheezy Bronchitis, Asthmatic Bronchitis, Wheezing, Obstruction Airway
- Trial name
- NCT03199976
- Testing
- Tiotropium Bromide, Fluticasone Propionate, Salbutamol
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Study of Venetoclax in Combination With Azacytidine in AML Patients Selected Using Ex Vivo Drug Sensitivity Screening
This is a multi center two-stage, two-arm, open label phase II study of venetoclax in combination with azacytidine in acute myeloid leukemia patients selected for therapy with ex vivo venetoclax sensitivity screening.
- Trial name
- VenEx (NCT04267081)
- Testing
- Venetoclax
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease NAFLD
Hepatic Mitochondrial Metabolism in Fatty Liver Disease in Humans
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate in healthy volunteers the mechanisms by which ethanol and lipids, the two key risk factors of steatotic liver disease (SLD), affect liver mitochondrial metabolism.
- Trial name
- ALPHA (NCT06559878)
- Testing
- 13C-α-Ketoisocaproic Acid Breath Test, Ethanol, Lipid Emulsion
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Fatty Liver
The Effects of Low Carbohydrate Diet on Liver Fat Content and Mitochondrial Fluxes
The purpose of this study is to examine whether a low carbohydrate diet as compared to simple calorie restriction decreases hepatic lipid content and changes hepatic mitochondrial flux in humans.
- Trial name
- NCT03737071
- Testing
- Low Carbohydrate Diet, Simple Calorie Restriction Diet
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Advanced Cancer, Solid Tumor
The Finnish National Study to Facilitate Patient Access to Targeted Anti-cancer Drugs
This is a prospective non-randomized national clinical phase 2 trial that aims to determine the efficacy and toxicity of targeted anticancer drugs or combinations that are approved or under review by EMA, FDA or PMDA and are used…
- Conditions
- Advanced Cancer, Solid Tumor, Haematological Malignancy
- Trial name
- FINPROVE (NCT05159245)
- Testing
- Alectinib, Cobimetinib, Vismodegib
- Where
- 5 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Neuropathic Pain, Breast Cancer
Biomarkers of Neuropathic Pain in Women Treated for Breast Cancer
Investigators aim to identify the key phenotypes (biological, psychological, genetic) involved in the transition from acute to chronic neuropathic pain (NP) by comparison of the neuropathic pain phenotypes and genomics of…
- Trial name
- NCT02487524
- Testing
- Cold water test, Autonomic nervous system monitoring, QST
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 402 people
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome of Upper Limb (Disorder)
CRPS - Diagnostics, Pathophysiological Mechanisms, and Response to Treatment With Noninvasive Brain Stimulation
This is a sham controlled, randomized, double-blind, navigated repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (nrTMS) study for the treatment of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS types 1 and 2).
- Trial name
- NCT04439669
- Testing
- Active nrTMS and open phase
- Where
- 2 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital