Clinical trials: active, sponsored by St. Olavs Hospital
Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease
Endoscopic Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) occurs when stomach acid repeatedly flows back into the tube connecting your mouth and stomach (esophagus). This backwash (acid reflux) can irritate the inner lining of the esophagus.
- Trial name
- NCT05678491
- Testing
- Endoscopic mucosal band ligation
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Mental Disorders
Group-based Stabilization and Skill Training for Patients With Lasting Posttraumatic Reactions in Mental Health Care
This study evaluates the addition of a group based stabilization and skill-training intervention to individual out-patient treatment for long lasting post-traumatic reactions.
- Conditions
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Mental Disorders, Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT03887559
- Testing
- Group-based stabilization and skill training in addition to individual treatment, Treatment as usual
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
Cancer, Palliative Care, Patient Care
Dexmedetomidine for Refractory Pain in Palliative Cancer Patients
The goal of this study is to find out whether the medication dexmedetomidine can be a safe and effective additional treatment for cancer patients whose pain is not well controlled by standard pain medicines (such as opioids).
- Conditions
- Cancer, Palliative Care, Patient Care, Pain Management, Dexmedetomidine Analgesia
- Trial name
- DEX-PAL (NCT07885475)
- Where
- 4 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
Pre-Eclampsia
Screening for Preeclampsia in Norway With Aspirin Discontinuation at 24-28 Weeks
Study population Around 3500 pregnant women attending a routine ultrasound scan at 11-14 weeks at St. Olavs hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
- Trial name
- PEScreenNor (NCT06108947)
- Testing
- Aspirin
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS)
Hypnosis for Pain and Nausea Reduction in Scoliosis Surgery: An Interventional Study
This study evaluates whether preoperative hypnosis can reduce postoperative pain, nausea, and opioid use in adolescents undergoing scoliosis surgery. Participants aged 12-18 years will receive hypnosis training before surgery.
- Trial name
- HYP-SCOL (NCT07854951)
- Testing
- Hypnosis
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
Musculoskeletal Diseases, Mental Disorder
Expert@Work - Effectiveness of a Digital Expert Team on Return to Work
Long-term sick leave is a challenge in Norway, and the healthcare and labor- and welfare services are often not coordinated in helping the sick-listed employees return to work.
- Trial name
- Expert@Work (NCT05575908)
- Testing
- Digital expert team
- Where
- 4 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
Psychotic Disorder, SCHIZOPHRENIA 1 (Disorder)
Ultrasound Assessment of Gluteal Muscle in Patients Receiving Depot Antipsychotics and Healthy Volunteers
This observational study will use ultrasound to assess the gluteal musculature in patients receiving depot antipsychotic medication and in healthy volunteers.
- Conditions
- Psychotic Disorder, SCHIZOPHRENIA 1 (Disorder), Intramuscular Injection
- Trial name
- ULPSYK (NCT07815587)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
Trigeminal Neuralgia
A Study to Investigate the Efficacy of Pain Reduction With Cryoneurolysis Compared With Sham-treatment in Adults With Trigeminal Neuralgia
The CryoGem Trial is a research study that tests a freezing technique called cryoneurolysis to see if it helps relieve pain in adults with trigeminal neuralgia. Trigeminal neuralgia is a condition that causes severe facial pain.
- Trial name
- CryoGem (NCT06213155)
- Testing
- Cryoneurolysis, Stimulation
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
Chronic Migraine
A Study Investigating Peripheral Cryoneurolysis in Adults With Chronic Migraine
The trial is a research study that tests a freezing technique called cryoneurolysis to see if it helps relieve pain in adults with chronic migraine. Chronic migraine is a condition that causes moderate to severe headache.
- Trial name
- NCT06554886
- Testing
- Cryoneurolysis
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
Back Pain With Radiation, Pain, Postoperative
Burst Crossover Trial
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is a widely applied therapy to treat chronic neuropathic pain, and one of the most common indications is persisting radicular neuropathic pain following lumbar spine surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT05372822
- Testing
- Burst Spinal Cord Stimulation, SCS implant
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
Erythromelalgia
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Refractory Pain in Erythromelalgia
Erythromelalgia is a rare disorder characterized by red, warm, and painful extremities, which is often precipitated by warm conditions. The pathophysiology is incompletely understood.
- Trial name
- NCT04039633
- Testing
- Burst Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Where
- 4 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
Surgical Complication
The Effect of Local Application of Tranexamic Acid Versus Placebo on Postoperative Complications in Plastic Surgery
Study objective: This is a study to investigate whether applying the drug tranexamic acid (TXA) onto a surgical wound surface may affect the incidence of surgical complications such as re-bleeding needing intervention, wound…
- Trial name
- TRANOP (NCT06270407)
- Testing
- Tranexamic Acid 100 MG/ML, 0.9%sodium chloride
- Where
- 11 sites in Denmark, Finland and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
Brain Concussion, Post-Concussion Syndrome
Exercise in Postconcussion Symptoms and Posttraumatic Headache
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two models of delivery of guided exercise in patients with exercise intolerance after mild head injury.
- Conditions
- Brain Concussion, Post-Concussion Syndrome, Post-Traumatic Headache, Craniocerebral Trauma
- Trial name
- NCT06015451
- Testing
- Sub-symptom threshold exercise
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
Non-ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction
Coronary CT Angiography in Non ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction
Non ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) represents 70-75% of all myocardial infarctions. Current guidelines recommend invasive angiography and this patient group represents a major burden on the invasive catheterization…
- Trial name
- CT-NSTEMI (NCT04537741)
- Testing
- Coronary CT angiography, Invasive coronary angiography
- Where
- 8 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
Cardiac Arrest, Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Initial Double Sequential External Defibrillation in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Double Sequential External Defibrillation (DSED) represents an alternative treatment of refractory ventricular fibrillation (rVF) in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).
- Conditions
- Cardiac Arrest, Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Ventricular Fibrillation
- Trial name
- DUALDEFIB (NCT06672159)
- Testing
- Two defibrillators, One defibrillator
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 356 people
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
Substance-Related Disorders, Drug Abuse
Structured Physical Exercise in Short-term Inpatient Treatment of Substance Use Disorder
In 2017, structured physical exercise with high intensity was implemented as a part of the treatment program at St. Olav Hospital Clinic of Substance Use and Addiction Medicine.
- Conditions
- Substance-Related Disorders, Drug Abuse, Drug Dependence
- Trial name
- NCT04141202
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
Abdominal Aneurysm, Thrombus
Vector Velocity Imaging in AAA Patients
The goal of this observational study is to perform an in vivo feasibility study using real time (3D) ultrasound based vector flow imaging in 10 AAA patients (5 with intraluminal thrombus and 5 without intraluminal thrombus).
- Trial name
- AAA-VFI (NCT05841524)
- Testing
- Vector flow imaging measurement
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
Child Development, Gastrocnemius Equinus
Gastrocnemius Tightness and Foot Pain in Children
Foot and leg pain among otherwise healthy children is a common reason for referral to our pediatric orthopaedics outpatient clinic.
- Trial name
- NCT05862246
- Testing
- Clinical examination
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
Mental Health Issue, Mental Disorder
Evaluation of a Digital Pre-therapy Patient Education Program (StartHjelp) in Outpatient Mental Health Care
Community mental health centers (CMHCs) face significant challenges in meeting the needs of individuals with mental health issues. For example, due to high demand, there are long waiting lists and low engagement rates.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue, Mental Disorder, Patient Education
- Trial name
- StartHjelp (NCT06212687)
- Testing
- Digital pre-therapy patient education program (StartHjelp), Comparator intervention
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
Pelvic Pain, Endometriosis
Pelvic Pain Electro-Acupuncture
The aim of the study is to investigate if a series of up to 9 treatment sessions of electroacupuncture can be used to alleviate pain in women with suspected endometriosis, scheduled for diagnostic laparoscopy
- Trial name
- PEARL (NCT07305025)
- Testing
- Electro acupuncture
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital