Clinical trials: sponsored by Turku University Hospital
Tumor Blood Flow at Rest and During Exercise
Exercise and Tumor Blood Flow
This research aims at investigating tumor blood flow response to acute exercise in human cancer patients. It is hypothesized and expected that acute exercise increases tumor blood flow, which could plausibly increase the efficacy…
- Trial name
- EXETUMOR (NCT03987724)
- Testing
- Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging at rest and during supine bicycle exercise
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Cardiac Function
Cardiac Stroke Volume at Rest and During Different Exercise Intensities
The main aim of the present investigation is to study cardiac function in different exercise intensities in healthy human subjects.
- Trial name
- SVproject (NCT04287114)
- Testing
- Acute exercise
- Where
- 2 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Bone Cysts
Bioactive Glass or Allogenic Bone in Pediatric Bone Cysts
The Finnish Paediatric Orthopedic Study Group will perform a prospective, randomized, multicenter, clinical trial comparing two bone substitutes (allograft and bioactive glass, BonAlive®) in treating bone cysts in children (18…
- Trial name
- NCT04737590
- Testing
- Bioactive glass
- Where
- 5 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Intracranial Aneurysm, Cerebral Aneurysm
PET-imaging of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysm Inflammation
The main purpose of this study is to determine if PET-imaging can be used to evaluate inflammation level of intracranial aneurysms, thus helping to evaluate the rupture risk of intracranial aneurysm.
- Conditions
- Intracranial Aneurysm, Cerebral Aneurysm, Inflammation
- Trial name
- PET-IA (NCT04715503)
- Testing
- PET imaging, 18F-FDG, PET imaging, 68Ga-DOTANOC
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Ethics
Ethical Activity Profile of Nurse Managers -Testing Ethics Quarter as an Intervention
The aim of this study is: 1. to test a new ethics educational intervention for nurse mangers, Ethics Quarter (EQ) and 2. to measure the feasibility and the usability of the EQ The detailed research questions and hypothesis of…
- Trial name
- NCT04234503
- Testing
- Ethics Quarter
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 341 people
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Gestational Diabetes
Late Metabolic Effects of Metformin Therapy in Gestational Diabetes
Metformin in widely used as the treatment of gestational diabetes. However, it is not known whether exposure to metformin in utero has late metabolic effects on the child.
- Trial name
- DIARA2 (NCT02417090)
- Testing
- Insulin, Metformin
- Volunteers
- 173 people
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Artificial Intelligence, Triage
Safety and Reliability of Artificial Intelligence Driven Symptom Assessment in Children and Adolescentes
Digital health technologies (DHT) are increasingly developed to support healthcare systems around the world. However, they are frequently lacking evidence-based medicine and medical validation.
- Trial name
- NCT04661488
- Testing
- AI driven triage-system
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Bladder Cancer, Invasive Bladder Cancer
Nordic Cystectomy Study III - Transfusion
Around 7200 cases of Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer are diagnosed annually in the Nordic countries combined. Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer is an aggressive disease and it is linked with high mortality rates.
- Trial name
- NorCys-Transf (NCT04537221)
- Testing
- Blood transfusion
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 1,700 people
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Bladder Cancer, Invasive Bladder Cancer
Nordic Cystectomy Study I - Neutrophil-lymphocyte Ratio (NLR)
Around 7200 cases of Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer are diagnosed annually in the Nordic countries combined. Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer is an aggressive disease and it is linked with high mortality rates.
- Trial name
- NorCys-NLR (NCT04523025)
- Testing
- NLR-ratio
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Bladder Cancer, Invasive Bladder Cancer
Nordic Cystectomy Study II - Albumin
Around 7200 cases of Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer are diagnosed annually in the Nordic countries combined. Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer is an aggressive disease and it is linked with high mortality rates.
- Trial name
- NorCys-Alb (NCT04523038)
- Testing
- S-Albumin
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 1,700 people
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Appendix Abscess, Appendicitis
The Prevalence of Appendiceal Tumours in Periappendicular Abscess
Complicated and uncomplicated appendicitis follow different epidemiological trends also suggesting different pathophysiology behind these two different forms of appendicitis.
- Conditions
- Appendix Abscess, Appendicitis, Appendix Mass, Appendix Cancer
- Trial name
- PeriAPPAC-T (NCT04634448)
- Testing
- Interval appendectomy, Follow-up MRI at 1 year
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Parent-Child Relations, Parenting
National Evaluation of the Close Collaboration With Parents Training
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of an educational intervention for neonatal staff on parent-infant physical closeness during their infant's stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and parents' and staff…
- Conditions
- Parent-Child Relations, Parenting, Infant, Newborn, Disease
- Trial name
- VVME5 (NCT04635150)
- Testing
- Close Collaboration with Parents
- Volunteers
- 768 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Periappendicular Abscess
The Treatment of Periappendicular Abscess After the Acute Phase
The PeriAPPAC trial is a prospective randomised study comparing interval laparoscopic appendectomy with follow-up MRI in patients with initially successfully treated periappendicular abscess.
- Trial name
- PeriAPPAC (NCT03013686)
- Testing
- Interval appendectomy, Follow-up with MRI
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Appendicitis, Other and Unspecified Acute Appendicitis
The Optimization of a Low-dose Computed Tomography Protocol in Patients With Suspected Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis
This study focuses on the use of contrast enhanced low-dose CT imaging as a modality to differentiate between uncomplicated and complicated acute appendicitis.
- Conditions
- Appendicitis, Other and Unspecified Acute Appendicitis, Acute Disease, Gastrointestinal Diseases
- Trial name
- OPTICAP (NCT02533869)
- Testing
- Low-dose CT, Laparoscopic appendectomy
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Acute Appendicitis
Optimizing the Antibiotic Treatment of Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis
Appendicectomy has been the treatment of acute appendicitis for over a hundred years. Appendicectomy, however, includes operative and postoperative risks despite being a routine procedure.
- Trial name
- APPACII (NCT03236961)
- Testing
- Ertapenem, Moxifloxacin
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 552 people
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Acute Appendicitis
Acute Appendicitis and Microbiota - Etiology of Appendicitis and Antibiotic Therapy Effects
Appendicectomy has been the treatment of acute appendicitis for over a hundred years. Appendicectomy, however, includes operative and postoperative risks despite being a routine procedure.
- Trial name
- MAPPAC (NCT03257423)
- Testing
- Ertapenem followed by levofloxacin and metronidazole, Moxifloxacin, Appendectomy
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Acute Appendicitis
Antibiotics vs. Placebo in Acute Uncomplicated Appendicitis
Appendicectomy has been the treatment of acute appendicitis for over a hundred years. Appendicectomy, however, includes operative and postoperative risks despite being a "routine" operation.
- Trial name
- APPACIII (NCT03234296)
- Testing
- Ertapenem
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 147 people
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Prenatal Anxiety
Interactive Ultrasound Examination
Relationship between mother and child starts to develop during pregnancy and continues after birth. Drug abuse, depression, very young or old age, weak social network, mothers´ own negative experiences from childhood's…
- Trial name
- 4D ultrasound (NCT03424642)
- Testing
- Interactive 4D-ultrasound examination
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Kidney Transplant Failure
Kidney Transplantation and Renal and Myocardial Perfusion
The cardiovascular morbidity and mortality is significantly higher in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, especially in dialysis patients, than in normal population.
- Trial name
- Transkidney (NCT02960802)
- Testing
- kidney transplantation
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Posterior Spinal Fusion With Pedicle Screws vs. Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Background- Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is the most common indication for major surgery in adolescents. The current standard of care for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) with a curve magnitude of over 40-50˚ in…
- Trial name
- NCT04590807
- Testing
- Posterior spinal fusion with pedicle screws, Anterior vertebral body tethering
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital