Clinical trials: sponsored by Turku University Hospital
Uterine Fibroids (Leiomyoma)
Microwave Ablation of Uterine Fibroids
This prospective observational study aims to evaluate the effectiveness and acceptability of percutaneous or vaginal ultrasound guided microwave ablation for the treatment or symptomatic uterine fibroids.
- Trial name
- MyoMwa (NCT07780019)
- Testing
- microwave ablation
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Aortic Dissection
Nordic Consortium for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection-2
The Nordic Consortium for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection-2 (NORCAAD-2) is a multicenter research collaboration involving up to 19 units in the Nordic countries and one in The Netherlands.
- Trial name
- NORCAAD-2 (NCT06862583)
- Testing
- surgery, endovascular intervention
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Infratentorial Neoplasms, Mutism
Cerebellar Mutism Syndrome Study
The purpose of this study is to determine why up to 25% of the pediatric patients who have surgery for a tumor in the posterior fossa develops the Cerebellar Mutism Syndrome (CMS).
- Trial name
- NCT02300766
- Where
- 32 sites in Austria, Belgium and 12 more
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Posterior Column Spinal Osteotomies in the Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Background: Posterior column osteotomies (PCO) are routinely used to facilitate curve correction in surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).
- Trial name
- ASPO (NCT05379868)
- Testing
- Posterior column osteotomy, No osteotomies
- Where
- 2 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Breast Cancer, Artificial Intelligence
Study on Female Patients' Mammographic Texture Features
Mammography is the most common method for breast imaging, and it provides information for model building and analysis. Radiomics applied to mammography has the potential to revolutionize clinical decision-making by providing…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Artificial Intelligence, Mammography
- Trial name
- COMPRESS (NCT06469606)
- Testing
- AI tool
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Tampere University Hospital
Effectiveness of AI-assisted Clinical Documentation Tool, Healthy
Effectiveness of AI-Assisted Clinical Documentation
Effectiveness of AI-assisted clinical documentation tool (AI scribes) in healthcare services using staggered difference-in-differences and multiple sources of data including registers, questionnaires and interviews.
- Trial name
- NCT07742618
- Testing
- AI clinical documentation tool
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Turku
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation, Cesarean Section
Health Outcomes in C-Section Infants With Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
This single-center randomized controlled trial evaluates whether donor-derived fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) administered within 6 hours after birth can improve gut microbiota development and reduce the risk of…
- Conditions
- Fecal Microbiota Transplantation, Cesarean Section, Overweight and Obesity
- Trial name
- SISU-FMT (NCT06282952)
- Testing
- Donor-derived fecal microbiota transplantation
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 460 people
- Sponsor
- Oulu University Hospital
Asthma, Inflammation
Innovative Steroid Treatment to Reduce Asthma Development in Children After First-time Rhinovirus Induced Wheezing
The overall objective of the study is to determine the efficacy of corticosteroids in preventing recurrent wheezing and asthma in high-risk, first-time severe wheezing children with rhinovirus infection, stratified by rhinovirus…
- Trial name
- INSTAR (NCT03889743)
- Testing
- Dexamethasone treatment during 3 days
- Where
- 8 sites in Finland, Norway and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 280 people
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
Hip Osteoarthritis, Hip Arthroplasty Replacement
Post-Operative Spinal Block Duration and Pain Relief After Hip Replacement Surgery: Comparing Single-Shot Spinal Ropivacaine and Bupivacaine
This study aims to determine whether isobaric ropivacaine is more suitable than isobaric bupivacaine for spinal anesthesia in outpatient total hip arthroplasty (THA).
- Conditions
- Hip Osteoarthritis, Hip Arthroplasty Replacement, Postoperative Pain After Ambulatory Surgery
- Trial name
- ROBUTHA (NCT07631091)
- Testing
- Spinal Anesthesia with Ropivacaine 15 mg (5 mg/ml), Spinal Anesthesia with Bupivacaine 11 mg (5 mg/ml)
- Volunteers
- 176 people
- Sponsor
- University of Turku
Sleep Apnea, Obstructives, Tonsil Hypertrophy
Randomized Clinical Trial for Tonsil Surgery in Adults With Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Enlarged Tonsils
The aim is to investigate whether the tissue-preserving tonsil surgery technique is as effective as complete tonsil removal in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.
- Trial name
- TONOS (NCT07580170)
- Testing
- Tonsillectomy, Tonsillotomy
- Where
- 4 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Recurrent Tonsillitis, Chronic Tonsillitis
Recovery From Tonsil Surgery.
The goal of this study is to optimize the duration of sick leave and the usage of opioids following partial tonsillar surgery in adults by comparing the recovery after extracapsular tonsillectomy (ECTE) with recovery after…
- Trial name
- FINITE-2 (NCT07598201)
- Testing
- extracapsular tonsillectomy, intracapsular tonsillectomy
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Obesity
Cold Acclimation as a Modulator of Brown Adipose Tissue Function in Adults With Obesity
This study will investigate the effects of at least 12 weeks of weekly cold water immersions (water temperature 18ºC) on BAT perfusion in individuals with obesity.
- Trial name
- MOTORBAT (NCT05468151)
- Testing
- Cold acclimation, Intervention Control group - volunteers with obesity, Acute cold exposure
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Uterine Prolapse, Pelvic Organ Prolapse Vaginal Surgery
The Finnish Uterine Prolapse Surgery Trial (The Fin-UP Trial)
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the Manchester procedure and vaginal hysterectomy in treating patients with symptomatic uterine prolapse.
- Conditions
- Uterine Prolapse, Pelvic Organ Prolapse Vaginal Surgery, Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP)
- Trial name
- Fin-UP (NCT07566949)
- Testing
- Manchester procedure, Vaginal hysterectomy
- Where
- 6 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 426 people
- Sponsor
- Tampere University Hospital
Lower Extremity Problem, Foot Deformities
Promotion of Nurses' Lower Extremity Health by Foot(at)Work Intervention
The quasiexperimental study aims to analyse the effecs of Foot(at)Work intervention on nurses' lower extremity health. The Foot(at)Work intervention is in electronic format consisting of 5 themes.
- Trial name
- Foot(at)Work (NCT06555198)
- Testing
- Foot(at)Work intervention
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Turku
Dupuytren Contracture
Trial Comparing Treatment Strategies in Dupuytren's Contracture
Trial is a prospective, randomized, controlled, outcome assessor-blinded, three armed parallel 1:1:1, multicenter trial. The research objective is to determine, which treatment strategy 1) primary percutaneous needle fasciotomy…
- Trial name
- DETECT (NCT03192020)
- Testing
- Percutaneous needle fasciotomy (PNF), Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum (CCH) 2.9 MG/ML [Xiaflex], Limited fasciectomy (LF)
- Where
- 6 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 302 people
- Sponsor
- Tampere University
Major Depressive Disorder
The Effects of Videogames on Depression Symptoms and Brain Dynamics
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effects of a game-based digital-therapeutics (DTx) medical software device on the symptoms of depression in adults with confirmed major depressive disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT05426265
- Testing
- MEL-T01, MEL-S01
- Where
- 6 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 1,001 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalto University
Obesity
Food Intake, Endocrine Factors and Brown Fat
This study will investigate how the acute intake of foods with high and low hedonic reward differentially affects brown adipose tissue and the interplay between gut peptides, brown fat, and the brain (gut-BAT-brain axis).
- Trial name
- FoodBAT (NCT06285461)
- Testing
- Non-palatable meal, Palatable meal
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Physical Activity During Cancer Treatment
Effective Implementation of the Physical Activity and Motor Skills Intervention for 3-6-year-old Children With Cancer (EMPOWER)
The study examines the association of digitally provided EMPOWER - exercise intervention on 3-6-year-old child's physical activity (PA), motor performance and quality of life (QoL) during and after cancer treatment.
- Trial name
- EMPOWER (NCT07488494)
- Testing
- Digital tool for physical activity guidance and follow-up, Physical activity guidance
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
International Study for Treatment of High Risk Childhood Relapsed ALL 2010
The main goal of this study is to improve the outcome of children and adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukemia with high risk first relapse by optimization of treatment strategies within a large international trial and the…
- Trial name
- NCT03590171
- Testing
- Bortezomib
- Where
- 15 sites in Australia, Austria and 13 more
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Recurrent Breast Carcinoma
Study on Recurrent Breast Cancer and Repeated Radiation Therapy
This study explores whether recurrent breast cancer can be safely treated with breast-conserving surgery and repeated radiation therapy in cases where patients have previously undergone radiation.
- Trial name
- RAY-no-BAN (NCT06704659)
- Testing
- Breast conserving surgey and radiotherapy, Mastectomy
- Where
- 2 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital