Clinical trials: sponsored by University of Bern
Tooth Loss / Rehabilitation, Tooth Extraction
Ovate Pontic Versus Essix Provisional After Tooth Extraction and Alveolar Ridge Preservation (Pontic-Essix)
This randomized controlled trial compares two provisional socket-sealing concepts following single non-molar tooth extraction and alveolar ridge preservation: a fixed, tooth-supported, 3D-printed ovate pontic provisional…
- Conditions
- Tooth Loss / Rehabilitation, Tooth Extraction, Alveolar Bone Loss, Alveolar Ridge Augmentation
- Trial name
- Pontic-Essix (NCT07748871)
- Testing
- Bio-Oss Collagen, Mucograft Seal, Fixed 3D-printed ovate pontic provisional restoration
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Benzodiazepines Deprescribing, Sleep Problems
Improving Patient Safety by Supporting Older Adults in Managing Sleep Problems.
Among older adults (≥65 years), use of sleeping pills, such as benzodiazepines and other sedative-hypnotics, to treat sleep problems is common.
- Trial name
- BE-SAFE (NCT06584513)
- Testing
- Specific tapering plan for sleep medication, educational and cognitive behavioural therapy elements
- Where
- 6 sites in Belgium, Greece and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 470 people
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Dental Implants
Implant-related Outcomes in the Context of Maxillary Sinus Lifting
The population of interest will be recruited out of a cohort of patients who were initially treated at the Department of Oral Surgery and Stomatology between 1997 and 2001.
- Trial name
- NCT06647381
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Cancer, Fertility Issues
Impact of Gonadotoxic Therapies on Fertility
The goal of this observational study is to learn how gonadotoxic treatments (chemotherapies, radiotherapies or immunotherapies) affect the fertility status of participants with cancer.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Fertility Issues, Fertility Preservation, Toxicity Due to Chemotherapy
- Trial name
- FertiTOX (NCT05885048)
- Testing
- Blood samples for analysis, Sperm samples for analysis, Satisfaction evaluation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 7,000 people
- Sponsor
- Michael von Wolff
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) Amnestic, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Mental Strategy Training in Mild Cognitive Impairment
This study aims to reduce hippocampal activity in people at high risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) and aims to examine whether this improves their episodic memory performance.
- Trial name
- NCT07718945
- Testing
- Mental Strategy Training
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jessica Peter
Driving Under the Influence, Cannabis-impaired Driving
In-Vehicle Real-Time Cannabis Influenced Driving Detection
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether in-vehicle sensor data can be used to detect cannabis-impaired driving in healthy adult recreational cannabis users.
- Trial name
- REVELIO (NCT07401628)
- Testing
- Cannabis (THC)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Type-1-Diabetes
Early Feasibility Evaluation of the UniBE Hybrid Closed-loop Insulin Delivery System in Type 1 Diabetes: UBLoop-Genesis
The study is investigating the early feasibility of a novel algorithm for a hybrid closed-loop (HCL) insulin delivery system in adult patients with Type 1 diabetes.
- Trial name
- UBLoop-Gen (NCT07087340)
- Testing
- UBLoop System
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Burnout Syndrome, Depression Disorder
The COMET Study: a Prospective COhort of MEdical residenTs to Assess Professional, Personal and Psychological Trajectories of Residents in General Internal Medicine
Introduction. Switzerland, like most Western countries, faces a paradox: an ageing, multimorbid population needs general internal medicine (GIM) physicians more than ever, yet fewer young doctors choose - and stay in - the…
- Conditions
- Burnout Syndrome, Depression Disorder, Insomnia, Perceived Stress
- Trial name
- COMET (NCT07707453)
- Where
- 3 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Fribourg
Obesity & Overweight, Emotional Eating
Online Group Programme on Mindful Eating During Medication-Supported Weight Loss
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a digitally delivered, mindfulness-based nutrition group program for adults with obesity who are taking GLP-1 receptor agonist medication and…
- Conditions
- Obesity & Overweight, Emotional Eating, Emotional Eating Behaviour, Online Intervention
- Trial name
- NCT07701291
- Testing
- Online Group Intervention on Mindful Eating
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Bern University of Applied Sciences
Bladder Cancer, Non-muscle Invasive
Guiding Instillation in Non Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer Based on Drug Screens in Patient Derived Organoids
From patients with intermediate risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer tumor (NMIBC) specimens will be harvested during transurethral resection. Fresh specimens will be cultured as patient derived organoids (PDO). After approx.
- Trial name
- GAIN-INST (NCT05024734)
- Testing
- Epirubicin, Mitomycin, Gemcitabine
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Roland Seiler-Blarer
Atrial Fibrillation (Paroxysmal), Hypertension
Feasibility Study: Continuous ECG and Blood Pressure Monitoring With the M2VS Sensor System
In this study, the investigators want to find out whether a new wearable sensor system, called the M2VS system, can reliably measure heart activity, blood pressure, and other vital signs over 24 hours during normal daily life.
- Trial name
- NCT07694570
- Testing
- 24-hour M2VS system multimodal vital sign monitoring, Questionnaire regarding the usability and wearability
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Loneliness, Poverty
Alleviating Loneliness in Older Adults Living in Poverty: A Multi-level Intervention
The study aims to reduce loneliness among Hong Kong Chinese older adults living in poverty with a multi-level intervention involving components at the individual, interpersonal, and community levels.
- Trial name
- NCT07123064
- Testing
- Individual Level, Interpersonal Level, Community Level
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 1,344 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Education University of Hong Kong
Periodontitis, Periodontal Inflammation
PRF as Adjunct to Subgingival Instrumentation in Step 2 Periodontal Therapy
Periodontitis is characterized by a chronic, multifactorial inflammatory process driven by dysbiotic plaque biofilms. It is recognized as the most common chronic inflammatory non-communicable disease in humans.
- Conditions
- Periodontitis, Periodontal Inflammation, Periodontal Attachment Loss
- Trial name
- PRFSTEP2 (NCT07013682)
- Testing
- PRF as adjunct to non-surgical mechanical debridement, Control, non-surgical mechanical debridement alone
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Polygenic Risk Score for Optimizing Primary Prevention in Intermediate-Risk Populations
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether incorporating a polygenic risk score (PRS) can optimize primary cardiovascular disease prevention in individuals with intermediate cardiovascular risk.
- Trial name
- PERSONAL (NCT07039123)
- Testing
- Polygenic Risk Score for Coronary Artery Disease (PRS-CAD), Standardized Risk Communication Tool (SCORE2)
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 205 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Inflamatory Bowel Disease
Fecal Microbiome Signature of Multi-Strain Probiotics Supplementation in Children and Adolescents With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
In this study the intestinal microbiome and metabolic profiles of patients with inflammatory bowel disease will be determined upon probiotic intervention.
- Trial name
- MicroSig (NCT07533890)
- Testing
- Probiotic Formula, Observation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Childhood Cancer
Swiss Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
The SCCSS is designed to investigate which long-term effects childhood cancer and its treatment have on survivors, and includes those who were under 20 years when they were diagnosed.
- Trial name
- SCCSS (NCT03297034)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 4,136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, HIV I Infection
Cervical Pre-cancer Treatment Failure Among Women Living With HIV in Zimbabwe
The goal of this observational study is to improve cervical pre-cancer treatment outcomes among women living with HIV (WLWH), particularly in low and middle income countries (LMICs), by generating the evidence needed for…
- Conditions
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, HIV I Infection, HPV Infection
- Trial name
- NCT07202936
- Where
- Zimbabwe
- Volunteers
- 168 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Lower Molar Requiring Extraction
Effect of Placing the Implant Crown on the Implant on the Same Day as the Implant vs. 4 Weeks Later.
In this study, participants with one lower first molar that require removal and replacement using dental implants will be enrolled.
- Trial name
- NCT04319042
- Testing
- Immediate Loading, Early Loading
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Remote Cognitive Training, Alzheimer Disease
Remote Technologies in Early Stages of Alzheimer's Disease
The investigators are adapting a tablet-based cognitive training program for Alzheimer's disease (AD) by focusing on specific cognitive components.
- Conditions
- Remote Cognitive Training, Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Old Age; Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT07521865
- Testing
- App-based cognitive training
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Acute Respiratory Infection, Influenza-like Illness
Effectiveness and Implementation of a National Guideline for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections to Reduce Antibiotic Prescribing in Swiss Primary Care
The ImpProGUIDE study aims to find out whether implementing new Swiss national guidelines for acute respiratory infections (ARI) can help to reduce antibiotic prescribing in primary care.
- Trial name
- ImpProGUIDE (NCT07396428)
- Testing
- Training Session on acute respiratory infection guideline within a multifaceted implementation strategy
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisante), University of Lausanne, Switzerland