Clinical trials: sponsored by University of Bern
Partial Edentulism
Digital and Conventional Clasp-retained Partial Dentures (DIGICLASP)
This single-center prospective observational cohort study evaluates two fabrication workflows already in routine clinical use for clasp-retained removable partial dentures (RPDs): a digital workflow (Group 1) and a conventional…
- Trial name
- DIGICLASP (NCT07903662)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
General Mental Health and Well-Being, Mental Disorders
PREWELL Digital Well-being Promotion Intervention With the BitHabit App
Mental wellbeing is a major public health concern, and digital interventions have emerged as a scalable approach for promoting mental well-being and healthy lifestyle behaviors.
- Conditions
- General Mental Health and Well-Being, Mental Disorders, Common Mental Disorders (CMD)
- Trial name
- PREWELL (NCT07868146)
- Testing
- Digital wellbeing promoting intervention with the BitHabit app
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 1,700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Eastern Finland
Dental Implant Failed
Clinical Performance of Dual-cantilevered Single-implant Bridge
The study aims to evaluate the clinical performance (implant and prosthetic survival/ success rates) of a novel implant-supported fixed dental prosthesis design: the dual-cantilevered single implant bridge (T-Bridge) made out of…
- Trial name
- T-bridge (NCT06099717)
- Testing
- Dual-cantilevered implant bridge, 3-unit iFDP
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Parkinson Disease, Impulse Control Disorder
STIMPulseControl Ancillary Speech Study
Speech assessment is a substudy to the STIMPulseControl study (hereinafter referred to as the main study), where audio recordings of patients voices will be recorded as part of a speech analysis in the main study, for this…
- Trial name
- NCT06561919
- Testing
- bilateral high frequency deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic neucleus combined with best medical treatment according to widely accepted expert consensus paper, best medical treatment for management of impulse control in Parkinson´s disease according to widely accepted expert consensus paper
- Where
- 13 sites in Germany, Netherlands and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Steffen Paschen
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Digital Lifestyle Intervention for Lung Cancer Survivors
The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of a digital lifestyle intervention in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) survivors on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) over three months.
- Trial name
- QUALUCA (NCT05819346)
- Testing
- Lifestyle
- Where
- 4 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Kai-Uwe Schmitt, PhD, MEng, ICID
Parkinson Disease, Impulse Control Disorders
Bilateral Subthalamic Stimulation in PD Patients With Impulse Control Disorders - STIMPulseControl
The focus of the study is on patients Parkinson's disease showing as well behavioral disorders that can be described as pathological and are summarized under the term impulse control disorder (ICD).
- Trial name
- NCT06498349
- Testing
- bilateral high frequency deep brainstimulation of the subthalamic nucleus combined with best medical treatment, best medical treatment (BMT): Adjustment of the dopaminergic medication and non-dopaminergic therapy customized for each patient according to the latest published Consensus Group Recommendations
- Where
- 13 sites in Germany, Netherlands and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kiel
Gingivitis Infection
Chlorhexidine (CHX) Mouthwash With or Without an Anti-Discoloration System (ADS) During Experimental Gingivitis
Recently, a chlorhexidine product with an anti-discoloration system (ADS) was launched in the market. A comparative study was done to confirm the effectiveness of 0.2% chlorhexidine with ADS. The study was single-blinded.
- Trial name
- NCT07696364
- Testing
- Experimental gingivitis model
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Blood Glucose Concentration, Glycemic Index
Non-alcoholic, Fiber-enriched Beer and Its Effect on Blood Glucose Concentration
This study examines how various non-alcoholic beverages affect blood sugar levels. The beverages are a non-alcoholic, fiber-enriched beer, a conventional non-alcoholic beer, and a sugar solution.
- Conditions
- Blood Glucose Concentration, Glycemic Index, Dietary Fiber, Non-alcoholic Beer
- Trial name
- NCT07131904
- Testing
- non-alcoholic, fiber-enriched beer (FEB), conventional, non-alcoholic beer, glucose solution
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- David Faeh
Vascular Access Site Occlusion
DIStal Versus COnventional Radial Access for COMPLEX Large-bore Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
The use of the distal radial artery has recently emerged as a promising alternative access route to further reduce the risk of radial artery occlusion (RAO) and has been endorsed by recent International Consensus documents.
- Trial name
- DISCO COMPLEX (NCT05490238)
- Testing
- Complex PCI with Ultimaster family drug-eluting stent (Terumo Corp., Japan)
- Where
- 9 sites in Belgium, Germany and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 708 people
- Sponsor
- IGLESIAS Juan Fernando
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
STEMI Treated With a Polymer-free Sirolimus-coated Stent and P2Y12 Inhibitor-based SAPT Versus Conventional DAPT
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the preferred revascularization strategy for patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
- Trial name
- STARS DAPT (NCT05785897)
- Testing
- Successful primary PCI, defined as primary PCI of the culprit lesion with ≥1 Abluminus NP polymer-free sirolimus-based nanocarrier eluting stent (Concept Medical Inc., India) implantation
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- IGLESIAS Juan Fernando
Low Back Pain
Back Beliefs Among the General Population
In the current study we aim to evaluate the effects of a short educational video on improving the belief that "the back is fragile and needs to be protected" among the German speaking Swiss general population.
- Trial name
- NCT06104995
- Testing
- Interventional video, Control video
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 237 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bern University of Applied Sciences
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
Prescribing the Right Agent for Depression in Adults
Depression is a common mental health problem affecting almost 300 million people worldwide. Antidepressants are recommended as one of the first line treatments for people with moderate-to-severe symptoms of depression.
- Trial name
- PRADA (NCT07796295)
- Testing
- PRADA Tool, PETRUSHKA Tool
- Where
- 3 sites in Ethiopia, Pakistan and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2,142 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Oropharynx Cancer
Personalized Volume-deescalated Elective Nodal Irradiation in Oropharyngeal Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Multicentric prospective model-based de-escalation of the elective clinical target volumes (CTV) in radiotherapy of oropharyngeal carcinoma of all stages with the goal to reduce toxicity.
- Trial name
- DeEscO (NCT06563362)
- Testing
- De-escalation of irradiated volume
- Where
- 7 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
LSD Treatment for Persons With Alcohol Use Disorder
Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) was investigated in numerous clinical trials during the 1950s and 1960s. Specifically, the use of LSD in the treatment of AUD was investigated extensively.
- Trial name
- LYTA (NCT05474989)
- Testing
- LSD
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Felix Mueller
Acute Low Back Pain, Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP)
Exploring Multidimensional Trajectories in People With Low Back Pain
Low back pain (LBP) is a major health problem in Switzerland and worldwide. Globally, LBP remains the leading cause of years lived with disability and its incidence and associated socioeconomic consequences are predicted to…
- Trial name
- NCT07176845
- Testing
- Observational
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Bern University of Applied Sciences
ADHD
Testing a New Method to Improve Informed Consent in Prison Research
Understanding of informed consent is often limited in prison, due to unique challenges faced by detained people. This study will test a modified "teach-to-goal" informed consent process compared to standard procedures.
- Trial name
- Spark BATIR (NCT06378281)
- Testing
- Modified teach-to-goal informed consent
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Stéphanie Baggio
Stent Thrombosis
Flow Patterns and Stent Thrombosis
The goal of this observational study is to study the effect of haemodynamic forces on thrombus formation and identify haemodynamic markers that predict stent thrombosis events in patients who have undergone OCT-guided…
- Trial name
- TISIS registry (NCT06700018)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Queen Mary University of London
Liver Diseases, Portal Hypertension
Noninvasive Subharmonic Aided Pressure Estimation of Portal Hypertension; Renewal
This is an open-label, non-randomized trial that will be conducted at three clinical sites, Thomas Jefferson University (TJU), the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) and University of Bern (UB).
- Trial name
- NCT05470205
- Testing
- SHAPE measurement (Sonazoid ultrasoud contrast agent), SHAPE measurement (Definity ultrasoud contrast agent)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 660 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Atrial Fibrillation (AF), Cardiomyopathy, Secondary
Patient Selection and Long-Term Outcomes of Pace & Ablate Strategy in Atrial Fibrillation
Atrioventricular node ablation with permanent pacing (the "pace-and-ablate" strategy) controls ventricular rate in atrial fibrillation that has not responded to drug therapy or catheter ablation.
- Conditions
- Atrial Fibrillation (AF), Cardiomyopathy, Secondary, Pacing-Induced Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- REPACE (NCT07852221)
- Where
- 5 sites in Poland, Switzerland and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2,600 people
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Obesity (BMI>30), Immune Abnormalities
NutrImmune: Precision Nutrition to Improve Immunity in Individuals With Obesity
Obesity is a complex health condition defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an excess of body weight that may be harmful to health.
- Conditions
- Obesity (BMI>30), Immune Abnormalities, Low-grade Inflammation
- Trial name
- NutrImmune (NCT07850206)
- Testing
- Mixed test meal, Biological sampling, Questionnaires
- Where
- 4 sites in France, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 168 people
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France