Kuopio University Hospital

This study is testing whether taking vitamin D supplements can help people with depression feel better. It involves about 480 adults with depression who will take either a low or high dose of vitamin D daily for six months, while continuing their regular antidepressant treatment.…

This study is testing whether a personalized, data-driven approach to fitting hearing aids can do more than just improve hearing in older adults. It aims to see if this tailored method can also help slow cognitive decline and improve quality of life, compared to the standard way …

This study is testing if adding a common baking soda solution to the numbing medicine used before carpal tunnel surgery makes the injection less painful. Researchers are comparing pain levels between two groups of 116 patients: one gets the standard numbing shot, and the other ge…

This study compares two common types of stitches used to close the skin after carpal tunnel release surgery. Researchers want to know if absorbable stitches (which dissolve on their own) or non-absorbable stitches (which need to be removed) lead to a better-looking scar and less …