Region Stockholm

This study aims to improve care for people with a specific type of heart failure by using a national patient registry to find those who are not receiving the best available medications or device therapies. Researchers will identify 500 patients who may need medication changes, de…

This study is testing whether people with heart failure can safely drink more fluids than typically recommended. Researchers are comparing two groups: one following standard fluid restrictions and another allowed to drink freely. The goal is to see if less restriction improves qu…

This study is testing if a diabetes drug called dapagliflozin can help keep a normal heart rhythm after a procedure to fix an irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation). Researchers will compare the drug to usual care in 1,600 adults aged 55 and older. Participants will take the p…

This study aims to help patients with ulcerative colitis decide between two main options when standard medications have failed. It will compare the quality of life for 500 people who either try additional drug therapies or choose to have their colon surgically removed. The goal i…

This study is testing whether a specially adapted form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) can help people with paraphilic disorders. It aims to see if the therapy reduces problematic sexual behaviors and fantasies, improves mental health symptoms like depression and anxiety, a…

This study is testing whether a CT scan can be as accurate as a more complex angiogram for determining brain death. It will involve 50 critically ill adults with severe brain injuries. The goal is to see if the simpler CT scan can reliably replace the current standard test, which…

This study is testing a new type of MRI scan to see if it can find brain tumors that have spread from other cancers better than the standard MRI scan. About 100 adults who are already scheduled for a brain MRI will get both the standard scan and the new scan during the same appoi…

This study is testing a new method to improve the quality of brain MRI scans by reducing blurring and distortions caused by a patient's breathing. It involves 100 adults already scheduled for a routine brain MRI at a Swedish hospital. The new technique processes the scan data dif…

This study aims to better understand a dangerous complication called cerebral vasospasm, which can occur after a specific type of brain bleed (subarachnoid hemorrhage). Researchers will closely monitor the brain's blood flow in 200 adult patients who develop this condition. The g…

This study is testing a new type of MRI scan to see if it can more accurately track how a lung tumor moves when a patient breathes. The goal is to help doctors better target radiation therapy to the tumor while avoiding healthy tissue. About 150 patients receiving standard radiat…

This study aims to better understand paraphilic disorders (unusual sexual interests) and sexsomnia (sexual behaviors during sleep) by comparing people with these conditions to healthy volunteers. Researchers will look at factors like past violence, mental health, genetics, and li…

This study aims to understand how common intimate partner violence is among people who inject drugs in Sweden. Researchers will survey 500 adults who use needle exchange programs to measure their experiences of physical, psychological, and sexual violence. The goal is to gather i…

This study aims to understand why sarcoidosis, an inflammatory disease with no cure, affects people so differently. Researchers will collect samples from 5,000 people with or suspected of having sarcoidosis, plus some healthy volunteers, to study their genes, immune cells, and gu…