Diakonhjemmet Hospital

This study aims to find out if starting treatment with steroid injections is as good as immediate surgery for mild-to-moderate carpal tunnel syndrome. 258 adults will be randomly assigned to either get up to two injections first (with surgery as a backup) or to have surgery right…

This study is testing whether methotrexate, a medication already used for other types of arthritis, can help control pain and improve hand function in people with a specific, painful form of hand osteoarthritis. About 163 adults in Norway with erosive hand arthritis will take eit…

This study compares two ways to perform hip replacement surgery after a hip fracture. It tests whether a newer, muscle-sparing surgical method (called SPAIRE) leads to less pain and better mobility than the standard lateral approach. The trial involved 476 adults over 50 with a b…