Insel Gruppe Ag, University Hospital Bern

This study tests a patient-focused program to help adults aged 65 and older reduce their use of sleeping pills like benzodiazepines. These pills can be risky for older people, but stopping is hard. The program provides support and education to help participants cut back safely, a…

This study compares two treatments for insomnia in perimenopausal women: hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT-I). 54 women will receive one of these treatments or sleep hygiene advice for 8 weeks. The goal is to see which approach works best to …

This study is looking at whether a person's genetic makeup influences how they recover from surgery. Researchers will track 20,000 adults to see if certain genes are linked to complications like nausea, pain, or heart problems after an operation. The goal is to better understand …

This study tests a mobile app (Mio-App) designed to help children and teens with cancer improve their thinking and physical abilities. The app includes cognitive and physical exercises along with questions to boost self-awareness. Researchers will enroll 40 participants aged 8-16…

This study looks at how two common blood thinners, rivaroxaban and apixaban, are processed by the body in people with mild to moderate liver cirrhosis (Child-Pugh class A and B). Participants take a single low dose of one of the drugs, and blood samples are collected over 12 hour…

This study aims to understand why some people feel more pain after surgery than others. Researchers will analyze genetic and non-genetic factors in 5,000 adults undergoing elective surgery. The goal is to improve pain management by identifying factors that influence pain and reco…

This study looks at whether having surgery to remove a returning glioblastoma brain tumor helps people live longer and feel better. About 120 adults whose cancer came back after standard treatment will be randomly assigned to either have surgery plus follow-up therapy or just fol…

This study follows 400 women aged 40-60 to see if hormone replacement therapy (HRT) changes how often or how severely they get respiratory infections like colds. Participants wear a smartwatch to track health signals, and researchers will use this data to build a model that might…

This study looks at people with a rare type of small intestinal cancer that has spread and cannot be fully cured. It compares those who had surgery to remove the main tumor plus other treatments against those who had only other treatments. The goal is to see if surgery helps pati…