Kuopio University Hospital

This study is testing whether a personalized, data-driven approach to fitting hearing aids works better than standard care for older adults with hearing loss. Researchers want to see if this tailored method improves hearing in noisy places, slows cognitive decline, and boosts qua…

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 compares two types of stitches used to close the skin after carpal tunnel release surgery. Researchers want to see if absorbable stitches (which dissolve on their own) or non-absorbable stitches (which need to be removed) lead to better-looking scars and less pain for …

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…