Region Stockholm

This study is testing if a diabetes drug, dapagliflozin, can help keep a normal heart rhythm after a procedure to fix atrial fibrillation (AFib). It will enroll 1,600 adults aged 55+ who are scheduled for an electric cardioversion. Participants will take dapagliflozin or receive …

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 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 a new way to process brain MRI scans to reduce blurring caused by normal breathing. It involves 100 adults already scheduled for a routine brain MRI. The goal is to see if this new processing method produces clearer images that could help doctors make more a…

This study compares two types of brain scans used to confirm brain death in critically ill patients. Researchers want to see if a CT scan can be as accurate as the current standard four-vessel angiography test. The study involves 50 adults in Stockholm who are already receiving c…

This study is testing a new type of MRI scan to see if it can find brain tumors better than the standard MRI method. Adults who are already scheduled for a brain MRI and have known or suspected brain tumors will get both the standard scan and the new scan during the same appointm…

This study is testing whether a specific type of psychological therapy can help people with paraphilic disorders. It aims to see if this therapy can reduce problematic sexual behaviors, improve mental health symptoms like depression and anxiety, and lower risk factors for sexual …

This study is testing if a special type of MRI scan can better show how a lung tumor moves when a person breathes, compared to the standard CT scan. The goal is to help doctors more precisely target radiation therapy to the tumor while avoiding healthy tissue. About 150 adults al…

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 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…