News from REMEDY

A final meeting for the BRIDGE study was held on March 4 at Gardermoen. Professor Ingvild Kjeken has been the project manager for the study, which has taken place at eight rehabilitation sites in the specialist health service in Norway, and a total of 374 patients have participated.

Research from the REMEDY Center at Diakonhjemmet Hospital gives hope for a more predictable everyday life for patients with chronic inflammatory diseases.

Innovation in patient care is at the heart of the feasibility study in the ReMonit Gout project. The study will test the usability of the patient app, Urika, designed to support people starting uric acid-lowering treatment.

The Clinic for Rheumatology, Outpatient Clinic and Research has had its status as a EULAR Center of Excellence renewed. The clinic received this status in 2008 and has held it ever since. The status is granted for five years at a time, based on scientific activity in the previous 5 years.

Valeria Melokhina gave a presentation in "Contact meeting for doctors" at Diakonhjemmet hospital on 2 February. - Due to the fact that the war in Ukraine has been going on for 10 years, Valeria held a speech on what her hometown was like before the Russian invasion in 2014 and how the events developed there at that time, said meeting chair, Guro Løvik Goll.

In the ExeHeart study at Diakonhjemmet Hospital, researchers have revealed that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) can have significant benefits for patients with joint disease. This is confirmed by Marie Dahlskjær (29), who developed juvenile arthritis at the age of 12.

Physician and PhD candidate Marthe Gløersen is contributing with her doctorate to a breakthrough in the understanding of pain in hand osteoarthritis. Her research at Diakonhjemmet Hospital reveals new insights into the relationship between body mass index (BMI), pain sensitization, and hand osteoarthritis.

The European recommendations for primary care for hip and knee osteoarthritis have been updated, based on new research. It is important that people with osteoarthritis receive the right treatment to reduce pain and improve function.

In the ExeHeart study at Diakonhjemmet Hospital, researchers have revealed that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) can provide significant benefits for patients with inflammatory joint disease.

A recent multicenter study, RehabNytte, sheds light on the crucial role the patient plays in the rehabilitation process. The study shows how patient involvement affects functional improvements and goal achievement in the first year after rehabilitation.

The Regional Research Network on Decentralized Clinical Studies (RECONNECT) is being established at Diakonhjemmet Hospital. The South-Eastern Regional Health Authority has allocated NOK 6 million to the network. It will help to improve the knowledge base and collaboration around clinical studies where patients do not need to come to the hospital to participate.

At the congress, Forum for Clinical Physiology, 11-12 January 2024, Kristine Røren Nordén received the award for best abstract on behalf of all the co-authors in one of the sub-studies in ExeHeart. – The study assessed the criterion validity and sensitivity to change of fitness calculators (eCRF) in patients with inflammatory joint disease, says Kristine. The group found that these calculators work well at the group level, but that they are not always as accurate at the individual level.