News from REMEDY

The network Regional research network on decentralized clinical studies (RECONNECT) is established at Diakonhjemmet hospital. Helse Sør-East RHF has allocated NOK 6 million to the network. It will contribute to raising 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 prize for best abstract on behalf of all the co-authors in one of the sub-studies in ExeHeart. - The study assessed criterion validity and sensitivity to changes in 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.

The hospital was granted four research applications and, in addition, responsibility for creating a regional network for decentralized clinical studies.

The director at Diakonhjemmet hospital has established a function as head of research for the overall research activity at the hospital. Professor Espen A. Haavardsholm is the hospital's head of research from New Year.

Lifestyle choices can play a critical role in the development of gout, an extremely painful disease that affects many. This is revealed in the NOR-Gout study at Diakonhjemmet hospital. The researchers have investigated the connection between lifestyle factors and factors such as BMI and blood fat in patients with gout.

Researchers at Diakonhjemmet hospital have taken the initiative for a large international study to improve the heart health of patients with inflammatory joint disease. The effect of concise dietary guidance is compared with individually adapted guidance on changes in diet, cholesterol and carbon footprint.

Anne Therese Tveter gave the lecture "Physiotherapy in the face of a changing healthcare system". She recently became a professor at OsloMet, in addition to her job as senior researcher at the National Competence Service for Rheumatology Rehabilitation (NKRR) and deputy head of the research center REMEDY.

Research is one of the hospitals' four main tasks. At Diakonhjemmet hospital, research is world-class and research activity is high. Closeness to the clinic, interdisciplinarity and user participation are important key words.