Research projects

Are you curious about research conducted at Sahlgrenska University Hospital? In Region Västra Götaland's Project Database for research and development you will find many of the ongoing projects.

There are currently over 6,000 project descriptions in the database. The information registered here forms an important platform for ongoing research in the region.

Project database for research and development

A large number of ongoing research projects involve Sahlgrenska University Hospital. This link (in Swedish) includes projects descriptions for all of Region Västra Götaland.

The following are some examples of research projects linked to Sahlgrenska University Hospital.

Broken heart syndrome

BROKEN-SWEDEHEART is a world unique clinical trial where researchers from Sahlgrenska University Hospital, among others, will investigate how to treat patients with Broken Heart (Takotsubo) syndrome.

COPE

COPE is a study on COVID-19 and pregnancy. This investigates how pregnancy and the fetus are affected by COVID-19 and the resulting health effects for the mother and child after delivery.

PPMC Lung cancer

The following describes the PPMC Lung cancer study (in Swedish).

SCAPIS

SCAPIS is a world unique cardiopulmonary study. A register of over 30000 participants includes data, biobank samples and bioimages. This is available for researchers throughout Sweden.