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NorTrials Clinical Immunology

The NorTrials centre for clinical immunology is located at Stavanger University Hospital.

​Introduction

NorTrials Clinical Immunology is working to increase the number of clinical trials for patients with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases in Norway. Clinical immunology is a field where the conditions are caused by, or are characterized by, a faulty response in the patient's immune system, which in turn causes disease and/or chronic inflammation.

The treatment of such conditions may involve symptom-relieving and immunomodulatory drugs, as well as lifestyle treatment. As there are many common features in the disease mechanisms underlying autoimmune and inflammatory conditions, treatment can often be used across disciplines.

The center focuses on autoimmune and inflammatory conditions within the fields of dermatology, endocrinology, and rheumatology.

Organization

The NorTrials Centre for Clinical Immunology is located at Stavanger University Hospital (SUH). The centre is organizationally part of the research department and integrated with the Clinical Research Unit at SUH, a research outpatient clinic where clinical trials with drug testing for various diseases have been conducted for many years. The Clinical Research Unit collaborates closely with the clinical environment and all research at SUS.

Experienced study nurses, biomedical laboratory scientists, molecular biologists, and coordinators are employed to carry out the planning, facilitation, and execution of all types of clinical studies. The center has suitable facilities with several offices, its own laboratory, and a research biobank.

The center leader, senior consultant Inger Marie Skoie (MD, PhD), specialist in dermatology, is the clinical lead for dermatology. Senior consultant Sondre Meling (MD, PhD) is the clinical lead for endocrinology, and Dr. Jens Vikse (MD) is the clinical lead for rheumatology.

Patient population

Locally, the NorTrials Clinical Immunology centre has a patient base of approximately 370,000 patients within the hospitals’ region. National networks, which include all Norwegian health regions, have been established to reach patients and clinical environments across the country. Internationally, the centre is also in regular contact with similar centre functions in the Nordic countries.

It is estimated that around 5% of the world's population lives with an autoimmune or inflammatory disease. Examples of such diseases, within the centre's disciplines, are skin disorders such as psoriasis and hidradentis suppurativa, endocrine diseases such as type 1 diabetes, metabolic disease and adrenal insufficiency, and rheumatic diseases such as arthritis, lupus and Sjögren's syndrome.

In Norway, approximately 23,000 people have type 1 diabetes and Stavanger University Hospital has the country's largest outpatient clinic and follows up approximately 1800 of these patients.

Network 

The centre network is nationwide and includes key specialist from both university hospitals and local hospitals. The networks collaborate well and have regular meetings, giving grounds for effective communication regarding clinical trials and new trial requests. See the list below for all members and institutions in the networks.

The centre is also in contact with key user and interest organisations, including the Psoriasis and Eczema Association, the Diabetes Association and the Rheumatism Association in Norway.

South-Eastern Norway

Olav Sundnes

MD, PhD, Ass. Professor, Consultant

olasun@ous-hf.no

Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet

Department of Dermatology

Western Norway

Ingeborg M. Bachmann

MD, PhD, Professor, Chief Consultant

ingeborg.bachmann@helse-bergen.no

Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen

Department of Dermatology

Inger Marie Skoie

MD, PhD, Ass. Professor, Section Chief

inger.marie.skoie@sus.no

Stavanger University Hospital

Department of Dermatology

Kristian Bærøy Enerstvedt

MD, Consultant

kristian.beroy.enerstvedt@hsr.as

Haugesund revmatismesykehus AS, Haugesund Hospital

Department of Dermatology

Northern Norway

Øystein Grimstad

MD, PhD, Ass. Professor, Consultant

oystein.grimstad@unn.no

University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø

Department of Dermatology

Tzellos Thrasivoulos

MD, PhD, Ass. Professor, Chief Consultant

thrasivoulos.tzellos@nordlandssykehuset.no

Nordland Hospital, Bodø

Department of Dermatology

Central Norway

Ellen Marie Bjørge

MD, Chief Consultant

ellen.marie.bjorge@stolav.no

St. Olav's University Hospital, Trondheim

Department of Dermatology

Therese Beate Abusland

MD, Chief Consultant

therese.beate.abusland@helse-mr.no

Ålesund Hospital

Department of Dermatology

 

Region

Trine Finnes

MD, PhD, Chief Section Consultant

trine.e.finnes@sykehuset-innlandet.no

Innlandet Hospital, Hamar

Jakob Winther

MD, PhD, Chief Consultant, Head of Department

jacob.andreas.winther@ahus.no

Akershus University Hospital

Elisabeth Qvigstad

MD, PhD, Ass. Professor, Senior Consultant, Section Leader

eqwigsta@ous-hf.no

Oslo University Hospital

Anja Fog Heen

MD, PhD, Assistant Chief Consultant

anjaheen@gmail.com

Lovisenberg Hospital, Oslo

Ragnar Bekkhus Moe

MD, Chief Section Consultant

ragnar.bekkhus.moe@so-hf.no

Østfold Hospital, Kalnes

Stina Sollid

MD, PhD, Postdoc., Chief Section Consultant

stthso@vestreviken.no

Vestre Viken, Drammen Hospital

Elin Korsgaard

MD, Chief Consultant

ekorsgaa@vestreviken.no

Vestre Viken, Kongsberg Hospital

Øystein Husby

MD, Chief Section Consultant

oeyhus@vestreviken.no

Vestre Viken, Bærum Hospital

Ellen Abry

MD, Chief Section Cosultant

ellen.abry@vestreviken.no

Vestre Viken, Bærum Hospital (on leave until end of 2024)

Dag Hofsø

MD, PhD, Chief Consultant, Section Leader

dag.hofso@siv.no

Vestfold Hospital, Tønsberg

Petya Milova

MD, Chief Consultant

petmil@sthf.no

Telemark Hospital, Skien

Sigrid Blika

MD, Chief Consultant

sigbli@sthf.no

Telemark Hospital, Notodden

Aneta Tomkowicz

MD, PhD, Chief Section Consultant

aneta.ewa.tomkowicz@sshf.no

Sørlandet Hospital, Kristiansand

Synnøve Emblem Holte

MD, Chief Section Consultant

Synnove.Emblem.Holte@sshf.no

Sørlandet Hospital, Arendal

Kristian Løvås

MD, PhD, Professor, Chief Section Consultant

kristian.lovas@helse-bergen.no

Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen

Martina Moter Erichsen

MD, PhD, Clinic Director

eva.martina.moter.erichsen@haraldsplass.no

Haraldsplass Hospital, Bergen

Borghild Aakra

MD, Clinic Director

borghild.aakra@helse-fonna.no

Helse Fonna, Haugesund Hospital

Sondre Meling

MD, PhD, Chief Consultant

sondre.vatne.meling@sus.no

Stavanger University Hospital

Gorjan Kulosman

MD, Chief Section Consultant

gorjan.kulosman@stolav.no

St. Olav's Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital

Marthe Landsverk

MD, Chief Section Consultant

marthe.landsverk.rensvik@helse-mr.no

Aalesund Hospital

Dag-Eirik Sørmo

MD, Chief Section Consultant

dag-eirik.sormo@helse-nordtrondelag.no

Levanger Hospital

 

Ragnar Joakimsen

MD, PhD, Professor, Chief Consultant

ragnar.joakimsen@unn.no

University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø

 

Study experience and delivery

Stavanger University Hospital has a strong research environment in clinical immunology and have been collaborating multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary in basic biomedicine and clinical research for decades, continuously growing expertise both through researcher and industry initiated clinical studies. Through this, well-characterized research cohorts affiliated with the hospital have been established for a variety of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.

Since the establishment of the centre in 2022, the NorTrials Clinical Immunology has continued to build upon this and have systematically developed the centre activity in line with NorTrials' strategy. The Clinical Research Unit is involved in about 70 clinical trials at the hospital annually.

Employees and contact information

NorTrials Clinical Immunology

nortrials_clinical_immunology@sus.no
Portrait Inger Marie Skoie

Inger Marie Skoie (MD, PhD)

Senior Consultant, specialist in dermatology, SUH

inger.marie.skoie@sus.no

Centre Lead and clinical lead dermatology, NorTrials Clinical Immunology  

Portrait Sondre Vatne Meling

Sondre Vatne Meling (MD, PhD)

Senior Consultant, specialist in endocrinology, SUH

sondre.vatne.meling@sus.no

Clinical lead endocrinology, NorTrials Clinical Immunology  

Portrait Jens Vikse

Jens Vikse (MD)

Rheumatology Fellow, SUH

jens.vikse@sus.no

Clinical lead rheumatology, NorTrials Clinical Immunology  

References/Publications

Last updated 8/27/2024