About
Biostatistics and clinical epidemiology
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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Adulthood healthcare use for co-occurring pain and mental distress – the roles of early life adversity and buffers (PAINMENT)
The PhD project examines how early life adversity, resilience, and social capital influence healthcare use for musculoskeletal pain and mental distress from adolescence to adulthood.
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Co-occurrent pain and psychological distress: From adolescence to adulthood
The project will provide new insight into the long-term consequences of early onset co-occurrent pain and psychological distress.
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Fetal monitoring in women with low risk of complications (LISTEN)
The project mainly performs research about fetal monitoring during labour and birth, in healthy women with low risk of complications.
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HEYoung intervention study
The project will co-develop an intervention with end-users and conduct the initial stages of a full-scale RCT on the effectiveness of a person-centered intervention for adolescents with persistent pain.
Completed research projects
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Exploring Quality of Maternal and Newborn Care in Palestine (EqualMatPal)
This PhD project will utilize mixed methods to explore the quality of care provided to new mothers and their newborn children in Palestine
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FALLPREVENT: Implementation of evidence-based, fall-prevention programmes in the health care services: Quality, competency and effectiveness
In this project we aim to develop and test an innovative user-based programme for the implementation of falls-prevention programmes in Norway.
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The IPIC Study
Effects of an interprofessional education programme on patient participation among older people in intermediate care services: A quasi experimental study.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Sveinall, Håkon; Røe, Cecilie;
Johnsen, Marianne Bakke
; Engebretsen, Kaia Beck; Skatteboe, Sigrid;
Pripp, Are Hugo
; Brox, Jens Ivar
(2026).
Patient expectations assessed before randomisation and after the first treatment session, and their associations with pain outcome at 3 months in patients with tennis elbow: a secondary analysis of a randomised controlled feasibility trial in Norwegian secondary care.
BMJ Open.
Vol. 16.
https://doi.org/https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/16
Ugland, Stein Håvard; Fagerberg, Øystein Tyri; Ugland, Terje; Mjaaland, Knut Erik;
Pripp, Are Hugo
; Nordsletten, Lars
(2026).
SPAIRE Approach Versus Direct Anterior Approach in Hemiarthroplasty for Displaced Femoral Neck Fractures: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
JBJS Open Access.
Vol. 11.
https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.OA.26.00171
Boskovic, Miroslav; Haraldsen, Marius Blørstad; Berge, Trygve; Grenne, Bjørnar Leangen; Skretteberg, Torger; Engdahl, Johan; Løchen, Maja-Lisa; Schuster, Peter Moritz; Grimsmo, Jostein; Atar, Dan; Anfinsen, Ole-Gunnar;
Pripp, Are Hugo
; Jortveit, Jarle; Halvorsen, Sigrun
(2026).
Digital recruitment and prevalence of screen-detected atrial fibrillation in nationwide patch-based ECG screening: the NORSCREEN randomized clinical trial.
Europace.
Vol. 28.
https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euag140
Torbjørnsen, Astrid
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Nygaard-Andersen, Beate
; Kiani, Kiana; Leonardsen, Ann-Chatrin Linqvist;
Wolf, Axel
;
Pripp, Are Hugo
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Hougaard, Peter Forde
; Finderup, Jeanette
(2026).
Factors influencing home dialysis choice in Scandinavia: a cross-sectional study.
BMC Nephrology.
Vol. 27.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-026-04972-4
Ibsen, Jørgen;
Hov, Maren Ranhoff
; Holodinsky, Jessalyn Kathryn; Kaasa, Per Olav;
Pripp, Are Hugo
; Lund, Christian G.; Hall, Christian
(2026).
Rural Computed Tomography - a model for access to rapid stroke care in sparsely populated areas?.
BMC Health Services Research.
Vol. 26.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-026-14307-6
Bru, Fredrik; Engseth, Lars;
Pripp, Are Hugo
; Schulz, Anselm; Aae, Tommy Frøseth; Husby, Vigdis Kvitland Schnell; Husby, Otto Schnell; Röhrl, Stephan Maximilian; Øhrn, Frank-David
(2026).
Dose reduction does not impact precision of CT-RSA in tibial components in total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial.
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-026-06801-8
Eide, Per Kristian; Hovd, Markus; Valnes, Lars Magnus;
Pripp, Are Hugo
; Ringstad, Geir Andre
(2026).
When blood hits the brain: altered glymphatic and dural lymphatic function after surface bleeds.
Acta Neurochirurgica.
Vol. 168.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-025-06760-9
Kjønø, Lise Grethe
; Magnusson, Karin;
Johnsen, Marianne Bakke
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Storheim, Kjersti
; Clausen, Stine Haugaard; Wilhelmsen, Maja; O'Neill, Søren;
Pripp, Are Hugo
; Berg, Bjørnar; Skovsgaard, Christian Volmar; Hartvigsen, Jan;
Grotle, Margreth
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Vigdal, Ørjan Nesse
(2026).
Predicting high health care use in patients with spinal disorder in secondary care: model development and validation.
Pain Reports.
Vol. 11.
https://doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000001382
Solli, Rune; Olsen, Nina Rydland; Kvæl, Linda Aimee Hartford; Velde, Stijn Van de;
Pripp, Are Hugo
; Flottorp, Signe Agnes;
Brovold, Therese
(2026).
Effectiveness of clinical decision support in fall prevention among older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
PLOS ONE.
Vol. 21.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0340025
Sannes, Ann-Christin
; Kretz, Lise;
Pripp, Are Hugo
;
Vigdal, Ørjan Nesse
;
Killingmo, Rikke Munk
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Stensrud, Silje
;
Storheim, Kjersti
;
Grotle, Margreth
; Axén, Iben
(2025).
Two-years clinical course of pain intensity and symptom satisfaction for latent classes in older adults with back pain.
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.
Vol. 27.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-025-09442-w