Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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Applying Artificial Intelligence in Developing Personalized and Sustainable Healthcare for Spinal Disorders (AID-Spine, part I)
We use machine learning methods to develop and validate prediction models for health and welfare outcomes after treatment for spinal disorders.
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Designing an intelligent gamified solution for treatment of scoliosis among children and adolescents
This PhD project focuses on understanding needs of youth with idiopathic scoliosis and to examine how the needs can be improved by using a digital solution – e.g. a smartphone application.
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Designing an intelligent personalized vest for scoliosis brace to improve treatment and monitoring of scoliosis in adolescents
The project will design an intelligent personalized vest for scoliosis brace with wearable sensors.
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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.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Kjønø, Lise Grethe
; Magnusson, Karin;
Johnsen, Marianne Bakke
;
Storheim, Kjersti
; Clausen, Stine Haugaard; Wilhelmsen, Maja; O'Neill, Søren;
Pripp, Are Hugo
;
Berg, Bjørnar
; Skovsgaard, Christian Volmar; Hartvigsen, Jan;
Grotle, Margreth
;
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/https://journals.lww.com/painrpts/
Sykorova, Kamila
;
Mathew, Anna
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Pavel, Nenad
;
Gazerani, Parisa
;
Saidi, Trust
;
Johnsen, Marianne Bakke
; Lystad, June Ullevoldsæter;
Bull, Helen
; Kvammen, Mette Fløystad; He, Hong-Gu; Jacoby, Julia; Pikkarainen, Minna
(2025).
Exploring Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Using Digital Health Technologies to Improve Conservative Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Qualitative Study.
Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR).
Vol. 27.
https://doi.org/10.2196/69089
Melås, Thea Morin
; Bjørneboe, John Andreas; Juel, Niels Gunnar; Wefring, Maren Lunder; Skatteboe, Sigrid;
Killingmo, Rikke Munk
; Engebretsen, Kaia Beck; Rathleff, Michael Skovdal;
Øiestad, Britt Elin
;
Søberg, Helene L.
;
Pripp, Are Hugo
; Brox, Jens Ivar;
Johnsen, Marianne Bakke
(2025).
Self-management versus usual care for greater trochanteric pain syndrome (the HIPS trial): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
BMJ Open.
Vol. 15.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090688
Vidal, Rubens;
Grotle, Margreth
;
Johnsen, Marianne Bakke
; Yvernay, Louis; Hartvigsen, Jan; Ostelo, Raymond Willem Jozef Gerardus;
Kjønø, Lise Grethe
; Enstad, Christian Lindtveit;
Killingmo, Rikke Munk
; Halsnes, Einar Henjum; Grande, Guilherme H D; Oliveira, Crystian Bitencourt
(2025).
Prediction models for outcomes in people with low back pain receiving conservative treatment: a systematic review.
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111593
Kjønø, Lise Grethe
;
Johnsen, Marianne Bakke
;
Grotle, Margreth
; Hartvigsen, Jan; Clausen, Stine Haugaard; Wilhelmsen, Maja;
Richardsen, Kåre Rønn
;
Storheim, Kjersti
; Magnusson, Karin
(2025).
Healthcare Use and Non-Recovery in Patients with Spinal Disorders.
European Journal of Pain.
Vol. 29.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.70074
Sveinall, Håkon; Brox, Jens Ivar; Engebretsen, Kaia Beck; Hoksrud, Aasne Fenne; Røe, Cecilie;
Johnsen, Marianne Bakke
(2025).
Measurement properties of core outcomes in patients with tennis elbow.
Shoulder & Elbow.
https://doi.org/10.1177/17585732251344264
Vidal, Ruben;
Grotle, Margreth
;
Johnsen, Marianne Bakke
; Yvernay, Louis; Hartvigsen, Jan; Ostelo, Raymond Willem Jozef Gerardus;
Kjønø, Lise Grethe
; Enstad, Christian Lindtveit;
Killingmo, Rikke Munk
; Halsnes, Einar Henjum; Grande, Guilherme H D; Oliveira, Crystian Bitencourt
(2024).
Prediction models for outcomes in people with low back pain receiving conservative treatment: a systematic review.
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.
Vol. 177.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111593
Sveinall, Håkon; Brox, Jens Ivar; Engebretsen, Kaia Beck; Hoksrud, Aasne Fenne; Røe, Cecilie;
Johnsen, Marianne Bakke
(2024).
Heavy slow resistance training, radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy or advice for patients with tennis elbow in the Norwegian secondary care: a randomised controlled feasibility trial.
BMJ Open.
Vol. 14.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085916
Strømme, Sofie Hammernes;
Guddal, Maren Hjelle
; Fenstad, Anne Marie; Visnes, Håvard; Zwart, John Anker Henrik;
Storheim, Kjersti
;
Johnsen, Marianne Bakke
(2023).
Musculoskeletal pain is not clearly associated with the risk of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in adolescents.
BMJ Open sport & exercise medicine.
Vol. 9.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2022-001453
Sveinall, Håkon; Wenstad, Per Kristian; Fearon, Angela M.; Skyttemyr, Gjermund; Thornes, Elisabeth; Skaara, Helene Engberg; Juel, Niels Gunnar; Brox, Jens Ivar; Røe, Cecilie;
Johnsen, Marianne Bakke
(2023).
The reliability and validity of the Norwegian version of the Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment for gluteal tendinopathy questionnaire (VISA-G-Norwegian) for patients with greater trochanteric pain syndrome.
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.
Vol. 24.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-023-06901-0