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
Sveinall, Håkon; Røe, Cecilie; Engebretsen, Kaia Beck; Skatteboe, Sigrid;
Pripp, Are Hugo
; Brox, Jens Ivar;
Johnsen, Marianne Bakke
(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/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-122686
Mathew, Anna
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Sykorova, Kamila
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Pavel, Nenad
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Johnsen, Marianne Bakke
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Pikkarainen, Minna
;
Ali, Sadeeq
; Kvammen, Mette Fløystad;
Gazerani, Parisa
(2026).
Patient-Reported and Technology-Assisted Monitoring in Orthotic Management of Adolescent with Idiopathic Scoliosis: Scoping Review.
JMIR mhealth and uhealth.
Vol. 14.
https://doi.org/10.2196/88880
Kjønø, Lise Grethe
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Storheim, Kjersti
; Richardsen, Kåre Rønn; Berg, Bjørnar;
Johnsen, Marianne Bakke
; Clausen, Stine Haugaard; Hartvigsen, Jan;
Grotle, Margreth
; Magnusson, Karin
(2026).
Healthcare utilization in patients with spinal disorders referred for specialist evaluation in Norway: an observational register-based cohort study.
BMC Health Services Research.
Vol. 26.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-026-15256-w
Sykorova, Kamila
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Pavel, Nenad
;
Mathew, Anna
;
Johnsen, Marianne Bakke
; Lystad, June Ullevoldsæter;
Bull, Helen
;
Gazerani, Parisa
; Kvammen, Mette Fløystad; Hong-Gu, He; Jacoby, Julia;
Pikkarainen, Minna
(2026).
Understanding the needs and frustrations in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a qualitative interview study.
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.
Vol. 27.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-026-10210-7
Mathew, Anna
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Pavel, Nenad
;
Sykorova, Kamila
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Pikkarainen, Minna
; Kvammen, Mette Fløystad;
Saidi, Trust
;
Ali, Sadeeq
;
Johnsen, Marianne Bakke
;
Gazerani, Parisa
(2026).
User-Driven Design Requirements for a Smart Scoliosis Orthosis: A Formative User-Requirements Study in Norway.
JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies.
https://doi.org/10.2196/96104
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/10.1097/PR9.0000000000001382
Sykorova, Kamila
;
Mathew, Anna
;
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
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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
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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.
Vol. 177.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111593
Kjønø, Lise Grethe
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Johnsen, Marianne Bakke
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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