Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Fosså, Alexander"
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The feasibility of a multidimensional intervention in lymphoma survivors with chronic fatigue
Bøhn, Skh; Oldervoll, Line Merethe; Reinertsen, Kristin Valborg; Selland, Mette; Fosså, Alexander; Kiserud, Cecilie E.; Skaali, Tone Margrethe Olsbu; Nilsen, Tormod Skogstad; Blomhoff, Rune; Henriksen, Hb; Lie, Hc; Berge, Torkil; Fjerstad, Elin; Wisløff, Torbjørn; Slott, M.; Zajmovic, I.; Thorsen, Lene (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Purpose Chronic fatigue (CF) affects 25–30% of lymphoma survivors, but interventions designed to reduce fatigue are lacking. The main aim of this study was to test the feasibility of a multidimensional intervention study ... -
Intravenous Cyclophosphamide in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. An Open-Label Phase II Study
Rekeland, Ingrid Gurvin; Fosså, Alexander; Lande, Asgeir; Ktoridou-Valen, Irini; Sørland, Kari; Holsen, Mari; Tronstad, Karl Johan; Risa, Kristin; Alme, Kine; Viken, Marte Katrine; Lie, Benedicte Alexandra; Dahl, Olav; Mella, Olav; Fluge, Øystein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Introduction: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a disease with high symptom burden, of unknown etiology, with no established treatment. We observed patients with long-standing ME/CFS who got ... -
Long-term impact of gastropexy on use of acid-reducing medication, second operations for gastroesophageal reflux and subjective reflux symptoms after sleeve gastrectomy
Flølo, Tone Nygaard; Fosså, Alexander; Nedkvitne, Jonas Ingolf Petersson; Waage, Jo Erling Riise; Rekdal, Magne; Dankel, Simon N; Fernø, Johan; Mellgren, Gunnar; Nedrebø, Bjørn Gunnar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)We investigated whether adding gastropexy to sleeve gastrectomy (SG) reduced gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in patients operated for severe obesity, assessed mainly by use of anti-reflux medication (ARM) and second ... -
A map of metabolic phenotypes in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
Hoel, Fredrik; Hoel, August; Pettersen, Ina Katrine Nitschke; Rekeland, Ingrid Gurvin; Risa, Kristin; Alme, Kine; Sørland, Kari; Fosså, Alexander; Lien, Katarina; Herder, Ingrid; Thurmer, Hanne; Gotaas, Merethe Otelie Eide; Schäfer, Christoph; Berge, Rolf K.; Sommerfelt, Kristian; Marti, Hans Peter; Dahl, Olav; Mella, Olav; Fluge, Øystein; Tronstad, Karl Johan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a debilitating disease usually presenting after infection. Emerging evidence supports that energy metabolism is affected in ME/CFS, but a unifying metabolic ... -
Metabolic analysis of amino acids and vitamin B6 pathways in lymphoma survivors with cancer related chronic fatigue
Fosså, Alexander; Smeland, Knut Bjøro; Fluge, Øystein; Tronstad, Karl Johan; Loge, Jon Håvard; Midtun, Øyvind; Ueland, Per Magne; Kiserud, Cecilie E. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Chronic cancer-related fatigue (CF) is a common and distressing condition in a subset of cancer survivors and common also after successful treatment of malignant lymphoma. The etiology and pathogenesis of CF is unknown, ... -
Seven-year trajectories of body weight, quality of life and comorbidities following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy
Nielsen, Hans Jørgen; Nedrebø, Bjørn Gunnar; Fosså, Alexander; Andersen, John Roger; Assmus, Jörg; Dagsland, Vigdis Halvorsen; Dankel, Simon N; Gudbrandsen, Oddrun Anita; Fernø, Johan; Hjellestad, Iren Drange; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Kolotkin, Ronette Loganzo; Thorsen, Håvard Luong; Mellgren, Gunnar; Flølo, Tone Nygaard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background/objectives There is limited long-term data comparing the outcomes of sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) for severe obesity, both with respect to body weight, quality of life (QOL) and ... -
Six-year follow-up of participants in two clinical trials of rituximab or cyclophosphamide in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Rekeland, Ingrid Gurvin; Sørland, Kari; Neteland, Lisbeth Lykke; Fosså, Alexander; Alme, Kine; Risa, Kristin; Dahl, Olav; Tronstad, Karl Johan; Mella, Olav; Fluge, Øystein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Objectives In this six-year follow-up study, we used patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) to compare values at baseline, at 18 months, and at six-year follow up from the CycloME and the RituxME trials. Methods Based ...