There are about 13446 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Belgium. The country of the clinical trial is determined by the location of where the clinical research is being studied. Most studies are often held in multiple locations & countries.
Up till now, dopaminergic replacement is considered as the gold standard for the symptomatic treatment of motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the intake, especially higher doses when taken for a longer duration, are associated with several side effects including response fluctuations. These fluctuations in medication response are often characterized by a wearing-OFF period, also defined as the recurrence of PD symptoms before a patient should take the next dose of medication. The duration of test sessions during research experiments (e.g. in the field of rehabilitation) can interfere with the period of the optimal therapeutic effect of dopaminergic medication, influencing outcomes of a study. Therefore, the objective of this project is to get more insight in the measurability of ON-OFF fluctuations by testing the applicability of a short and simple timed tapping task (TTT) on a smartphone in rehabilitation research studies. The assessment can be useful for future clinical studies in PD where a precise estimation of medication is indispensable for accurate research outcomes.
The purpose of the study is to assess the safety and tolerability of UCB0107 in study participants with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP).
The main purpose of the study is to investigate the upper gastro-intestinal (GI)-related safety and tolerability in healthy participants by gastroscopy and gastric biopsies after treatment with 25 milligram (mg) JNJ-67953964 once daily (QD) over 4 weeks.
The main purpose of this study is to learn more about how LY3526318 affects blood flow to the skin in healthy women. For each participant, the study will last up to 28 days and Part B will last up to 78 days, including screening and follow-up.
In this study researchers want to learn more about the patient's and treating doctor's concerns about possible bleedings during treatment with drugs preventing blood clots in blood vessels and the heart - so called blood thinner. The study also wants to find out more about the patient's knowledge on the importance, risks and benefits of treatment with this drug group. Patients with irregular heartbeat not caused by valvular heart disease who will start treatment with a blood thinner will be asked by their treating cardiologist to complete a questionnaire related to their knowledge and fear of possible bleedings or stroke (blockage or rupture of a blood vessel to the brain) due to the intake of a blood thinner. The treating doctor will complete a similar questionnaire. The study plans to involve 15 cardiologists and 300 patients in Belgium.
The purpose of the present study is to examine if a patient-tailored treatment program has a better effect on pain and disability than a non-patient tailored treatment or wait and see approach in patients with (sub)acute (recurrent) NSNP. A secondary goal is to evaluate the global perceived effect, treatment adherence, recurrence, work absenteeism and medication use. All interventional treatment arms will consist of a treatment part in a clinical practice setting, under supervision of a trained physiotherapist, and an educational intervention and will be compared to the control group.
In daily clinic, the use of treadmills to analyze the gait quality of a patient increases. The advantages of using a treadmill are that a smaller space is needed compared to a 3D lab for motion analysis, more steps can be recorded in shorter time period and patients should not start, stop or rotate during the analyses. One of the systems which can be used to perform motion analysis on a treadmill is the GRAIL. This GRAIL (Gait Real-time Analysis Interactive Lab) consists of an advanced treadmill with force sensors. Patients can walk on this treadmill with an imposed speed (fixed-speed) or at a speed determined by the patient itself (self-paced). Because not everyone is used to walk on a treadmill it is important to know if a person's walking pattern is different when he walks over ground compared to walking on the treadmill. Based on these insights, decisions can be made regarding interventions including treadmill training or this findings can be taking into account during further analysis of walking patterns on a treadmill. For this study stroke patients would be invited for an assessment on the treadmill (1 assessment moment). The movement pattern of these patients would be compared in different conditions: - (Forward and backward) Walking at comfortable walking speed on the GAITRite - Walking at comfortable walking speed on the treadmill in fixed speed mode - Walking at comfortable walking speed +0.2 m/s (faster walking) on the treadmill in fixed speed mode - Walking at comfortable walking speed on the treadmill in self-paced mode - Backward walking at comfortable walking speed on the treadmill in fixed speed mode (only if patients are eligible to do so) Hypotheses based on this study protocol: - Do stroke patients walk different over ground compared to treadmill walking - Do stroke patients walk different during treadmill walking self-paced compared to fixed speed - Do stroke patients walk different during treadmill walking fixed speed comfortable walking speed compared to fast walking - Is there a correlation between upper extremity impairment and arm swing
Before inclusion in the trial. Careful medical history and medication use will be asked. Once included, 5 healthy subjects non-invasive ventilation(V60, Philips, Eindhoven, The Netherlands) will be administered at a level of positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) of 4 cmH2O and without additional inspiratory support. Inspiratory support will then increase by 2 cmH2O every 2 minutes until 8 cmH2O is achieved for 2 minutes. The energy expenditure is measured using indirect calorimetry (Q-NRG®, Cosmed, Italy). To measure respiratory effort, the reversed RPE-scale was created for the purpose of the study. It uses the validated "rate of perceived exertion" scale (RPE-scale) which was altered by adding a reversed part. This could result in a score of -10 (no respiratory effort) until +10 ( maximal respiratory effort) where 0 represents the basal respiratory condition. Monitoring of heart rate, blood pressure and cardiac output will be done ( Nexfin®, BMEYE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands). After termination of the study clinical observation by principal investigator or co-investigator will be done for 15 minutes or until all side effects have worn off. If no side effects are observed, subjects will be released.
This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of ipatasertib in combination with atezolizumab and paclitaxel in locally advanced or metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) previously untreated in this setting.
People with Parkinson's disease (PD) often show gait impairments such as, shuffling gait, short steps and gait asymmetry and irregularity. These gait problems are already apparent in the early disease stages, having an immense effect on daily life functioning. Especially Freezing of Gait (FOG), where the patients are not able to initiate or continue their movement despite their intention to do so, is a debilitating problem. It is thought that lack of gait adaptability could be an underlying cause of FOG. With a split-belt treadmill the speed of both legs can be controlled independently, which forces participants to actively adapt their gait to the new situation. In a previous study performed at our lab, it was shown that only one session of split-belt training (SBT), in which the speed of one leg was reduced, improved gait adaptability and other gait features compared to tied-belt training (TBT). Furthermore, overground turning speed improved after only one single training session and this was even retained 24 hours later, indicating training induced long-term potentiation. Since the short-term effects of SBT are promising, the objective of this study is to investigate if 4 weeks of SBT, 3 times a week, has an effect on gait deficits found in individuals with PD, compared to 4-weeks, 3 times a week, of TBT.