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.
Primary Objective: To demonstrate that high-dose quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIV-HD) induces an immune response that is superior to the responses induced by standard-dose quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIV-SD) for all 4 virus strains 28 days post-vaccination in participants 60 to 64 years of age and in participants 65 years of age and older. Secondary Objective: - Immunogenicity: To further describe the immune response induced by QIV-HD and QIV-SD in all participants by age group, in pooled age groups, and by vaccine group (QIV-HD; QIV-SD). - Safety: To describe the safety profile of all participants by age group, in pooled age groups, and by vaccine group (QIV-HD; QIV-SD).
High-throughput oxygen therapy is known as an alternative to non-invasive ventilation, with a benefit in terms of survival in non-hypercapnic respiratory failure patients. The use of high-throughput oxygen therapy is well studied in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients and has as known effects the decrease of transcutaneous CO2 and respiratory rate, and the increase in the inspiratory/expiratory time report, in the tidal volume and in the forced expiratory volume per second. In the event of an exacerbation, high-flow oxygen therapy has shown to be beneficial in terms of increased mean airway pressure, tidal volume with a decrease in hypercapnia, and respiratory rate. The net effect on the CO2 pressure is linked to the CO2 clearance of the dead anatomical space by the high throughput. The effect can be compared with the one of non invasive ventilation in a stable COPD patient. Oxygen therapy, even in patients with non-hypoxic COPD at rest, has benefits in terms of performance and improvement of quality of life. High-throughput oxygen therapy has also shown a benefit in COPD patients in revalidation units, in terms of exercise performance and oxygenation. However, the reconditioning of critical patients in acute situations, by means of nasal goggles, has never been studied.
Purpose of the trial is to study the efficacy of fractional laser in alleviating genitourinary symptoms in menopausal women. Primary outcome of the study is the efficacy of the laser procedure, intended as the amelioration of the severity of most bothersome symptom (MBS). Therefore we conducted a single center, double-blinded randomized placebo-controlled cross-over trial.
The aim of this study is to determine if virologically suppressed Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Type 1 infected adults on a current antiretroviral regimen (CAR) (including 2 nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors [NRTIs] plus a third agent) remain suppressed upon switching to dolutegravir/lamivudine (DTG/3TC) fixed dose combination (FDC). The main objective of the study is to demonstrate the non-inferior antiviral activity of switching to DTG/3TC FDC once daily compared to continuation of CAR over 48 weeks in virologically suppressed adults living with HIV-1. The study will also evaluate information regarding the safety and health related quality of life. The study will include Screening Phase (up to 28 days), a Randomization Phase (up to Week 52) and a Continuation Phase (post Week 52). The Continuation Phase is not applicable for participants in Sweden and Denmark. Approximately 490 participants will be randomized in 1:1 ratio to receive DTG/3TC FDC once daily for up to 52 weeks or continue their CAR for 52 weeks. Participants in the DTG/3TC FDC arm who successfully complete up to 52 weeks of treatment will have the opportunity to continue receiving DTG/3TC FDC once daily in Continuation Phase.
Background/Aims: Diabetes, which affects 420 million people worldwide with a continuously rising incidence, is defined by a state of chronic hyperglycemia; a criterion referring to a heterogeneous group of diseases with various etiologies and distinct therapeutic options. Besides the two main forms of diabetes (i.e., type 1 (T1D) and type 2 (T2D)), there are rare subtypes of the disease called monogenic diabetes (or formerly MODY) that are hardly diagnosed because of their resemblance to T1D or T2D. Since these monogenic diabetes may appear early in life, a consortium of expert pediatric clinical centers was created under a clinical research initiative (the GENEPEDIAB study) to develop tools for accurate diagnosis of rare diabetes and to propose appropriate care to these children and adolescents wrongly assigned to T1D or T2D cohorts. The GENEPEDIAB study was initiated in the context of a broader collaborative project (DiaType) with the objective to develop personalized diabetes medicine and better patient care. Methods: For discrimination of patients with monogenic diabetes from those with classical forms of diabetes using the MODY probability calculator, patients enrolled in the GENEPEDIAB study are phenotyped and genotyped for T1D risk (anti-islet antibodies and HLA). Patients fulfilling sufficient criteria are then genotyped using the routine MODY panel, before being proposed a thorough gene analysis. More comprehensive genetic tests will be conducted in patients without anomalies found after the MODY gene-sequencing test. Perspective: the GENEPEDIAB study will enable the investigators to adapt treatment to diabetes etiology and help to provide genetic counseling to patients and their family members. The investigators anticipate that its broad genetic analyses will provide them with important information about the genetic susceptibility of these subgroups of patients with atypical diabetes.
The study will assess the safety and efficacy of AT-527 in combination with daclatasvir after 8 or 12 weeks of treatment.
Parkinson's Disease (PD) patients suffer from gait impairments responsible for falls and bad quality of life: reduced speed and stride length, randomness in stride duration variability (reduced Long-Range Autocorrelations (LRA)). This pilot study will compare the spatio-temporal walking parameters and LRA of PD patients tested under three conditions: walking over ground, walking on a treadmill and walking on a treadmill in virtual reality. The aim is to determine the effect on gait of an optical flow recreated in virtual reality, by means of a virtual reality headset, on a treadmill.
The primary aim of this study is to optimize the methodology to measure lower limb power in older adults, so that clinicians are able to detect functional problems in this population earlier.
The main objectives of this study are to determine the bioequivalence of the hormones (example, norelgestromin [NGMN] and ethinyl estradiol [EE]) from the transdermal contraceptive patch using the newly sourced adhesive component as compared to the currently marketed EVRA patch using the adhesive component, evaluate the adhesion of the transdermal contraceptive patch using the newly sourced adhesive component as compared to the currently marketed EVRA patch using the adhesive component and show non-inferior adhesion of the transdermal contraceptive patch using the newly sourced adhesive component as compared to the currently marketed EVRA patch using the adhesive component.
The primary objective is to provide dose-ranging data for 4 dose regimens of BI 655130 compared to placebo on the primary endpoint of percentage change from baseline in PPP ASI at Week 16. The target dose(s) will be estimated from the model by incorporating information on the minimum clinically relevant effect and accounting for safety. Supportive dose-ranging assessments will also be done on pre-specified secondary endpoints.