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.
Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in Europe and worldwide. In 2014, they led to more than 4 million deaths in Europe, and coronary heart disease alone accounts for nearly 1.8 million deaths, or 20% of all deaths in Europe. However, mortality from cardiovascular disease and, especially, coronary heart disease has declined in recent decades. This has been made possible by improving the quality of care provided to patients. Several studies have been conducted to demonstrate this improvement in the quality of care, but they mainly measure the functional results of treatment, morbidity and mortality, survival and prolongation of life. However, patient-centered outcomes such as health-related quality of life outcomes (such as mental function, ability to resume activities of daily living, social relationship) are also considered important outcomes in the management and monitoring of these diseases. Some studies have shown that, even when other risks factors are controlled, a poor quality of life related to health is a prediction factor for morbidity and mortality in patients with coronary artery disease. Some studies have suggested that health-related quality of life should be strongly associated with lifestyle, co-morbidities, and mental function. Some factors have been identified as factors that may affect the quality of life in patients with coronary artery disease, including depression, anxiety, dyspnea and angina pectoris. Depression and anxiety were negatively associated with health-related quality of life in patients with cardiovascular disease. As for dyspnea, it has been shown that in stable patients who have had a myocardial infarction, its increase at 1 month after initiation of treatment is strongly associated with a decrease in the quality of life and with an increased risk of re-hospitalization and death. It is therefore important to measure these factors when the quality of life is assessed in patients with coronary heart disease. The importance of assessing quality of life is that the clinician and the patient often have different concerns: what the clinician considers to be a "successful procedure" is not always considered as such by the patient. Results related to quality of life (results rarely evaluated) are among the results that really interest the patient. Indeed, many patients consider the quality of additional years of life acquired as important as the lifespan, so the goal of today's medicine is to improve the quantity and quality of life of the additional years of life acquired. To ensure this improvement, the assessment of health-related quality of life should be integrated into the daily clinical practice of coronary heart disease management. The objective of our study is to evaluate the feasibility of this practice throughout the traject of care, by using several standardized questionnaires.
Safety and Performance of Journey II BCS Total Knee System. A Retrospective, Multicenter Study. Patient Reported Outcome Measures.
Nowadays, minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgery techniques are being performed to treat patients with coronary heart diseases. These newly developed procedures include laparoscopic techniques that do not require median sternotomy, which has several beneficial effects for both patient and the hospital. Although retrospective data show promising results with respect to clinical outcomes (e.g. 30-day mortality rate, intensive care unit length of stay), no prospective data with respect to patient centered outcomes (e.g. quality of recovery, quality of life) are available yet. Therefore, the aim of this observational prospective study is to explore several patient centered and clinical outcomes of patients that are treated with these newly developed minimally invasive cardiac procedures. The comparative group consists of patients undergoing open CABG (invasive) and patients undergoing a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI).
This study will assess the efficacy of vibegron compared with placebo in men with overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms on pharmacological therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) as defined by micturition and urgency episodes.
Healthy recreational athletes will undergo a session of anodal tDCS (transcranial direct current stimulation) or sham tDCS. The primary outcome is an isokinetic evaluation of their hamstrings' and quadriceps' strength before and after each session
The primary objective of this study is to assess and compare the efficacy and safety of sacituzumab govitecan-hzi versus treatment of physician's choice (TPC) in participants with hormonal receptor-positive (HR+) human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2-) negative metastatic breast cancer (MBC).
Relatively high level athletes will undergo 2 randomized, cross-over counterbalanced sessions of bi-anodal tDCS (transcranial direct current stimulation) or sham tDCS The primary outcome is a 3D evaluation coupled with EMG (Electromyography) of their primary lower limb muscles after each session
In this study only women with vulvar paget disease will be included and will be analysed retrospectively. Vulvar paget disease patients are frequently treated with surgical resection of the affected tissue. During a surgical treatment surgical margins are frequently positive. Recidives are seen frequently after surgical treatment or the development of other pathologies such as vulvar carcinoma. In this study the outcome of the vulvar paget disease will be analysed and compared between the participants. It's primary goal is to create a better view on the outcome and the prognosis to prevent e.g. complications in the future.
This study is a first-in-human, Phase I, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, dose-escalation study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of GLPG3121 after oral single ascending doses (SAD) of GLPG3121 (part 1) and after oral multiple ascending doses (MAD) for 13 days of GLPG3121 (part 2) in healthy male subjects.
The purpose of this study is to determine the recommended phase 2 dose of LY3295668 erbumine in participants with platinum-sensitive, extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer.