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.
Research on the effects of physiotherapeutic interventions in children with CP has grown expansively, and shows a wide diversity of techniques and concepts that are used in variable intensity. Until now there is no consensus on the optimal intensity of these interventions to have a positive impact on the activity and participation level of these children. A recent systematic review and meta-analysis already showed evidence for the effect of intensive training of hand function in children with CP, including short bursts of highly intensive therapy. In contrast, studies on the effect of intensive therapy of gross motor function were limited, and training was performed at a lower intensity during a longer period, resulting in effects that are more inconclusive. Moreover, none of the reviewed studies included improvement of trunk control as one of their treatment goals, although it is known that most children with CP experience some problems with trunk control, to a variable extent. This research project has two aims, i.e. 1) investigating the effect of intensive therapy camps on qualitative and quantitative parameters of lower limbs and trunk; and 2) comparing the effect of two therapeutic approaches, namely a functional approach versus a more qualitative-functional approach on these parameters.
Rationale Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) is known to be a moderate painful procedure. There are many ways to manage postoperative pain following this kind of surgery. One of the 'golden standards' nowadays is epidural analgesia using Patient Controlled Epidural Analgesia (PCEA). Patient Controlled Intravenous Analgesia (PCIA) is also an option, as are several kinds of regional anesthesia. One of the most recent described regional blocks is the Serratus Anterior Plane block (SAP), also called Serratus Intercostal Plane (SIP) block. Objectives The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and opioid sparing effect of a SIP block in postoperative pain relief after VATS. Hypotheses Patients receiving a SIP block prior to surgery need less opioids during and 24h after VATS compared with patients who didn't receive a SIP block. Study design Single center randomized controlled trial Study population Patients older than 18 years old scheduled for VATS. Main study parameters/endpoints The primary endpoint is the opioid use during the first 24 hours after start of surgery. Secondary endpoints are the VAS score on day 0 and day 1 after surgery, and the prevalence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). Nature and extent of the burden and risks associated with participation, benefit and group relatedness In the intra-operative period, patients will not experience discomfort from either strategy because of general anesthesia. If the hypothesis proves to be true, patients with SIP block could benefit from a lower amount of received opioids, which could give less chance of opioid associated adverse effects. There won't be any additional blood sampling related to this study.
Most severe forms of alcohol-use disorder are thought to reflect an abnormal interplay between two neural systems: an overly active impulsive one driven by immediate rewards prospects and a weak reflective one, tuned on long-term prospects. The investigators propose that two non-pharmacological interventions, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and Inhibitory Control Techniques (ICT) may act on both systems when combined, which might ultimately result is a reduction of alcohol relapse rate.
Patients suffering of subfertility as a consequence of intrauterine adhesions could be treated with hysteroscopic adhesiolysis. Adhesion recurrence may occur postoperative. An intrauterine balloon, inserted after hysteroscopic adhesiolysis, may prevent adhesion reformation. A Foley catheter can serve for this purpose, but its not ideal. COOK medical® developed a hearth shaped intrauterine balloon to reduce bleeding after intrauterine surgery. We aimed to perform a pilot study of 10 procedures with insertion of a hearth shaped intrauterine balloon as antiadhesion method subsequent to a hysteroscopic adhesiolysis, to study its feasibility in terms of surgeon's and patient's experience.
Evaluate the initial safety and effectiveness of Microburst VNS stimulation in subjects with refractory epilepsy.
The aim of the study is to establish if human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infected adult participants with current virologic suppression on a >=3-drug tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) based regimen (TBR) remain suppressed upon switching to a two-drug regimen of dolutegravir (DTG) 50 milligram (mg) + lamivudine (3TC) 300 mg. This study will also provide important information regarding the safety and participant satisfaction with this two-drug regimen. The primary objective of this trial is to demonstrate the non-inferior antiviral activity of switching to DTG + 3TC once daily compared to continuation of TBR over 48 weeks in HIV-1 infected, antiretroviral therapy (ART)-experienced, virologically suppressed participants. This study also will characterize the long-term antiviral activity, tolerability and safety of DTG + 3TC compared to TBR through Week 144 and characterize the long-term antiviral activity, tolerability and safety of DTG + 3TC through Week 200. This will be a 200-week, Phase III, randomized, open-label, active-controlled, multicenter, parallel- group study. The study will include a screening phase (up to 28 days), a randomized early switch phase (Day 1 up to Week 148), a randomized late switch phase (Week 148 up to Week 200), and a continuation phase (post Week 200). HIV-1 infected adults on stable TBR will be randomized 1:1 to switch to DTG + 3TC once daily for up to 200 weeks, or to continue their TBR for 148 weeks, at which time and if HIV-1 ribonucleic acid (RNA) <50 copies per milliliter (c/mL) at Week 144, these participants will switch to DTG + 3TC up to Week 200.
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of TRx0237 16 mg/day and 8 mg/day in the treatment of subjects with Alzheimer's Disease compared to placebo. In addition, an open-label, delayed-start phase is included to demonstrate a disease-modifying effect of TRx0237.
The purpose of this study is to investigate efficacy and safety of fibrinogen concentrate BT524, when administered to patients with major blood loss during elective spine surgery.The study aims to demonstrate that BT524 is at least not worse than the comparator fresh frozen plasma in reducing intra-operative blood loss.
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of letermovir (LET) versus valganciclovir (VGCV) in preventing CMV disease in adult kidney transplant recipients. The primary hypotheses are that LET is non-inferior to VGCV; and if non-inferiority is demonstrated, that LET is superior to VGCV, in preventing CMV disease through 52 weeks post-transplant.
The objective of this study is to determine if silicone adhesive multilayer foam dressings applied to the sacrum, heels and greater trochanter in addition to standard prevention reduce pressure ulcer incidence category II, III, IV, Unstageable and Deep Tissue Injury (DTI) compared to standard pressure ulcer prevention alone, in at risk hospitalised patients. In particular, this trial extends previous trial results obtained in ICU setting. Therefore, only a maximum of 25% of patients will be recruited from ICU settings. The hypothesis is: 'The use of silicone adhesive multilayer foam dressings as adjuvant prophylactic therapy for pressure ulcer prevention is more effective in reducing pressure ulcer category II, III, IV, Unstageable, and Deep Tissue Injury (DTI) incidence rate on sacrum, heels and greater trochanter, compared to standard pressure ulcer prevention alone.' The null hypothesis is: 'The use of silicone adhesive multilayer foam dressings as adjuvant prophylactic therapy for pressure ulcer prevention is not more effective in reducing pressure ulcer category II, III, IV, Unstageable, and Deep Tissue Injury (DTI) incidence rate on sacrum, heels and greater trochanter, compared to standard pressure ulcer prevention alone.