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.
The Psychosocial Assessment Tool (PAT) is an international used instrument for the screening for psychosocial risk factors in families of a child with cancer. This study want to investigate the validation and evaluation of the clinical value of the Flemish translation of the psychosocial assessment tool
The main purpose of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is to optimize the development of the newborn. Preterm children are at greater risk for developmental disorders. On the one hand, this is due to cerebral complications inherent to the prematurity, on the other hand it is related to the very early and therefore vulnerable stage of brain development at the time of the premature birth. The development of the child is also the result of a constant interaction between the infant and its environment, primarily the primary caregiver (i.e. the parents). A premature birth can cause great stress to parents, and there are several obstacles that can make it difficult to handle their child. Therefore, we have developed a web application that supports parents until their child reaches the age of two. By keeping them informed, we hope to make them more confident in their role as parents, and thus facilitate the parent-child interaction. In order to determine whether this form of support has an additional effect on the development of the premature child, we compare two groups of premature infants and a group of non-premature infants.
Prospective, multi-centre, non-comparative, post-market surveillance clinical study
Aim of this prospective multicenter study is to evaluate the safety of an endoscopic follow-up strategy in patients treated with endoscopic resection (ER) for submucosal or high-risk mucosal esophageal adenocarcinoma (T1bN0M0 or HR T1aN0M0 EAC).
This study investigates the effects of repeated NAC administration on glutamate concentrations in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), on neurocognitive functioning, and on neuro-inflammatory parameters in adult cannabis-dependent individuals.
The purpose of this study is to monitor the long-term safety of ustekinumab in pediatric participants (6 years to 17 years of age at the time of inclusion) with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, through monitoring for the following adverse events potentially related to immune modulation: serious infections, malignancies and autoimmunity; and to monitor the long-term effects of ustekinumab on growth (weight, height, body mass index) and development (sexual maturity based on the Tanner Scale).
Up to now, no studies are available where a comparison has been made between the accuracy of, on the one hand, the gold standard PSG and, on the other hand, a home monitoring sleep apnea-diagnostic system, consisting of a pulse oximeter, and accelerometer, a smartphone for snoring analysis, and a mattress for ballistocardiographic (BCG) recordings. The purpose of this study is twofold. On the one hand, a comparison between the predictive performance of an automated home monitoring system and the gold standard PSG in sleep apnea diagnosis will be performed. The home monitoring system consists of a pulse oximeter, an accelerometer, a smartphone to record ambient sound, and a mattress to record the BCG signal. This system will be provided by KU Leuven and Equilli, two partners that work together with the Sleep Laboratory at UZ Leuven and the group STADIUS of the KU Leuven in the OSA+ project. The system performs automated signal processing and classification in order to determine the presence of sleep apnea events. On the other hand, this study aims to improve the phenotyping of patients suffering from sleep apnea. This task will be first developed using the classical PSG and later an evaluation will be performed on the less obtrusive system.
Although the safety and efficacy of bevacizumab has been established in several phase 3 trials, there is only little documented about the long-term safety and efficacy in the 'real-world practice' in large populations from different regions. Therefore the investigators evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of intravitreal treatment with bevacizumab by registration of best corrected visual acuity, side-effects and central retinal thickness as measured with the ocular coherence tomography if available. This will allow the investigators to compare the results of their centre with the results of several phase 3 trials from the literature and will guide improvements in their treatment protocols.
Breast-cancer related lymphoedema (BCRL) is a common phenomenon. Early diagnosis and treatment is very important to alter the normal progression of this disease. A threshold (>= 3% volume change) that recognizes subclinical lymphedema is promoted. When the lymphedema is diagnosed late, options for treatment are diminished as fibrous tissue is formed. Preoperative investigation with near-infrared fluorescence lymphography can show an abnormality. Even if a linear transport is visualized, velocity of the transport can be diminished or a different pathway than normal can be visualized. Such an extensive evaluation has not been performed yet. This lymphofluoroscopy gives an opportunity to detect lymphedema earlier than clinically visible (subclinical). The investigators hypothesize that the evolution of lymphedema can be altered if treatment is started in the subclinical phase.
Multicentric, international, web-based prospective documentation of the indications and results of Pressurized Aerosol Chemotherapy (so-called PIPAC or PITAC) for treating malignant pleural and peritoneal diseases. Indication is decided by the treating physician. There are no predefined inclusion or exclusion criteria.