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.
Whole-body MRI including diffusion is a booming technique. Numerous studies have demonstrated its interest in metastatic cancers. Breast cancers, especially hormone-sensitive ones, are very osteophilic and bones are the most frequent metastatic site. Apart from morphological criteria (lesion size and RECIST criteria), MRI provides quantitative functional criteria (diffusion and ADC values). According to a recent study, whole body MRI is as good as PET/CT and more effective than bone scintigraphy for the diagnosis of bone metastases for cancers of breast and prostate with a high metastatic risk. Therefore, it seems appropriate to study the performance of whole body MRI in the pre-therapeutic assessment of breast cancer with a high risk for metastasis and the monitoring of metastatic breast cancer.
Performing an additional non invasive oocyte diagnostic test based on cumulus gene expression could improve the outcome of the ART cycle.
A Prospective Multicenter Randomized Interventional Study. Blood transfusion can be lifesaving in extreme circumstances, in the absence of life threatening hemorrhage, the indications for transfusion are somewhat controversial. The aim of the current study is to determine whether a"liberal" strategy of maintaining Hb concentrations above 9 g/dL would result in a different neurological outcome when compared to a "restrictive" approach to red-cell transfusion to avoid hemoglobin concentrations < 7 g/dL in critically ill anemic patients (i.e. Hb< 9 g/dL) with acute brain injury.
The purpose of this study is to collect long term safety data in subjects who are continuing to derive clinical benefit from treatment with Enzalutamide from the subjects participation in an enzalutamide clinical study sponsored by Astellas or Medivation (i.e., parent study) which has completed, at a minimum, the primary analysis or the study specified evaluation period.
The current aims to combine analysis of different inflammatory biomarkers and BMPR2 mutations, which are currently analyzed in each patient diagnosed with idiopathic or familial PAH, to establish an earlier diagnosis and consequently better orientate the therapeutic strategy in PAH.
The purpose of the study is to compare the analgesic effect of 2 mA anodal direct current stimulation on the right primary motor cortex (M1) (tDCS) with a similar stimulation on the spine (D10) (tsDCS) in healthy volunteers (HV) followed by a pilot study in patients suffering of endometriosis-related chronic pelvic pain (CPP)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and the security of early mobilization of infants in pediatric intensive care.
The aim of this study is to evaluate this multidisciplinary surgical approach of PPAWI (one-step procedure a panniculectomy by a plastic surgeon was performed together with a mesh augmentation of the abdominal wall by a general surgeon) at least 1 year post-operatively. Evaluation of the PPAWI approach by clinical examination with Quality of Life questionnaire and by ultrasound examination.
Bowel cancer is the second most common tumour with 41 000 new cases diagnosed annually in the UK, 447 000 across Europe and 1.36 million worldwide; of which one third are located in the rectum. Standard primary radical Total Mesorectal Excision (TME) surgery is an oncologically effective treatment for early stage rectal cancer. However, resection of a low rectal tumour requires a permanent stoma in approximately 10% of cases while many more patients have a temporary stoma, some of which are not reversed. Radical surgery, which evolved to treat locally advanced, symptomatic tumours, may not be the optimal method of treatment for early screen-detected tumours and an organ preserving strategy may generate significantly less morbidity without substantially compromising oncological outcomes. STAR-TREC is a rolling phase II/III study. Phase II aimed to assess the feasibility of a large, multi-centre randomised trial comparing radical surgery versus two contrasting organ saving treatments followed by selective transanal microsurgery. Phase III will evaluate two contrasting organ preservation strategies in terms of organ preservation rates, toxicity (clinician and patient-reported) and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL).
The main aim of the study is to check effectiveness, side effects, and tolerability of recombinant von Willebrand Factor (rVWF), with or without ADVATE, in the treatment and control of nonsurgical bleeding events in pediatric participants (less than (<)18 years of age) with severe hereditary von Willebrand disease (VWD). The participants will be treated with rVWF for 12-18 months. Their von Willebrand Disease will be treated by their doctor according to their doctor's usual clinical practice. During the study, participants will be followed up at clinics or over telephone calls.