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.
Excess ectopic fat deposition is associated with development of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. This study investigates how lifestyle interventions can have an effect on different sites of ectopic fat deposition and cardiovascular or metabolic factors. Moreover, the clinical and economic value of exercise to supplement a hypocaloric diet is investigated. Endocrinologists of the University Hospital of Antwerp, Belgium, will be recruiting women during consultations. Also, recruitment posters will be used in the University Hospital of Antwerp and the University of Antwerp. Potential participants meeting all a priori set inclusion and exclusion criteria will be randomized by minimization method to a hypocaloric diet group (usual care) or a group of hypocaloric diet combined with physical fitness training. Both groups will undergo an intake procedure in which personal goals are set and barriers to changes in behavior will be discussed. Ectopic fat deposition will be measured by imaging techniques after three and six months of intervention. Based on the known relationship between ectopic fat and cardiovascular outcomes, the short term study results will then be extrapolated to an estimation of the reduction of cardiovascular events. The following clinical outcomes will be presented: change in ectopic fat in the abdomen (visceral fat), the liver (intra hepatic lipids), skeletal muscle (intra myocellular lipids), heart (epicardial fat) after a dietary or combined (diet+physical activity) intervention. The impact of supervised exercise in addition to diet will be expressed in projected healthcare costs and quality adjusted life years.
The primary objective of this study is to investigate weekly prophylaxis dosing regimens used in standard clinical practice. In addition the study will capture reported bleed rate, pattern of change in KOVALTRY prophylaxis dose & dosing frequency, reason for choice of treatment regimen, FVIII product switch pattern, patient treatment satisfaction and adherence, KOVALTRY pharmacokinetic data (if performed), KOVALTRY consumption, as well as safety data.
The goal of the proposed research project is to assess the safety (dose limiting toxicity, DLT) of the combination of pembrolizumab and high-dose stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) in patients with metastatic urothelial cancer. Both the SBRT dose and pembrolizumab dose will be fixed, but the timing of the combination will be varied. Secondary objectives include response rates, local control, progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Exploratory endpoints include immunologic responses and response rates in PD-L1- TIL- tumors. The combination sequence with the most promising response rates and the best safety profile will be selected to continue in a Phase II trial.
Pedicular screwing has become the gold standard for intervertebral fixation required in degenerative, scoliotic, tumoral pathologies or for fractures. Several pedicular screwing methods exist. The free hand pedicular screwing requires a high learning curve and has, as a consequence, a high malposition rate. The placing of pedicular screws under fluoroscopic control is the most common technique as it is both reproducible and accessible. It is a two dimensional imaging technique. The profile incidence at the level of the spine is mostly used to spot the vertebral pedicle and the direction of the screw in the sagittal plane. However, there is no real control of the direction of the pedicular screw in the horizontal or frontal plane. The screw malposition rate is less important than with the 'free hand' technique but remains none of the less significant. Furthermore, fluoroscopy is an irradiating imaging technique, both for the patient and the staff. New revolutionary techniques as the tridimensional navigation and the per-operatory tomodensitometry appeared in the last few years. The techniques give the best results when used concommitantly. The material has the advantage of being very precise. The pedicular screw malposition rate is minimal after a three-dimensional localisation. However, those systems require qualified staff and expose the patient and the nursing team to high radiation levels. The costs are higher and the surgery duration is globally longer. It is thus difficult to implement this technique in each belgian hospital. Finally, the Pediguard technique appeared on the market. It is a guide for the perforation of the pedicular channel, with a probe at its extremity. This probe allows a real time measurement of the electric conductivity of the tissues that are being crossed. The conductivity measure is translated in a sound signal. Because the cortical bone has a low conductivity, the probe will emit a low intensity sound signal. The cancellous bone has a medium conductivity. Therefore, the probe will emit a medium sound signal. However, in the event of a breach in the pedicular cortical, as blood and periost have a high conductibility, the probe will emit a intense, rapid pace, sound signal.The Pediguard technique helps thus to anticipate a cortical effraction, by detecting the proximity of the cortical wall. It is efficient but remains relatively expensive. The main objective of this study is to determine the precision of the placing of pedicular screws, with and without Pediguard system, under fluoroscopy.
Non-interventional, multicenter, prospective, European study to describe the effectiveness of trabectedin + PLD in the treatment of relapsed ovarian cancer (ROC) patients according to SmPC regardless of previous use of an antiangiogenic drug
This trial is conducted in Europe and the United States of America (USA). The aim of this trial is to investigate efficacy and safety of Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion of Faster-acting Insulin Aspart compared to NovoRapid® in Adults with Type 1 Diabetes.
The aim of the study is to investigate the quality of life and satisfaction of patient who underwent colorectal surgery using an enhanced recovery protocol when back home. In this retrospective study patients will be telephoned and asked to answer a questionnaire.
The objectives of the study are: 1) to evaluate the effects of moderate exercise on SG evolution without insulin dose modification in patients with T1D under continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) and multiple daily injection (MDI) therapy, and compare differences between these 2 groups; 2) to evaluate the impact of insulin dose modification (bolus, basal, reduction or increase, based on SG evolution profile obtained after first exercise) before and/or during moderate exercise on T1D children under CSII and MDI regimen, and compare differences between these 2 groups.
Characterize the safety, tolerability, ECG effects, pharmacokinetics and immunogenicity of anetumab ravtansine given as single agent and after inhibition of CYP3A4 and P-gp by concomitant administration of itraconazole in subjects with mesothelin-expressing advanced solid cancers
A study in patients with metastatic or recurrent squamous cell cancer of the head and neck to evaluate the effectiveness of Nivolumab plus Ipilumumab vs. Nivolumab alone (CheckMate 714)