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.
This study emphasizes on the influence of changes in systemic flow and systemic mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) on cerebral oxygenation assessed by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). The aim of the study is to determine whether variations in systemic flow, in MAP, or in both variables at the same time have the greatest impact on the cerebral oxygen saturation.
The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the long-term (24 weeks) efficacy of prucalopride versus placebo in subjects aged 18 years and older with chronic constipation.
Patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy make up a large part of the population in physiotherapy practice. The rotator cuff, a shoulder muscle group, plays an important role in causing pain. Tendons suffer large compression and friction, which can lead to degeneration of these tendons. Rehabilitation often leads to unsatisfying results. In Achilles and patella tendinopathy, a new training program called eccentric training has shown very good results. Eccentric training contains exercises during which a force has to be resisted while the muscle lengthens instead of shortens. This would have a larger influence on tendon tissue. Some small studies also show promising results of eccentric training in patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy but the mechanisms behind these results remain unclear. To investigate this, 30 patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy and 30 healthy subjects will be evaluated before and immediately after performing the exercise. Three measurements will be done: ultrasonographic measurement of tendon thickness, power Doppler imaging and measurement of microcirculation around the tendon with Oxygen to see. All measurements are non-invasive, pain free and without risks for the human body.
A loss of mobility in the shoulder in direction of internal rotation is associated with shoulder tendon pathology. Cause-effect relationship between these two is still not clear. It is suspected that this loss of mobility reduces the size of the tunnel in which this shoulder tendon is lying, namely the subacromial space. Overhead athletes frequently show glenohumeral internal rotation deficit (GIRD) while being healthy and free of shoulder pain. This makes this population interesting to investigate. This study wants to look at shoulders of overhead athletes with GIRD and measure the size of the subacromial space. After this, the athletes will be instructed to perform a home stretching program and at the end the effect of this on mobility and the size of the subacromial space will be measured.60 athletes will be recruited and randomly allocated to the control group and the stretching group. Before they start stretching, subacromial space size will be measured by use of ultrasound. This is a safe and non-invasive measuring tool. Mobility will be measured by use of a digital inclinometer. This also is safe and non-invasive. Patients will be instructed a stretching exercise, which they will be performing at home once a day during 6 weeks. At the end all outcome measures will be reassessed.
The main purpose of this first in human study with CC-122 is to assess the safety and action of a new class of experimental drug (Pleiotropic Pathway Modulator) in patients with advanced tumors unresponsive to standard therapies and to determine the appropriate dosing level and regimen for later-stage clinical trials.
Patients with Ankylosing spondylitis more frequently discontinue work. This study measures the impact of Enbrel on work participation.
The hypothesis of this study is to investigate whether surgical intervention is necessary for patients who suffer from cartilage lesions of the knee, or whether this surgical intervention can be avoided or postponed by using conservative treatment options such as physiotherapy, nutrition supplements, intra-articular injections, bracing. Forty patients suffering from cartilage lesions in their knee joint will be selected preoperatively. All these patients fulfil certain inclusion- and exclusion criteria. They will be asked to respond to 3 different questionnaires. These questionnaires include the visual analogue scale to evaluate pain (VAS), the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score or KOOS and the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) form to evaluate the effect of their cartilage lesion on activities in daily life. Six months later +/- 20 patients will have had surgery and +/- 20 patients will have had conservative treatment, both groups of patients will be asked to respond again to the 3 different questionnaires. The outcome of the results will tell us more of the evolution both between groups and in each group separately.
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness and safety of LY2963016 versus Lantus when taken once daily in combination with insulin lispro before meals three times a day.
This is a 8-year extension study in pediatric subjects who have been diagnosed with one of 3 subtypes of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) [extended oligoarticular JIA, enthestitis related arthritis (ERA), or psoriatic arthritis (PsA)] who have completed approximately 96 weeks of participation in study 0881A1-3338 (B1801014). The study contains an active treatment period, withdrawal/re-treatment period and a observational period (non-treatment).
This study will determine whether an oral drops formulation of triazolam at a dose of 0.25 mg is bioequivalent to a tablet formulation at a dose of 0.25 mg in healthy subjects.