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.
Patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) are treated with platelet inhibitors to reduce myocardial infarction and mortality.However, this can increase perioperative bleeding. A retrospective analysis of the data in our institution has revealed a significant increase in transfusion requirements after elective CABG since 5 years. The aim of our study is to observe if this increase in transfusion requirements is due to platelet inhibitors or due to other coagulation abnormalities resulting from other anticoagulants.
The purpose of this study is to determine if Brivanib is an effective treatment for liver cancer in patients who have failed or could not take Sorafenib
Spastic equinovarus foot (SEF) is a major cause of disability in stroke patients. Treatments may include physical therapy, orthosis, botulinum toxin (BTX) injections and selective neurotomy. Several RCT placebo-controlled studies have demonstrated improvement in spasticity, in pain and in active ankle dorsiflexion after BTX injections. Unfortunately, BTX is an expensive treatment and its effects last about three months. Selective neurotomy consists in a partial section of the motor nerve innervating spastic muscles responsible for the SEF, leading to a permanent treatment of the SEF. Until now, neurotomy has only been assessed by observational case-report studies and has never been submitted to a RCT. The aim of our study is to evaluate the benefits of selective tibial neurotomy in case of SEF according to the 3 domains of the ICF, by comparing it with BTX injections, among a prospective, randomized, controlled single blind study: it would allow to promote a permanent and cost-effective treatment in case of SEF.
Joint damage secondary to recurrent haemarthroses and chronic synovitis represents the commonest clinical manifestation of haemophilia. Incapacitating pain, loss of joint stability and mobility, axial deviation, deterioration and decreased function are the most frequent complains in patients with severe haemophilic arthropathy In this context, the purpose of our study is to examine and analyse specific changes in gait in patients suffering from haemophilic arthropathy and determine the impact on health-related quality of life in terms of conceptual components of pain and stiffness, psychosocial stress, disability, and activity limitations as recommended by the International Classification of Function (ICF) recently published by the World Health Organization.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the PROMUS Element™ Everolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System for the treatment of patients with up to 2 de novo atherosclerotic coronary artery lesions. This clinical trial compares outcomes in patients treated with PROMUS Element to those in patients treated with a different everolimus-eluting coronary stent. The lesions are of average length in average-sized vessels ("workhorse"). A companion sub-trial evaluates outcomes in smaller vessels (SV) and another sub-trial evaluates outcomes in longer lesions (LL).
Aseptic non traumatic osteonecrosis (ON) is a painful disorder of the hip which often leads, in its final stage, to femoral head collapse and subsequent total hip replacement. Core decompression of the hip is the most widespread procedure used to treat early stage ON of the femoral head. Notwithstanding the fact that this procedure has been employed for more than three decades (2), its efficacy remains controversial (3;4). Recently, one suggested that ON might be a disease of bone cells and/or of mesenchymal cells. The levels of activity and the number of mesenchymal stem cells in both the hematopoietic and in the stromal compartments of the bone marrow have been shown to be depressed in patients with ON of the femoral head (9). The investigators have showed previously that the capacity of osteoblastic cells to replicate was decreased in the proximal femur of patients with ON of the femoral head (10). This finding raised the possibility that bone marrow containing stromal cells which have many of the characteristics of stem cell for mesenchymal tissues including bone could be implanted into the necrotic lesion of the femoral head.
This study will assess safety and efficacy of AEB071 combined with everolimus in a CNI-free (calcineurin inhibitor) regimen in renal transplant recipients.
A single arm, prospective multicenter non-randomized confirmatory clinical trial evaluating the Edwards SAPIEN XT™ transcatheter heart valve (model 9300TFX; "study valve"), its transfemoral delivery system, and crimper accessories. The trial includes a premarket confirmatory cohort to evaluate the system performance as well as a Post Market Clinical Follow-up phase involving expanded enrollment and long-term follow-up of all patients to evaluate valve performance out to 5 years.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the histone deacetylase inhibitor CHR-2845 is tolerated in patients with haematological diseases and lymphoid malignancies.
This is an open-label, phase 1, non-randomised, non-controlled trial, carried out in two centres on patients with advanced cancer expressing EGFR. Primary objective is the determination of the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and recommended dose (RD) of the combination of intravenous Cetuximab and oral Gefitinib.