There are about 13332 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Netherlands. 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.
Kidney failure is common in heart transplant recipients and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Sodium-glucose transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors were developed as antidiabetics but were subsequently shown to reduce the incidence of adverse cardiovascular outcomes and protect renal function in non-diabetics as well as diabetics. However, SGLT2 inhibitors have not been tested in clinical trials in heart transplant recipients. The DAPARHT trial is designed to assess the effect of the SGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozin to prevent deteriorating renal function in heart transplant recipients. Secondary objectives are to assess the impact of treatment on i) weight, ii) glucose homeostasis, iii) proteinuria, iv) the number of rejections, and (v) safety and tolerability. As exploratory outcomes, the investigators will assess the effect of treatment on renal outcomes, clinical events (death, myocardial infarction, cerebral stroke, cancer, and end-stage renal disease), cardiac function, quality of life, and new-onset diabetes.
This is a Phase 2, multicenter, open-label, single dose and multi-dose, dose-finding study with an optional open-label extension (OLE) to assess the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of obeticholic acid (OCA) in pediatric subjects with biliary atresia with successful hepatoportoenterostomy (HPE, also known as a Kasai portoenterosomy). The OLE will continue to evaluate safety, tolerability, pharmacodynamics, and efficacy of OCA. In addition, a change in vitamin A and D levels, and where possible the degree of change in liver stiffness, will be assessed during the OLE.
Medication non-adherence is an existing problem in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Adherence rates are especially low in children and adolescents. Good medication adherence is key in achieving lower disease activity and longer periods of remission. Previous research has shown education can increase medication adherence. MedicijnWijs is a mobile phone app containing a module concerning a 6-weeks guidance with azathioprine therapy. It provides information about IBD and azathioprine. In this multicenter before-and-after study, the aim is to assess the effect of MedicijnWijs on the adherence to azathioprine therapy in adolescents with IBD. This is done using two validated questionnaires that are translated to Dutch: the Medication Adherence Report Scale-5 (MARS-5), which tests the participants' adherence to azathioprine therapy, and the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Knowledge Inventory Device 2 (IBD-KID2), which tests the participants' knowledge about IBD. These questionnaires are filled in at the beginning of the study period and after 6 weeks of using MedicijnWijs. This way a change in both scores can be assessed. The investigators hypothesize that MedicijnWijs will help increase the adherence to azathioprine therapy in adolescents with IBD.
Aims: The first aim of the study was to assess the effect of agency, i.e. the perception of making meaningful decisions, in an interactive digital narrative fear appeal on self-efficacy beliefs concerning the ability to reduce alcohol intake among college students. Second, we assessed whether the communicated timeframe (short-term / long-term) of the threat presented in the narrative moderates the effect of agency on self-efficacy. Lastly, to validate the effect of the intervention on behavioural outcomes we assesed whether self-efficacy has an effect on behavioural intention measures. The study was a 2 (agency: low / high) x 2 (time-frame: immediate / distant) between-subjects online experiment.
Early detection of kidney disease
This study is open to adults with Progressive Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Diseases (PF-ILDs). People who have a form of PF-ILD other than Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) can join the study. If they already take nintedanib, they can continue treatment throughout the study. The purpose of this study is to find out whether a medicine called BI 1015550 helps people with PF-ILD. Participants are put into 3 groups randomly, which means by chance. Participants in 2 groups take different doses of BI 1015550 as tablets twice a day. Participants in the placebo group take placebo tablets twice a day. Placebo tablets look like BI 1015550 tablets but do not contain any medicine. Participants are in the study for up to two and a half years. During the first year, they visit the study site 10 times. Afterwards, they visit the study site every 3 months. The doctors regularly test participants' lung function. The results of the lung function tests are compared between the groups. The doctors also regularly check participants' health and take note of any unwanted effects.
This study is open to adults with a lung disease called Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). People can join the study if they are 40 years or older. If they already take nintedanib or pirfenidone for their IPF, they can continue treatment throughout the study. The purpose of this study is to find out whether a medicine called BI 1015550 helps people with IPF. Participants are put into 3 groups randomly, which means by chance. Participants in 2 groups take different doses of BI 1015550 as tablets twice a day. Participants in the placebo group take placebo tablets twice a day. Placebo tablets look like BI 1015550 tablets but do not contain any medicine. Participants are in the study for up to two and a half years. During the first year, they visit the study site 10 times. Afterwards, they visit the study site every 3 months. The doctors regularly test participants' lung function. The results of the lung function tests are compared between the groups. The doctors also regularly check participants' health and take note of any unwanted effects.
The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate the validity of the Microbial- ID test to aid in diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) in terms of sensitivity and specificity.
In persons with chronic hand conditions, orthoses are often prescribed to improve daily-life functioning. In most cases, orthoses are custom manufactured based on a plaster hand model, which is a time-consuming and labor-intensive process. It has been demonstrated that the production time to custom manufacture hand orthoses can be greatly reduced by using three-dimensional (3D) scanning and printing, offering a promising cost-effective alternative to conventional costum manufactured hand orthoses. However, before setting up a cost-effectiveness study in persons with chronic hand conditions, insight into the effectiveness of 3D-printed orthoses on performance of activities of daily living (ADL) is needed, as well as insight into potential cost reductions. To date, this information is largely unknown. The aims of this feasibility study are 1) to collect data on the preliminary effectiveness of 3D-printed orthoses on performance of ADL, satisfaction with the orthosis and quality of life compared to conventional orthoses in persons with chronic hand conditions, and 2) to compare the production time and costs of 3D-printed orthoses with conventional orthoses.
Rationale: Nutrition and lifestyle interventions are currently not implemented in usual clinical care of PAH-patients. Mainly because there is little known on the relation between pathology, nutrition and lifestyle. Patients who suffer from Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension feel insecure about their nutrition and lifestyle. The investigators hypothesize that an intervention on nutrition and lifestyle can improve the patients' quality of life. Objective: To explore the effect of a nutrition and lifestyle intervention on quality of life for patients suffering from PAH. Study design: Investigator initiated intervention study with control group. Study population: investigators aim to include 70 patients (18 - 80 years) with idiopathic, hereditable or drug related PAH, who have been stable for at least three months and are self-sufficient and/or have a family who's willing to participate in the lifestyle changes. Intervention (if applicable): Nutritional status, - education, - intervention and - compliance. Main study parameters/endpoints: This is an intervention study in which the investigators will asses the effect of a nutrition and lifestyle intervention on quality of life measured by SF-36 overall outcome with a significant difference of 6.35. Nature and extent of the burden and risks associated with participation, benefit and group relatedness: The burden for the patient exists of 12 extra visits to the hospital and contact moments, over a period of 11 months, as well compliance to the diet and lifestyle. There is minimal risk in participation.