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.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether fostamatinib is safe and effective in the treatment of persistent/chronic Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP).
Radiation therapy uses radiation to treat lung tumors and metastases in the mediastinum. In order to irradiate as precise as possible, and in order to evaluate the effect of radiation treatment, it is important to depict the lung tumor and the lymph node metastases as accurate as possible. Currently, radiation oncologists use PET-CT for this purpose. However, PET-CT does have its drawbacks, and partly because of this, large volumes are irradiated in current treatment. The investigators believe that MRI can be used to improve depiction of the tumor and lymph nodes and of their motion. However, there is currently no MRI protocol available which is aimed at improving radiotherapy. In this study, the investigators want to select the optimal MRI settings for depiction of the lung tumor, the lymph node metastases and their movement. The investigators plan to do this by first examining 10 healthy volunteers, followed by 20 patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of daratumumab when combined with lenalidomide and dexamethasone (DRd) to that of lenalidomide and dexamethasone (Rd), in terms of progression-free survival in participants with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.
Subjects enrolled in this study will have biopsies obtained and sent to Dr. Fitzgerald's lab for analysis of a validated biomarker panel. Subjects will be stratified to either high or low risk of progression to esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) based on biomarker panel results. Biomarker panel results will not be communicated to sites. Subjects with low grade dysplasia will be offered the option of treatment (radiofrequency ablation (RFA)) as part of routine care. Subjects with low grade dysplasia who do not want RFA and subjects with no dysplasia will receive surveillance endoscopy in 1 year per routine care. All subjects will be administered a questionnaire seeking information about hypothetical willingness to be randomized to treatment or surveillance.
The successful re-opening of a blocked coronary artery has a beneficial effect on the further clinical course (e.g. improvement of clinical symptoms, improved quality of life, increased heart function, etc.). However, some types of blockages are more difficult to open by means of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), a procedure which is commonly used for these kind of problems. This procedure makes use of a technique in which special wires, balloons, stents (metal or polymeric tube-like structures) and devices are utilized to re-open or revascularize a blockage in one of the blood vessels of the heart. This type of blockages are chronic total occlusions (CTO). CTOs have certain characteristics which impede the revascularization of the blood vessel. Nevertheless, remarkable progress has been achieved over the past few years in the area of CTO revascularization or CTO PCI. A large range of CTO dedicated materials, such as guidewires, guiding catheters, devices, balloons and stents, as well as different techniques have been developed. However, at present, reluctance to open CTOs still exists, due to the indications and outcomes of percutaneous revascularization as well as the technical difficulties which commonly arise during these interventional procedures. The presence of these difficulties results in suboptimal success rates worldwide (±70-80%), despite these many innovations. To increase these success rates and to make sure more interventional cardiologists will treat CTOs, a hybrid treatment algorithm has been developed with the materials (e.g. CrossBoss™ catheter; Bridgepoint Medical, Inc.) and techniques, currently already available. The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and efficiency of this hybrid algorithm as well as validating the efficacy of one of the materials (CrossBoss™ catheter), used in this algorithm. To be able to do this, data concerning the patients' demographics, CTO characteristics, procedure and outcome will be collected in the form of a registry. This registry will be performed in several European centra (Belgium, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, France). Since the study will only collect data and no intervention is performed, this will be an observational study. At regular time points, the data will be checked for errors or inconsistencies. To do this, site visits will be performed at pre-defined times.
This study will assess efficacy of secukinumab, compared to ustekinumab, in patients that have plaque-type psoriasis
Cryoballoon based therapy is an established therapy for the treatment of (paroxysmal) atrial fibrillation. However, with the rapid evolution in cryoablation technique and its increased effectiveness, the risk of complications increases. Therefore it is of utmost importance to define the optimal duration of cryoballoon ablation time.The objective of the study is to assess the optimal ablation duration using the second generation cryoballoon for isolation of pulmonary veins in the treatment of atrial fibrillation.
Voriconazole is a broad-spectrum antifungal agent. There is evidence for a relation between the efficacy and safety of voriconazole and voriconazole trough concentrations. There are several factors that could influence voriconazole concentrations. Inflammation could be one of these factors. In a retrospective study was observed that reduced metabolism of voriconazole was related to inflammation in patients with severe infections. Reduced metabolism of voriconazole resulted in high voriconazole levels and low N-oxide metabolite (inactive metabolite of voriconazole) levels. The purpose of this study is to determine an algorithm to guide dosing of voriconazole during severe inflammation and to develop a multiple linear regression model to describe the contribution of CRP concentrations to the variability in voriconazole levels and metabolic ratio.
The Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid (Baha) system consists of an implanted part and sound processor. The system provides a hearing solution for a subgroup of patients who cannot sufficiently profit from conventional hearing aids. Disadvantageous are its high rate (up to 40%) of associated peri-implant dermatitis. This research project is part of an attempt to reduce the amount of peri-implant dermatitis. Besides an attempt of Holgers to identify the skin flora in relation to infection around the abutment using a standard culture which yielded limited and no clinically relevant results, little is known about the microbiome on the abutment or its interaction with the commensal skin flora. Moreover, conventional cultures are not very sensitive in identifying bacteria. In 2010, Budding et al. introduced IS-pro. Is-pro is a novel 16S-23S rDNA interspace (IS)- region-based profiling method. This technology was devised to enable high-throughput molecular fingerprinting of microbioma. Since IS-pro is quick and relatively inexpensive, these environments can also be monitored over time by repeating the test. This paves the way for researching the microbiome on the abutment and it could enable clinically objective follow up of treatments in vivo using the human as a host. This technique allows researchers to even discover unknown, previously unidentified bacteria. Additionally, Scanning Electron Microscopy will be used to assess the spatial distribution and composition of bacteria on the abutment. The first step, using these techniques, is to determine the bacteria which inhabit the abutment also in relation to the surrounding skin. Additionally, the relationship with skin-implant infections and the effect of treatments will be monitored. Depending on these primary scientific results, a subsequent study will be devised to study (experimental) treatments in a randomized, controlled fashion. Objectives of the study: 1. To identify the bacterial flora on the abutment in a phylum/species classification. 2. To assess the relationships between the commensal skin flora and the flora on the abutment and to study if clinical signs of peri-implant skin infection and subsequent treatment are associated with a change in bacterial composition. 3. To assess if there exists a relationship between skin hygiene and the transient skin flora.
Pilot study enrolling up to 12 patients at a single investigational site in the Netherlands. Patients for TAVR will be enrolled to receive the Embolic Deflection Device throughout the duration of the TAVR procedure.