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KU Leuven Clinical Trials
Studies where KU Leuven is the lead sponsor: what is enrolling now, by phase, condition and country.
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All 218Alzheimer's Disease, Healthy Adult Participants
Ultra-high-performance Positron Emission Tomography (PET) of Synaptic Density, Reactive Astrogliosis and Tau in Alzheimer's Disease
AIM: to investigate the relationship between synaptic density, tau and reactive astrogliosis in Alzheimer's disease (AD) versus healthy controls and centenarians.
- Trial name
- NCT07906054
- Testing
- 18F-SMBT-1 PET, 18F-SynVesT-1 PET, 18F-MK-6240 PET
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Glaucoma Open-Angle Primary, Hypertension
The Acute Effect of Exercise Type And Timing on Ambulatory Blood Pressure and Intra-Ocular Pressure in Individuals With Glaucoma (The ACHIEVE-project).
ACHIEVE aims to determine whether exercise can be a safe and effective non-drug approach to improve blood pressure control in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG).
- Conditions
- Glaucoma Open-Angle Primary, Hypertension, Elevated Blood Pressure
- Trial name
- ACHIEVE (NCT07413614)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Cerebral Visual Impairment
joyVision: The Superiority of Co-design in the Development of a Serious Game for Children With Cerebral Visual Impairment
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the superiority of the through codesign redesigned game joyVision over the iVision game for children with a cognitive age between 3 and 12 with CVI.
- Trial name
- NCT07893379
- Testing
- serious game
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Critical Illness
Cycling Within an Interactive and Immersive Virtual Environment During Critical Illness: a Patient-centred Approach for Lower Limb Rehabilitation
This study aims to investigate whether combining cycling exercise with an immersive and interactive virtual reality (VR) environment improves motivation compared with cycling without visual support or cycling while watching a…
- Trial name
- VRCycling-ICU (NCT07894146)
- Testing
- Basic-Cycle, TV-Cycle, VR-Cycle
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Emotional Distress, Anhedonia
Promoting Positive Emotions in Adolescents Using Positive Events Training: An Indicated Approach
Research shows that high positive emotionality is an essential ingredient in building resilience in youngsters, especially those with a vulnerability to develop depressive symptomatology.
- Trial name
- iPET (NCT07288541)
- Testing
- Positive Events Training (PET)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
IBS, Ulcerative Colitis, Active
Visceral Sensitivity in IBD (Irritable Bowel Disease) and IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
Aim: More insight in pathogenesis of IBS and IBD. Samples are collected in context of an European research project.
- Conditions
- IBS, Ulcerative Colitis, Active, Ulcerative Colitis, Remission (3a: With IBS Symptoms, 3b: Without IBS Symptoms), Healthy Controls
- Trial name
- NCT02421705
- Testing
- Sample collection
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 99,999,999 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Stroke, Upper Limb Motor Impairment
Beyond Observation: Validating the Ecological Relevance of the Ad-AHA Stroke Using Sensor-Based Measures
After a stroke, many people experience difficulty using both hands together in daily life. Most rehabilitation assessments, however, only measure how the affected arm performs in one-handed tasks.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Upper Limb Motor Impairment, Bimanual Function
- Trial name
- NCT07366697
- Testing
- Sensor-based monitoring and clinical assessment
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Atrial Fibrillation (AF), Coronary Artery Disease
Flecainide Safety in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease and Atrial Fibrillation
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether the antiarrhythmic drug flecainide can be used as safely as standard rhythm-control drugs in people with atrial fibrillation (AF) and stable coronary artery disease (CAD).
- Trial name
- ReCAST AF (NCT07405671)
- Testing
- flecainide, Sotalol or Amiodarone
- Where
- 14 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 988 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
ASD, Scoliosis Idiopathic Adolescent
Quality of Life, Psychosocial Burden, and Structural-functional Status in Adults With Spinal Deformity.
This study examines which factors influence quality of life in adults with a spinal deformity. It looks at imaging findings together with pain, daily functioning, psychosocial factors, and frailty to support more person-centred…
- Conditions
- ASD, Scoliosis Idiopathic Adolescent, Scoliosis Idiopathic Adolescent Treatment
- Trial name
- ASD-QoL (NCT07749534)
- Testing
- first corrective surgery, Reoperation
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Chronic Respiratory Diseases
Belgian Lung Function Study
Currently, it remains unclear how to manage serial lung function measurements in a clinical setting. The investigators aimed to tackle this problem by developing a machine learning (ML) model that can accurately predict…
- Trial name
- AIRCAST (NCT07419555)
- Where
- 5 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Completed, with results posted
All 36ADHD, Sleep
Sleep IntervEntion as Symptom Treatment for ADHD
Up to 72% of adolescents with ADHD portray sleep problems. The most common sleep difficulties in adolescents with ADHD are initial insomnia, nocturnal awakenings, non-restorative or restless sleep.
- Conditions
- ADHD, Sleep, Adolescents, CBT
- Trial name
- SIESTA (NCT04723719)
- Testing
- SIESTA, Treatment as usual for ADHD
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Aortic Stenosis, Coronary Artery Disease
COronary and MICrocirculatory Measurements in Patients With Aortic Valve Stenosis.
Although concomitant coronary artery disease (CAD) is frequent in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS), hemodynamic assessment of CAD severity in patients undergoing valve replacement for severe AS is challenging.
- Trial name
- COMIC-AS (NCT04420325)
- Where
- 3 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Short Term Follow-up of a Botulinum Toxin Intervention in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy
This study investigates the effect of integrated Botulinum Neurotoxin A (BoNT) treatment on morphologic muscle and tendon properties, spasticity, joint stiffness, joint range of motion, muscle strength, gait and gross motor…
- Trial name
- NCT05126693
- Testing
- Botulinum Toxin treatment combined with a post-BoNT intensive physical therapy period guided by individualized treatment goals.
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Cerebral Palsy, Spastic
Progressive Supervised Home-based Strength Training in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy
A randomized controlled trail will be carried out to investigate the effect of a 12-week supervised home-based progressive strength intervention in children with spastic cerebral palsy aged 5-11 years.
- Trial name
- NCT03863197
- Testing
- Progressive strength training
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Ovarian Cancer, Fallopian Tube Cancer
European Trial on Enhanced DNA Repair Inhibition in Ovarian Cancer
This study will be performed in women with platinum-sensitive, high-grade serous, high-grade endometrioid, undifferentiated epithelial ovarian cancer, carcinosarcoma, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer (proven by central…
- Conditions
- Ovarian Cancer, Fallopian Tube Cancer, Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma
- Trial name
- EUDARIO (NCT03783949)
- Testing
- Ganetespib, Niraparib, Carboplatin
- Where
- 13 sites in Austria, Belgium and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 122 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven