Clinical trials: open to volunteers, sponsored by Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
- Lead sponsor (exact) Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
- Status Open to volunteers
- Age group Children (under 18)
General Anaesthesia During Pregnancy
Intelligence and Neurodevelopmental Disorders After Prenatal Exposure to General Anaesthesia
Every year in the European Union, thousands of babies are exposed to anaesthesia before they are born because their mothers need surgery during pregnancy.
- Trial name
- PAE-IQ (NCT06633406)
- Testing
- Age-appropriate Wechsler Intelligence Test, Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale, Social Responsiveness Scale
- Where
- 3 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 192 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Musculoskeletal Infection, Chronic Rhinosinusitis (Diagnosis)
Establishing Personalized Phage Therapy and Its Comparative Cost in Difficult-to-treat Infections (EPHICACI)
EPHICACI is a multicenter, prospective study that continues and expands the monocentric PHAGEFORCE registry initiated at UZ Leuven.
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Infection, Chronic Rhinosinusitis (Diagnosis), Persistent Bacteremia, Pulmonary Infection
- Trial name
- EPHICACI (NCT06368388)
- Testing
- Prospective data collection phage therapy, Prospective data collection standard-of-care
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Peritoneal Carcinomatosis, Pseudomyxoma Peritonei
Register With Patients in Which Hyperthermic Intra-Peritoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) Was Performed
The purpose of this study is to register the follow-up data of patients who, because of a peritoneal surface malignancy, will undergo cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC.
- Conditions
- Peritoneal Carcinomatosis, Pseudomyxoma Peritonei, Peritoneal Mesothelioma
- Trial name
- HIPEC (NCT01617382)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Targeted Muscle Activation During Strength Training for Children With CP
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common cause of physical disability in children and is associated with muscle weakness, spasticity, and impaired motor control.
- Trial name
- TACT-CP (NCT07800221)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Visual Impairment, Cerebral Visual Impairment
Body Image, Identity Development, and Social Media Use Among Youth With Visual Impairment: A Single Case Intervention Study
1. Introduction This 3-week single case intervention study is funded by the Horizon Europe Research Program and is part of the VIPPSTAR project (Project 101156763 - VIPPSTAR "Visually Impaired children and adolescents: bridging…
- Conditions
- Visual Impairment, Cerebral Visual Impairment, Visual Impairments
- Trial name
- VIPPSTAR_G3KUL (NCT07741500)
- Testing
- Body image intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Pediatric Cancer
Securing Access to Innovative Molecules in Oncology and Hematology for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults
It involves collecting safety and efficacy data, under the actual conditions of use of off label and compassionate use medicines in children and adolescents approved in humans before 2007, using a validated tool (Ennov EDC) and…
- Trial name
- (SACHA) (NCT07727694)
- Testing
- data collection
- Where
- 6 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Hip Arthropathy Associated With Other Conditions
Long-term Aseptic Revision & Advanced Hip Arthroplasty Database
Total hip arthroplasty (THA) volumes continue to rise each year as the population ages and indications broaden. Increasingly, younger patients require hip replacement for conditions beyond primary osteoarthritis or fractures.
- Trial name
- LARA (NCT07481448)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Mpox
Validation of SDS-EDTA-Treated Chromatography Paper Strips for Mpox Sampling and Transport in DRC
The objective of this prospective paired diagnostic comparison study is to evaluate the diagnostic yield and field applicability of SDS-EDTA-treated chromatography paper strips for the collection, transport, and laboratory…
- Trial name
- NCT07634081
- Testing
- SDS-EDTA-treated chromatography strip
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Food Allergy, Cow Milk Allergy
Stepwise Heat-Denaturated Protein Introduction for Tolerance Induction in Food Allergy
This interventional study aims to validate an early heated protein introduction protocol in cow's milk allergic children who already developed tolerance towards extensively heated cow's milk, in order to speed up the development…
- Trial name
- TEHITI (NCT06380673)
- Testing
- Implementation of cow's milk in decreasingly heated forms, Implementation of heated cow's milk, No intervention
- Where
- 5 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Feasibility Nutritional Supplements for Muscle Growth in CP
The purpose of this study is to investigate the feasibility of a 10-week plan with a nutritional supplement (leucine) and to perform pilot analyses on the effect of leucine on macroscopic muscle morphology in children with…
- Trial name
- Nut-CP (NCT06044168)
- Testing
- Dietary Supplement: Leucine
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis (pedEoE): Effect of Allergen Heat Denaturation on EoE Remission: a Pilot Trial
The objective of the study is to study whether the introduction of heated food products (more specifically heated hen's egg and/or cow's milk) in children with EoE would be possible without re-occurrence of the eosinophilic…
- Trial name
- NCT06381219
- Testing
- Implementation of cow's milk in decreasingly heated forms, Implementation of hen's egg in decreasingly heated forms
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Spastic Cerebral Palsy
3D-Microscopic Muscle Architecture in Cerebral Palsy
The focus of this study is to understand and define the mechanisms of the altered muscle development and growth on a microscopic level within a long-term perspective in children with cerebral palsy and to relate these findings to…
- Trial name
- 3D-MMAP (NCT06584851)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Spastic Cerebral Palsy (sCP)
Botulinum Neurotoxin for Children With CP: a Delicate Balance Between Clinical Benefits and Muscular Harm
A cross-sectional design study will be carried out to explore the morphological muscle properties and alterations in muscle composition on a macroscopic level in children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP).
- Trial name
- Bo-Balance (NCT06991725)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Promoting Emotional and Autonomic Control Through Guided Breathing Exercises for Emerging Adults With Autism
This study examines the impact of guided breathing exercises on stress and heart rate variability (HRV) in autistic young adults.
- Trial name
- PEACE-A (NCT07238153)
- Testing
- Guided breathing exercise - SPB, Guided breathing exercise - HRV-BF
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Dupuytren Disease
Ultrasound Features of Dupuytren's Disease
Dupuytren's disease (DD) is a benign and progressive condition that affects the palmar aponeurosis with a very high global incidence.
- Trial name
- Micro in DD (NCT06956027)
- Testing
- Ultrasound assesment, ROM measurement
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
3D, Dynamic and Mechanically-informed Decision Making in AIS
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is a growth defect of the spine that primarily occurs in prepubertal children between the age of 10 to 14 years, affecting approximately 3% of these otherwise normal children.
- Trial name
- 3D-AIS (NCT04761549)
- Testing
- Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Cow's Milk Protein Allergy
Post-failure Stepwise Heat-Denaturated Protein Introduction for Tolerance Induction in Cow's Milk Allergy Observational Cohort Study
Subjects who failed to become tolerant within 12 months after randomization within one of the three arms in the TEHITI study, can participate in the post-TEHITI observational trial to study the natural tolerance induction process.
- Trial name
- Post-TEHITI (NCT07448740)
- Where
- 5 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Spastic Cerebral Palsy, Acquired Brain Injury
Evaluation of Macroscopic Muscle Growth in Infants and Young Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy
A mixed longitudinal design study will be carried out to explore the onset and time course of morphological muscle changes on a macroscopic level in children with spastic cerebral palsy (SCP).
- Trial name
- 3D-MMAP (NCT05197764)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 229 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Spastic Cerebral Palsy
The Effect of AFOs on the EMG of Children With CP
Children with cerebral palsy (CP) have altered gait patterns as a result of primary and secondary symptoms. Ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) are frequently used to improve their gait.
- Trial name
- NCT06532981
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Olfactory Disorder, Taste Disorders
Prospective Registery of Smell/Taste Clinic Ear/Nose/Throat
Smell/taste disorders are common conditions with a significant impact on quality of life. In September 2021, a specific consultation for patients with smell and taste disorders was initiated at the ENT-HNS (ear, nose, and throat…
- Conditions
- Olfactory Disorder, Taste Disorders, Smell Dysfunction, Smell Disorder
- Trial name
- ProspeRo'Scent (NCT06456008)
- Testing
- Standard of care
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven