Clinical trials: sponsored by University Ghent
Healthy
Reject Analysis of Periapical Radiographs of Dental Implants.
Periapical radiographs of dental implants, acquired as part of two ongoing research projects, will be retrospectively analyzed using a newly developed image quality scoring form.
- Trial name
- RA1-2025 (NCT07876687)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders, Anterior Open Bite Malocclusion
Oral Myofunctional Pattern in Children With Anterior Open Bite
Oral myofunctional disorders (OMD) are a key, internationally acknowledged environmental factor causing dental and skeletal malocclusion.
- Trial name
- OMBIT (NCT07045779)
- Testing
- Orofacial myofunctional therapy - traditional, Orofacial myofunctional therapy - reduced, Vocal warm up
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Return to Sport, Shoulder Dislocation or Subluxation
Validation of an Upper Extremity Physical Performance Test Battery in Patients After Shoulder Dislocation
The goal of this exploratory prospective study is to determine if an upper extremity test battery, comprised of physical performance tests, analytical tests and patient-reported outcome measures, can predict successful return to…
- Trial name
- VAL_PPT_P (NCT07115225)
- Testing
- Analytical test - Shoulder Range of Motion (ROM), Analytical test - Shoulder Strength, Modified-Athletic Shoulder Test (M-AST)
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Suicide Prevention, User Experience
Evaluation of the Quality of Chat Conversations With the Suicide Helpline Zelfmoordlijn 1813
Suicide remains a serious public health issue in Flanders. Every day, nearly three people die by suicide, and many more attempt it or struggle with suicidal thoughts.
- Conditions
- Suicide Prevention, User Experience, Suicide, Suicidal Ideation
- Trial name
- CHATQ-1813 (NCT07176156)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 373 people
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Cleft Lip and Palate, Cleft Palate Children
Perceptions of High and Low Intensity Speech Intervention in Children With a Cleft Palate
A cleft (lip and) palate is the most common congenital abnormality of the face and skull with a significant social impact, affecting speech, hearing, feeding, oral behavior, dentition and satisfaction with appearance.
- Conditions
- Cleft Lip and Palate, Cleft Palate Children, Speech Therapy, Speech Disorders in Children
- Trial name
- NCT07781566
- Testing
- High-intensity speech therapy for children with cleft palate, Low-intensity speech therapy for children with cleft palate
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Speech Therapy, Speech Disorders in Children
High-intensity vs Low-intensity Speech Intervention in Children With Phonological Speech Sound Disorders
Achieving speech that is understandable and acceptable to others is the key outcome in the treatment of phonological speech sound disorders. Therefore, speech therapy provided by a speech-language pathologist is essential.
- Conditions
- Speech Therapy, Speech Disorders in Children, Phonological (Speech) Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT07779759
- Testing
- High-intensity combined phonetic-phonological intervention, Low-intensity combined phonetic-phonological intervention
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Folate Deficiency, Vitamin B 12 Deficiency
Effectiveness of Fortification With Folic Acid and Vitamin B12 Among Teenage Girls
Folic acid and vitamin B12 play an interdependent role in key cellular processes, namely deoxyribonucleic acid synthesis, cell division, red blood cell formation, and nervous system myelination.
- Conditions
- Folate Deficiency, Vitamin B 12 Deficiency, Anemia, Megaloblastic, Cognitive Development
- Trial name
- NCT06100146
- Testing
- Folic acid and vitamin B12 fortified flour, Unfortified cereal flour
- Where
- 2 sites in Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 472 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Suicidal Behavior, Suicidal Ideation
Evaluation of an App for Young People With Suicidal Thoughts
There are currently very few evidence-based tools specifically designed to support children and adolescents experiencing suicidal thoughts.
- Conditions
- Suicidal Behavior, Suicidal Ideation, Coping Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT07165561
- Testing
- Smartphone App
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Gait
Dual-tasking Effect on Gait in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder
The aim of the study is to collect data in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) aged between 7 and 17 years for analyses of the gait pattern while walking at the Gait Real-time Analysis Interactive Lab (GRAIL)…
- Trial name
- NCT06400043
- Testing
- Cognitive dual-task, Motor dual-task
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Suicide Prevention, Informal Caregivers
Needs Assessment Among Carers of Someone With Suicidal Thoughts
With this study the investigators would like to gain insight into the experienced needs carers of individuals with suicidal thoughts, who attempted suicide or who died by suicide.
- Trial name
- NCT06611956
- Testing
- No intervention (observational study)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 2,255 people
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Preterm and Term Infants
fNIRS Grasping Task in Infants
This study aims to investigate the neural mechanisms involved in the development of reach-to-grasp function in infants. Reaching and grasping are crucial motor skills that develop early in infancy and are essential for later…
- Trial name
- NCT07147673
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders
Oromyofunctional Training: an Innovative Rehabilitation Program for Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a prevalent medical condition with important implications for overall health and quality of life in both children. Therefore, it is important to treat OSA early and effectively.
- Trial name
- OROFIT (NCT07129967)
- Testing
- Orofacial myofunctional therapy
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders
Oromyofunctional Therapy: a Rehabilitation Program for OSA in Children With Down Syndrome and Prader-Willi Syndrome
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a prevalent medical condition with important implications for overall health and quality of life in both children. Therefore, it is important to treat OSA early and effectively.
- Trial name
- OROFIT-P (NCT07122505)
- Testing
- Orofacial myofunctional therapy
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Suicide Prevention, User Experience
User Evaluation of Zelfmoord1813.be and Its Related Websites
Monitoring the availability and accessibility of suicide prevention information in Flanders remains crucial. In 2022, 1,024 people died by suicide in Flanders, and approximately 10,000 individuals required emergency care…
- Trial name
- NCT07071922
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Athletic Injuries
Validity of an Upper Extremity Physical Performance Test Battery in Healthy Athletes
This project comprises two studies; a cross-sectional study and a prospective study. 1. The cross-sectional study aims to develop and validate a new sport-specific test battery (PROMs, analytical and physical performance tests)…
- Trial name
- VAL_PPT_H (NCT06153121)
- Testing
- Physical performance test - Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test (CKCUEST), Physical performance test - modified Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test (m-CKCUEST), Physical performance test - Seated Seated Single Arm Shot Put Test (SSASPT)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Sedentary Behaviour
Reducing and Breaking up School-related Sedentary Behaviour Among Adolescents Using Co-creation
Adolescents spend the majority of the day sedentary, especially at school whilst sitting in class and at home when performing school-related tasks.
- Trial name
- G072223N (NCT07036276)
- Testing
- Co-adapted intervention, Standard intervention
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Sleep Quality, Implementation
Cascading A Healthy Sleep Intervention In Vocational Education
Sleep is crucial for the mental, cognitive and physical health of adolescents. However, teenagers in 2024 sleep less and less and their sleep is of poorer quality.
- Trial name
- NCT07030556
- Testing
- Healthy Sleep Intervention, Co-creation process, Training for teachers
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Cleft Lip and Palate, Speech Disorders in Children
High and Low Intensity Speech Intervention in Children With a Cleft Palate: Perceptions of Children, Their Caregivers and Speech-language Pathologists
A cleft (lip and) palate (CP±L) is the most common congenital abnormality of the face and skull with a significant social impact, affecting speech, hearing, feeding, oral behavior, dentition and satisfaction with appearance.
- Trial name
- NCT06895395
- Testing
- High intensive combined phonetic-phonological intervention, Low intensive combined phonetic-phonological intervention
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Suicide Prevention, Suicidal Ideation
Co-creation of Tools for Children and Adolescents with Suicidal Thoughts And/or Behaviour
Evidence shows that there are very few evidence-based tools or interventions specifically targeting suicidality in children and adolescents.
- Conditions
- Suicide Prevention, Suicidal Ideation, Suicidal Behaviors
- Trial name
- Co-crea K&J (NCT06776328)
- Testing
- Tools
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Cleft Palate Children, Speech Therapy
Effect and Cost-utility of of High Intensity vs. Low Intensity Speech Intervention in Children With Cleft Palate
Achieving speech that is understandable and acceptable to others is the key outcome in cleft treatment. Therefore, speech therapy provided by a speech-language pathologist is necessary.
- Conditions
- Cleft Palate Children, Speech Therapy, Speech Disorders in Children, Cleft Lip and Palate
- Trial name
- NCT06381713
- Testing
- High intensive combined phonetic-phonological intervention, Low intensive combined phonetic-phonological intervention
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- University Ghent