Clinical trials: sponsored by KU Leuven
Radiography, Spinal Fusion
Reassessing the Role of Routine Radiographs After Spinal Fusion Surgery
Routine radiographs are commonly obtained after spinal fusion surgery to monitor postoperative evolution and detect complications. However, the actual contribution of these radiographs to clinical decision-making remains unclear.
- Trial name
- RRASP (NCT07200557)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 978 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Functional Dyspepsia
The Effects of STW 5-II on Duodenal Mucosa and Symptoms in Functional Dyspepsia
The goal of this clinical trial is to find out whether a herbal medicine called STW 5-II can help improve gut health and symptoms in adults recently diagnosed with functional dyspepsia (FD)-a condition that causes frequent…
- Trial name
- DESTINY (NCT07198243)
- Testing
- STW 5-II
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Low Back Pain, Spine Disease
Effect of an Interdisciplinary Spine Rehabilitation Program
The goal of this research project is to evaluate the effectiveness of the current interdisciplinary rehabilitation program (Revita) and follow-up trajectory for chronic lumbar spine disorders in the University Hospitals Leuven.
- Trial name
- PROGRESS (NCT06030570)
- Testing
- Rehabilitation program (Revita)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Postprandial Distress Syndrome, Functional Dyspepsia
Postprandial Distress Itopride Cohort Trial
Functional Dyspepsia (FD) is a common gastrointestinal disorder affecting about 7.2% of the population, characterized by gastroduodenal symptoms without an identifiable organic cause.
- Conditions
- Postprandial Distress Syndrome, Functional Dyspepsia, Epigastric Pain Syndrome
- Trial name
- PASSPORT (NCT07165301)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Hearing Disorders in Children, Hearing Loss
Automated Measures of Speech Intelligibility Using Brain Wave Recordings
Hearing loss is one of the most prevalent impairments in the world. The World Health Organization estimates that as of 2020, around 466 million people worldwide are affected by disabling hearing loss, of which 34 million are…
- Trial name
- CORGEE (NCT06402994)
- Testing
- Electrophysiological experiment, Speech audiometry
- Where
- 4 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Peri-implant Health
The Socket Shield Technique, a Prospective Cohort Study of 20 Patients
23 implants with socket shield were followed for 18 months. buccal bone thickness and survival rates registered.
- Trial name
- NCT05902715
- Testing
- oral implant placement with socket shield technique
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 20 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
Subretinal Hemorrhage, Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Robotic Subretinal tPA Injection Study
In the RoTIS study, the investigators would like to test the robotic stabilizer for the subretinal injection of tPA in patients with subretinal hemorrhage during standard-of-care surgery.
- Trial name
- RoTIS (NCT06347107)
- Testing
- Robotic subretinal tPA injection
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Stroke (CVA) or TIA, Carotid Artery Plaque
[18F]AlF-NOTA-octreotide PET/MRI in Carotid Artery Disease
This clinical trial aims to evaluate whether [¹⁸F]AlF-OC PET/MRI can characterize and quantify inflammation in carotid atherosclerotic plaques.
- Conditions
- Stroke (CVA) or TIA, Carotid Artery Plaque, Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular Disease, Carotid Arteriosclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT07104487
- Testing
- [18F]AlF-OC
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 24 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
Huntington Disease
Comparison Between [11C]UCB-J and [18F]SynVest-1 PET in HD.
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a functional imaging technique, which enables in vivo visualization of biological molecules expressed in human tissues.
- Trial name
- NCT05360082
- Testing
- [11C]UCB-J PET, [18F]SynVest-1 PET
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Hip Fractures, Stroke
Accuracy Activity Monitors for Inhospital Activity Monitoring of Geriatric Patients
The focus of this study will be to determine the accuracy of the MOX, the Axivity and Fitbit, Empatica and Chill+ activity monitors (with both custom-made and available algorithms) for the classification of lying, sitting…
- Conditions
- Hip Fractures, Stroke, Abdominal Injury
- Trial name
- NCT04865627
- Testing
- activity monitor
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Parkinson Disease
Long-term Longitudinal Imaging of Presynaptic Terminals in PD
AIM: To investigate whether SV2A loss spreads from brainstem to cerebral cortex with progression of Parkinson's disease (PD) and to determine whether longitudinal cortical SV2A loss correlates with cognitive decline in PD.
- Trial name
- NCT06875765
- Testing
- 11C-UCB-J PET-CT, 18F-PE2I PET-CT, MRI brain
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Shoulder Arthroplasty
What Are the Determinants for RTW After SA
Shoulder arthroplasty is becoming increasingly common, due to ageing of the population. Historically, surgeons have been reluctant to use a shoulder replacement in younger patients.
- Trial name
- RTW after SA (NCT06281574)
- Testing
- Questionnaires
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 122 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Dupuytren's Disease
Goniometry and Goniometric Measurement on Standardised Images in Dupuytren's Disease
Measuring range of motion (ROM) is essential in detecting musculoskeletal deficits, monitoring the effects of treatment and progression of the disease.
- Trial name
- Goniometry (NCT06263699)
- Testing
- ROM measurement of the MCP and PIP joints in digits 4 and 5
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Tibial Plateau Fracture
TPF Machine Learning Algorithms
To adopt a machine learning technique to decide whether operative or non-operative treatment will result in the best patient-outcome.
- Trial name
- NCT04983316
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Dyspepsia and Other Specified Disorders of Function of Stomach, Postprandial Distress Syndrome
Primary Care dySpEpsia rikkuNshiTo
Dyspepsia refers to chronic or recurrent upper gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms originating from the gastroduodenal region with a significant impact on patients' lives.
- Trial name
- PRESENT (NCT06482671)
- Testing
- Rikkunshi-to
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Urogenital Cancer, Lower Limb Lymphedema
Lymphoedema and Nocturia/Nocturnal Polyuria After Pelvic LND for Urogenital Cancer
After the treatment of urogenital cancer, a person may develop lymphoedema of the leg(s) and/ or midline region. Clinical symptoms include abnormal tissue swelling, sensation of limb heaviness, erythema, pain, and impaired limb…
- Conditions
- Urogenital Cancer, Lower Limb Lymphedema, Nocturia, Nocturnal Polyuria
- Trial name
- UroLymph (NCT05300308)
- Testing
- usual care
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 150 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
Intellectual Developmental Disorder, Malformations
The Belgian Genome Resource to Resolve Rare Diseases
Whole-exome (WES) or whole-genome sequencing (WGS) are recommended as first- or second-tier molecular tests for patients with developmental disorders (DD), but the clinical utility of WGS continues to be debated.
- Conditions
- Intellectual Developmental Disorder, Malformations, Dysmorphia, Developmental Delay (Disorder)
- Trial name
- BeSolveRD (NCT07051213)
- Testing
- Whole exome sequencing, Whole genome Sequencing
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 567 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
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