Clinical trials: sponsored by Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Knee Osteoarthritis (OA)
Altered Joint Mechanics and Biological Response in Osteoarthritic Knees.
Osteoarthritis (OA) stands out as the most prevalent joint disease. It manifests as a progressive degradation of articular cartilage, new bone growth and often synovial tissue proliferation, resulting in pain and compromised…
- Trial name
- AMB-OK (NCT07481461)
- Testing
- Photon counting CT scanning (PCCT scanning), Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI scanning), Gait analysis
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Knee Degenerative Disease
Evaluation of the 5C® MEDic Knee System
This prospective study wants to demonstrate the safety and clinical performance of the 5C® MEDic Knee System following total knee arthroplasty.
- Trial name
- 5C Knee (NCT07491575)
- Testing
- 5C® Knee System prothesis
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Hormone-receptor-positive Breast Cancer, Early Breast Cancer
Clinical Study of Local and Systemic Biological Impact of GLP1/GIP-Receptor Agonists in Patients With Breast Cancer: The CLARA Trial
The CLARA trial is a phase II window-of-opportunity trial evaluating how a commonly used weight-loss medication (tirzepatide, a GLP-1/GIP receptor agonist) affects breast cancer biology, alone and in combination with standard…
- Trial name
- CLARA (NCT07676331)
- Testing
- Tirzepatide, Letrozole (Aromatase Inhibitors)
- Volunteers
- 168 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Colon Cancer, Colon Adenocarcinoma
Improving Prognostication in Colon Cancer
The goal of this study is to test better ways to predict if cancer will return after surgery in adults (18+) who have been diagnosed with stage II or III colon cancer.
- Trial name
- MARBLE (NCT07673393)
- Testing
- Blood draw for the laboratory assessment
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
Blood-based Biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease at the Primary Care Level.
The goal of this study is to determine how blood biomarker tests (ptau217 and ptau217/Aβ42) performed in primary care influence the patient trajectory in individuals with cognitive concerns.
- Trial name
- ADPriK (NCT07666113)
- Testing
- ptau217
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Endometriosis, Endometriosis, Rectum
Patient Reported Outcomes After Surgery for Rectal Endometriosis
To describe the difference in patient reported outcomes after conservative treatment in comparison to radical rectal surgery in patients with deep endometriosis infiltrating the rectum (up to 15cm from the anus with at least…
- Conditions
- Endometriosis, Endometriosis, Rectum, Endometriosis-related Pain, Endometriosis; Bowel
- Trial name
- PROCURE (NCT04204707)
- Testing
- PROMS
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium, Hungary
- Volunteers
- 294 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Wound Healing, Surgical Wound Infection
The Application of Infrared Thermography in the Prediction of Skin Healing in Surgery
This study investigates whether infrared thermography, a harmless and non-invasive thermal camera technique, can help monitor how surgical wounds heal after skin surgery.
- Conditions
- Wound Healing, Surgical Wound Infection, Postoperative Complications, Skin Neoplasms
- Trial name
- THERMS (NCT07524062)
- Testing
- Infrared thermography
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Skin Cancer, Non-Melanoma, Skin Cancer Melanoma
Prospective Collection of Clinical Data and Human Body Material (HBM) of Cutaneous Melanoma, Non Melanoma Patients and Healthy Controls. Biobank Huidkanker
The goal of this clinical trial is to set up a prospective, fit-for-purpose collection of human body material (HBM)-blood (serum, plasma, DNA) and tissue-and standardized clinical data of patients with cutaneous melanoma…
- Trial name
- NCT07266142
- Testing
- Collection of Human Body Material and Clinical Data
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 7,500 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
Chronic Postoperative Pain, Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac Surgery, the Incidence and Impact of Chronic postOperative Pain: a Survey
This survey study aims to investigate the incidence of Chronic post surgical pain (CPSP) in cardiac surgery patients treated at UZ Leuven.
- Trial name
- Cardiac COPS (NCT07640646)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Gestational Diabetes
Continuous Glucose Monitoring for Women With Gestational Diabetes
There are a few ongoing large randomized controlled trials (RCT's) on continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in women with gestational diabetes (GDM) powered for pregnancy outcomes.
- Trial name
- CORDELIA (NCT06310356)
- Testing
- Freestyle Libre 3, Glucometer
- Where
- 16 sites in Australia, Belgium
- Volunteers
- 386 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
HFpEF
Accelerated Pacing and Cardiac Filling Pressures During Exercise in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
What is HFpEF? In heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), the heart pumps well but struggles to relax and fill with blood between beats.
- Trial name
- APAVE (NCT07270536)
- Testing
- Accelerated pacing with AV-delay optimization during rest and light intensity cycling
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Portal Hypertension Related to Cirrhosis
EUS-guided Response Assessment to NSBB
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided portal pressure measurement can determine the treatment response to non-selective beta-blockers (NSBB) in patients with cirrhosis and clinically…
- Trial name
- NCT06513195
- Testing
- endoscopic ultrasound-guided portal pressure measurement
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
Improving the Use of Immunotherapy to Treat Liver Cancer
This project targets patients with a form of primary liver cancer, specifically "hepatocellular carcinoma". This disease often develops in the context of a chronically diseased liver, caused by viral infections, excessive alcohol…
- Trial name
- IO-MARC (NCT07623265)
- Testing
- Blood and tissue sample
- Where
- 4 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Esophageal Cancer
Liquid Biopsies in Esophageal Cancer
Purpose of this study is to determine the value of liquid biopsies, e.g. testing of minimal residual disease (MRD) by using liquid biopsies to measure circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) at diagnosis and during the multimodal and…
- Trial name
- NCT05704530
- Testing
- Blood sample
- Where
- 4 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 248 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Cerebral Palsy (CP), Typically Developing Children
Interaction Between Spasticity and the Initial Response After Balance Perturbations in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy
The aim of this study was to investigate the link between spasticity and the initial response after standing balance perturbations in children with spastic cerebral palsy.
- Trial name
- NCT07616193
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
The Impact of Hybrid Closed-loop Insulin Delivery in Type 1 Diabetes on Glycemic Control and PROMs
Since February 2019 the first hybrid closed-loop insulin pump, the Medtronic MiniMed 670G system, has been offered to people with type 1 diabetes in Belgium.
- Trial name
- INRANGE (NCT04414280)
- Testing
- Medtronic MiniMed 670G, Medtronic MiniMed 780G, Tandem Control-IQ
- Where
- 38 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Management, Low Risk
CARES : Customized Aftercare Report for Evaluated Skin Cancer Patients
Current clinical practices often provide general verbal advice to low-risk patients, which may not sufficiently address individual concerns or offer actionable steps.
- Conditions
- Management, Low Risk, Skin Cancer
- Trial name
- CARES (NCT07330323)
- Testing
- Verbal information only, Personalized Discharge Letter, Personalized Discharge Letter + IntelliStudio
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Breast Neoplasms
FATLAS: Comprehensive Multi-level Characterization of Systemic and Mammary Adiposity in Breast Cancer Patients.
FATLAS is a prospective, interventional, non Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) study aiming to characterize the micro- and macroenvironment of breast cancer according to patient adiposity in different histological and…
- Trial name
- FATLAS (NCT04200768)
- Testing
- Prospective data and sample collection
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Low Grade Glioma of Brain
HyperSpectral Imaging in Low Grade Glioma
Low grade glioma (LGG) is a slowly evolving, highly invasive intrinsic brain tumor displaying only subtle tissue differences with the normal surrounding brain, hampering the attempts to visually discriminate tumor from normal…
- Trial name
- HSI-LGG-2019 (NCT04859725)
- Testing
- Hyperspectral Imaging with Snapscan camera
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven