Clinical trials: sponsored by Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Gastro-oesophageal Reflux
Influence of IPV on GOR in Infants From 0 to 12 Months.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation ( airway clearance technique) provokes or aggravates gastro-oesophageal reflux in infants from 0 to 12 months.
- Trial name
- NCT02124863
- Testing
- Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Life-threatening Illness, Palliative
Initiating ACP in General Practice. A Phase II Study
End-of-life care often fails in providing optimal patient-centred care and quality of life. Patients frequently suffer from inadequate control of pain, from a lack of communication about their illness and options for treatment…
- Trial name
- NCT02775032
- Testing
- Advance care planning conversations between patients and their GP
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Chronic Low Back Pain
Pain Detecting and Analgesic Stimulating Device on Low Back Pain
Purpose of study is to test in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) the effects of the Nervomatrix device on various clinical outcomes of patients with low back pain, as well as its mechanisms of action.
- Trial name
- NCT02256410
- Testing
- Stimulation
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Pacing Activity Self-management for Patients With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Given the lack of evidence in support of pacing self-management for patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), it is examined whether physical behavior and health status of patients with CFS improve in response to a pacing…
- Trial name
- NCT01512342
- Testing
- Pacing, relaxation therapy
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Multiple Sclerosis
Pacing Activity Self-management for Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
Given the lack of evidence in support of pacing self-management for patients with musltiple sclerosis (MS), it is examined whether physical behavior and health status of patients with MS improve in response to a pacing…
- Trial name
- NCT01512329
- Testing
- pacing, relaxation
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Pain, Chronic, Whiplash Injury
Efficacy of Pain Neurophysiology Education in Combination With Psychologic Inoculation in Chronic Whiplash
With the present study the investigators wish to examine if reconceptualisation of pain, by educating chronic whiplash-associated disorders (CWAD) patients on the neurophysiology of pain, in combination with psychologic…
- Trial name
- NCT01544075
- Testing
- Pain neurophysiology education (PNE) and psychologic inoculation (PI), Neck school (NS)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Gastro-esophageal Reflux
Safety Study of Airway Clearance Techniques in Infants.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether three airway clearance techniques ( Bouncing, Assisted Autogenic Drainage ( AAD) and bouncing and AAD) provoke or aggravate gastro-esophageal reflux in infants under the age of 1…
- Trial name
- NCT02128867
- Testing
- Assisted Autogenic Drainage (AAD), bouncing and AAD, bouncing
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 159 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Bronchiolitis
The Effectiveness of AAD and IPV to Treat Hospitalized Infants (<2years) With Acute Viral Bronchiolitis.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of two airway clearance techniques; Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation and Assisted Autogenic Drainage in hospitalized infants under the age of 2 with acute viral…
- Trial name
- NCT02126748
- Testing
- inhalation 4ml hypertonic saline 3% 3x/day, Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation, Assisted Autogenic Drainage
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Whiplash Injuries
Unraveling the Nature of Impaired Pain Inhibition in Patients With Chronic Whiplash-associated Disorders
The primary study aim is to unravel the nature of impaired pain inhibition during exercise in patients with chronic Whiplash-Associated Disorders (WAD).
- Trial name
- NCT01601912
- Testing
- Atomoxetine, Citalopram
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Problematic Behavior in Children, Parent-child Problem
Effectiveness of a Foster Parent Intervention: Results of a Trial
The hypothesis of the study is that the intervention leads to a reduction in foster children's externalizing problems and foster parents' parenting stress and that this in turn leads to a reduction in the number of breakdowns of…
- Trial name
- PVO (NCT01821755)
- Testing
- Foster parent intervention
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Whiplash
Does Acupuncture Activate Endogenous Pain Inhibition in Chronic Whiplash?
This physiological study examines whether acupuncture exerts short-term effects of analgesic mechanisms in patients with chronic whiplash pain.
- Trial name
- NCT01512576
- Testing
- acupuncture, relaxation
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Relation to Central Sensitization in Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Background Central sensitization has recently been documented in patients with knee osteoarthritis. So far, the presence of central sensitization has not been considered as a confounding factor in studies assessing the pain…
- Trial name
- TENSSENS (NCT01390285)
- Testing
- Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Fibromyalgia, Whiplash
Diffuse Noxious Inhibitory Controls (DNIC): Nociceptive Modulation and Interaction With Neurocognitive Performance in Chronic Pain
Diffuse noxious inhibitory control In order to quantify central sensitization in chronic pain patients, the Diffuse Noxious Inhibitory Control (DNIC) model has been used frequently.
- Conditions
- Fibromyalgia, Whiplash, Chronic Pain
- Trial name
- NCT01172795
- Testing
- Relaxation session, Neurocognitive test battery
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Fibromyalgia
Influence of Painphysiolgy Education on the Pain Inhibition in Fibromyalgia
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether education about the neurophysiology of pain is able to improve central pain inhibition in patients with Fibromyalgia.
- Trial name
- NCT00857740
- Testing
- Education
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic, Fibromyalgia
Pain Inhibition in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Central Sensitivity Syndromes
Both patients with peripheral structural pathologies, like rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-patients, or patients with central sensitivity syndromes (CSS) suffer chronic pain.
- Conditions
- Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic, Fibromyalgia, Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Trial name
- NCT01154647
- Testing
- citalopram, 1 ml 0.9 % NaCl
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Headache
Management of Headache Disorders: A Clinical Trial Screening for Prognostic Patient Characteristics
The management of headache disorders is too often based upon trial and error or on personal beliefs and opinions. Seldom it is based on scientific arguments.
- Trial name
- NCT00298142
- Testing
- Usual Care provided by a medical doctor (GP or Neurologist), Usual care plus Physio-/ Manual Therapy
- Where
- 14 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Live Birth Delivery Rate
Pre-Implantation Genetic Screening in Women Under the Age of 36 Years With Single Embryo Transfer
BACKGROUND: Single-embryo transfer is a well-accepted strategy to avoid multiple pregnancies in an assisted reproductive technology programme. The selection of the embryo with the highest implantation potential is a crucial step.
- Trial name
- NCT00670059
- Testing
- single embryo transfer without aneuploidy screening, single embryo transfer with aneuploidy screening
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel