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It is accepted that emotional events engage more attention and are detected and identified faster than neutral events. The same is true of negative events with regard to positive events. At the cerebral level, this facilitation results in greater activation of brain regions invol…

Determining acceptability and usability of a wearable open-source speech processing platform (Master Hearing Aid) developed for hearing-aid research

The objetive of the study is to evaluate the non-inferiority or the equivalence of the kangaroo care position, in lateral versus traditional one in prone measuring the stability of several parameters in premature infants less than 28 weeks of gestational age during the first 5 da…

Three different types of 'archwires' can be used in Orthodontic treatment, wire choice is decided by treating Orthodontist based on professional preference since research shows that all types are equally effective. It is possible that one type of wire engenders more patient disc…

Procedural sedation is an emergency medicine technique that provides a brief, deep sedation in order to perform very painful emergency emergent procedures such as displaced fracture or dislocated joints reduction. Propofol is recommended for this purpose, injected administered in…

Peripheral blood samples will be taken with informed consent from radiotherapy patients before and during treatment fractions for sarcoma, breast, lung, gut, genitourinary and head \& neck tumours at The Royal Marsden. Candidate genes identified by PHE, Columbia and/or in the lit…

This study is to evaluate the INR levels in patients taking phenprocoumon using the LumiraDx Point of Care INR test and comparing the results to the laboratory reference method , the ACL Elite Pro. Comparison will also be made with the Roche Coaguchek point of care INR test (poin…

Tumors of the pituitary gland comprise up to 20% of all brain tumors. The central location and the small size of the pituitary gland make the management of tumors particularly challenging. Transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) to resect pituitary tumors is highly successful at achieving …

Monocentric, randomized, controlled, single-blind study who's aim is to demonstrate the efficacy of the association of paravertebral block and serratus plane block with paravertebral block alone

Unexplained chronic hypereosinophilia (HE) and hypereosinophilic syndromes (HES) are heterogeneous regarding the organ involvements (heart, lungs, skin, .. or none), the evolutionary profiles, the response to treatments. Underlying mechanisms are largely unknown and may associat…

This study investigates a new technology to assess the structure and function inside the eye. Retinal imaging of subjects with inner and outer retinal defects to detect areas of abnormal structure and function compared to other visual function tests.

Adults with scoliosis have not been the focus of much research in physical therapy despite their prevalence being very important. Adults with idiopathic scoliosis have a reported prevalence of about 2-11%. This includes adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis who have become adults…

THe aim of this study is to determine the frequency of dissociative tendencies in the obese population treated at the CELIOBE (Liberal Center for Obesity Support) at Hôpital Privé La Louvière among patients consulting for the first time and looking for a medical or surgical cours…

The purpose of this study is to compare migration patterns between mechanical and anatomic alignment surgical techniques for the Attune S+ CR-FB knee system using model-based RSA over the first 2 post-operative years.

Antiangiogenic treatments are used in many tumor locations such as metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) with a significant improvement in carcinological results on overall survival and / or progression-free survival. However, their use is characterized by an increase in side effec…

The aim of this study is to utilise ultrasound, using an established method for detecting NAFLD, to determine whether the presence of NAFLD in women with GDM, detected during routine scanning, is a marker of deterioration in glycaemic status post-partum. We propose to assess the …

The goal of this research is to determine (1) the feasibility of tethered capsule OCT esophageal imaging in the Parkinson's Disease population; (2) the morphologic changes in the enteric nervous system of the esophagus in patients with Parkinson's disease.

This study evaluates why some cancer patients but not others experience changes in heart function following treatment with chemotherapy.

The goal of this study is to develop novel treatments for patients with a condition called hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH) through the use of exogenous kisspeptin.

The goal of this observational study is to investigate the concentrations of leptin, insulin, liver expressed antimicrobial peptide 2 (LEAP2), and cortisol in plasma and breast milk and their relationship with eating behavior, growth, adiposity and with the levels of these hormon…