Maastricht University Medical Center

This study aims to see if a personalized treatment plan created by an artificial intelligence (AI) program works better than standard care for people with heart failure. About 430 participants will be randomly assigned to receive either standard treatment or have their doctor get…

This study aims to see if eating walnuts daily for six months can improve blood flow and insulin sensitivity in the brain for adults with abdominal obesity. Researchers will measure changes in brain function, thinking skills, and appetite control using MRI scans and cognitive tes…

This study tests a new personalized approach to managing blood pressure in patients with severe traumatic brain injury. Currently, all patients receive the same fixed blood pressure targets in intensive care. Researchers will use new technology to determine the 'optimal' blood pr…

This study is testing whether the drug tarlatamab can shrink or control cancer that has spread to the brain in people with small cell lung cancer. It will involve about 34 patients whose brain tumors are not causing symptoms and who have already tried standard chemotherapy. The m…

This study is looking at how well a non-invasive skin imaging tool called LC-OCT works in everyday clinics to diagnose the most common type of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma. Researchers will review the records of about 300 patients to see if the scan was accurate and if it he…

This study aims to learn why some people bleed more easily than normal, even when standard medical tests can't find a cause. Researchers will follow 500 people in the Netherlands with this unexplained condition for up to 10 years, using advanced blood tests and questionnaires. Th…

This study aims to understand how plant sterols, found in foods like nuts and seeds, affect a newly discovered body protein (GPR146/cholesin) that helps control cholesterol. Researchers will feed 23 healthy adults three different test meals (high-cholesterol, low-cholesterol, and…

This study aims to see if using remote monitoring tools helps track the health of people with liver cirrhosis. It will follow 750 patients who are already receiving standard care at hospitals that have added remote monitoring. The researchers will collect medical data to understa…

This study aims to understand how to prevent muscle loss when people are stuck in bed. Researchers will test whether plant-based protein works as well as dairy protein, and whether gentle electrical muscle stimulation helps. Twenty healthy young adults will spend four days in bed…

This study aims to understand how eating more dairy foods affects brain health, appetite control, and gut bacteria in adults who are overweight. Researchers will compare a high-dairy diet (4-5 servings daily) to a low-dairy diet in 40 participants aged 40-75. They will use brain …

This study aims to find out if spreading your daily protein intake across meals helps build more muscle after a workout compared to eating it all at once. It will involve 36 healthy young adults who do not regularly exercise. Researchers will measure how the body builds new muscl…