University Hospital, Antwerp

This early-stage trial is testing a personalized cell therapy for people with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS). Doctors take a patient's own immune cells, modify them in a lab to potentially calm the immune attack on the brain and spinal cord, and then inject them back. The ma…

This study aims to understand how a nerve stimulation treatment affects the tendency of the throat to collapse in people with obstructive sleep apnea. Researchers will measure airway stability during a sleep endoscopy procedure in 21 patients already using the stimulation device.…

This study is testing whether a new smartwatch-based activity score can help people who have completed a hospital cardiac rehabilitation program stay physically active at home. Researchers will compare two groups of about 318 participants: one group that sees their personalized a…

This study aims to see if telling patients their genetic risk for esophageal cancer affects their quality of life and fear of the disease. It will also test if a more intensive check-up schedule based on this risk is cost-effective. Researchers will collect tissue and blood sampl…

This study aims to better understand how sleep apnea affects the heart. Researchers will follow 270 adults with moderate-to-severe sleep apnea to test new ways of measuring oxygen drops and heart rate changes during sleep. They will also see how different treatments (like CPAP ma…

This study aims to understand the specific worries of patients who feel anxious before planned surgery. Researchers will interview 30 patients with high anxiety scores to learn how their concerns might be linked to developing long-term pain after an operation. The goal is to use …