Universität Des Saarlandes
Clinical trials sponsored by Universität Des Saarlandes, explained in plain language.
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Fasting two days a week could shrink fatty liver, new study hopes to prove
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether a 5:2 intermittent fasting diet (eating only about 600 calories on two non-consecutive days each week) can reduce liver fat in people with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). 120 adults with obesity and significant liver fat …
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Universität des Saarlandes • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 23, 2026 17:46 UTC
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New combo therapy aims to extend life in hard-to-treat head and neck cancer
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 3 trial tests whether giving re-radiation with chemotherapy followed by the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab can help people with recurrent head and neck cancer live longer compared to standard pembrolizumab alone or with chemotherapy. The study includes 214 adults who…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Universität des Saarlandes • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 18, 2026 11:46 UTC
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Thousands of eyes tracked to unravel keratoconus mysteries
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study follows thousands of people with keratoconus, a condition that makes the cornea thin and bulge. Researchers measure the eye's shape and vision over many years to understand how the disease starts and changes. No new treatments are tested—the goal is simply to learn mor…
Sponsor: Universität des Saarlandes • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 18, 2026 11:51 UTC
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Eye-Opening: 100,000 corneal transplants tracked over two decades
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study looks at how corneal transplants have changed in Germany from 2001 to today. Researchers collect yearly information from 111 eye clinics about how many transplants are done, which surgical methods are used, and why patients need them. The goal is to understand trends a…
Sponsor: Universität des Saarlandes • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 03, 2026 12:04 UTC