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Clinical trials and research at Université Catholique de Louvain

• 33Clinical trials
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All recruiting trials (33)

• Emotional Reactivity in Severe Alcohol Use Disorder and Depression Using Eye-Tracking and Physiological Measures

  This study tests how people with severe alcohol use disorder, major depressive disorder, both conditions, or neither, recognize and react to emotions using eye-tracking and physiological data.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Brussels, Belgium · NCT07925281

• Tongue features in children with sleep-disordered breathing

  This study tests tongue structure and function in children aged 4–17 who have obstructive sleep-disordered breathing to see how the tongue may contribute to airway obstruction.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Liège · NCT07861230

• Mulligan Movement for Acute Lateral Ankle Sprains

  In adults with a new mild-to-moderate ankle sprain, this study tests whether Mulligan Mobilization With Movement (MWM) helps recovery compared with usual care.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Gistoux, Chaumont-Gistoux · NCT07849374

• Collaborative Clinical Reasoning in Primary Care for Low Back Pain

  A group of general practitioners, physiotherapists, and patients with low back pain in French-speaking Belgium will come together to test how well a shared approach to thinking about care (collaborative clinical reasoning) can work in primary care.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels Capital · NCT07802951

• Post-Exercise Hyperoxia for Recovery in Cyclists

  This study tests whether breathing higher-oxygen air in a pressurized chamber after a hard cycling effort helps competitive cyclists recover and perform better the next day.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Louvain-la-Neuve, Brabant-Wallon · NCT07659301

• Impact of cardiopulmonary bypass on platelet lipids and bleeding after cardiac surgery

  This study tests how CPB changes platelet lipid metabolism and procoagulant platelets to see if these changes relate to inflammation and bleeding after cardiac surgery.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Brussels · NCT07630987

• New Tongue Pressure Tool vs IOPI in healthy adults

  This study tests whether the TOngue Manometer (TOM) can measure tongue muscle strength and endurance more accurately than the IOPI in healthy adults aged 18–65 who speak French.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Brussels · NCT07625761

• Identifying MPN-Specific Immune Targets in Blood and Bone Marrow

  This study tests whether certain T cells in adults with MPN can recognize MPN cells and what antigens those T cells target.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Brussels, Woluwe · NCT07590986

• Chronic Pain Patient Preferences for Pain Medication Side Effects

  This study asks adults with chronic pain who are on pain meds to tell us which side effects bother them most and how these trade off with pain relief.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Brussels · NCT07453524

• Combining berberine and inactivated Bifidobacterium longum to ease intestinal discomfort

  This trial will test if daily berberine (a prebiotic) and an inactivated Bifidobacterium longum (a postbiotic), given alone or together, can reduce intestinal discomfort in adults with recurrent abdominal pain.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Louvain-la-Neuve, Brabant Wallon · NCT07420231

• Predicting Weight Loss After Obesity Treatments

  This study tests what factors predict how much weight people lose after either obesity medications or bariatric surgery.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Brussels, Brussels Capital · NCT07402031

• Immune cells in lung disease and how they could guide immunotherapy

  This project sees if immune cell profiling from blood can explain why people with lung cancer, sarcoidosis, or COPD respond differently to immunotherapy or develop chronic lung inflammation.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Brussels · NCT07384897

• Childbirth choices and experiences in Belgium

  This project asks women who gave birth in Belgium within the past year about why they chose their place of birth and what their childbirth experience was like.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Brussels, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert · NCT07263971

• MitoQ window treatment for triple-negative breast cancer

  We will try a short course of MitoQ in women with triple-negative breast cancer to see whether blood and tumor biomarkers change.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Brussels and 1 other locations · NCT07142096

• Follow-up care for new cases of polyarthritis in children and young adults

  This program will try standardized medical follow-up for children and young adults (≤50) with new-onset JIA, RA, psoriatic/seronegative/undifferentiated arthritis, SLE, or diffuse systemic sclerosis who are treatment-naïve or treated ≤3 months to see if more patients reach disease control or remission.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Brussels · NCT07000916

• EUmetriosis: new insights into how endometriosis develops

  This study will see if epigenetic changes in menstrual blood and plasma can be used to find a non-invasive test for women with endometriosis.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Brussels · NCT07000786

• Validation of a questionnaire to screen children for visual disorders

  This study is testing a new questionnaire to help find out if children aged 3 to 12 have visual problems caused by brain issues, especially for French-speaking families.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Louvain-la-Neuve · NCT06997354

• Exploring the relationship between gut microbiome and cachexia in chronic kidney disease patients

  This study looks at how the gut bacteria might affect weight loss and muscle wasting in people with chronic kidney disease who are on dialysis.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Brussels and 1 other locations · NCT06986265

• Investigating Lipid Levels and Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery

  This study is testing if the levels of fats in the blood can help predict how much pain women will have after breast cancer surgery.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Brussels, Brussels Capital · NCT06907810

• Support for older people to age at home with occupational therapy and assistive devices

  This study is testing a program that combines help from occupational therapists with assistive devices to see if it can help older adults live independently and safely at home.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Yvoir · NCT06819982

• Tongue movement tests to predict airway blockage during sleep in children

  This project will test whether simple tongue movement tests can predict where and how much a child's airway closes during sleep for children with obstructive sleep-disordered breathing who are scheduled for tonsil or adenoid removal.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Brussels · NCT06792045

• Investigating how respiratory muscle training affects tongue muscle function

  This study is testing if breathing exercises can make tongue muscles stronger in healthy adults, which might help people with sleep apnea in the future.

  Recruiting at 3 sites Université Catholique de Louvain · Leuven and 2 other locations · NCT06627283

• Analyzing blood miRNAs to improve adenomyosis diagnosis

  This study is trying to see if certain tiny molecules in the blood can help doctors diagnose adenomyosis more easily by comparing samples from patients with the condition to those without it.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Brussels, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert · NCT06373822

• Assessing tongue protrusion skills in healthy adults

  This study looks at how well healthy adults can stick out their tongues to see how strong and reliable their tongue muscles are compared to other body movements.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Louvain-la-Neuve · NCT06169761

• Assessing tongue muscle functions in healthy children

  This study is trying to find out how well healthy kids aged 4 to 17 can use their tongues for different movements to help understand normal tongue function in children.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Woluwe-Saint-Lambert · NCT06166680

• Evaluating autism in children and adolescents in Belgium

  This study is trying to understand autism in children and teens in Belgium to improve how they are diagnosed and cared for, while also looking at how autism affects their education and families.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Brussels, Brussels Capital · NCT06149468

• Understanding gait control in Parkinson's disease

  This study looks at how walking patterns in people with Parkinson's disease are different from those in healthy individuals to see if there's a connection to freezing episodes while walking.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Louvain-la-Neuve · NCT05908279

• Examining movement control in Parkinson's disease

  This study looks at how people with Parkinson's disease control their movements and whether they can adjust them while moving, to better understand the challenges they face with slow movements.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Louvain-la-Neuve · NCT05908266

• HABIT-ILE therapy for children with acquired brain injury

  This study is testing a new therapy called HABIT-ILE to see if it can help children aged 5 to 18 with brain injuries improve their daily activities and skills better than regular treatments.

  Recruiting at 3 sites Université Catholique de Louvain · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Brabant-Wallon and 2 other locations · NCT05900778

• Effects of Omega-3 on Alcohol Use Disorder

  This study is testing if omega-3 supplements can help improve mental health in people with alcohol use disorder over three months.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Brussels · NCT05899660

• Collecting E. Coli Samples from Patients with Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections

  This study is collecting samples of E. coli from patients with recurring urinary tract infections to see how these bacteria behave and why they might keep coming back.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Brussels · NCT05826067

• Home-based therapy for children with bilateral cerebral palsy

  This study is testing whether a home-based therapy program for children with bilateral cerebral palsy can help them improve their movement and independence compared to traditional therapy.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Brussels · NCT05740605

• Home-based intensive therapy for chronic stroke recovery

  This study is testing whether a home-based therapy for stroke recovery works as well as traditional therapy to help people regain their movement and independence.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Brussels · NCT05727111

Quick answers

How many clinical trials run by Université Catholique de Louvain are recruiting right now?

33, as of November 12, 2026. 1 of them was first registered in the last 30 days. We update this list each time we refresh our data from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where are these trials running?

In 2 countries. The most sites are in Belgium (33 trials), Switzerland (1 trial). Each study page lists its sites and which ones are recruiting.

How do I join one?

Open a study, check the "Is this trial a fit for you?" section, then contact the study team listed on the page. They will ask a few screening questions. Asking is free and does not commit you to anything. Talk it over with your doctor first.

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