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Clinical trials and research at Vrije Universiteit Brussel

• 19Clinical trials
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All recruiting trials (19)

• Training to reduce oxidative stress in knee OA

  A six-week program compares supervised knee-strengthening training with a daily 6,000-step walking plan to see if it improves pain, function, and blood markers of cellular stress in people with knee osteoarthritis.

  Recruiting Vrije Universiteit Brussel · Capelle aan den IJssel · NCT07845838

• Cognitive Model for Behavioral Interventions to reduce behavioral and psychological symptoms in people with dementia

  This project will try a person-centered, non-drug program called CoMBI to see if it reduces behavioral and psychological symptoms in people with dementia living in nursing homes and eases caregiver burden.

  Recruiting Vrije Universiteit Brussel · Tienen, Vlaams-Brabant · NCT07356336

• Using wearable sensors to monitor mental fatigue and its effect on running performance

  This project will test whether wearable sensors can detect mental fatigue in healthy trained runners (18–35) and predict how that fatigue affects a 5-km treadmill time trial.

  Recruiting Vrije Universiteit Brussel · Brussels · NCT07323810

• Tackling Muscle Loss in Hospitalized Older Adults with Blood Flow Restriction and a Gamified Muscle Check

  In this study, older adults who are in the hospital and at risk of losing muscle strength will try a light, safe exercise program paired with blood flow restriction and driven by a tablet game to see if it preserves strength during hospitalization.

  Recruiting at 2 sites Phase 2 Vrije Universiteit Brussel · Antwerp and 2 other locations · NCT07294131

• Gait data collection using wearable sensors and motion capture to test gait events

  This study tests how well wearable IMU sensors can detect gait events by comparing them to gold-standard motion capture in healthy adults.

  Recruiting Vrije Universiteit Brussel · Brussels, Belgium · NCT07236008

• Mild brain stimulation added to exercise for chronic widespread pain

  This study will test whether adding mild brain stimulation (tDCS) during a short bout of aerobic exercise helps people with chronic widespread pain have less pain and fatigue afterward.

  Recruiting Vrije Universiteit Brussel · Jette · NCT07212829

• Pain and sleep problems in children who survived cancer

  This study tests how pain and sleep disturbances relate in children who survived cancer compared with healthy peers.

  Recruiting Vrije Universiteit Brussel · Brussels, Brussels Capital and 1 other locations · NCT07120646

• Examining the links between chronic low back pain and insomnia

  This study is trying to see how chronic low back pain and insomnia are connected by looking at brain changes and how they affect each other in different groups of people.

  Recruiting Vrije Universiteit Brussel · Leuven · NCT06973837

• Promoting healthy eating among higher education students

  This study is testing two ways to encourage college students in Belgium to eat healthier and make better food choices over eight weeks.

  Recruiting at 4 sites Vrije Universiteit Brussel · Antwerp, Antwerpen and 3 other locations · NCT06876272

• Effects of CPAP treatment on pain in people with sleep apnea

  This study is testing if using a CPAP machine for sleep apnea can help reduce pain in people who also have chronic pain.

  Recruiting Vrije Universiteit Brussel · Brussels · NCT06834724

• Examining inter-limb asymmetry in distance runners and non-runners

  This study looks at how differences between the left and right sides of the body in runners and non-runners might affect their running performance and risk of injuries.

  Recruiting Vrije Universiteit Brussel · Ixelles-Elsene, Brussels Capital · NCT06808399

• Understanding balance and walking recovery after stroke

  This study is trying to see how stroke patients recover their balance and walking skills by using a fun game to track their progress over time.

  Recruiting Vrije Universiteit Brussel · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Brussels Capital · NCT06806761

• A new approach to cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in patients with chronic spinal pain

  This study is testing a new way of providing cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia to see if it helps people with chronic spinal pain sleep better.

  Recruiting Vrije Universiteit Brussel · Brussels · NCT06771856

• Pilot of a perinatal palliative care program for parents facing severe fetal or early neonatal diagnoses

  This pilot will test a perinatal palliative care program to support parents in Flanders who receive a severe fetal or early neonatal diagnosis.

  Recruiting Vrije Universiteit Brussel · Brussels and 1 other locations · NCT06456034

• How the brain contributes to mental and physical fatigue

  This trial tests whether two drugs that change brain chemicals—methylphenidate and reboxetine—alter how healthy, physically active adults feel and perform during mental and physical fatigue.

  Recruiting Phase 3 Vrije Universiteit Brussel · Brussels, Brussels Capital · NCT05880342

• Evaluating brain and technology interaction after below-knee amputation

  This study is testing how a new passive prosthetic ankle helps people who have had a leg amputated improve their walking and brain function compared to those without amputations.

  Recruiting Vrije Universiteit Brussel · Brussels · NCT05818410

• Behavioral weight reduction program for overweight or obese patients with chronic low back pain

  This study tests if a weight loss program that includes education about pain and special exercises can help overweight or obese people with chronic low back pain feel better compared to just the education and exercises alone.

  Recruiting at 2 sites Vrije Universiteit Brussel · Brussels and 1 other locations · NCT05811624

• Weight reduction program for chronic low-back pain

  This study is testing if a weight loss program combined with pain education and exercise can help overweight people with chronic low back pain feel better.

  Recruiting at 2 sites Vrije Universiteit Brussel · Brussels and 1 other locations · NCT04824248

• Creating a database of athletes' performance during maximal effort tests

  This study is trying to create a database of how athletes perform during tough tests to help them train better based on their heart rate, speed, and how hard they feel they're working.

  Recruiting Vrije Universiteit Brussel · Brussels · NCT04226534

Quick answers

How many clinical trials run by Vrije Universiteit Brussel are recruiting right now?

19, as of November 12, 2026. We update this list each time we refresh our data from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where are these trials running?

In 3 countries. The most sites are in Belgium (18 trials), Netherlands (2 trials), Switzerland (1 trial). Each study page lists its sites and which ones are recruiting.

What phases are they in?

Phase 2: 1, Phase 3: 1. Trials with no phase listed are usually device, behavioural or observational studies.

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