Publications
Core outcome measures for clinical effectiveness trials of nutritional and metabolic interventions in critical illness: an international modified Delphi consensus study evaluation (CONCISE) KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: Clinical research on nutritional and metabolic interventions in critically ill patients is heterogenous regarding time points, outcomes and measurement instruments used, impeding intervention development and data syntheses, and ultimately worsening clinical outcomes. We aimed to identify and develop a set of core outcome domains and associated measurement instruments to include in all research in critically ill patients. METHODS: An ...
Soluble RAGE and the RAGE ligands HMGB1 and S100A12 in critical illness: impact of glycemic control with insulin and relation with clinical outcome KU Leuven
Systemic inflammation often leads to complications in critically ill patients. Activation of the receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) generates inflammatory cytokines, proteases, and oxidative stress and may link inflammation to subsequent organ damage. Furthermore, hyperglycemia-induced oxidative stress increases RAGE ligands and RAGE expression. We hypothesized that preventing hyperglycemia during critical illness reduces the ...
Using an interim analysis based exclusively on an early outcome in a randomized clinical trial with a long‐term clinical endpoint Hasselt University
In RCTs with an interest in a long-term efficacy endpoint, the follow-up time necessary to observe the endpoint may be substantial. In order to reduce the expected duration of such trials, early-outcome data may be collected to enrich an interim analysis aimed at stopping the trial early for efficacy. We propose to extend such a design with an additional interim analysis using solely early-outcome data in order to expedite the evaluation of ...
Immunology of COVID‐19: mechanisms, clinical outcome, diagnostics and perspectives – a report of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
With the worldwide spread of the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) resulting in declaration of a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020, the SARS-CoV-2-induced coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) has become one of the main challenges of our times. The high infection rate and the severe disease course led to major safety and social restriction measures worldwide. There is an urgent need ...
Pulmonary exacerbation: towards a definition for use in clinical trials. Report from the EuroCareCF Working Group on outcome parameters in clinical trials KU Leuven
Pulmonary exacerbations represent a key outcome variable in clinical trials of cystic fibrosis (CF). As there is variation in the trigger for use of intravenous antibiotics compared to the use of oral antibiotics or new nebulised therapy for treatment of exacerbations, the consensus view is that use of intravenous antibiotics cannot be regarded as the key defining character for an exacerbation on its own. The consensus view is that the clinical ...
Immunology of COVID‐19: mechanisms, clinical outcome, diagnostics and perspectives – a report of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
With the worldwide spread of the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) resulting in declaration of a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020, the SARS-CoV-2-induced coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) has become one of the main challenges of our times. The high infection rate and the severe disease course led to major safety and social restriction measures worldwide. There is an urgent need ...