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The purpose of the present proposal is to improve care to children with asthma by including regular assessments of non-invasive inflammatory markers during the management of asthma. In this case, treatment is also guided by inflammatory markers (…
Evaluation of the rise in serum creatinine and the incidence of CIN following angiography in patients treated with a short hydration regime during 1 hour with sodium bicarbonate compared to a hydration regime with saline during 6-24 hours.
The main objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention (Lifestyle Triple P).
To study the protective effect of pre-treatment with metformin on flow mediated dilation after 20 minutes ischemia and 20 minutes reperfusion. If metformin treatment indeed limits endothelial IR-injury, a second study will be performed in the same…
To assess the costs and effects of tailoring the duration of elastic compression stocking (ECS) therapy after deep vein thrombosis (DVT) to individual patients needs.
Primary Objective: to determine the feasibility of supported MV with low tidal volumes after partial neuromuscular blockade in patients with high respiratory drive. Secondary Objective: to determine the effect of partial neuromuscular blockade on…
The current research proposal aims to investigate the medium and long-term health benefits of a combined supervised exercise and dietary intervention versus a dietary intervention (=usual care) in obese long-standing type 2 diabetes patients. It is…
Driven by the hypothesis that combination of dietary polyphenols, with distinct mechanisms of action, may improve cellular energy and fatty acid metabolism, preventing thereby the development of the metabolic syndrome and diabetes, the following…
Comparison of preoperative diets before bariatric surgery with a randomized non-inferiority trial in order to compare the standard VLCD with a standard diet.
The current proposal aims at testing an innovative, implementable, effective intervention strategy towards stopping of passive smoke exposure in children at risk for asthma.
To investigate if home-hydration is a non inferior alternative for in-hospital hydration in the prevention of Contrast Induced Nephropathy in high risk patients.
Primary objective: to asses the quality of a reservoir which removes leukocytes and lipids combined with the Continuous Autotransfusion System (CATS) regarding the autotransfusion product in general and red blood cell function in particular.…
Implementation of a biobank infrastructure to facilitate development and improvement of screening markers for colorectal neoplasia. New biomarkers will be compared to state of the art tests, e.g. currently FIT.
The objective of the study has the intention to prove that a pre-and dysmature baby in a supported back-position, by the use of a controlled moulder, shows more signs of comfort than a specific baby in a freely supine position.We are basing…
This study has the primary aim to correlate subjective fitness of medical specialists to objective scales and relate the scores to validated levels of performance, which would be considered acceptable to perform surgical procedures.Objectives of…
Fertility follow-up of the women who visited our out patient ward for information on fertility preservation before starting gonadotoxic treatment
Hypothesis: By linking hepatitis B and C screening to the existing tuberculosis screening programme , hepatitis B and C carriers can be detected among immigrants.Objective: The main objective is the prevention of hepatitis B and C transmission in…
Measurement of the pain index, NoL, during laryngoscopy, intubation and skin incission during variations in de level of propofol and remifentanil.
Objectives:Medical: What is the effect of an exercise training program in children and young adults (up to 20 years of age) who have undergone treatment for ConHD (tetralogy of Fallot or Fontan procedure) on: a) aerobic fitness, b) ventricular size…
• Primary objective (parasitological): To investigate the kinetics of parasitemia of different Plasmodium falciparum isolates• Secondary objective (immunological): To investigate parasite development and immunological properties of different…