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Background: Multiproblem young adults (between ages 18 and 27), characterized by a variety of severe psychosocial problems, comprise a societal challenge with high priority on the political agenda, both nationally and internationally. However, so…
Null hypothesis: the 8 centres with different cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programmes do not differ from each other with regards to the effectiveness.
Information-processing: 1. Changes in measures of severity of OCD are explained (partially) by changes in measures of meta-cognitions (explicit and/or implicit); 2. Changes in measures of meta-cognitions (explicit and implicit) precede changes in…
To compare the efficacy of maintenance therapy with an equal monthly dose of imiglucerase when administered at a frequency of once every four weeks versus once every one or two weeks, in adult type I Gaucher disease patients in stable and good…
Non invasive hemodynamic monitoring is as good as invasive monitoring
Custom made orthotic insoles by a podiatrist are (cost)effective in reducing pain and improving function in patients with plantar fasciitis compared to sham orthotic insoles and education alone.
Many employees who are sicklisted do not really know how to handle the situation. Simple and specific education and individually based instructions through a website can possibly solve or reduce this problem. Besides, the website contains a…
The aim of the current pilot study is to investigate the prevalence of (symptomatic) hypoglycaemia in frail elderly patients with type 2 diabetes treated with sulfonylurea and metformin, and to gather data for a full-scale hypothesis-testing study.…
rhDNase improves lung function in children with persistent asthma who have persistent obstructive pulmonary function; Treatment of mucus impaction is an interesting alternative approach to treat peripheral airflow limitation in asthmatic patients.…
The aim of our descriptive study was to quantify the disease burden leading to hospital-based care, repatriation or death in Dutch travelers during their stay in a foreign country, including Europe. The outcome of this study could be used as…
The optimal feeding route has yet to be found(1). A nill by mouth regime is generally applied after an esophagectomy. However, early oral feeding has been shown to be feasible and safe (NUTRIENT 1). This study will investigate the best feeding route…
It is hypothesized that long term disabled persons who participate in the MDR program will return to work and have less mental and/or physical limitations to prevent te pre-disability income. Furthermore an explorative study into the process…
primary: 1.CCT reduces rumination in depressed patients. secondary: 2. The effects of CCT on working memory effect generalize to other Working memory tasks (neutral and emotional). 3. CCT has an effects on the mood of depressed patients.
Our hypothesis is that peroperative fluid restriction will lead to a significant reduction of solid phase gastric emptying time ¨C measured by radionuclide scintigraphy-, and a reduction in its related postoperative complications.
An expectative management ('watchful waiting') is not inferior regarding the composite of mortality and/or necrotising enterocolitis and/or bronchopulmonary dysplasia in comparison with an early treatment regime in preterm infants with a…
We hypothesize that: 1) Patients receiving an ice-lolly or chewing gum directly postoperative will have lower pain intensity scores in the 24 hours following surgery compared to no non-pharmacological treatment. 2) Patients receiving an ice-lolly or…
In this RCT we investigate the effects of two school-based physical activity interventions (aerobic exercises versus coordinative exercises) in primary school children on executive functions and academic achievement. We hypothesize that both aerobic…
Several investigators have suggested using dietary carbohydrate restriction as a therapeutic strategy to allow the host to successfully compete against a tumor [2, 7, 19]. The induced ketosis and increased lipolysis after low carbohydrate diets have…