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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 (…
Primary Objective:The overall aim of the study is to examine whether the early-childhood adversities experienced by the adoptees will be transmitted to the next generation or whether the cycle of early negative experiences has been broken.Secondary…
The main objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention (Lifestyle Triple P).
To enhance the (functional) communicative skills of children/adolescents with severe communicative problems with the use of specialized AAC aids in order to optimize their participation at home, in school and other social contexts.
1. To assess reference values of a pre-defined set of biomarkers for AKI in *surgical* infants with normal kidney function.2. To determine the incidence of AKI in critically ill infants, according to pRIFLE criteria.3. To evaluate the sensitivity…
The current project aims first to examine whether IPT produces outcomes that are superior to the comprehensive treatments already available ('care as usual'). Primary outcomes include parenting behavior and the quality of the parent-child…
The first objective of our study to explore the relation between pro- and anti- inflammatory markers (hsCRP, TNF-α, IL-1ß, IL-6, IL-8, leptin, adiponectin) and BMI z-score in obese children participating in our intervention programs (AanTafel!, de…
To determine whether 3D arm training with arm-support is effective in delaying the loss of arm functions in daily activities from an early age onwards in boys with DMD.
The current proposal aims at testing an innovative, implementable, effective intervention strategy towards stopping of passive smoke exposure in children at risk for asthma.
The aim of this study is to find a succesful treatment for functional abdominal pain in children and at the same time improve the quality of life of these children. A second aim is to reduce the hospital visits and with that the costs.
Primary objectives:1a. To determine the severity and course of obstructive sleep apnea in children with congenital mandibular hypoplasia (both isolated and syndromal).1b. To determine the growth pattern of the lower face in relation to the upper…
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…
The main objective is to evaluate the facial function in patients with UCM. In this study we set out to evaluate how the facial deformity influences the self-esteem and self-evaluation i.e. satisfaction of the patients and what the valence is of…
The ojective of the study is to answer the quenstion which of the following interventions is most effective in the treatment of children with a severe elbow flexion contracture with Neonatal Brachial Plexus Injury : static serial softcasting or…
To investigate the effect of breathing on ductus arteriosus flow by gathering simultaneous hemodynamic and respiratory data in healthy term infants
The primary goal of this study is to evaluate the clinical long term results of patients with a forearm osteotomy and/or soft-tissue procedures to correct a supination deformity. Furthermore we will try to identify association between functional…
1) to gain insight in the pathophysiological mechanisms leading to intellectual disability and 2) to create a model system which allows screening of therpeutic interventions for efficacy.
To investigate the compressive force applied to the head during face mask ventilation in the delivery room and to determine whether this force has influence on cerebral oxygenation.
Hereto, the project wants to meet the following goals:1. To produce an EEG instrument for continuous brain monitoring, the NeoGuard, enabling automated detection of neonatal seizures and abnormalities in the EEG background pattern. The neonatal…