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Patients with chronic respiratory failure currently start their ventilatory support in hospital as stated in national guideline. However, as these patients are severely disabled, a stay at the hospital for several days is experienced by many as very…
The main aim is to investigate clinical effects of different implementation methods of online supported self-management for COPD patients in primary care. Secondary objectives include effects on well-being, health care use and actual use of the…
This study will compare antibiotic prescribing levels for practices trained via the GRACE INTRO programme (a self directed web based learning package combined with patient booklets), with those not trained, and in addition will determine whether the…
To evaluate an intervention to improve medication intake behaviour in adolescents with asthma.
The aim is to understand which individuals benefit from antibiotics.
If proven (cost)effective, without inducing antivral resistance, oseltamivir could have considerable benefits in this setting, although constraints relating to implementation need to be addressed as well. If not (cost)effective if this fragile…
The objective of this study is to evaluate effects of the use of the Pelican instrument in routine medical care for asthmatic children in primary and secondary care.
The primary research question is:Do children with atopic dermatitis and asthma after a stay in the NAD have a better coping and acceptance of their disease as compared with children treated at the outpatient department of the WKZ?Secondary research…
Research QuestionWhat is the long-term effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of self-management support via an internet based service in addition to usual care as compared to usual care alone in patients with COPD who have completed pulmonary…
To evaluate a result oriented smoking cessation program in which treatment goals are signed up in a doctor-patient contract.
To investigate whether cough measurements by means of VAS (0-100 points) after 6 months (+/- 6 points) in patients with chronic cough who are diagnosed and treated by a nurse practitioner outpatient clinic are equal to an outpatient clinic leaded by…
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of an outpatient clinical care on demand in the management of COPD.
Aim of this study is to evaluate the procedure of early assisted discharge is effective and cost-effective compared to regular hospital care.The following research questions are drawn for this:1) Does clinical control, as measured with the Clinical…
1. To improve patient's quality of life in a cost-effective way by a self-management programme guided by doctors and a specialist asthma nurse through information and communication technology. 2. To investigate whether a simple index of asthma…
We want to investigate if it is possible to set up the entire process of home mechanical ventilation outside the hospital. This means practically that the patients will not be admitted to the hospital. The goal of this study is to answer the…
The primary objective is to assess the safety and efficacy of the Early@home telemedicine system that relocates hospital care for patients recovering of COVID-19 to the home situation. The secondary objective is to assess the impact of this…
Primary objective:To assess the overall feasibility of undertaking a definitive randomized controlled trial on the effects of tailored inhaler education by the GP/nurse supported by a smart spacer, in primary care treated adults with asthma.…
The aim of this study is to guide European PH-centers to become specialized centers for training in PH. This approach is in line with European PH-guidelines [12] which classified the exercise training in specialized centers with a closely monitored…
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of MI-E in invasively ventilated critically ill patients. The secondary objective is to evaluate safety and explore data on the efficacy of MI-E in invasively ventilated critically…
The objective of this study is to assess the clinical effectiveness of the PatientCoach mHealth app with and without home monitoring devices on sustained asthma control after AACT, in patients with severe or uncontrolled asthma.