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Donor-specific antibodies form a significant barrier in transplantation of highly pre-sensitized dialysis patients. Increased waiting time is associated with increased morbidity and mortality among these patients. Thus, there is a need to further…
Early PEG placement in ALS patients with dysphagia is associated with longer survival, better nutritional and functional status, and better quality of life
Neonatal jaundice due to unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia occurs in almost all preterm infants and is potentially neurotoxic. The current treatment modalities (phototherapy and exchange transfusion) are based on total serum bilirubin (TSB) levels,…
Gemcitabine-carboplatin is better tolerable than paclitaxel-carboplatin in elderly patients having advanced NSCLC as assessed with quality of life questionnairs.
To test the effectiveness of a self help booklet without therapist guidance vis-à-vis a psycho-education brochure for adult problem drinkers in the general population.
To assess the effect of statin therapy on the process of atherosclerosis in type 2 diabetes without manifest cardiovascular disease.
Improving the immunological status of HIV-1 infected adults not on antiretroviral therapy through nutritional support.
1. Mindfulness training can be used to modify the ability to experience positive emotions from everyday life situations assessed with ESM (reward experience); 2. Experimentally induced increases in reward experience in daily life will reduce…
We tested, in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, the effects of duloxetine on pain relief, tolerability, health status, and quality of life in patients with central neuropathic pain.
Patients will receive more continuous, more consistent and better (medical) care during their stay in the hospital when they are treated by nurse practitioners instead of medical interns or PhD students.
We hypothesize that treatment of sickle cell patients with NAC results in reduced red cell PS exposure, reduced endothelial activation, increased NO availability, reduced coagulation activation and reduced inflammation detectable with specific…
CBASP is more effective and cost-effective than usual secondary care.
Does a multidisciplinary treatment program consisting of dietary advice, life style activity and psychological counseling, aimed at preschool overweight children , as well as their parents, influence the Body Mass Index?
General hypothesis of the study is that the Equator day care treatment results in a significant improvement on indicators of mental health and social integration, compared to a control group consisting of respondents that did not receive Equator day…
In patients on dialysis therapy, aged 55-80 year, inplanatable cardiac device (ICD) therapy will reduce sudden cardiac (arrythmic) death.
Removal of one cell from a preimplantation embryo in view of preimplantation genetic diagnosis is less detrimental than two cell removal and will lead to a higher number of ongoing pregnancies and births.
It is hypothesized that long-term electronic communication through the web and e-mails (the Health Portal) provides efficient means to increase exposure to advice on healthy behavior and to facilitate adherence and sustainability.
An active revascularization strategy, i.e. recanalization of a CTO, might improve function in non-infarcted hibernating myocardium and promote infarct healing at the border zones. These effects may attenuate the remodeling process, which may lead to…
The research tests two core propositions of music therapy research in forensic psychiatry: 1. There are some behavioral changes (on coping, social skills, and impuls regulation) of forensic psychiatric patients due to the music therapy treatment.…
Premature infants born under 32 weeks tolerate bolus feeding better than semi-continuous nasogastric milk feeding, so that the number of days to reach full enteral feeding are less.