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A prospective, multicenter, randomized, open-label, active-controlled, phase III study to compare efficacy and safety of masitinib to imatinib at 400 or 600 mg in treatment of patients with gastro-intestinal stromal tumour in first line medical treatment

Safety and efficacy objectives:The objective is to compare the safety and efficacy of masitinib at 6 of 7.5 mg/kg/day to imatinib at 400 or 600 mg, in patients with gastro-intestinal stromal tumour in first line medical treatment.

Effect of bile drainage and rifampicin, a pregnane X receptor agonist, on clinical and biochemical recovery of patients with obstructive cholestasis

To study the effect of alleviation of obstructive cholestasis by biliary drainage with or without rifampicin on serum bilirubin levels, quality of life, itch intensity, and serum and/or biliary bile salt, ATX, LPA, FGF-19 and biliary HCO3- levels in…

Elderly patients suspected of cognitive decline by family physicians; a cluster randomized controlled trial to improve the diagnostic and care process

To evaluate the feasibility and (cost) effectiveness of an intervention to improve the quality of dementia care and the wellbeing of home dwelling persons with dementia and their main informal caregiver.

Randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effects of tele-monitoring weight in oncology and COPD patients.

The primary objective of this study is to investigate if monitoring weight by tele-monitoring and its procedure in oncology and COPD patients results in less weight loss (or in weight gain), compared to the control group.The secondary objective of…

A study on the influence of dynamic light on sleep and circadian rhythm, in long-stay patients on a haematology ward

To evaluate the influence of dynamic light on the disturbance of the rest-activity rhythm of patients admitted to the haematology ward of the Erasmus MC- Daniel den Hoed Cancer Centre.The results of the study can possibly be used in the future…

INCH-trial: A multicenter randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of conventional open surgery and laparoscopic surgery for incisional-hernia repair.

The main goal of the trial is to establish whether laparoscopic incisional hernia repair is superior to conventional open incisional hernia repair in terms of cost-effectiveness. This is measured through length of hospital stay and quality of life.…

Randomized double blind multi-centre study of the effects on low-dose pegvisomant treatment in acromegalic subjects in whom the IGF1 levels has been normalized by long-acting somatostatin analogues

Primary Study Objective:To assess the efficacy and safety of the co-administration of low-dose pegvisomant (40 mg, administered via subcutaneous injection given once a week) and long-acting somatostatin analogs (administered once monthly) on the…

Effects of High intensity Interval Training on CENTRAL hemodynamics at rest and during exercise

The main objectives of this study are to evaluate the effects of HIT in CHF patients on cardiac output at rest assessed with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging(cMRI), and to investigate the relation between changes in resting cardiac output and…

Internet-based treatment of depressive symptoms in patients with tumors inside or outside of the central nervous system.

The primary study objectives are: (1) to determine whether an internet-based guided self-help intervention is effective in reducing symptoms of depression in glioma patients; (2) to determine the impact of the intervention on the HRQOL of both…

ReStoRe: Clinical and cost-effectiveness of self-management strategies in stroke patients and their partners

The purpose of this study is to investigate the clinical effectiveness of a self management group intervention for stroke patients with social reintegration problems and their partners compared to a control group education intervention. The main…

Wear, bone density, functional outcome and survival of vitamin E incorporated polyethylene cups in reversed hybrid total hip arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial

The primary objective is to compare polyethylene wear at 10 years between a reversed hybrid total hip arthroplasty with vitamin E stabilized polyethylene versus a reversed total hip arthroplasty without the adjunction of vitamin E to polyethylene.…

A randomized multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled comparison of chemotherapy plus trastuzumab plus placebo
versus chemotherapy plus trastuzumab plus pertuzumab as adjuvant therapy in patients with operable HER2-positive primary
breast cancer

The primary objective is to compare invasive disease-free survival (IDFS) in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer randomized to chemotherapy plus one year of trastuzumab plus placebo or chemotherapy plus one year of trastuzumab plus pertuzumab…