275 results
To compare the oxygenation and oxidative metabolism in skeletal muscles of patients with CF with healthy controls to provide insight in the metabolism in patients with CF.
This study aims to determine the normal distribution of desmosine in a healthy population and a population of patients with COPD (ranging from GOLD I-IV). In addition, the inter-day variation and the correlation with 24-hour urinary desmosine will…
Primary objective:Test whether preservation of upper limb compared to lower limb muscle function is associated with preservation of functional arm use compared to functional leg use in daily life in patients with COPD compared to healthy controls.…
The present study aims at comparing the post-operative lung injury of a lung*protective mechanical ventilation strategy (with the use of higher levels of PEEP and intra*operative recruitment maneuvers) with conventional mechanical ventilation (lower…
* To define the characteristics of children with severe asthma and severe pre school wheeze in terms of clinical features, physiology and biomarker profiles and to compare these with patients with mild-moderate asthma and wheeze* To repeat the…
To study in clinically stable COPD patients with muscle atrophy eligible for out-patient pulmonary rehabilitation:1.The short-term effects of 4 months exercise training including nutritional supplementation versus exercise training alone on physical…
Primary Objective: *To study differences in pulmonary function (i.e. increased airway resistance) one year after hospitalisation for RSV LRTD between mechanically ventilated and non-ventilated infantsSecondary Objectives: *To study…
We hypothesize that an electronic nose can discriminate between the exhaled breath of patients with established pulmonary sarcoidosis from healthy controls Secondly, we hypothesize that an electronic nose can discriminate between different stages of…
We postulate that exhaled molecular profiling obtained from *breathprints* by electronic nose:1. Will discriminate eosinophilic asthma from non-eosinophilic asthma2. Is associated with individual biomarkers and specific proteomic profiles in induced…
RECODE aims to assess the (cost) effectiveness of an ICT-supported, integrated, multidisciplinary two-year treatment of COPD in primary care as compared to usual care.
Quantify how many frail elderly aged over 65 years with reduced exercise tolerance and/or exercise induced dyspnoea have previously unrecognised COPD and heart failure.Quantify the difference in prevalence of unrecognised COPD and heart failure…
Questions/aimsTo study the effects of dynamic hyperinflation on pulmonary hemodynamics and right and left ventricular function we formulated the following questions.Do COPD patients with dynamic hyperinflation have a more impaired response of stroke…
Our hypothesis is that antibodies of COPD patients contribute to inflammatory processes leading to cell death, and that the level of cytotoxicity differs between COPD patients and healthy volunteers. The prime aim is to detect differences in…
We hypothesize that a diagnostic algorithm based on tumor site-specific VOCs enables the discrimination of lung cancer patients and controls compared to exhaled breath sampling.We aim to test this hypothesis by conducting a cross-sectional…
To characterise the number, phenotype and functionality of regulatory T cells and cytokines produced in the peripheral blood of children diagnosed with asthma.
What is the correlation between change in % fall in FEV1 (*FEV1) after an exercise challenge 20h after a single dose of montelukast and after 4 weeks of treatment with montelukast?
To investigate the efficacy of repeated daily doses of nebulised RPL554 (0.018 mg/kg) by assessing the effect on FEV1 at day 1, 3 and 6 after daily inhaled doses of nebulised RPL554 0.018 mg/kg (6X) in 16 allergic asthmatics.
Research of lung function and exercise capacity in late preterms (32-36 weeks gestation) in comparison with term born controls of 8 years
To assess whether Th17 cells play a central role in COPD, CF and pneumonia pathogenesis
Primary objective:What is the effect of a 12 weeks physical exercise program on the exercise induced inflammatory response in patients with cystic fibrosis?Secundary objectives:- What are the differences in pre-training basal immune values of…