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1. to study feasibility of a fast one-day diagnostic track including PET-CT and subsequent diagnostic/ staging investigation depending on PET-CT findings. to determine:2. the percentage of patients in which the one-day track is sufficient for…
Hypothesis:In auto-immune hyperthyroidism there is an increase of (eosinophil)airwayinflammation compared to healthy test subjects.Objective:testing our hypothesis by answering the following questions:1. What is the difference in NO in exhaled air…
Primary objective: *What is the effect of an incremental maximal exercise test on inflammation in patients with cystic fibrosis and in healthy people?*Secundary objectives:- What are the differences in basal immune values between HP and CF patients…
The overall aim of the study is to identify the role of indoor biological and chemical agents that lead to respiratory, inflammatory and allergic health impacts in school aged children. The focus is on microbial exposures due to dampness problems of…
1a. To compare metabolic response during ADL between patients with moderate to severe COPD and healthy age-matched control subjects.1b. To compare symptom Borg scores for dyspnoea and fatigue and heart rate during ADL between patients with moderate…
Evaluation of the three-dimensional airway with a Conebeam CT(CBCT) scan to evaluate the upper-airway's in patientis with different degrees of severity of OSAS.
Aim of this study is to quantify the effects of local transport policy measures on air quality and health. The study evaluates both measures to improve local air quality at hot spots as well as measures to improve air quality at the urban background…
1. To evaluate the efficacy and safety of out of hospital treatment with LMWH and Vitamin K antagonists in consecutive patients with objectively proven acute non-massive pulmonary embolism2. To perform a health economics evaluation in all patients3…
Analyze the correlation between change in EELV with change in MIF50
The first aim of the study is to determine the prevalence of latent infections by non invasive assessment of induced sputum, exhaled breath condensate and nasal/throat swabs in stable asthmatic patients and controls. The second aim is to value…
Primary Objective: To measure overnight SpO2, gas mixing and cough in CF patients aged 0-4 years old and in a group of healthy controls of the same age. Secondary Objective: To investigate whether these measurements can detect a difference between…
Determination of possible risk factors for developing osteoporosis in GOLD II COPD patients.
The aim of this study is to compare the clinical outcome and survival in patients undergoing sternal closure treatment or conventional treatment for postoperative mediastinitis. The secondary objective is to determine incidence of mediastinitis and…
To assess 1. the burden of allergic disease across Europe*s aging population2. the association of severe asthma with potential risk factors and their impact on lung function decline over time3. the association of asthma severity with sex hormone…
Objective: To investigate posture dependent small airway obstruction in subjects with obesity. To study the capacity of FOT as a measurement tool for small airways obstruction.
To establish platelet function and primary hemostasis during lung transplantation
In this pilot study patients treated with a single course of rituximab or treated with multiple courses of rituximab, matched RA controls treated with methotrexate and healthy controls will be included in order to answer the following questions:1.…
Analyze the correlation between change in EELV with change in MIF¬50
1. To integrate ENT specialists into the GA²LEN project in co-operations with internal medicine, allergists and pneumologists.2. To characterize patients with upper airway diseases on the basis of clinical parameters, infectious agents, inflammatory…
To investigate the association between AGE, COPD severity and number of packyears.