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Primary Objectives:- Determine the effect of pulmonary vasodilatation on indexed cardiac output during simulated exercise.- Characterization of structural properties of small pulmonary arteries.Secondary Objectives: - Investigate the effect of…
The generic objective of the study is to explore associations between exposure to livestock farms and potential health effects. This study will focus on 1) respiratory health effects, 2) Livestock associated infections (zoonoses), 3) Carriage of…
Brown adipose tissue activity and energy metabolism in cachexia induced by cancer or chronic disease
To study BAT activity and energy metabolism in patients with cachexia induced by cancer or chronic disease.
The main objective of this study is to assess the ability of a wearable measurement system, the Hexoskin smart shirt, to detect and quantify dynamic hyperinflation. Secondary objectives are to determine the optimal measurement procedure and to…
To determine the prevalence of mycobacterial, propionibacterial and beryllium, aluminium and zirconium sensitized patients within a well-defined Dutch cohort of biopsy proven sarcoidosis patients.New clinico-pathological phenotypes within the group…
1. To characterize and compare RV myocardial structure, contraction patterns, and functional capacity of (A) PH patients (group 1 or 4, the latter are to be inoperable), (B) patients with pressure overloaded RV due to CHD and (C) healthy controls. 2…
-To assess the central chemosensitivity by an carbon dioxide rebreathing test-To assess mouth occlusion pressures during the carbon dioxide rebreathing test-To study the relation between these results and the results obtained with the MRI and…
Main objective: To investigate differential gene-expression in nasal epithelium of asthmatics in complete remission, in clinical remission, not in remission and healthy controls.
Major objectives:- To determine the role of small airways abnormalities in the clinical manifestations of asthma;- To evaluate which (combination of) clinical methods best assesses the abnormalities of small airways and large airways disease in…
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:To determine the contractile strength of diaphragm fibers of COPD patients before and after in vitro exposure to CK-107. SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:To determine the contractile strength of latissimus dorsi fibers of COPD patients before…
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…
The current proposal studies the efficacy of a multifactorial intervention with weight reduction, behavioural therapy, and physical exercise on the severity and control of overweight/obese children with asthma. Also the underlying mechanism of these…
* 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…
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 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…
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…
To characterise the number, phenotype and functionality of regulatory T cells and cytokines produced in the peripheral blood of children diagnosed with asthma.
Primary Objective: 1. Will an exposure to oxygen with a PO2 = 190 kPa lead to changes primarily in DLno compared to DLco?Secondary Objectives: 1. After an exposure to oxygen with a PO2 = 190 kPa for one hour, are the changes primarily located in the…
To assess whether Th17 cells play a central role in COPD, CF and pneumonia pathogenesis