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We hypothesized a beneficial effect of IUI in couples with an isolated cervical factor. Furthermore we hypothesized that the post-coital test can identify those couples who would benefit from IUI without ovarian hyperstimulation.
A late intensification course (VIMARAM) improves the outcome of infants with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
1. Regular physical follow-up can partly be replaced by nurse-led telephone follow-up, with at least similar quality of life (QoL), in breast cancer patients treated with curative intent. ( change in QoL < 5 points) 2. An informative/…
The experimental group 2 (addition of action plans) will outperform the experimental group 1 (no action plans) with 10% at the last post-test after 12 months.
Care providers are more likely to adhere to clinical practice guidelines when they receive guideline-based decision support by an electronic system.
In this study, we expect to decrease the number of referrals and repeat smears by immediately referring those women who are positive for hrHPV with mildly abnormal smears for colposcopically-directed biopsies. Thus, for the remaining women with BMD…
1. What is the effect of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in severely fatigued disease-free cancer patients on fatigue, functional impairment and psychological well-being, compared to patients waiting for this treatment? 2. Is the effect of Cognitive…
To compare FDG-PET and CT-scan for the early prediction of non-response to preoperative chemoradiotherapy in patients with potentially curable esophageal cancer.
Caregivers' sense of competence will improve significantly more in participants of the intervention group compared to the participants in the usual care group.
To determine whether a strategy of invasive treatment (relative to continued medical treatment) of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, mild symptoms of stable angina pectoris, and documented myocardial ischemia lead to a decrease in cardiac…
1. Cysteine is an essential amino acid for newborn preterm infants; 2. Cysteine requirements change rapidly with postnatal age; 3. The change in cysteine requirement with age is based upon cystathionase activity; 4. Intestinal cystathionase activity…
Enzyme therapy with recombinant human alpha glucosidase results in prolonged survival; improvement or stabilisation of cardiac hypertrophy and function, improvement or stabilisation of pulmonary function and improvement or stabilisation of muscle…
Patient with incurable disseminated left-sided colonic cancer are better palliated by colonic stenting than surgery measured by hospital free survival in "good health"(WHO-score 0 or 1) Colonic stenting is cost effective in patients with…
Previous trials showed that both doxorubicin and thalidomide have anti-tumor activity against hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). There are indications that these two agents interact synergistically and have non-overlapping toxicity profiles. This trial…
We tested the hypothesis of the superior effectiveness of an online preventive self help intervention for problem drinkers based on cognitive-behavioural self control principles vis-à-vis an online psycho-education brochure for problem drinkers.
1. Postnatal supplementation of infant formula with long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) improves neurodevelopmental outcome at 9 years in healthy full-term infants; 2. Neonatal fatty acid status affects neurodevelopmental outcome at 9…
The hypothesis is that infants who receive the Infant Behavioral Assessment and Intervention Program (IBAIP) will be able to regulate themselves better and that disabilities will therefore be prevented or develop to a less serious degree.
1. A screening instrument, consisting of predictive factors, can be used to predict which employees are at risk for sickness absence due to psychosocial health complaints; 2. Coaching is effective in preventing sickness absence and improving general…
Adolescents with emotion regulation problems who followed the Emotion Regulation Training will show improvement on the following items: 1. Symptoms of emotional dysregulation; 2. Positive and negative coping behaviour; 3. Stress symptoms in the…
Treatment of greenstick forearm fractures with bandages, as compared to cast therapy, will lead to a decrease of discomfort and no increase of pain complaints.