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It is our hypothesis that a combined life style intervention of exercise and weight loss will result in a reduction of pain and improvement of function of the affected hip joint, which will postpone a chirurgical intervention.
Donor-specific antibodies form a significant barrier in transplantation of highly pre-sensitized dialysis patients. Increased waiting time is associated with increased morbidity and mortality among these patients. Thus, there is a need to further…
The EEG profile in responders to methylphenidate will be differ from the EEG profile in non-responders to methylphenidate (i.e. higher total power, increased theta/beta ratio and theta/alpha ratio).
Early PEG placement in ALS patients with dysphagia is associated with longer survival, better nutritional and functional status, and better quality of life
Neonatal jaundice due to unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia occurs in almost all preterm infants and is potentially neurotoxic. The current treatment modalities (phototherapy and exchange transfusion) are based on total serum bilirubin (TSB) levels,…
Gemcitabine-carboplatin is better tolerable than paclitaxel-carboplatin in elderly patients having advanced NSCLC as assessed with quality of life questionnairs.
1. Mindfulness training can be used to modify the ability to experience positive emotions from everyday life situations assessed with ESM (reward experience); 2. Experimentally induced increases in reward experience in daily life will reduce…
rhDNase targeted to the peripheral airways improves lung function in children with CF and a stable clinical condition.
We tested, in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, the effects of duloxetine on pain relief, tolerability, health status, and quality of life in patients with central neuropathic pain.
1. The generation of behavioral and controllable CFTs will lead to increased retrospective control perceptions in both groups,; 2. The PTSD group will generate more characterological and uncontrollable counterfactuals relative to the comparison…
Patients will receive more continuous, more consistent and better (medical) care during their stay in the hospital when they are treated by nurse practitioners instead of medical interns or PhD students.
We hypothesize that treatment of sickle cell patients with NAC results in reduced red cell PS exposure, reduced endothelial activation, increased NO availability, reduced coagulation activation and reduced inflammation detectable with specific…
CBASP is more effective and cost-effective than usual secondary care.
Does a multidisciplinary treatment program consisting of dietary advice, life style activity and psychological counseling, aimed at preschool overweight children , as well as their parents, influence the Body Mass Index?
Disturbed chloride secretion in constipated children versus controls.
General hypothesis of the study is that the Equator day care treatment results in a significant improvement on indicators of mental health and social integration, compared to a control group consisting of respondents that did not receive Equator day…
1.The Dutch version of the walking impairment questionnaire is a valid instrument for measuring walking disability in patients with peripheral arterial disease; 2.There is a difference between the walking ability experienced by patients on a…
In patients on dialysis therapy, aged 55-80 year, inplanatable cardiac device (ICD) therapy will reduce sudden cardiac (arrythmic) death.
Removal of one cell from a preimplantation embryo in view of preimplantation genetic diagnosis is less detrimental than two cell removal and will lead to a higher number of ongoing pregnancies and births.
SCH 351125 50 mg BID 2/days is an effective treatment for RA.