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Salmeterol has an inhibitory effect on both allergen and allergen/LPS induced inflammation in asthmatics while on maintenance treatment with low dose corticosteroids.
This international, multi-centre, double blinded, placebo-controlled, randomised clinical trial will be performed: To assess the effectiveness of one year of alternate days Levamisole treatment in a dose of 2.5 mg/kg in the prevention of relapses…
COMT and/or PRODH polymorphisms are debt to cognitive deterioration in velocardiofacial syndrome.
In primary prostate cancer patients, the exisstence of lymph node metastases is associated with developmment of distant metastases and negatively associated with cancer-specific survival. The performance of an extended lymph node dissection (ePLND…
By using a surgical safety checklist, the incidence of postoperative complications will decrease.
To investigate the difference in effectiveness of methylphenidate (MPH) in the treatment of adult ADHD patients with and without comorbid cocaine dependence.
End stage kidney disease (ESKD) ranks among the most severe chronic non-communicable diseases with an unmet medical need, given the high (between 10% and 20%) and stable annual mortality rates in ESKD patients treated with dialysis. Kidney…
Pain (physical discomfort) and challenging behavior are highly prevalent in nursing home residents with dementia. It has been shown that pain is undertreated in this group, and that psychosocial interventions for behavioral problems are, allthough…
In the Netherlands over 10.000 patients are diagnosed with head and neck cancer or lung cancer every year of whom 25-50% have comorbid anxiety or depression. Is a stepped care strategy applied in an oncological setting more (cost-)effective to…
Addition of Partner for Change Outcome Management System (PCOMS) to individual treatment will result in a significant decrease of drop-out compared to individual treatment without PCOMS in a forensic outpatient clinic in the Netherlands. A sub-…
Medication reconciliation using an e-health application is as good as structured medication reconciliation by a pharmacy technician
The development of a computer aided detection (CAD) system might be able to assist endoscopists in the recognition and subsequent characterization of early Barrett's neoplasia, thereby improving efficacy of BE surveillance.
The objective of the study is to assess the impact of a proactive policy of offering EA at the start of labour before maternal request in women with a child in occiput presentation allowed to try a vaginal delivery, on maternal pain reduction,…
PRP injections are efficacious for symptom reduction and functional improvement compared to placebo injections in the treatment of ankle (talocrural) OA.
1. DCS enhances the speed and size of effect of exposure therapy in panic disorder and OCD; 2. This DCS enhancement is independent of the nature of the anxiety provoking situations (OCD-related versus panic-related); 3. There is no difference in…
This study aims to answer two research questions: 1. Does web-based monthly monitoring using the Asthma Control Test (ACT) improve asthma control? Is this strategy cost-effective? 2. Does asthma management guided by the fraction of nitric oxide in…
Maternal and neonatal vitamin D level play a role on dental development in childhood
Adolescence represents a crucial stage in the maturation of executive functioning (e.g. working memory and inhibition) and mental health (i.e. behavioral and emotional functioning, and self-concept), which both are important predictors of academic…
Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) has become standard of care for patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis of colorectal origin with a low/moderate abdominal disease load. In case of a peritoneal cancer index (PCI) above 20, a HIPEC-…
Hemodynamic optimization during and after colorectal surgery results in improved intestinal perfusion, sustained intestinal barrier and improved postoperative recovery.