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The spontaneous contraction pattern of the Transverse Abdominal muscle in chronic Pelvic Girdle Pain
Ultimate goal of this study is to improve the diagnosis and treatment of back pain in general and pregnancy-related low back pain with signs of pelvic girdle pain in particular. More specifically, in the proposed study with ultrasound of the…
With the experimental set-up of this study we would like to address the three following objectives:* Investigate HRV baseline levels in individuals with pre-clinical arthritis, healthy subjects and active RA, to evaluate if pre-clinical arthritis…
Answer the following questions:1. What are the long term results (>20y) of patients with a primary total knee prosthesis (type Total Condylar) for different endpoints:a. Removal of the prosthesis. (with or without re-implantation)b.…
The primary objective in this study is to evaluate effectiveness of optimized high cervical epidural neurostimulation against placebo-stimulation in patients with intractable cervicogenic headache in a neurostimulation trial.
The identification of axial SpA in the primary-care setting and the introduction of questionnaires that could optimize the pattern of referral to secondary care is one of the most important objectives of the CAFASPA-II study.
Primary outcomeThe primary objective of the study is to evaluate if patients undergoing resurfacing of the patella during TKA show at least 10 % improvement in the Baldini score (after 24 months) compared to patients undergoing TKA without…
The aim of this study is to determine the sensitivity of ultrasound in diagnosing the presence of an OCD in the ankle joint at locations that can be visualized compared to CT.
With this study we want to get more insight in genetic characteristics that are able to predict the susceptibility to joint damage in haemophilia patients. Therefore we want to determine the association between the (GT)n-repeat length within the…
To conduct a pivotal study to determine the independent predictive validity of several soluble biomarkers (e.g. MMP3, CTX-II, CTX-1, OPG, RANKL) considered to be high priority candidates for predicting structural damage in RA according to the…
This study investigates the use of MRI during diagnostic workup for children presenting with hip pain and compares the usefulness of MRI to conventional radiography and ultrasound.
Primary aim: To investigate whether PET-CT (using [18F]FDG, [18F]Fluoride and [11C]PK11195 as tracers) visualizes inflamed tissues of AS patients, with clinical scores as reference Secondary aim: To investigate whether reduction of inflammation by…
Primary ObjectiveTo define normal values for synovial thickness in the healthy pediatric knee and wrist on MRI after intravenous gadolinium contrast administration. Secondary ObjectiveTo evaluate possible age-dependent variations in normal values…
We hypothesize that all different novel quantitative radiological imaging techniques under investigation in this project are a measure for cartilage quality in terms of the sGAG content, collagen content, or a combination of both.The primary…
Main objectives are first; to explore the reversibility of restrictions and the importance-participation gaps when AS patients with a high disease activity are treated with anti-TNF-α (adalimumab). Second, to explore the effect of anti-TNF-α (…
The main objective of this study is to provide insight in the morbidity with regards to the upper extremity surrounding the radial access route in percutaneous coronary interventions.Secondary objectives are the following:• To provide insight at the…
Validation of a VR system with validated questionaires The aim of our study is to determine if balance training with a VR application with real time feedback can improve balance. Furthermore, it is determined whether VR training results in improved…
We believe that it is important to gain further insight in the process of bone graft remodeling and the preservation of bone stock after bone impaction grafting. Radiographs are far from conclusive and CT scan can not be repeated on regular…
Primary Objective: - Improvement of MRI image quality and reduction of failure rate/rescan percentage- Evaluation of prosthesis placement accuracy and comparison to the planningSecondary Objective(s): - Alternative scan protocol- Reduce scan time…
The present clinical study is part of the development and evaluation of the Full Hand Proto (FHP) to measure disease activity in the joints of hands and wrists of rheumatoid arthritis patiens based on optical attenuation measurements.
To image cartilage of the TMC joint in patients with TMC OA by means of OCT and 7T MRI. To subsequently compare both methods to histopathology which will serve as a reference standard.