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The aim of this study is to investigate the feasibility and psychometric properties of the WSC. To be able to determine the validity of this screening questionnaire, other, well validated screening questionnaires as well as a diagnostic interview…
·Establish the sublingual Microvascular Flow Index (MFI) in trauma patients and the relationship between shock class, as defined by the American College of Surgeons and MFI.·Demonstrate correlation between shock-room MFI measurements and mortality…
Aim of the study is to evaluate wether exposure of HPA-1a negative fetuses to the maternal HPA-1a antigens during fetal life induces tolerance which may reduce the risk that HPA-1a antibodies are developed later in life.We postulate that 1) women…
The primary aim of the project is to establish the prevalence of symptoms of disturbed attachmend in children with intellectual or multiple disabilities (referred for psychiatric consultation and aged 5 till 11). Also to establish the reliability…
The main purpose of this project is to investigate the conditions under which blood transfusions are successful in promoting microcirculatory circulation and oxygenation in anemic patients. In this project we wish to apply our state of the art…
The aim of the study is to assess the progressive course and change of parameters such as MMP-8, TIMP-1, IL-1ß, IL-1ra and IL-8 detectable in GCF in the early wound healing phase up to 12 weeks after initial therapy (subgingival scaling and root…
Primary objectives are 1) pulmonary function in stable CHF, 2) COPD prevalence, under- and overdiagnosis in stable CHF patients, 3) systemic inflammation in stable CHF: is there a synergistic effect when COPD coexists? Secondary objectives are 1)…
The goal of this pilot study is to determine the dynamic behaviour of the cephalic vein in healthy volunteers by using intravenous pressure measurements and simultaneously transverse B-mode ultrasound measurements for lumen-area calculations.
Assessing hereditary and aquired determinants of ETP. Evaluating the use of ETP as predictive stand alone test for recurrent DVT and bleeding complications due to anticoagulation therapy in comparisson with the current prediction methods.
To determine the estimation of prevalence of the primary research parameter for deficits in social cognition; e.g. facial emotion perception, after subarachnoid haemorrhage which has been treated through neurosurgical- (clipping) and/or endovascular…
To asses if the MRI 7 Tesla scanner provides better imaging of the DBS targets and therefore can improve planning for stereotactic surgery.
Answering the following questions:1. Are simple autonomic function tests using continuous blood pressure measurements useful to diagnose CAN at the preoperative screening? a. Are simple autonomic function tests using continuous blood pressure…
The main objective of this study is to evaluate the differences in accuracy of diagnosis between surgeons and surgical residents/ED physicians in patients with acute abdominal pain. In addition the influence of decisional tools for appendicitis and…
To gain better insights in mechanism of the biological variation of hepcidin. We investigate the role of iron in the diet, on the biological variation of hepcidin.
The aim of this study is to assess (variation in) the rate of wear in adolescents with erosive tooth wear in a 6 month period.
Currently there is no instrument available that could be used to identify bullying among young children. An instrument that is developed within this study, however, can fulfill this goal. The developed program can be used to analyze the situation in…
The primary aim of this pilot-study is to determine the sensitivity of a new ambulatory method for measuring differences in mobility between before and after an intervention program. A secondary objective is to determine the conditions for using the…
Main objectiveLorazepam is frequently used as an anaesthesiological premedication before surgery in order to reduce patients resistance. Does lorazepam also improve the quality of recovery in patients scheduled for day-case-surgery?Secondary…
The primary research question is: if there is a difference in the percentage that reached the minimum heart rate required for the Åstrand test between sedentary people with PD and age-, gender and sedentary matched healthy controlsThe secondary…
The purpose of this study is to compare two different braces in idiopatic scoliosis, by means of body brace interface pressure measurements and conventional spinal x-rays (anterior-posterior).