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The purpose of this study is to test the impact of a physical activity promotion program which is a personalized, semi-automated, coaching program utilizing an smartphone on which an app is installed and coaching by the investigator. The automated…
The overall aim of the project is to define effects of genetic and non-genetic variants on pharmacological treatment response in children with asthma. The following questions will be answered:- What are the characteristics of children who do not…
Primary objective:The primary objective is to answer the question: How do COPD patients experience intensive care unit admission because of exacerbation and what is the impact on their quality of life. This study aims to understand the perspective…
To investigate the direct effect of caffeine on the respiratory effort of the preterm infant at birth.
The main objective of this study is the clinical, physiological and psychosocial determinants of CAT in a broad sample of patients with moderate to very severe COPD and the impact of co-morbidities on the HRQL assessed with CAT. Secondary objectives…
To non-invasively quantify pulmonary vascular remodeling in pulmonary arterial hypertension using [18F]-FLT (determination hyperproliferation).
To study the effects of changing consultations by starting with the patients agenda on the enablement of children with asthma and their parents to bring forward their questions, worries, problems and beliefs.
The purpose of this study is to explore and expand the understanding of the patient's experience of physical limitations in COPD from the perspective of the patient. The information will be used to support the development of a conceptual model…
The development of a disease specific questionnaire to measure the quality of life in children with BPD at age 4-8, that can be answered by the parents.
The aim of this research is through feedback to increase physical activity of the patient and get a better distribution of activities over the day.
The objective of this study is to evaluate the reproducibility (CV) of a 6-minute cycle exercise performance test in patients with COPD.
to assess patient's overall preference for the two inhaler devices in COPD patients after 2 weeks of dialy practice.
In this study we want to investigate the effects of sustained hyperglycaemia and hypoxia on the hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction and hypoxic ventilatory response
The main objective of the study is to monitor the factors effecting success of PDT, namely oxygen, photosensitizer concentration and, light dose before and during illumination to gather data that can be clinically correlated and later implemented.
Determine arm and shoulder function and quality of life scores before and after treatment of SST. The untreated extremity can serve as a control.Determine riskfactors for a poor functionale outcome and quality of life after treatment for SST (e.g.…
The aim of this research is to gain a more detailed insight into the illness perceptions of patients with lung cancer. With this insight it is our aim to improve biopsychosocial care for these patients. Research question: What are the illness…
Primary objective: * To study differences in global lung aeration before and during spontaneous breathing during mechanical ventilationSecondary objective:* To study the work of breathing (WOB) under various pressure support (PS) levels in…
The purpose of the study is initial validation and item reduction of the draft questionnaire. This information will be used to improve and further develop the questionnaire into an instrument that will adequately measure physical activity in…
Objective:1. To describe the prevalence and incidence of *difficult-to-treat* adult asthma in the Netherlands.2. To describe factors associated with adherence with pulmonary medication in patients with difficult-to-treat airway disease. 3. To…
What is the prevalence of depression and anxiety in children with asthma. Is this more frequent in asthma than in other chronic conditions like diabetes and Coelikie? And how compares this to healthy children in the same phase of life?