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The primary research question is:-What is the influence of cognitive functioning on on the quality of life after SAH on the long term?Two secundary research questions are:-Is there a specific neuropsychological profile after SAH on the long term?-…
Primary objective• To validate the potential of Vasovist®-enhanced MRI for accurate prediction of nodal status in patients with primary rectal cancer using histopathological examination after surgery as the SOR.Secondary objectives• To compare the…
The main clinical challenge remains to identify patients who may benefit from aggressive local treatment (stereotactic radiotherapy, SBRT) of soft tissue oligometastases: for which patients can systemic treatment be postponed? Patients who are…
Based on the results obtained in our previous study (Ruiter, Kolk, Rietveld, Dijkstra & Lotgering, 2011), we hypothesise that: - The experimental changes to the scenarios and new quantitative scoring procedure of the Amsterdam-Nijmegen…
To determine whether a second dose of IVIg in GBS patients with a poor prognosis improves functional outcome after 4 weeks. Secondary outcomes include functional outcome after 8, 12 and 26 weeks, duration of mechanical ventilation, length of…
It is hypothesized that the FitMáx© questionnaire is a valid clinical assessment tool for CRF compared to the gold standard, a cardiopulmonary exercise test. Moreover we believe the FitMáx© to be fairly accurate in the preoperative risk assessment…
To develop a dosing nomogram of irinotecan in patients homozygous polymorphic for UGT1A1*28 and/or UGT1A1*93 in order to reduce the incidence of severe irinotecan-associated toxicity, defined as febrile neutropenia in the first 2 cycles (amendment…
The gastric balloons are expected to remain in the stomach for approximately four weeks, after which they burst and are fecally excreted. It is further hypothesised that intragastric balloons can provide a surrogate stomach fill, inducing an…
The RAINBOW study: Rheumatoid Arthritis ImplemeNtation of Biological dose Optimization in real World
We hypothesize that a multifaceted implementation strategy can stimulate the use of tight control and bDMARD dose optimization in clinical practice, measured by decreased bDMARD use and non-inferiority on disease activity at 18 months.
Daily use of pre-thickened oral nutritional supplements for 12 weeks will have a positive effect on body weight of older nursing home residents with dysphagia and malnutrition (risk) as compared to standard nutritional - and dysphagia management
Chronic allograft nephropathy is the main cause of long-term renal transplant failure. The pathogenesis involves amongst others calcineurin inhibitors. We performed a multicenter randomized trial to study the effects of withdrawal of ciclosporin (…
Speech understanding with a speech processor fitted using the parametric fitting procedure and the recipient's own fine-tuning is as good as with a conventional fitting. The parametric fitting is more patient friendly and less time-consuming.
It was hypothesized that comparing the course of uveitis of individual eyes with respect to inflammatory activity and visual acuity (VA), and the impact of particular therapies, to already available data about course and outcome from other patients…
Informal caregivers in the experimental group are expected to be more satisfied with the care provided to them and the patient they take care of, to experience a less heavy burden, and to have a better health compared to the informal caregivers who…
It is expected that STIP shows superior efficacy in terms of faster improvement in the first 12 months of the trial and a higher recovery rate at 24 months of follow-up. In addition, it is expected that the higher direct medical costs of STIP are…
Administration of a lipid emulsion consisting of long-chain triglycerides (LCT-trial) in non-trained individuals, will induce insulin resistance due to increased DAG accumulation and subsequent activation of the PKC pathway in skeletal muscle.…
Thoracic epidural anesthesia with local anesthetics produces intense sympathicolysis and protects the heart against ischemia during off pump coronary artery surgery
Percutaneous, ORIF and conservative treated of displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures have a similar outcome as measured with the AOFAS (American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society) score.
a higher protein intake at the end of the first treatment cycle in patients with CRC or NSCLC undergoing first line treatment with chemo-, concurrent chemoradio- or immunotherapy who are receiving two servings of test product daily and who completed…
As EGFR plays a role in pathogenesis of both pulmonary arterial hypertension and systemic sclerosis, EGFR inhibition will lead to beneficial effects in disease course.