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PreCARA: Preconception Counselling in Active Rheumatoid Artritis and other chronic inflammatory arthritides;
Preconception counselling for women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or another chronic inflammatory arthritis and a pregnancy wish, which is evaluated in a prospective observational study monitoring pregnancy, delivery, postpartum period of the mother, and (growth) parameters of the child.

In the present study we will evaluate the standardized care protocol developed in our outpatient clinic, intended to guide counselling for medication use prior to pregnancy. This protocol guides treatment decisions based on disease activity,…

Physical and psychological sequelae of childhood cancer from diagnosis till 5-8 years after diagnosis

The current study is a continuation of the cohort 5-8 years post-diagnosis and aims to evaluate:1.The course of the nutritional status, and the related factors and consequences of malnutrition in survivors of childhood cancer until 5-8 years post-…

Differentiating simple from complex appendicitis in children before surgery: The Complex Appendicitis Tool (CAT)

1. Immunology and Pathology:To determine the immune response of patients with simple and complex appendicitis in order to identify markers which distinguish between simple and complex appendicitis.2.Clinical and Imaging:To analyze the differences in…

APC & Behaviour

The above anounced studies suggest that some abnormalities in the Wnt pathway can be expected to affect development and function of the brain, potentially leading to recognizable behavioural phenotypes. Given the key role of APC in the Wnt pathway,…

Distinguishing children with frontal epilepsy from children with ADHD in terms the cognitive profile.

Distinguishing frontal lobe epilepsy from ADHD in terms of working memory.

Spinal Muscular Atrophy, SMN protein and Genetics; A population based study on spinal muscular atrophy in the Netherlands to explore the prevalence of SMA type 1-4 and their severity in the Netherlands by registrating all patients in a so called SMA-database, to elucidate the genetic factors determining disease severity and to determine the value of SMN protein concentrations as a surrogate marker for clinical trials.

The main objective of this prospective population-based study of patients with proximal SMA in the Netherlands is to register SMA patients in the Netherlands in a socalled SMA-database to study prevalence and severity of SMA types 1-4, to perform…

Stress and childhood epilepsy

The overall aim of this project is to elucidate the interaction between stress and epileptic seizures in childhood epilepsy. The specific aim of this study is to compare the possible differences in stress hormone regulation, hippocampal function and…

Improving skills and pedagogical sensitivity of teachers in Dutch primary education: A study on the effects of the behavioral intervention for teachers Multi-Method Coaching on teacher and child mental health and educational outcomes.

The first objective of this study is to test the effects of a classroom-based, manual-guided intervention Multi-Method Coaching on the skills and the behavioral sensitivity of Dutch primary education teachers in order to improve the relationships…

Salivary cortisol response and VO2max during standardized excercise test in children with and without asthma

To determine whether the attenuated salivary cortisol response in children with asthma can be explained by the maintenance use of inhaled cortiocosteroids, the chronic inflammatory disease, or the attenuated exercise capacity.

Op Volle Kracht: An intervention to increase emotional resilience among youth in residential treatment centers

Main: 1. To investigate whether a short term CBT-based group program is more effective in reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety than treatment as usual (TAU), among adolescents aged 10-16 within residential treatment settings in the youth…

Scar quality in Burn Wounds with Various Healing Potentials:A Pilot Study

To determine long-term scar quality in patients admitted to a Dutch burn centre with burn wound of indeterminate depth.

Feedback Informed Treatment in child- and adolescent psychiatry. A randomized cluster controlled Intervention study

Objective: To test the hypotheses that Feedback Informed Treatment together with treatment as usual will show significant more improvement than treatment as usual alone.

Proactive versus reactive inhibition in ADHD: Genetics, Neurobiology and pharmacology

The aim of this research is, following the aforementioned theoretical framework, to investigate whether the two candidate genes in combination with EEG and fMRI markers differentiate between children that do and do not show a clinical response to…

Improvement of Diagnostic mEthods for ALlergy assessment. Cashew allergy in children as a showcase (IDEAL study)

To improve diagnostic tools for food/cashew nut allergies with the use of Mediator Release Assays.Genetic component of cashewnut allergy.

CONgenital Cytomegalovirus: Efficacy of antiviral treatment in a non-Randomized Trial with historical control group

Primary Objective: Investigate whether early valganciclovir treatment of children with SNHL of * 20 dB, unilateral or bilateral, and a confirmed congenital CMV infection can prevent deterioration of the hearing loss at follow-up (age 18 * 22 months…

Unrelated cord blood transplantation after reduced toxicity conditioning with mesenchymal stromal cell co-infusion in patients with severe epidermolysis bullosa

We propose a phase II study (intervention) in patients with severe generalized recessive dystrophic EB receiving reduced toxicity conditioning chemotherapy followe by cord blood transplantation with co-infusion of mesenchymal stromal cell units.…

*IBDome; Identification of rare variants in candidate genes and regulatory elements in familiar and sporadic early-onset IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) patients*

Primary Objective: Identification of rare variants in candidate genes and regulatory elements in pediatric IBD patients. Secondary Objective(s): To determine the functional consequences of identified genetic variants in IBD, we will correlate…

Children exposed to antiepileptic drugs in utero: developmental and behavioral effects in primary school children

Purpose of the study is to investigate neurocognitive and behavioral development in children of morthers with epilepsy, primary school age, and who were exposed to anti-epileptic drugs in utero. Primary research questions are: 1. what is the nature…

ACNS0332: Efficacy of Carboplatin Administered Concomitantly With Radiation and Isotretinoin as a Pro-Apoptotic Agent in Other Than Average Risk Medulloblastoma/PNET Patients - A Groupwide Phase III Study

The goal of this study is to determine whether radiosensitization with carboplatin or the addition of Isotretinoin to maintenance therapy improves cure rates for children with other than average risk medulloblastoma/PNET.

Autism: from phenotype to genotype and back

1. To identify genetic variants associated with an increased risk of ASD using different genetic models (dominant, recessive, interaction).2. To determine the relationship between different genetic variants and the associated neuropsychiatric ASD…