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The study will address the feasibility of the shared decision-making (SDM) intervention by (1) analysing the acceptability of the intervention by users (i.e. professionals and patients); (2) assessing the level of implementation; (3) testing…
The following research questions are answered in the research. I. To what extent does filling out an Implementation Intentions form influence the compliance when using `the online bewegingscoach'? II To what extent can intention be explained by…
The aim of the present study is to develop a Dutch version of the Pediatric Inventory for Parents and to examine its psychometric properties (test-retest reliability and content validity) in parents of pediatric cancer patients and parents of…
To reduce the consumption of oral corticosteroids (OCS) in patients with severe asthma while maintaining asthma control, in order to decrease the incidence of long-term steroid-induced side effects and to improve quality of life (QoL). The specific…
The aim of the study is to test the synergistic effect of resistant starch, capsaicin, and protein on energy expenditure, substrate oxidation, and satiety. Furthermore, to investigate whether an 80% energy requirement high-protein diet containing…
The objective of this study is to make a first step in clarifying the information needs regarding the end of life.
The aim of this experimental study is to find out whether children and young adults with the DS have an altered pain sensitivity in comparison with children and young adults without cognitive impairement.
The main objective of the study is to determine whether, and if so, to what extent, there are differences in memory vividness, detail and certainty between OCD patients, another anxiety disorder patients and healthy subjects in a repetitive checking…
To study whether there is an individual setpoint for the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonad axis in men
Primary:To evaluate the effects of a rehabilitation program on health related quality of life (SGRQ) in the 12 months postoperative period in patients with an elective thoracotomy.Secondary:To evaluate the effects of a rehabilitation program on…
We want to get a better picture about the causes of math difficulties
To assess normal values of echocardiographic parameters and exercise tolerance as asssessed by bicycle ergometry in healty schoolchildren 12-18 years old.
The study aims to examine whether the emotions anger and sadness influence pain and fatigue in female patients with fibromyalgia and a control group from the general population and whether physiological reactivity and individual differences in…
The aim of this study is to gather more insight on which model might provide a suitable theoretical framework for the conceptualisation of pain-related catastrophizing.
HypothesisSexual function in female systemic sclerosis patients is impaired as a result of fibrosis of the genital tract, fatigue, chronic pain, Raynaud*s phenomenon and contractures. AimThe aim of the study is to investigate sexual function and its…
Evaluation of the incidence of liver enzyme abnormalities and hepatic steatosis in all type 2 diabetes mellitus patients (about n=1500) treated at the outpatient clinic internal medicine of the St Lucas Andreas Hospital
Revision of the reference values for aerobic capacity in healthy Dutch boys and girls aged 4-13 years using the Bruce treadmill protocol.
In this study, we study whether there is a difference between the utilities that patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis assign to their own health and those that they assign to the EQ-5D scenario describing that health (lack of scope). Further, we aim…
The primary objective is to evaluate whether the method of histidine depletion can be used to lower histidine levels in the blood and whether it affects information processing in similar ways as can be done using antihistamines. Secondary, we will…
The main objective is to study the neural background of episodic bindings and pro active control with an event-related fMRI experiment.