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Kidney transplantation is the only treatment offering long-term benefit to patients with chronic kidney failure. Urological complications after kidney transplantation, such as urinary leakage and ureteral strictures, are associated with significant…
Patient education on extended anticoagulation pros and cons: a journey app in venous thromboembolism
Our hypothesis is that patients whom receive targeted information about VTE and (extended) anticoagulation treatment with the 'patient journey app' on a daily basis in the week preceding their hospital visit will be more satisfied with the…
In primary prostate cancer patients, the exisstence of lymph node metastases is associated with developmment of distant metastases and negatively associated with cancer-specific survival. The performance of an extended lymph node dissection (ePLND…
End stage kidney disease (ESKD) ranks among the most severe chronic non-communicable diseases with an unmet medical need, given the high (between 10% and 20%) and stable annual mortality rates in ESKD patients treated with dialysis. Kidney…
The current study was developed to evaluate the effect of the modi drawings on treatment outcome. We hypothesize that patients within the art modi group have more knowledge of their modi, which in turn will lead to a better understanding of ¡°why…
1. Methylphenidate (MPH) increases activation in task relevant areas and task performance 2. Hydrocortisone (HC) increases activation in task relevant areas and task performance 3. MPH + HC increase activation in task relevant areas, but might…
Addition of Partner for Change Outcome Management System (PCOMS) to individual treatment will result in a significant decrease of drop-out compared to individual treatment without PCOMS in a forensic outpatient clinic in the Netherlands. A sub-…
Medication reconciliation using an e-health application is as good as structured medication reconciliation by a pharmacy technician
The development of a computer aided detection (CAD) system might be able to assist endoscopists in the recognition and subsequent characterization of early Barrett's neoplasia, thereby improving efficacy of BE surveillance.
PRP injections are efficacious for symptom reduction and functional improvement compared to placebo injections in the treatment of ankle (talocrural) OA.
Our hypothesis is that receiving written and audio-visual patient information will reduce the frequency and severity of post-concussion symptoms in patients with MTBI.
Maternal and neonatal vitamin D level play a role on dental development in childhood
Background: Multiproblem young adults (between ages 18 and 27), characterized by a variety of severe psychosocial problems, comprise a societal challenge with high priority on the political agenda, both nationally and internationally. However, so…
Null hypothesis: the 8 centres with different cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programmes do not differ from each other with regards to the effectiveness.
We hypothesise that the diet over time has become healthier and more sustainable. Our current study was set up to (1) identify the differences in food consumption and nutritional quality over the course of 20 years in the Netherlands using the…
To investigate in an unselected memory clinic sample, the clinical value of 18F]FBB PET in terms of 1. change in diagnosis; 2. change in level of confidence of diagnosis; 3. impact on patient healthcare management.
Current standard treatments for symptomatic benign thyroid nodules (SBTN) are surgery or radioactive iodine. However, these interventions pose a risk to an otherwise healthy person. Therefore, minimally invasive alternatives have been explored.…
Prosody, both linguistic and emotional, is essential in the acquisition and usage of language and socio-emotional development, but it proves difficult for CI users because of their relative inability to hear spectral and, to a lesser degree, dynamic…
We expect maternal hyperoxygenation in the presence of fetal distress during labor to reduce abnormalities in the fetal heart rate tracing and to reduce the need for assisted birth or a emergency caesarean section without severe maternal or fetal…