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To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of therapies for male subfertility.
Health outcomes for people at risk of or suffering from non-communicable lung diseases in low-resource settings will be improved by developing capacity for implementation of evidence-based interventions for prevention, diagnosis and treatment in…
For the prevention of diabetic foot ulceration, evidence exists to support the use of home-monitoring of foot skin temperature by means of a hand-held infrared skin thermometer. However, the construct validity of skin temperature measurements is…
In this project the hypothesis is tested that the community pharmacist-led CATI care programme in patients using cardiovascular medication, will have a beneficial effect on patients’ adherence to cardiovascular medication and improves clinical…
Muscular counterpulsation (MCP) is a new treatment option which seems to improve hemodynamics but might also have positive effects on muscular and vascular function. Additionally, it is non-invasive and does not seem to have relevant side effects.…
The guided online CBT intervention is expected to show favorable effects and to be cost-effective in comparison to care-as-usual for patients with insomnia in general practice
1. Patients with patent stents will have improved AVP and improved flow in CFV; 2. Patients with stent occlusion will have significantly higher AVPs and lower flow in CFV than patients without stent occlusion; 3. (Pain-free) walking distance will…
To evaluate whether a dietary advice of green vegetables, beef and whole dairy products during six months including standard supportive care can decrease the TSH-level compared to standard supportive care alone in children aged 1-18 years with…
1. Active sniffing decreases appetite; 2. Food choice is mainly influenced by the food odour that was perceived first.
The invasive bacteria Shigella and entero-invasive E.coli (EIEC) that cause gastro-enteritis, are genetically related and share an infection mechanism. In the Netherlands, Shigellosis is a notifiable disease, while infections with EIEC are not. With…
Information on the dynamics and shape of the device and how these change over time will improve our understanding about the fixation and/or sealing of the device, which may help in stent selection and in designing stent grafts that are more durable.
We hypothesize that iABM patients, relative to controls, will show less addiction problems, increased health, reduced physical and psychological complaints, and reduced use of health care post-intervention and at 6 & 12 month FU Further, we…
Objective: The primary objective of the study is determining the contributing factors in bracing for AIS. The contributing factors are determined as factors of influence in the corrective possibilities and therefore end term…
Youth at intermediate vocational education (ROC's) show excessive alcohol and drug use, which can have various detrimental consequences. For this vulnerable group of youngsters a targeted, multicomponent plan of attack was developed in…
Protein Supplement, used for extremely-low-birth-weight (ELBW) infants (< 1000 g) in addition to human milk and/or preterm formula in daily practice, is well tolerated and safe.
Dosages can be lowered succesfully in patients with a stable low disease activity and quality of life. This improves safety and cost-effectiveness.
The aim of this study is to determine differences in the level of blood markers for tissue damage following the anterior approach and posterolateral approach for THA.
It is expected that adding the three tailored interventions to the regular Meeting Centers Support programme will better enable attuning the support to the individual variation in needs and preferences of people with dementia and carers and will be…
Training should affect attentional control processes specifically associated with alcohol-related stimuli. As a result, training as an additional treatment on top of CBT should reduce biases to alcohol-associated stimuli which have been linked with…