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To evaluate the effectiveness of eccentric calf muscle exercise therapy compared to strength training of the upper extremities (control group) in patients with chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy.
Both interventions (GRAIL training & endurance and strength training (control intervention)) will result in an increase in gait speed, functional walking ability and social participation. However, the GRAIL training will result in larger…
Active surveillance is non-inferior to surgery in patients with oesophageal cancer showing complete clinical response after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy.
Bone-anchored maxillary protraction therapy improves facial profile in cleft children.
Benign liver tumors and cysts carry a significant burden on the quality of life in some cases. Apart from impairing symptoms, psychological burden might provide sufficient ground for surgical intervention. There is a variable approach to them…
Point of care testing with Fcal POCT will reduce substantial the referral rate of children with chronic GI symptoms to the paediatrician.
The different processing of formulas will have an effect on stool characteristics such as consistency, frequency, amount and colour.
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…
REE will be assessed using indirect calorimetry. Oxygen consumption (VO₂) and carbon dioxide production (VCO₂) will be measured. The respiratory quotient (RQ) will be derived from VO₂ and VCO₂. Body composition will be determined by…
Primary Objective To describe how patients experience the first eight weeks after shoulder arthroplasty, regarding pain and pain medication, shoulder function and quality of life. To determine the direct effect of patients' expectations on…
Our primary objectives are to determine the diagnostic accuracy of handheld RCM in the diagnosing and subtyping of BCC in the head and neck compared to punch biopsy, and evaluate the associated rate of over- and understaging of BCC subtypes. In…
The objectives are firstly that Love is... promotes the healthy sexual development by increasing knowledge and positive attitudes towards sexuality. Secondly, characteristics of adolescents who do not improve from the general prevention program are…
This multicentre randomised controlled trial aims to investigate whether PoCUS can be used as an adjunct to improve first attempt success rate in closed reductions of displaced distal radial fractures in adults in the ED.
To determine the content validity and clinical utility of the Dutch sPCI according to nurses with expertise in stroke care and stroke patients, respectively.
We hypothesize that sleep apnea screening, using a combination of an online questionnaire and high resolution overnight oximetry, can safely be applied to exclude sleep apnea with high sensitivity (≥97%) and acceptable specificity (≥60%) in patients…
Hypotheses are that the long-term supervision of the CooL intervention will be related to beneficial changes in the participants¡¯ energy-balance related behaviours, body composition, and quality of life. Besides, the goal of the intervention is to…
Smell and taste function change during chemotherapy consequently affecting 1) dietary intake 2) eating behavior 3) anthropometry 4) quality of life
The standard-of-care sentinel lymph node (SLN) procedure in paediatric cancer patients consists of a preoperative intradermal injection with 99mTechnetium-nanocolloid as radiotracer in combination with an intraoperative injection of blue dye for…