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The aim of the study is to test the hypothesis that susceptibility to and severity of certain infectious and inflammatory diseases can be explained by the interaction between the genome, microbiome and immunological responses: i.e. presence of…
This study aims to detect differences in sick leave time, associated costs and quality of life between differentiated thyroid cancer patients treated in either a fast-track protocol or a traditional longer time interval between total thyroidectomy…
The aim of the study is to assess physical fitness of people in rehabilitation after lower limb amputation and to assess their physical strain during the regular rehabilitation program and specific (physical therapy) sessions of this program.…
Primary Objective: The main question this study wants to address is whether the right posterior parietal cortex, known to be involved in saliency detection and stimulus driven orienting, is also involved in orienting to emotional stimuli, such as…
To determine the differences in brain activation during (un)healthy food choice between normal weight and overweight groups of children (10-13 y) and their parents and relate those to subject characteristics.
The aim of this project is to develop a comprehensive EORTC questionnaire for assessing sexual health for male and female patients with cancer. Given the lack of a sexual health related measure that can be used in clinical trials and in clinical…
To explore the effect of Eligard® on the following prostate cancer biomarkers:• Testosterone in serum• Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) in serum• Prostate Cancer Antigen (PCA3 score) in urine • PSA mRNA in blood/PBMC• PCA3 mRNA in blood/PBMC• TMPRSS2…
The primary objective is to investigate the effect of training on a neurofeedback task targeting the DLPFC, on the frontostriatal network. As a secondary objective, we investigate whether such training changes mental effort.
The primary objective of the proposed study is to examine the neural substrate of cognitive and social-emotional apathy in patients with schizophrenia. Secondary, we intend to explore the concentration of brain metabolites and structural differences…
To validate spectral analysis of the fHRV as a new method for fetal monitoring. To determine the exact influence on fHRV of several commonly used medicines in obstetric care; namely tocolytic drugs, corticosteroids, antihypertensive agents,…
The project has three main scientific objectives: (1) To investigate how speech processing with CIs affects listeners* mental representations at lexical and sub-lexical levels, as well as the flow of information between these levels; (2) To study…
In this study we would like to find new biomarkers in BOS after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), that may lead to earlier identification of BOS than a lung function decline.
The primary aim of the study is to assess whether DWI, DCE-MRI, T2*, and 18F-HX4-PET/CT predict overall survival in patients with pancreatic cancer treated with surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy or with neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy, surgery and…
The purpose of this study is to understand the complex dynamics between hearing impairment and aging for auditory perception.
The objective of the study is to assess the performance of topical negative pressure therapy application with Prevena* Incision Management System (IMS) versus standard conventional wound therapy (SCWT) on closed median sternal incisions in patients…
Primary objective;Confirm superiority of IgG antibody levels against pertussis toxin (Ptx), present in the acellular vaccines, in infants at the age of 3 months of mothers having received a pertussis vaccine during pregnancy versus infants of…
Primary Objective: The overall aim of this study is to develop a reliable and valid IADL questionnaire for use in brain tumor patients. Parallel versions of this questionnaire will be developed; a patient-based version and a proxy-based version.…
The primary objective of this study is:to evaluate the effect of RPM + in-clinic follow-up versus in-clinic follow-up only on patient-reported health status/quality of life after implantation with an ICD/CRT-D device. The secondary objectives are: 1…
This study is dedicated to obtain accurate broadband (400 - 1830nm) diffuse reflectance spectra of human nerve tissue in vivo (which knowledge creates possibilities to design useful imaging devices).
The aim of this study is to find cable operation forces and displacements which can be perceived and controlled best by a prosthetic user.