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Immediate PCI in patients with NSTE-ACS is superior to early PCI with respect to 30-day size and occurrence of (non STE) myocardial infarction, death and revascularization.
1. What are the effects of a minimal intervention given by a nurse and a more intensive psychological intervention on managing fatigue during active treatment of cancer compared to no intervention? Will a minimal intervention be sufficient or is a…
1. The SmokeStopTherapy (SST) is twice as effective than the Minimal Intervention Strategy for Lung patients (LMIS) 12 months after the start of the intervention based on validated continuous abstinence rates in patients with Chronic Obstructive…
rTMS has a positive effect in the treatment of depression.
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Long-chain triglyceride (LCT) emulsions with di-unsaturated fatty acids will lead to enhanced postprandial satiety and reduced energy intake in a subsequent meal, as compared to LCT emulsions with mono-unsaturated or saturated fatty acids.
The hypothesis is that MS is a T cell-mediated autoimmune demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS). In order to start immune reactions in the CNS, myelin antigen need to be presented on the surface of antigen presenting cells (APCs…
Asthma reduction at age 6 is possible with inhaled corticosteroids in children of 1-4.5 years old with a familial predisposition for asthma in the first degree, who develop wheeze symptoms.
1. After treatment, patients of the experimental group will show less depression; 2. After treatment, patients of the experimental group will show better quality of life; 3. After treatment, patients of the experimental group will show less…
Compliance with patching therapy for amblyopia can be improved by an educational programme aimed primarily at the child.
1. Parent training will lead to a significant reduction of behavior problems in comparison with routine medical care; 2. Parent training will be as effective as routine medical care with respect to the reduction of ADHD-symptoms; 3. Parent training…
A combined treatment of GH and GnRHa for 3 years in short adolescents with relatively early puberty leads to final height gain.
The stepped care approach will lead to a significantly reduced incidence of clinical anxiety and depression in two years and will reduce symptoms level compared to usual care.
In patients presenting with chest pain complaints and an intermediate risk of coronary artery disease, Multi-Slice Computed Tomography (MSCT) will have a higher specificity as compared to myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). Accordingly, MSCT may…
The Elective PCI in Outpatient Study (EPOS) is designed to evaluate the safety and feasibility of discharge the same day as PCI, by testing the hypothesis that patients requiring extended observation can be selected effectively and that same-day…
Antioxidants or anticytokines may suppress the autoimmune reaction in orbital tissues in Graves' orbitopathy patients. Nul hypothesis: selenium and pentoxifilline are as effective as placebo in mild Graves' orbitopathy.
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The primary objective of this study is to determine whether treatment with statins reduce the progression of aortic stenosis in young adult patients with congenital aortic stenosis.
A prospective randomised trial comparing EUS guided and conventional endoscopic pseudocyst drainage.
To compare Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) guided pseudocyst drainage to conventional non-EUS guided endoscopic drainage.
A cognitive behaviour intervention is more effective in achieving behavioural changes and therefore changes in lifestyle and cardiovascular risk profile than usual care in patients with type 2 diabetes.