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NAVA (neurally adjusted ventilatory assist) is a newform of artificial respiration, based on the electrical activity of the diafragma. We want to investigate wether there are fysiological differences between the conventional mode and NAVA.
The overall goal of this study is to test if the analogue patient paradigm is a valid method to assess the effects of physician-patient communication. More specifically, in Phase I, we aim to test if viewing a role-played interview about a common…
The aim of the current study is to test whether online training of a positive attentional bias and/or working memory capacity can reduce anxiety and/or depressive symptoms in adults with heightened emotional symptoms.
Type 2 diabetes is cause by progressive beta-cell dysfunction against a background of obesity and insulin resistance in susceptible individuals. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) gamma-mediated mechanisms are involved in the…
Develop a screening tool to identify children at risk of posttraumatic stress disorder after an accident.
The present study is a feasibility study. In this study we will test the feasibility of the procedures used, the compliance to the interventions, and the usefulness of intermediate outcome measures in a specific high risk group. If the results of…
Maintenance thalidomide delays the time to progression with 50% in patients who do not progress after > 3 cycles of pemetrexed containing chemotherapy.
No improvement of fixation failure will be found after the introduction of the TFNA
We hypothesize that age-related changes in hepatic and intestinal drug metabolism affect the pharmacokinetics of paracetamol.
Comparison of two new techniques for detection of small bowel pathology: MR enteroclysis and videocapsule enteroscopy with double-balloon enteroscopy with respect to diagnostic yield, accuracy of findings, and patient preference.
For patients with breast cancer who are not applicable for breast-saving treatment (because of tumor characteristics), who prefer an amputation or who undergo a prophylactic amputation an immediate breast reconstruction is a standard offer. A…
1. The recognition of malnourished inpatients will improve by using the SNAQ malnutrition screening tool at admission; 2. Early recognition and treatment of malnutrition is effective and cost effective.
Our hypothesis is that the iron status in young healthy children from the Netherlands might be insufficient.
We expect that when the developed checklist will be used in de diagnostic proces of children with developmental and/or behavioral disability, the use of pediatric care will be more efficiently used. Over and underdiagnoses of a causal somatic…
Recently, (changes in) the gut microbiome (flora / bacteria) have been associated with obesity and insulin resistance, and other cardiovascular risk factors or atherogenic processes. Venous thrombosis shares these risk factors, probably by a shared…
Evaluation of efficacy and safety of two different formulas of alfa-Galactosidase A, agalsidase beta (FabrazymeTM) and agalsidase alpha (ReplagalTM) in an equal dose of 0,2 mg/kg in order to detect any differences between these two drugs.
Botulinum toxin A declines the severity of tardive dyskinisias.
The majority of newly diagnosed cancer patients are >65 years of age. Elderly patients are more vulnerable than younger ones, due to comorbidities and frailty. Their treatment goals and preferences may also differ greatly. This study uses a…
With postoperative minimal enteral feeding (MEF) the neonates can be fed completely enteral earlier than without MEF.