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Background: Injury rate and injury severity of elderly cyclists due to self-induced cycle accidents increase with age. Starting at the age of 55 years, injury risk increases with a factor 4 at the age of 75 years. Injury mechanisms such as slippery…
Combination therapy with telaprevir/ ribavirin is as effective as the current standard of care with peginterferon-alfa/ ribavirin for the treatment of acute Hepatitis C in HIV-infected individuals.
In patients with side effects, during VNS, there is: 1. A decrease in lung function parameters; 2. A reduced increase in heart rate; 3. A reduced increase in blood pressure.
To demonstrate proof of principle for the elimination of malaria from Rusinga Island using the nation-wide adopted strategy of LLINs and case management augmented with mass trapping of mosquito vectors.
Recurrent miscarriages is defined as three or more consecutive miscarriages prior to the 20th week of gestation. Whenever the diagnosis ‘recurrent miscarriages’ is established, an underlying cause may be identified in about 25-50% of cases. A…
Despite good results of primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) the number of revision total knee arthroplasties (rTKAs) is rising and a further increase is predicted. rTKA is a more complicated surgical procedure compared to primary TKA and leads to…
One area where decision making is complex is in the treatment of stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) where the two available options differ greatly. These options are surgical resection and stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR). In a…
Primary research question: What is the effect of the implementation of a dedicated clinic for the management of (suspected) cow milk protein allergy in infants referred from primary and secondary health care settings on: 1. Health care costs; 2.…
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia with a prevalence of 1-2% in the general population, increasing with age. It is associated with a 5-fold increased risk of stroke if untreated. While anticoagulant agents are effective…
Reproducible test-retest assessment of [18F]FDG PET.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a chronic, progressive lung disease. The prevalence and associated costs of COPD are projected to increase the upcoming decades. Symptomatic patients with COPD develop dyspnea and are dyspnoeic even…
We assess the prevalence and seriousness of DDIs among ambulatory cancer patients on anti-cancer treatment.
Long term quality of life of patients with iatrogenic bile duct injury due to cholecystectomy is lower than in patients with an uncomplicated cholecystectomy.
The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of MSSA, small colony variants (SCVs), and MRSA in the Belgian CF population, to characterize these S. aureus strains, and to identify virulence factors in order to understand the transmission…
We expect that irrational thoughts and maladaptive coping strategies will be positively changed. As a consequence of this intervention, there should be a significant decrease of: 1. The amount of cyber bullying victims; 2. The psychosocial problems…
The hypothesis is that all patients with rising RT-qPCR MRD levels of specific genetic markers in pediatric AML patients in CR1 invariably will develop overt clinical relapse.
The goal of this study is to get insight into the preconditions and feasibility of participation of elderly residents with dementia en family members in nursing homes. The research questions are: Which preconditions are necessary to sucesfully…
We hypothesise that Origo, an experience design concept that supports the woman during labor in a personal and unobtrusive way by providing real-time breathing support and visualizing progress of labor, will enhance the woman s labor &…
1. To investigate the intra- and interreliability of transperineal ultrasound measurements of the displacement of multiple points along the urethra in men after radical prostatectomy; 2. To compare the relative displacement of urethrovesical…