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A positive effect of a Growing Up Milk with added prebiotics or prebiotics and LCPUFA on the intestinal microbiota of toddlers.
Otosclerosis is an isolated ear disorder which can cause hearing and balance impairment. The cause of these symptoms is a disturbed bone metabolism confined to the area of the otic pit, the embryologic predecessor of the inner ear. Most patients…
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is projected to rank second on a list of 15 major diseases in terms of burden and is highly recurrent in nature. Accordingly, efforts to reduce the disabling effects of this chronic condition should shift to…
We hypothesize that transfusing red cells with a storage time of 2 to 8 days reduces the incidence of nosocomial pneumonia in ICU patients.
Participation in a health check-up results in a statistically significant positive change in health-related behaviour after 6 months.
Has a coach supervised intervention program targeting jump-landing technique effect on the incidence of lower extremity injuries.
The objective of this proposed prospective randomized double masked placebo controlled study is to investigate the safety and potential efficacy for the prevention or mitigation of ocular GvHD using local early medication with Cyclosporin A drops (…
Evaluate the long-term safety, tolerability and efficacy of the pediatric formulation of bosentan two versus three times a day in children with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).
Adherence to inhaled corticosteroids in children with asthma will improve by sending tailored sms-reminders to the parents.
Participation in the COACH program has positive effects on the health of patients with coronary heart disease.
To evaluate the usefulness of three near-infrared based devices for intravenous cannulation in children prior to surgery.
The present study will test the effectiveness of a web-based brief alcohol intervention that is specifically aimed at reducing heavy alcohol use among heavy drinkers in the ages between 18 and 24 years in a Dutch sample. We expect that a larger…
Public health authorities have recognized lack of hand hygiene (HH) as one of the important causes of preventable mortality and morbidity at population level. Both at national (UK, USA, Dutch VMS) and international levels (WHO) poor HH has been…
1. Cooling to 34, 34.5 or 35°C by means of a surface cooling device, started within 4.5 hours after the onset of acute ischaemic stroke and maintained for 24 hours in awake patients on a stroke unit is safe; 2. In awake patients with ischaemic…
The individual patient can make a well-informed choice for a treatment by using audio-visual aids.
1. The treatment group will increase their Theory of Mind skills in comparison to the waitlist control group; 2. The conceptual skills will improve at a higher rate than the practical skills.
We want to test the hypothesis that internet based guided self-help is not more expensive and not less effective than usual care for patients with phobias.
The stepped care programme which aims to prevent clinical depression in frail elderly with a subclinical depression, and reduces the level of depressive symptoms in frail elderly with a clinical depression is applicable in primary care.
Alle Leerlingen Actief! (ALA) works both on the intrinsic motivation of inactive students to become more physically active, as it promotes the activity-friendly environment in and around schools. Motivational interviewing techniques will be used to…
The percentage of curatively treatable metastatic disease after surgery for primary colorectal cancer can be increased by means of optimizing follow-up of colorectal carcinoma. Intensifying the follow-up by increasing frequency of CEA measurements…