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The gastric balloons are expected to remain in the stomach for approximately four weeks, after which they burst and are fecally excreted. It is further hypothesised that intragastric balloons can provide a surrogate stomach fill, inducing an…
Kidney transplantation is the only treatment offering long-term benefit to patients with chronic kidney failure. Urological complications after kidney transplantation, such as urinary leakage and ureteral strictures, are associated with significant…
Recent research shows that obesity is associated with changed bowel flora composition with a relative abundance of the two dominant bacterial divisions, the Bacteroidetes and the Firmicutes. Interestingly, this specific bacteria associated condition…
Patient education on extended anticoagulation pros and cons: a journey app in venous thromboembolism
Our hypothesis is that patients whom receive targeted information about VTE and (extended) anticoagulation treatment with the 'patient journey app' on a daily basis in the week preceding their hospital visit will be more satisfied with the…
In the first 6 months Liraglutide affects weight more than CBT, but CBT provides weight maintenance after 12 months.
Postoperative change in deltoid volume following reverse shoulder arthroplasty is related to functional outcome
Gut-homing lymphocytes play a role in the development and maintainence of perianal fistula in Crohn's disease patients.
The aim of the study is to compare the effectiveness of tocolysis with Nifedipine or Atosiban in pregnant women with threatened preterm labour with a gestational age between 25 – 34 weeks. We will look at neonatal mortality and morbidity, duration…
A constant Hb concentration will improve the quality of life of patiënts with a chronic need for bloodtransfusions.
Interferons (IFNs) are a family of cytokines which have important antiviral and antiproliferative properties. They also play an important role in immunomodulation. Type I IFNs have been implicated in autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus…
Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disorder (IBD) with a major impact on quality of life. Mucosal healing is an important treatment outcome to prevent long term complications of the disease. Regulatory M2 type macrophages play a…
By giving high dose, radical, radiotherapy to patients with recurrent lung cancer, the overall survival can be prolonged and local control rate can be increased which can be done with acceptable toxicity for the irradiated normal tissues.
Targeting a higher SpO2 (95% lower limit) in children with moderate-severe BPD from 36 weeks PMA and onwards, will possibly lead to superior growth of normal lung tissue (assessed indirectly by body weight) at 6 months corrected age, compared to a…
Rehabilitation on skates after ACL reconstruction is non inferior to current common practice.
Our primary objective is to compare the short and medium term (up to 6 months) clinical results in pain and function of the Bauerfeind SecuTec OA brace with only conservative treatment (no brace) in the management of patients with medial knee OA and…
The main objective is to determine the change in CS parameters upon administration of tapentadol in comparison to pregabalin in patients suffering from chronic pain that has a visceral or deep somatic origin.
The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate that contact isolation of patients colonised with ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in a multiple-occupancy room is not inferior to contact isolation in a single-occupancy room with respect to…
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The self-help intervention Happy@Work will reduce symptoms of depression. The self-help intervention Happy@Work will be cost effective.