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Increasing the intercultural competence of mental health workers will reduce therapy dropout in Moroccan and Turkish patients with depressive and anxiety disorders.
It is hypothesized that aerobic exercise therapy (AET) and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) are both effective in improving activities and QoL in patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) compared to the usual care.
Sleep (quality and quantity) is beter in ICU patients when they are nursed in a single room compared to nursing in a 'open' ICU.
Research questions: 1. What are the effects of the addition of preventive CT to AD compared to AD alone in remitted patients with recurrent MDD with a follow-up of 15 months-24 months on: A. Time related proportion of depression recurrence; B. The…
We hypothesize that subjects (Asian or Caucasian) with the COMTH allele (Val/Val polymorphism) respond stronger to the GT treatment than subjects with the COMTL allele (Met/Met polymorphism), consequently have an increased EE and that the genetic…
1. What is the effect of the training program on physical health, depressive symptoms, cognitive and executive functions of people with dementia in comparison with care-as-usual? 2. What is the effect of the training program on physical health,…
It is hypothesized that in the population of frequent cannabis users, cross tolerance will have developed for the effects of alcohol, and that therefore the behavioral effects after alcohol will be less when given in combination with cannabis.
Inspiratory Muscle Training during primary rehabilitation will improve respiratory function in Spinal Cord Injury. Respiratory Muscle Training will decrease the risk for long-term respiratory symptoms and complications in persons with spinal cord…
Development of early-onset dementia (EOD) is very radical and disabling for both patient and family, due to the still prominent role of the patient in society. Except for knowledge on cognitive disorders not much is known about other disabling…
Approximately 2% of the Dutch elderly population suffers from a major depressive disorder (MDD). Due to a depressed mood and a diminished interest in nearly all activities, MDD has serious consequences for daily living (e.g. withdrawal from social…
Hemodynamic optimization during and after colorectal surgery results in improved intestinal perfusion, sustained intestinal barrier and improved postoperative recovery.
The healing of donor site wounds after split-skin grafting can be promoted by the use of one of five specific wound dressing materials as compared in this trial.
It is hypothesised that body weight will decrease and body composition will improve as a result of the intervention resulting from improved lifestyle and energy balance (increase in physical activity and/or lower calorie intake). Musculoskeletal…
We hypothesize that earlier diagnosis in bloodstream infections results in earlier initiation or adaptation of the empirically started broad-spectrum antibiotics and may lead to an improved patient outcome, decrease in costs and reduction of…
Augmentation of the contralateral hip in patients with a low energy hip fracture over 50Y willdecrease the change of a new hip fracture on the augemented side.
We hypothesize that by following the intervention the participants will learn a more active lifestyle.
High free fatty acids lower central serotonergic responsivity.
Acute normovolemic hemodilution during coronary artery bypass surgery involving normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) leads to dysfunction of cerebral autoregulation and therefore contributes to neurological morbidity after cardiac surgery.
In this study it is hypothesised that the inhibitory pain mechanisms DNIC and offset analgesia are affected in chronic pain patients compared to healthy controls. Furthermore it is hypothesised that ketamine has a improving effect on these pain…
Physiotherapy treatment is effective and cost-effective in patients who recently experienced a COPD exacerbation by reducing the frequency, duration and severity of following exacerbations. In addition, it will improve the functional health status…