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In old age, sufficient protein intake is important to preserve muscle mass and function. Around 50% of older adults (65+ y) consumes ¡Ü1.0 g/kg adjusted body weight (BW)/day (d). There is no rapid method to screen for low protein intake in old age…
We test the effect of a verbal suggestion providing an under prediction of the pain intensity of upcoming heat stimuli as compared to a correct prediction of the intensity to assess the possible occurrence of contrasts effects (i.e., more intense…
Exercise leads to pain and funcional improvement in patients diagnosed with insertional Achilles tendinopathy
Postoperative pain, further blood loss, onset of delirium and wound discharge are unfavorable factors that can prolong hospital time, delay mobilization and necessitate transfusion. Cryotherapy and pneumatic compression are suggested to minimize…
Several questions with respect to the routine use of medication reviews are not yet answered which hamper their large scale implementation. The Opti-Med study addresses these three problems. 1. A lack of evidence about the effectiveness of…
The results from this trial will provide evidence on whether structured risk assessments and customized maternity care for high-risk pregnant women by maternity care providers is feasible in terms of effectiveness, especially regarding maternal…
The following hypotheses will be examined: a. patients with multiple sclerosis who become cognitively impaired may experience an increase in pain experience (due to white matter lesions) b. hyperesthesia is known to be predictive of central…
To evaluate the incidence, risk factors and perinatal morbidity and mortality due to CA after TTTS treated with fetoscopic laser surgery
This study aims to implement and evaluate an advance care planning (ACP) intervention for elderly nursing home patients with a limited life expectancy. The intervention consists of ACP discussions integrated with a structured multidisciplinary…
We hypothesize that liraglutide treatment, initiated before cardiac surgery, is effective in lowering the number of patients needing perioperative insulin adjustments and reducing the total amount of insulin needed in the perioperative period when…
The proposed study aims to investigate a novel peri-operative PK-guided dosing strategy, which is expected to reduce FVIII consumption and costs by minimally 25%. Moreover, the five participating hospitals will gain experience with PK-guided dosing…
An eHealth CBT intervention reduces depressive symptoms in dialysis patients.
Primary Objective: • Is CBM-I successful in changing the cognitive bias in patients with cluster-C personality disorders or personality disorder NOS? Secondary Objective(s): • Will patients following CBM-I show a significant reduction in symptoms…
Obesity is a growing world wide problem. In The Netherlands, about 10% of all men and women have a BMI of 30 kg/m2 or more. Obesity is a chronic, uncurable metabolic disorder, which is characterised by excessive fatstorage at unfavorable places.…
Dental caries lesions (with ICDAS Codes 3 and 4) can be treated by sealing, offering a less invasive and less costly treatment option with the same results as preparation and restoration of the carious lesions.
The new interdisciplinary protocol will attract attention to these cases of hand injuries and patients will get a chance of a better coordinated treatment at the early rehabilitation phase. To restore early function of the hand proper instructions…
Since bleeding risk is high in the elderly we hypothesize that clopidogrel is superior to ticagrelor and prasugrel in terms of causing lesser bleeding events and being non inferior in net clinical benefit in patients above 75 years and CRUSADE…
Supplementation with omega-3 LCPUFA from krill oil in healthy adolescents will result in: - improvement of the omega-3 index - improved cognitive performance - improved mental well-being - better academic achievement