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rhDNase improves lung function in children with persistent asthma who have persistent obstructive pulmonary function; Treatment of mucus impaction is an interesting alternative approach to treat peripheral airflow limitation in asthmatic patients.…
Based on systematic reviews concerning effective treatments in children with migraine a medical treatment (propanolol) as well as a non-medical treatment (relaxation therapy) appear to be effective compared to no treatment or placebo. however their…
Aetiology of late-onset depressive spectrum disorders may be different from the aetiology of early-onset depression. Concordant with the supposed aetiology of dementia, it has been postulated that chronic low grade immune activation plays a role in…
It is hypothesized that long term disabled persons who participate in the MDR program will return to work and have less mental and/or physical limitations to prevent te pre-disability income. Furthermore an explorative study into the process…
The aim of this study is to assess the functional benefit of dynamic arm supports (type of assistive technology) in the domestic setting and the contributing factors. This could support the prescription process of these devices and could support…
For cochlear implanted (CI) patients speech recognition in noise still remains one of the most challenging tasks. One way to improve performance in noise is to benefit from binaural hearing (hearing with two ears). For individuals with residual…
Our hypothesis is that peroperative fluid restriction will lead to a significant reduction of solid phase gastric emptying time ¨C measured by radionuclide scintigraphy-, and a reduction in its related postoperative complications.
Recurrent ventricular tachycardia (VT) is an important cause for mortality and morbidity in patients with left dominant non ischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM). Since implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) may only terminate and not prevent…
-Low dose radiotherapy has positive effects on pain and functioning in osteoarthritis of the hand and knee -Low dose radiotherapy is effective on reducing inflammatory signs of osteoarthritis of the hand and knee
- Smokers are implicitly biased with regard to the pros/cons of smoking (more attention and/or approach tendencies with regard to the pros) - These biases can be retrained using implicit pictorial trainings based on the Visual Probe Task and the…
If not well treated rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can lead to severe joint damage and subsequently functional impairment. Current treatment strategies aim at quickly lowering disease activity in order to prevent later damage. RA treatment…
The temporal artery biopsy has no additional value after a halo sign using ultrasound of the temporal artery
Objective: To assess the diuretic effect of three standard glasses of beer, red wine and spirits in euhydrated elderly men.
HbA1c is still considered to be the most reliable indicator of the average blood glucose concentration over a longer period of time and therefore used as a guide for treatment of patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). But, HbA1c levels are influenced…
Our overall hypothesis is that BE and/or GEJ adenocarcinoma in individuals of families that meet criteria of familial BE or adenocarcinoma of the GEJ, has a genetic basis.
1. The intervention group will have a lower BMI/waist circumference, compared to the control group at follow-up; 2. The intervention group will have more favourable outcomes on the targeted behaviours, compared to the control group at follow-up; 3.…
1. Imipramine and Venlafaxine are comparable in efficacy in inpatients with a major depression; 2. Imipramine and Venlafaxine are comparable in tolerability; 3. Patients with a Venlafaxine plasma level < 195 µg/L show comparable…
FESS is effective: giving significant reduction of symptoms. The indication for FESS must be based on the symptoms of the patient and its duration, CT scan abnormalities and/or nasal endoscopic abnormalities, and a history of adequate conservative…