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We hypothesize that by using different imaging techniques, we can give a good characterization of the bone marrow microenvironment in advanced-stage myelofibrosis, before and during treatment with ruxolitinib.
Fluorescent near-infrared imaging can be used to identify the ureters using a low dose methylene blue.
It is hypothesized that participants who received information about social modeling effects in the intervention group consume less (snack) food compared to participants in the control group.
We hypothesize that RPCA is as effective in reducing pain relief scores as EA, with lower costs and easier achievement of 24 hours availability of pain relief for low risk women in labor.
1. Cancer survivors experience more meaning in life after the intervention; 2. Psychological wellbeing in cancer survivors improves after the intervention.
H1: the exercise intervention is effective in reducing (work-related) fatigue H2: the exercise intervention is effective in improving (work-related) self-efficacy, sleep quality, work ability, cognitive functioning, and aerobic fitness.
8 weeks after the PRF treatment we expect that the electric quantitative sensory testing (eQST) values are higher compared to the eQST values before the PRF treatment. This means that patients can tolerate a higher stimulation threshold. The…
Children aged 4 to 6 years in the intervention group who have received the GigaGaaf! intervention have a different oral health than children aged 4 to 6 years from the control group who have received care as usual. Parents of the children aged 4 to…
Topical urea is a gold standard treatment for xerosis. Skin xerosis is commonly observed in diabetic subject. A correct hydratation of the skin is advised in order to reduce the risk of skin lesions such as ulcer. No comparative data are available…
1. Both tailored interventions will result in better outcomes on self-reported fruit, vegetable, high-energy snack and fat intake, than the generic information control group; 2. Both tailored interventions will result in better outcomes on secondary…
1. That adherence to the WHO recommendations (2003) for early child feeding among low-income Quetzaltenango mothers, specifically exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months, is associated with higher growth attainment and greater disease resistance; 2.…
Intra-operative evaluation of efficacy and safety of a new lead for steering Deep Brain Stimulation.
Primary Hypothesis: 1. Sapiens lead is able to provide stimulation to the brain safely and elicit equivalent effects as commercial DBS systems. Secondary Hypotheses: 1. Steering can modulate the thresholds of stimulation-induced effects; 2. The…
It is expected that using the DEM-DISC will decrease the number of unmet needs and increase the number of met needs in people with dementia and their informal caregivers. Informal caregivers using DEM-DISC are expected to feel less burdened and will…
In euthyroid women with thyroid autoimmunity and recurrent miscarriage, levothyroxine started preconceptional, increases live births beyond 24 completed weeks by at least 20%, compared to placebo.
For patients with a diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) the efficacy of the anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody rituximab combined with salvage chemotherapy in the second-line setting has decreased due to more effective first-line treatment with…
Informed consent procedures and information provision differs between different transplantation centers and transplantation professionals in The Netherlands. Donor knowledge and satisfaction may be influenced by the manner of information provision…
The aim of this study is to test, by means of a randomized controlled trial, the hypothesis that application of PAS therapy with low-frequency acoustic vibrations to demented patients in nursing homes will lead to a significant decrease of nocturnal…
There seems to be a biphasic process of bone mineral density (BMD) changes in osetoarthritis (OA). An increased bone mineral density (BMD) and a specific distribution of BMD in the cortical of the subchondral plates and below in the trabecular bone…
The objective of this thesis is to get insight into the effects of internal audits on patient safety and on health care professional’s behavior in an academic hospital at ward level.
Hyperglycaemia alters the sustained hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) and the hypoxic ventilatory response (HVR).