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To describe the differences in safety, patient comfort and admission period after diagnostic cardiac catheterization through radial access, between the current protocol and the protocol of fast desufflation by Carrington et al.
To assess the one-year (cost)effectiveness of telemonitoring of blood pressure and self-management support via an internet-based service in addition to usual care as compared to usual care alone in a pragmatic trial in patients with uncontrolled…
Investigate whether the "Smarter Pregnant" intervention in comparison with four screenings with food- and lifestyle advising leads to an improvement in unhealthy food habits (vegetables, fruit, folic acid use) after 24 weeks intervention,…
Patients with chronic respiratory failure currently start their ventilatory support in hospital as stated in national guideline. However, as these patients are severely disabled, a stay at the hospital for several days is experienced by many as very…
To evaluate whether integral AF treatment in primary care is non-inferior in terms of reducing all-cause mortality (primary outcome) and specific cardiac mortality and hospitalization and non-cardiac hospitalization (secondary outcomes), as compared…
To investigate whether an adjunctive YBSR program added to standard care compared to standard care alone, can reduce:1.fatigue symptoms (primary objective)2.psychological distressand improve:3.health-related quality of life4.sense of coherence5.…
The objective is to study the effectiveness of the online self management training Reuma Uitgedaagd! voor adults with a rheumatic disease.
We want to find out whether the new protocol (with a fast MRI) is more cost-effective than the current protocol (concisting of 10 days cast). Primary Objective: To find out whether the new MRI protocol is more cost-effective than the old protocol.…
The aim of this study is to compare a reduced follow-up schedule of 4 visits among low-risk, early-stage endometrial cancer survivors, with the schedule according to the current Dutch guideline that includes 10 to 13 visits, on:Primary outcomes:1.…
Current practice variation in selection of patients with gallbladder stones and abdominal complaints for cholecystectomy is not efficient. Here we evaluate stepwise selection for surgery to improve patient outcome and to reduce the number of…
The study has two main objectives. The first objective is to estimate the extra yield in detected cases of AF in patients aged 65 years and over, using case finding. The second is to compare three methods to detect AF.
Primary objective: Does a personalised behaviour intervention comprising of targeted in depth screening on mental health problems and drug use increase help seeking behaviour among MSM who are at high risk for STIs and HIV. Secondary objectives:…
We would like to research wether there is a difference in time of mobilization between women getting iv PCA with Morphine (PCA)as opposed to women getting continuous epidural analgesia (CEA)with bupivacaine and sufentanil.We expect that the PCA will…
The main aim is to investigate clinical effects of different implementation methods of online supported self-management for COPD patients in primary care. Secondary objectives include effects on well-being, health care use and actual use of the…
Primary objective of this study is to improve medication adherence by introduction of adequate screening methods and an additional specific nurse based intervention (structural informative consulting and motivational counseling) in combination with…
To compare the outcome of early laparoscopic cholecystectomy (<72 hrs after randomization) with interval laparoscopic cholecystectomy (25-30 days after randomization) after mild biliary pancreatitis.
This study will compare antibiotic prescribing levels for practices trained via the GRACE INTRO programme (a self directed web based learning package combined with patient booklets), with those not trained, and in addition will determine whether the…
To evaluate the feasibility and (cost) effectiveness of an intervention to improve the quality of dementia care and the wellbeing of home dwelling persons with dementia and their main informal caregiver.
There's alack of randomized controlled trials for the treatment of primary squamous cell carcinoma of the skin and randomized comparative studies are recommended. With this pilot study, we want to study the effectiveness of Mohs'…
The current project aims first to examine whether IPT produces outcomes that are superior to the comprehensive treatments already available ('care as usual'). Primary outcomes include parenting behavior and the quality of the parent-child…