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Shoulder pain is related to somatosensory and nociceptive changes in the acute phase after stroke. These changes may indicate the involvement of specific mechanisms (nociceptive, neuropathic) of post-stroke shoulder pain. Changes may either precede…
Modifications in surgical technique and rehabiliation procedures will improve survival of the Oxford UKA.
1. A treatment strategy aimed at well controlled asthma is more (cost-)effective as compared to a treatment strategy aimed at achieving partly controlled asthma; 2. A treatment strategy aimed at well controlled asthma is (cost-)effective when the…
We hypothesize that allergic asthmatics are less capable in resolving inflammatory cells after viral airway infection as a consequences of impaired expression of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase.
Een klinisch behandelprogramma met een opnameduur van acht weken gevolgd door een intensief vervolgprogramma voor kinderen (8-19 jr.) met ernstige obesitas is kosten effectiever dan een klinische interventie met een opnameduur van zes maanden en…
Our hypothesis is that routine application of elastic stockings after varicose vein surgery is not beneficial with regard to pain- and physical functioning scores, complications, edema formation, time before returning to work and analgesics…
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.
Brief sex counselling will improve (mental) health and will be at least as effective as but less expensive than a longer and more intensive sexological treatment.
Computer-tailored safety information combined with personal counseling results in: 1. Improved parents¡¦ child safety behaviors; 2. Improved satisfaction with different elements of intervention.
Smoking cessation after development of coronary heart disease improves prognosis more than any other treatment and prevents future cardiovascular diseases. This study aims to provide hospitalized coronary heart disease patients who smoke with proven…
This study aims at testing the effectiveness of a web-based self-help intervention for people with mild to moderate suicidal thoughts.
A home-based peripheral muscle training program (Five Basic Exercises program (5BX)) is more effective in [a] increasing exercise capacity (e.g. peak work rate) and [b] patients’ preferred occupational performance when it is preconditioned by…
External cepahlic version (ECV) of the fetus in breech position is a safe and relative simple obstetric intervention to reduce the incidence of caeserean section for breech position at term. Uterine relaxants can enhance the success rate of ECV with…
6MP treatment in pediatric ALL patients can be improved by developing a pediatric oral drinking solution of 6MP, assessing its bioequivalence, and -when successful- introducing the new formulation nationwide.
The hypothesis to be tested is that the outcome in arm B is better than in arm A.
Early treatment of a clinical varicocele in subfertile men results in more spontaneaous pregnancies as compared to no treatment.
Anxiety disorders and depression are common illnesses that have a negative impact on everyday functioning, cause great suffering, and entail both high care costs and loss of production. Recognition, diagnosis and stepped care allocation of treatment…
To assess whether children with relapsed/refractory AML, who do not achieve remission or relapse after treatment with the Relapsed AML 2001/01 standard reinduction protocol (fludarabine, cytarabine and GCSF with or without DaunoXome�), can be…
The prevalence and severity of dental caries among primary-school going children is high. Many tooth cavities are not treated. This is due to the high cost and cumberness of the electrical driven dental equipment. A new treatment approach has been…