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The objective of the study is to identify factors associated with anterior knee pain after primary total knee replacement.
Public health authorities have recognized lack of hand hygiene (HH) as one of the important causes of preventable mortality and morbidity at population level. Both at national (UK, USA, Dutch VMS) and international levels (WHO) poor HH has been…
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the added value of using 'LMA-S in the ambulance with CPR in the Netherlands indigent patients. The hypothesis is that the value of using the LMA-S is located in the safety and speed of placing the…
To study's primary objective is to establish the effectiveness of a low-threshold guided self-help intervention targeted at improving one's self image in people with anxiety and/or depressive symptoms and low self esteem. We expect to find…
Otosclerosis is an isolated ear disorder which can cause hearing and balance impairment. The cause of these symptoms is a disturbed bone metabolism confined to the area of the otic pit, the embryologic predecessor of the inner ear. Most patients…
1. Cooling to 34, 34.5 or 35°C by means of a surface cooling device, started within 4.5 hours after the onset of acute ischaemic stroke and maintained for 24 hours in awake patients on a stroke unit is safe; 2. In awake patients with ischaemic…
We therefore hypothesize that FABP/Claudin levels may be used as a diagnostic tool for the identification of intra-abdominal injury necessitating surgery and as a prognostic marker for the development of SIRS/MOF (and morbidity and mortality) in…
Training medical specialists in consultation skills focused on MUPS patients improves the specialistic care for these patients in terms of illness worries, course of symptoms and daily functioning and reduces the medical costs for this patient group…
The present study will investigate how serotonin (manipulation via ATD) modulates psychological and physiological reactions to interpersonal stimuli in individuals at risk for MDD. This is relevant for several reasons: 1. The onset, severity, and…
1. The treatment group will increase their Theory of Mind skills in comparison to the waitlist control group; 2. The conceptual skills will improve at a higher rate than the practical skills.
The individual patient can make a well-informed choice for a treatment by using audio-visual aids.
The effectiveness of the experimental conditions depends on the motivational characteristics of the person. 1. The sequential condition will lead to 10% behavior change in one behavior after two years, if a person is only motivated to change one…
Peri-operative interventions improve fragile patients functional health status, reduce complications and length of stay in hospital after elective surgery.
A positive effect of the investigational product on the intestinal microbiota of healthy Asian toddlers is expected.
1. Cancer survivors who received the high-intensity exercise program will have significantly higher muscle strength, cardiopulmonary function, and health-related quality of life after 12 weeks intervention compared to cancer survivors who received…
Establishing the cause of pleural disease often is a great challenge. Definitive diagnosis of pleural disease needs histological confirmation in most cases. Clinical suspicion of malignancy often indicates prompt use of invasive procedures like…
The percentage of curatively treatable metastatic disease after surgery for primary colorectal cancer can be increased by means of optimizing follow-up of colorectal carcinoma. Intensifying the follow-up by increasing frequency of CEA measurements…
In this study we will investigate the progression of IF/TA in protocol biopsies in a cohort of renal transplants, with a steroid sparing TAC-based immunosuppressive regimen in combination with either sirolimus (SRL) or mycophenolate mofetil (MMF),…
One of the challenges in paediatric anaesthesia is to minimize distress for children in the operating room environment and to facilitate a smooth induction of anaesthesia. Pre-anaesthetic medication reduces the risk of adverse psychological and…
We hypothesize that transfusing red cells with a storage time of 2 to 8 days reduces the incidence of nosocomial pneumonia in ICU patients.