Pharmacokinetic (PK) boosting is the intentional use of a drug-drug interaction to enhance systemic drug exposure. PK boosting of olaparib, a CYP3A-substrate, has the potential to reduce PK variabilit...
This cross-over, multicentre trial compared olaparib 300 mg twice daily (BID) with olaparib 100 mg BID boosted with the strong CYP3A-inhibitor cobicistat 150 mg BID. Patients were randomised to the st...
Of 15 included patients, 12 were eligible for PK analysis. The GMR of the AUC...
Boosting a 100 mg BID olaparib dose with cobicistat increases olaparib exposure 1.45-fold, compared to the standard dose of 300 mg BID. Equivalence of the boosted olaparib was thus not established. Bo...
The short shelf-life of liquid-stored platelets (LP) at 20-24°C poses shortage and wastage challenges. Cryopreserved platelets have significantly extended shelf-life, and were safe and efficacious for...
We performed a phase 1b/2a randomized cross-over study comparing the safety and efficacy of cryopreserved buffy coat-derived pooled platelets (CP) to LP in the prophylactic transfusions of thrombocyto...
A total of 18 adults were randomly assigned 1:1 to CP and LP for their first thrombocytopenic period (TP) of up to 28-days. A total of 14 crossed over to the other platelet-arm for the second TP. Over...
During shortages, CP may supplement LP in prophylactic transfusions of thrombocytopenic patients....
Diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) can be challenging. This study aimed to evaluate the potential of a webtool to enhance the scoring accuracy when applying the comple...
We developed an online tool, the HFpEF calculator, that enables the automatic calculation of current HFpEF algorithms. We assessed the accuracy of manual vs. automatic scoring, defined as the percenta...
Manual calculation of HFpEF diagnostic algorithms is often inaccurate. Using an automated webtool to calculate HFpEF algorithms significantly improved correct scoring. This new approach may impact the...
Vegetables are an essential component of a healthy dietary pattern in children; however, their consumption is often insufficient due to lack of preference. To address this, the influence of combining ...
To characterise applied force on the face and head during simulated mask ventilation with varying mask, device and expertise level....
Randomised cross-over simulation study....
A quiet, empty room in the children's hospital....
Neonatal healthcare providers, categorised as novices and experts in positive pressure ventilation (PPV)....
PPV for 2 min each in a 2×2 within-subjects design with two masks (round and anatomic) and two ventilation devices (T-piece and self-inflating bag (SIB))....
Applied force (Newton (N)) measured under the head and at four locations on the manikin's face (nasal bridge, mentum, left and right zygomatic arches) and symmetry of force applied around the mask rim...
For the 51 participants, force applied to the head was greater with the SIB than the T-piece (mean (SD): 16.03 (6.96) N vs 14.31 (5.16) N) and greater with the anatomic mask than the round mask (mean ...
We characterised an initial dataset of applied forces on the face and head during simulated PPV and described differences in force when considering mask type, device type and expertise....
To assess the effect of the toothbrush handle on video-observed toothbrushing behaviour and toothbrushing effectiveness....
This is a randomized counterbalanced cross-over study. N = 50 university students and employees brushed their teeth at two occasions, one week apart, using either a commercial ergonomically designed m...
The study participants found the BV1 significantly more cumbersome than the M1 or their brush at home. (p < 0.05). However, correlation analyses revealed a strong consistency of brushing behavior with...
The results of the study indicate that the brushing handle does not play a major role in brushing behavior or brushing effectiveness....
Hyponatremia (HN) is the most common disorder of electrolytes encountered in clinical practice. Considering that HN is associated with high morbidity and mortality, it is important to identify treatme...
Thirty-six healthy subjects (18 female and 18 male, median age 55 years) were enrolled in the study and randomized to consume 7 g of formulation A (commercial formulation) or formulation B (galenic fo...
The commercial formulation was globally more appreciated than the galenic one, in terms of smell, taste, and aftertaste. The commercial formulation was better accepted as a potential treatment in 44 %...
The clinical trial confirmed the better palatability of the commercial oral urea formulation, containing citrus flavor, which therefore represents a therapeutic strategy that could improve adherence t...
Non-selective beta-blockers (NSBB) are widely used in the treatment of patients with cirrhosis. Only about 50% respond with a sufficient reduction in their hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) and ...
A prospective cross-over study of 39 patients with cirrhosis. Patients underwent hepatic vein catheterization and MRI with assessments of HVPG, cardiac function, systemic and splanchnic haemodynamics ...
Propranolol induced significant decreases in cardiac output (-12%) and blood flow of all vascular compartments, with the largest reductions seen in the azygos venous (-28%), portal venous (-21%), sple...
The changes in cardiac, systemic and splanchnic haemodynamics did not differ between NSBB responders and non-responders. The effects of acute NSBB blockade on renal flow seem to depend on the severity...
This study aims to evaluate the performance of the fabian-Predictive-Intelligent-Control-of-Oxygenation (PRICO) system for automated control of the fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO...
Multicentre randomised cross-over study....
Five neonatal intensive care units experienced with automated control of FiO...
39 infants: median gestational age of 27 weeks (IQR: 26-30), postnatal age 7 days (IQR: 2-17), weight 1120 g (IQR: 915-1588), FiO...
Randomised sequential 24-hour periods of automated and manual FiO...
Proportion (%) of time in normoxaemia (90%-95% with FiO...
During automated control, subjects spent more time in normoxaemia (74%±22% vs 51%±22%, p<0.001) with less time above and below (<90% (9%±8% vs 12%±11%, p<0.001) and >95% with FiO...
This study demonstrates the ability of the PRICO automated oxygen control algorithm to improve the maintenance of SpO...
Flavan-3-ols are bioactive compounds found in a variety of fruits and vegetables (F&V) that have been linked to positive health benefits. Increasing habitual flavan-3-ol intake is challenged by the ge...
