Scientific publications
Ciro scientists maintain ongoing research to provide the best treatments for our patients. You can find an overview of publications in scientific journals and professional magazines below.
Changes in lower limb muscle function and muscle mass following exercise-based interventions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A review of the English-language literature
De Brandt J, Spruit MA, Hansen D, Franssen FM, Derave W, Sillen MJ, Burtin C.
Cognitive impairment and clinical characteristics in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Cleutjens FAHM, Spruit MA, Ponds RWHM, Vanfleteren LEGW, Franssen FME, Gijsen C, Dijkstra JB, Wouters EFM, Janssen DJA
FAntasTIGUE consortium. Fatigue in COPD: an important yet ignored symptom.
Spruit MA, Vercoulen JH, Sprangers MAG, Wouters EFM
High intensity training in obesity: a Meta-analysis
Türk Y, Theel W, Kasteleyn MJ, Franssen FME, Hiemstra PS, Rudolphus A, Taube C, Braunstahl GJ.
Raw BIA variables are predictors of muscle strength in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
De Blasio F, Santaniello MG, de Blasio F, Mazzarella G, Bianco A, Lionetti L, Franssen FME, Scalfi L.
Use of systemic glucocorticoids and the risk of major osteoporotic fractures in patients with sarcoidosis
Oshagbemi OA, Driessen JHM, Pieffers A, Wouters EFM, Geusens P, Vestergaard P, van den Bergh J, Franssen FME, de Vries F.
A randomized clinical trial investigating the efficacy of targeted nutrition as adjunct to exercise training in COPD
Van de Bool C, Rutten EPA, van Helvoort A, Franssen FME, Wouters EFM, Schols AMWJ.
Kahn N, Fregonese L, Barrecheguren M, Franssen FME, Grgic A, Gompelmann D, Bibaki E, Antoniou KM, Kocks JWH, Pinnock H, Herth F.
Clinical highlights from the 2016 European Respiratory Society International Congress
Effect of an Outpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program on Exercise Tolerance and Asthma Control in Obese Asthma Patients
Türk Y, van Huisstede A, Franssen FME, Hiemstra PS, Rudolphus A, Taube C, Braunstahl GJ.