Takken

Associate Professor

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Biography

TIM TAKKEN MSc PhD is a medical exercise physiologist and associate professor in pediatrics at the Wilhemina Children’s Hospital of the University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands. He has a special interest in clinical pediatric exercise physiology.

He is currently director of the Clinical Exercise Testing Laboratory in the Wilhemina Children’s Hospital, Utrecht. Further he is the chair of the Dutch chapter of CPX international, boardmember of the European Group of Pediatric Work Physiology and the Principal Investigator for the Dutch Physical Activity Report Card for Children. Dr Takken published over 260 peer-reviewed papers and authored 4 books.

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Contact

ttakken@umcutrecht.nl

Pure profile

Research groups

Congenital heart disease

Research aim

To improve long term cardiovascular and neurodevelopmental outcome in patients with severe congenital heart disease.

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Activity & health

Research aim

We study how exercise affects children with chronic medical conditions (CMCs). We also use our expertise in our "Pediatric Sport & Exercise Medicine" summer school to apply our findings in clinical practice.

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Recent publications

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Psychometrics of Wearable Devices Measuring Physical Activity in Ambulant Children With Gait Abnormalities Huib van Moorsel, Barbara Engels, Jacek Buczny, Jan Willem Gorter, Kelly Arbour-Nicitopoulos, Tim Takken, Raoul H.H. Engelbert, Manon A.T. Bloemen
Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation, 2024, vol. 6

Physical Activity Levels, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Physical Literacy in Children with a Chronic Medical Condition Johannes J. Noordstar, Maaike C.A. Sprong, Martijn G. Slieker, Tim Takken, Cornelis K. Van Der Ent, Marco Van Brussel, Marije Bartels, Erik H.J. Hulzebos
Pediatric Physical Therapy, 2024, vol. 37, p.30-35

Feasibility and Reproducibility of Isokinetic Dynamometry in Children with Neuromuscular Diseases Danny R van der Woude, Tim Takken, Thijs Ruyten, Fay-Lynn Asselman, Ruben P A van Eijk, W Ludo van der Pol, Bart Bartels
Journal of Clinical medicine, 2024, vol. 13

Prioritizing family-centered developmental care Maaike C A Sprong, Iza R Zwagerman, Lotte Soeters, Martijn G Slieker, Tim Takken, Agnes van den Hoogen, Marco van Brussel
European Journal of Pediatrics, 2024, vol. 183, p.3863-3876

Methotrexate for juvenile idiopathic arthritis Joachim Tan, William D. Renton, Samuel L. Whittle, Tim Takken, Renea V. Johnston, Georgina Tiller, Jane Munro, Rachelle Buchbinder
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2024, vol. 2024, p.1-64

Standardised Exercise Prescription for Patients with Chronic Coronary Syndrome and/or Heart Failure Dominique Hansen, Paul Beckers, Daniel Neunhäuserer, Birna Bjarnason-Wehrens, Massimo F. Piepoli, Bernhard Rauch, Heinz Völler, Ugo Corrà, Esteban Garcia-Porrero, Jean Paul Schmid, Michel Lamotte, Patrick Doherty, Rona Reibis, Josef Niebauer, Paul Dendale, Constantinos H. Davos, Evangelia Kouidi, Martijn A. Spruit, Luc Vanhees, Véronique Cornelissen, Frank Edelmann, Olga Barna, Christoph Stettler, Cajsa Tonoli, Eugenio Greco, Roberto Pedretti, Ana Abreu, Marco Ambrosetti, Simona Sarzi Braga, Maurizio Bussotti, Pompilio Faggiano, Tim Takken, Carlo Vigorito, Bernhard Schwaab, Karin Coninx
Sports Medicine, 2023, vol. 53, p.2013-2037

External positions

Docent - Geven van scholing - TPA

Lid werkgroep Kindersportgeneeskunde - 4 x per jaar vergadering. - Vereniging Sportgeneeskunde nederland