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This study aims to evaluate the comparative risk of dementia/Alzheimer's disease onset between patients treated with medications that target specific metabolic pathways and patients treated with alternative medications for the same indication.
The aim of the study is to synthesize qualitative evidence related to preventable hospitalizations/ emergency department visits from the perspectives of patients, their families/caregivers, health care providers, and stakeholders, in the hope to identify generalizable conclusions about why social risk factors matter to preventable hospitalizations/ emergency department visits
Exposure to Aspergillus spores is associated with symptoms of asthma or airway inflammation (Chaudhary & Marr, 2011; Smith & Denning, 2011), leading to the possible onset of severe fungal complications with acute or chronic inflammation. In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), whose main etiological factor is cigarette smoke, A. fumigatus sensitization has been reported to be related to poor lung function (Bafadhel et al., 2014). Besides, COPD patients with fungal sensitization exhibit greater granulocyte count, implying more severe inflammation (Agarwal, Gaur, & Chowdhary, 2015). Fungal cultures from sputum are frequently positive in patients with asthma or with COPD (Pashley, 2014). Fungal colonization and infection have also been suspected to be related to exacerbations of COPD, but their potential role in the pathogenesis of COPD is poorly understood (Bafadhel et al., 2014). The hypothesis is that patients with COPD have a worsening of their pulmonary symptoms after exposure to fungal spores. This study will ensure the feasibility of quantifying environmental fungal exposure in patients' dwellings. For this, an electrostatic wipe will be deposited in the living room and another one in the bedroom for 12 weeks. The wipes will be analyzed by the mycology laboratory of the Croix Rousse hospital. If the results of this first study are conclusive, it is planned to continue this analysis with a regional multicentre study.
The study is conducted in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in general, and more specifically in the context of the evaluation of the use of protective masks as a barrier to the spread of the virus. The wearing of masks is one of the recommended barrier measures to limit the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for COVID-19. It is recommended in all circumstances, and mandatory in some. Regardless of the type of mask used (noting that the so-called "surgical" masks are by far the most common), there are various disadvantages associated with wearing them. Dyspnoea (unpleasant or upsetting perception of respiratory activity) is one of these disadvantages. It can lead to reluctance to wear the mask, or to the adoption of inappropriate practices that reduce its effectiveness. This "side effect" of the mask is more pronounced in patients with underlying respiratory diseases. However, not all mask designs are equivalent in terms of their physical properties, which can theoretically generate varying levels of dyspnoea. It is therefore important to determine which mask designs are more or less dyspnogenic, in order to guide the preferential use of certain designs in certain patient categories. The TOLMASK study (Tolerance of SARS-CoV2 Surgical Masks in Patients with Chronic Respiratory Diseases) is a prospective, randomised, triple-blind, single-centre study comparing several surgical masks in a crossover design. The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the respiratory tolerance of different surgical masks and the secondary objective is to evaluate their general tolerance.
the study aims to investigate effectiveness of thoracic cage mobilizations on the chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases.
This study aims to simulate the deposition of aerosol drugs within the airways of asthma and COPD patients based on realistic breathing patterns measured at different pulmonology centers. Further goal of the study is to find correlations between the amount of drug depositing in the lungs and the measured breathing parameters, as well as disease status and demographic data. The results of the study will be part of a major objective targeting the optimization and personalization of aerosol drug therapy.
Does an educational intervention for untreated COPD and cardiovascular disease which is integrated in an existing lung cancer screening program improve guideline concordant medication adherence at 12 months
COPD and non-COPD patients will be included in the study after collection of their non-objection. The exhalation will be collected to study the microbiological diversity of human exhalations. a second collection for the year +1 will be made, at the same time (between October and March).
High-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV), as an ideal lung-protecting ventilation method, has been gradually used in neonatal critical care treatment, and is currently recommended as a rescue method for neonatal acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) after failure of conventional mechanical ventilation. . Although its ability to improve oxygenation and enhance carbon dioxide (CO2) scavenging has been repeatedly demonstrated in laboratory studies, its impact on clinical outcomes in these patients remains uncertain. Non-invasive high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (nHFOV) combines the advantages of HFOV and non-invasive ventilation methods, and has become a current research hotspot in this field. It is recommended to be used to avoid intubation after conventional non-invasive ventilation therapy fails. For the treatment of intubation, there is still a lack of large-scale clinical trials to systematically explore its efficacy. The gradual increase in the clinical application of nHFOV has also enriched its use in the treatment of other diseases.