There are about 36633 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in France. The country of the clinical trial is determined by the location of where the clinical research is being studied. Most studies are often held in multiple locations & countries.
The main objective of the study is to assess the level of vaccination coverage (VC) against COVID-19 among migrants, homeless and travelling community, according to their living conditions and housing. The secondary objectives are : - to compare the estimated level of vaccination coverage in the different sites and strata (emergency shelters/hotels, camps, workers' hostels, on the street) with the estimated level in the general population of the same territory obtained from the French Health Insurance data (SIVAC). - identify the obstacles and leverage of vaccination (i.e. mobile team) according to living conditions and habitat (socio-demographic factors, personal health history, vaccine adherence, local health policies, etc.).
Transthyretin amyloidosis (aTTR) initially described as a rare disease, became the most serious hereditary polyneuropathy of adult onset and family screening has made it possible to identify and follow up many asymptomatic patients and carriers of the mutation in the TTR gene. Considered as a systemic disease with involvement of target organs (the heart, the eye, the kidney and peripheral nervous system), it seems to be more complex for neurologists according to recent publications raising the issue of central nervous system involvement. Indeed, TTR amyloid deposits seem to be correlated with the duration of the disease. These deposits can cause cortical damage by different mechanisms: direct TTR toxicity or as a result of pathology related to cerebral amyloid angiopathy (intraparenchymal or subarachnoid hematomas, small infarcts, hemosiderin). A small number of mutations in the TTR gene cause a rare phenotype of systemic amyloidosis, the oculoleptomeningeal form, characterized by clinical neurological symptoms: progressive dementia, epilepsy, ataxia, spastic paraparesis, stroke-like episodes. Hypothesis of the work: the central nervous system involvement is probably underestimated on the radiological description in patients with TTR mutation.
In France, over the last years the use weak opioid analgesics decreased́, whereas that of strong opioid analgesics (OFMA). Hospitalizations for opioid overdose increased́ by 128% from 2000 to 2015, and deaths related to prescribed opioid overdose increased significantly, by 161%, from 2000 to 2014.In addition, recent studies suggest a link between opioid system dysfunction and suicidal behavior. In parallel, studies are emerging showing the potential interest of using Tramadol as an antidepressant. Indeed, this opiate analgesic also acts on the serotonergic and dopaminergic systems, and would have an antidepressant effect.Thus, the investigators can legitimately wonder whether the use of Tramadol as an antidepressant might not pose a problem in patients at risk of suicide. This study aims to describe a clinical case of a patient hospitalized in the Department of Psychiatric Emergency and Post-Emergency (Montpellier University Hospital) who developed a severe addiction to Tramadol (consumption up to 5 times the maximum recommended dose per day) and evaluate whether this may have increased her suicidal risk, in order to warn prescribers about the suicidal risk of Tramadol.
The purpose of this study was to analyze the correlation between the resilience of anesthesia professionals and the stress measured during a simulation session.
Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is one of the most common orthopedic surgical procedure and is associated with severe pain in the immediate postoperative period, thus limiting early recovery. Postoperative pain management in THA requires multimodal analgesia, combining drugs and injection of a local anesthetic (LA). But, the best anesthesia strategy to provide optimal postoperative analgesia in THA remains controversial. Opioid free anesthesia could limit the episodes of hyperalgesia as well as tolerance and addiction to opioids. The hypothesis of this study is that an opioid free anesthesia using dexmedetomidine could improve analgesia after THA. The main objective of this monocenter, prospective, randomized, triple-blind, controlled trial is to assess the interest of opioid free anesthesia using dexmedetomidine on morphine consumption after THA.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), or functional colopathy, is a chronic disease that affects 10% to 20% of the world's population.This syndrome is characterized by chronic abdominal pain or discomfort as well as a change in bowel habits (constipation or diarrhea) in the absence of structural or metabolic abnormalities (e.g. celiac disease, Crohn's disease). These symptoms have an impact on the quality of life of these patients who must therefore integrate the management of their disease into their daily life.IBS is subdivided into 3 subtypes according to the predominant symptom: the IBS-D subtype which groups together patients who have a predominance of diarrheal episodes, the IBS-C subtype which groups together patients who have a predominance of '' episodes of constipation and finally the IBS-M subtype which includes patients whose two symptoms mentioned above are observed without predominance
The OverStitch ™ Sx System (Apollo Endosurgery Inc., Austin, Tx, Usa) is a new generation of endoscopic suturing device. It is inserted into an endoscope allowing the approximation of Luc Karsentys soft tissue by placement of sutures. It is as effective a suture system as a surgical system. The OverStitch ™ Sx allows suturing in the upper and lower GI with a flexible single channel endoscope. Previously, the ™ Overstich was only compatible with an Olympus dual channel endoscope. Thus, a wide range of interventions are possible, including gastric endoplastic sleeve (ESG), RYGB revision, anastomotic fistula repair and / or sleeve revision. In each of these indications, the OverStitch (OverStitch) ™ system has shown its effectiveness and safety. The OverStitch Endoscopic ™ Suture System allows the entire digestive wall to be sutured through a flexible endoscope. Thus, a wide range of interventions are possible, including gastric pocket repair after gastric bypass surgery, anastomotic fistula repair, endoscopic treatment of digestive perforation, and endoscopic sleeve surgery. In each of these indications, the OverStitch system has demonstrated its effectiveness and safety. But this technique is recent, especially in France. In addition, no data has yet been released regarding the new Overstitch ™ Sx device compatible with all single channel endoscopes. An observational study including patients in French centers that are experts in therapeutic endoscopy seems essential to us to better assess this new device and this new technique in practice
Low back pain is a frequent clinical condition in pregnancy. Drugs treatments are limited. Other therapies are often used, associated or not with drugs (acupuncture, manipulative medicine, physical therapies, homeopathy). Clinical studies suggest a reduction of low back pain with these therapies. The primary objective of this study is to determinate how many pregnant women use these alternative therapeutics. In a second time, we want evaluate efficiency of these therapeutics, especially in pain modification and on quality of life. Our study is a declarative study on pregnant women in Lorraine.
Traumatic thoracolumbar vertebral fractures are frequently treated with posterior fixation (PF) and vertebral augmentation, but sometimes vertebral augmentation is not performed, being judged too risky under fluoroscopic guidance alone. An adjuvant CT/fluoroscopy guided percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) could be an option. The aim was to evaluate feasibility, safety and effectiveness of PVP in patients with vertebral non-union (VNU) following PF performed without concomitant vertebral augmentation. All patients treated in our institution with PVP between July 2015-July 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Patients treated with CT/fluoroscopy guided PVP under local anesthesia for symptomatic VNU following PF were selected. Three criteria were established to assess cement distribution, considering vertebral filling of: 1)fracture cleft, 2)anterior two-thirds of the vertebral body, 3)from superior to inferior endplates. Numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) assessing grade of discomfort (0=no pain; 10=worst pain) and complications were evaluated before and one month after PVP.
The study aims to better understand the functioning of the heart of children and adolescents with anorexia nervosa or obesity, compared to the heart function of control subject. This project seeks to find out if a weight disorder affects the heart and whether a systematic cardiac assessment with appropriate management is then to be considered. To meet this objective, several analyzes are planned including a speckle tracking echocardiography, allowing a non-invasive study of myocardial deformations. The hypothesis is that two opposite weight disorders (anorexia nervosa and obesity) lead to similar complications: inflammation, fibrosis altering the myocardial structure and therefore its contractility. Both systolic and diastolic dysfunction appear. Investigator hypothesize that the determinants of this dysfunction involve part of the alteration of body mass, and partly qualitative alterations specific to each pathology.