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.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system. It is characterized by different progressive forms with periods of flare-ups interspersed with phases of remission. MS manifests clinically with signs of multiple neurological dysfunctions as well as less specific symptoms such as fatigue, the prevalence of which is found to be high in these patients and is independently associated with an alteration in their quality of life. Recently, a non-invasive method for assessing maximal muscle oxidative capacity (mVO2) using optical measurement of muscle oxygenation (near-infrared spectroscopy, NIRS) has been described. Measuring tissue light absorption from a skin sensor facing a muscle, makes it possible to distinguish tissue concentrations of oxyhemoglobin (HbO2) and hemoglobin (Hb). The difference in absorbance of Hb and HbO2 corresponds to the balance of O2 supply and consumption in tissue capillaries, allowing calculation of a time constant (kNIRS, min-1) reflecting mitochondrial function. Current literature provides reference values in young healthy subjects and MS patients. This index could therefore constitute a particularly interesting non-invasive indicator of mitochondrial functioning, usable in the clinic.
[18 F]fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography-magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) is a new hybrid imaging tool that has recently arrived in oncology, and is particularly promising. Its usefulness seems obvious in certain tumor types, but its place in the staging of cervical cancers has never been explored in a prospective trial to our knowledge. Previously, a comparative retrospective study from 2009 found a better sensitivity of PET fused to diagnostic MRI images compared to PET/CT (positron emission tomography/computed tomography) in the detection of metastatic lymph nodes (54 and 44% respectively). It was an a posteriori fusion of images, from images acquired by PET-CT.
Bronchiolitis is the most common cause of admission to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) for respiratory distress. The care of an infant with severe bronchiolitis is mainly based on symptomatic treatment (nutritional and respiratory support). The lower part of an infant's chest is larger than that of an older child, which can flatten the diaphragm, especially in obstructive disease with air trapping. Strapping the lower part (at the junction of the chest and abdomen) may provide a better condition for diaphragmatic contraction. Based on respiratory mechanics in infants and physiological studies in adults, investigators hypothesise that chest wall strapping may improve the ventilation and the diaphragmatic contraction. Infant < 6 month with severe bronchiolitis admitted to the PICU will be recorded in 4 conditions with or without chest wall strapping and with a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) at 7 cmH2O or without CPAP. Physiological parameters (including work of breathing, respiratory parameters, distribution of ventilation) will be recorded and analysed.
The goal of this Observational Prospective Multi-center Study is to observe the acute and long-term safety and performance outcomes after spatiotemporal dispersion-based AF/AT ablation utilizing the Volta Medical AI software in "real-life" clinical practice, without any imposed clinical workflow. Moreover, this study will allow to collect medico-economic data related to the tailored ablation strategy guided by the Volta Medical AI software.
Ambulatory surgery is increasingly used in anesthesia. In case of general anesthesia, it is recommended to use anesthesia molecules with a short half-life and low doses of opiates to ensure a rapid awakening and to prevent nausea and vomiting by systematic administration of anti-emetics during the operation. Opiates (including sufentanil) have recently been called into question because of the nausea and vomiting and the delay in waking up induced by these molecules. To combat these side effects, the authors have proposed either to reduce the doses or to substitute them with dexmedetomidine, a sedative antihypertensive drug. Recent studies have demonstrated that opiates used in general anesthesia can be replaced by dexmedetomidine. However, literature data are controversial concerning the hemodynamic impact. No study has compared the hemodynamic profile of opioid-free anesthesia with dexmedetomidine versus conventional anesthesia with opioids. The ambulatory context lends itself to the use of dexmedetomidine because it is aimed at a population without strong cardiac pathology, concerns non-major interventions, with the need to optimize pain and side effects. The study authors therefore wish to compare the effects of induction of general anesthesia with low-dose Dexmedetomidine versus sufentanil, on post-induction hemodynamic stability in scheduled outpatient surgeries. The investigators hypothesize that hemodynamic stability at induction of general anesthesia with low-dose dexmedetomidine is not inferior to that obtained with sufentanil in scheduled ambulatory surgeries.
This study is open to adults with advanced liver cirrhosis caused by hepatitis B, hepatitis C, alcohol-related liver disease, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis or other causes. People can join the study if they have high blood pressure in the portal vein (main vessel going to the liver) and bleeding in the esophagus or fluid accumulation in the belly. The purpose of this study is to find out whether a medicine called avenciguat helps people with this condition. Participants are put into 2 groups by chance. One group takes avenciguat tablets and the other group takes placebo tablets. Placebo tablets look like avenciguat tablets but do not contain any medicine. Participants take a tablet twice a day for 8 weeks. Participants are in the study for 2 to 3 months. During this time, they visit the study site regularly. At 2 of the visits, the doctors check the pressure in the liver vein by inserting a catheter (a long thin tube) that gives information about pressure in the portal vein. The change in blood pressure is then compared between the 2 groups to see whether the treatment works. The doctors also regularly check participants' health and take note of any unwanted effects.
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) affects 820 people per year in France (2018), half of them are older than 60 years old. Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (TKI) are new kind of targeted therapy whose efficiency allow for a high rate of complete molecular response, leading to a disruption of treatment under certain conditions. Optimizing CML treatment is a major concern, particularly for adverse events management, treatment compliance and therapeutic response. Multiple studies demonstrated that grade ≤ II adverse events are most likely to be under reported by patients and clinicians. Although these adverse events are mostly reported by clinical examination, needing minimal treatment. These toxicities could alter daily and domestic living activities, potentially impacting treatment compliance and therapeutic response. Therefore, early detection of these adverse events is a major challenge for the prognosis and care of CML. The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN), a new health care professional, acquired the skills needed to independently follow, manage and care the patients with medical approvals. At international level, many studies, in oncology and in others domains, have been done to demonstrate the added value of the APN, particularly in improving patient's quality of life, management, care of drug-induced adverse events and treatment compliance. In France, because of the recentness of the profession, only few studies were have been conducted. The goal of this study is to demonstrate the benefit of APN in clinical follow-up, quality of life, treatment compliance, and therapeutic response of CML patients. These effects could be managed thanks to early detection and management of ≤ grade II adverse events during consultation, in partnership with the patients, and in collaborative working.
Prospective, cross-sectional, adaptative study to evaluate the clinical performance of the In-Vitro Diagnostics Medical Device MagIA IBC (a Multiplex Point-of-Care Test for the detection of HIV, HBV and HCV) in detecting anti-HIV antibodies (HIV-Ab), anti-HCV antibodies (HCV-Ab), and HBs antigens (HBs-Ag) in serum, plasma, venous blood and capillary blood. If not prescribed for the patient care, blood drawings, and finger pricks will be performed on the patient for the purpose of the clinical study. The Study includes a Technical Adjustment Phase (to identify optimized acquisition parameters and to define the decision threshold for the diagnostic) followed by a Validation Phase (to validate the concordance between the matrices and to evaluate the Specificity and the Sensibility of the diagnostics)
The management of obesity involves hygienic and dietary measures that include appropriate nutrition and an increase in physical activity (PA). Among the various PA modalities that can be recommended, High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is now recognized as a fun and effective program for promoting fat loss. A meta-analysis conducted by our team suggests a potential influence of the mode of HIIT practice (cycling vs. running) on fat mass (FM) loss. In order to better understand the metabolic adaptations following this type of practice, the investigators propose to compare two isoenergetic HIIT sessions (cycling vs. running) in overweight or obese subjects. The objective is to compare post-recovery (+2h) oxygen consumption, substrate utilization, concurrent energy expenditure and post 24h energy intakes.
Evaluation of the effectiveness of a training and support intervention for general practitioners treating patients with persistent symptoms after a COVID-19 episode on the patients'quality of life at 3 months.