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.
This study, conducted in children with typical or atypical "absence" epilepsy, will consist of noninvasive recording of the metabolic activity of the brain concomitantly with electroencephalographic recording during seizures without the need for any additional examination. This examination will be performed by combining near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) optical imaging and Electroencephalography (EEG) in a simultaneous High-Resolution (HR) recording. Surface electroencephalography (EEG) is a valuable tool to assess neuronal dysfunction from a functional point of view and is used in the routine follow-up of epileptic children. Optical imaging is a recent and promising medical imaging technique, which uses near-infrared light. This rapid, noninvasive and harmless quantitative technique can be easily used at the child's bedside or in the ward and provides metabolic information on brain functioning.
ARPEGE project fits within the general framework of maintaining functional autonomy in the frail elderly. The early identification of elderly people at risk of frailty is essential to be able to make corrective actions to maintain a quality of life desired by the person. ARPEGE offers tracking and monitoring based on a corpus mobile evaluation of frailty, that could be used in various environments (home, prevention center, office of the general practitioner, geriatric consultation), and manipulated intuitively by professionals not specialists. This four-year project spearheaded by the University of technology of Troyes in partnership with the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne also brings a set of partners and experts in the region and outside, so that the proposed solution has the qualities necessary for its deployment in terms of value diagnostic, use, acceptability and perfectly controlled ethics. The Region has made "longevity aging" theme one of its priorities. This image of driver of innovation in this area can only be enhanced by a program like ARPEGE. Beyond the scientific and technological results expected, one can imagine the potential socio-economic benefits if this tracking solution is deployed on a large scale.
UCPVAx is a therapeutic vaccine based on the telomerase-derived UCP designed to induce strong TH1 CD4 T cell responses in cancer patients. Three doses of UCPVax (0,25 mg, 0,5 mg and 1 mg) will be tested in this phase I/II study by using Continuous Reassessment Method (CRML) dose escalation design model. The phase I is a dose escalation study designed to evaluate safety of use of UCPVax and to estimate its Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD). The phase II is a dose deescalation designed to evaluate the immunogenicity of UCPVax according to the dose level.
The primary purpose of the study is to demonstrate that lenvatinib in combination with everolimus (Arm A) or pembrolizumab (Arm B) is superior compared to sunitinib alone (Arm C) in improving progression-free survival (PFS) (by independent imaging review [IIR] using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors [RECIST 1.1]) as first-line treatment in participants with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
Investigator-initiated, international, multicentre, randomized, open-label, (neo)adjuvant phase III study in target population (stage III, HER2-negative, BRCA1-like breast cancer patients) comparing optimized standard-dose chemotherapy with intensified, alkylating chemotherapy with stem cell rescue.
The purpose of this study is to describe the long-term safety risks in adult participants with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis who are treated with Simponi.
At present, the literature does not account for much of scientific data on the assessment of osteopathic intervention for patients with (Fibromyalgia) FM. The investigators propose a pilot study evaluating the efficacy of osteopathic care, consists of several osteopathic interventions in the treatment of FM, in order to improve the painful experiences of FM patients. This study must include 44 patients with FM according to (American College of Rheumatology) ACR criteria and followed the University Hospital of Caen. The osteopathic care will last eight months and will be followed by a report three months after the end of osteopathic interventions. This in order to evaluate the effect in the short term and long term, of osteopathic care in patients with FM.
Bronchiectasis have multiple etiologies but share a similar bronchial injury associated with inflammation, which leads to a progressive lung deterioration. This disease is responsible for a frequent access to care with an exacerbation rate of 1.8 per year with a high risk of hospitalization. Natural history is marked by recurrent infectious diseases which are the main prognosis factor. This disease is associated with an inflammation rate in the lung as well as in the blood. Up to now, no study has been described comorbidities associated with this chronic disease but our hypothesis is that cardiovascular diseases will be more frequent in these patients. In fact systemic inflammation driven by bronchial infections may increase frequency of cardiovascular diseases. The investigators decide to conduct a monocentric observational study to define the prevalence and characterization of cardiovascular comorbidities as well as markers of accelerated aging. We would like to test the hypothesis that cardiovascular comorbidities are frequent in bronchiectasis and may be associated with markers of inflammation and aging. Phenotype of the lung disease will include: spirometry, plethysmography, DLCO measurement according to the ATS/ERS guideline. 6M walking test and echocardiography will be also performed. Frequency of comorbidities will be calculated with data from questionnaire as well as standardized explorations. Aging related manifestations will be measured: arterial stiffness using aortic pulse wave velocity, bone mineral density using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. Appendicular skeletal muscle mass and grip test were also performed. Blood test were also performed to measure inflammatory markers, cytokines and length of telomere in circulating leucocytes.
Upon penicillins' introduction, inactivation of beta- lactam antibiotics by enzymes produced by bacteria was demonstrated. Until recently, carbapenems were a relatively spared subclass by these enzymes which makes the molecules of last resort in serious infection. Recently the prevalence of enzymes hydrolysing carbapenem, the carbapenemases, was increasing in some countries. But these carbapenemases are not the only mechanism involved in a decreased susceptibility to carbapenems which is sometimes linked to the conjunction of several resistance mechanisms. Data available on the epidemic situation of this new resistance are essential for improving their detection, the management of infections in patients and prevent the occurrence of epidemic. In this context, the investigators propose a study in the North-East inter-region to estimate the prevalence of Enterobacteriaceae with decrease susceptibility to carbapenems and look for risk factors for infection with this type of bacteria. The study is conducted in five teaching hospitals (Besançon, Dijon, Nancy, Reims and Strasbourg) and two general hospitals (Colmar and Troyes) in North-Eastern France. For one year, all the Enterobacteriaceae isolates with a decreased susceptibility to carbapenems (CDSE) according to the 2012 Antibiogram Comity of the French Microbiology Society (CA-SFM) (MIC of ertapenem > 0.5 μg/mL) are collected and sent to the bacteriology laboratory of the Reims University Hospital. Among these strains 105 are randomly selected. The clinical study is conducted as follow: for each patient with CDSE isolate included in a center, 2 control patients are selected. They are the patients having the 2 Enterobacteriaceae isolates, with no reduced susceptibility to carbapenems and following the CDSE isolate in the same center. Microbiological study : identification of isolates is performed using MALDI-TOF (Bruker Daltonics, Bremen, Germany). Antibiotic susceptibilities is determined by the disc diffusion method according to European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) guidelines (www.EUCAST.org) and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBLs) are detected by the double-disc synergy test and carbapenem minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs to Imipenem, Ertapenem, Doripenem and Meropenem) determined using E-test® strips. Metallo-β-lactamase production was screened with the MβL Etest (bioMérieux, Marcy l'Etoile, France). Beta-lactamases detected using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Carbapenemase-encoding genes (blaKPC, blaVIM, blaIMP, blaNDM, blaOXA-23-like, blaOXA-24-like, blaOXA-58-like and blaOXA-48-like) were screened using multiplex PCRs and blaIMI and blaGES with simplex PCRs. All the blaOXA-48-like detected were subsequently sequenced. Genes blaTEM, blaSHV, blaCTX-M and blaOXA were detected by PCR using specific primers. Plasmid-mediated AmpC-type genes blaACC, blaFOX, blaMOX, blaDHA, blaCMY and blaMIR were screened using multiplex PCRs. All the beta-lactamases are sequenced. Mutations in the quinolone resistance determining region (QRDR) are identified by PCR and sequencing in the gyrA, gyrB, parC and parE genes. Qnr and qepA genes are detected by real-time PCR, aac(6')-Ib-cr by pyrosequencing and oqxAB by conventional PCR. Genotyping is performed with pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and multilocus sequence typing (MLST). Statistical analysis : qualitative variables are analysed with the Chi2 test and the two-tailed Fisher exact test. Quantitative variables are compared using the Mann-Whitney test. Then, a multivariate analysis is conducted: logistic regression with stepwise factors as explanatory variables with p <0.20 in the univariate analysis as input threshold and output set at 0.20.The results are considered statistically significant when P < 0.05. Expected results : this study will give the proportion of the different species involved, of the carbapenemase in comparison to the other mechanisms, the level of resistance in MIC. Risk factors such as previous antibiotic treatment, underlying disease severity or clonal strain transmission will be evidenced, allowing to identify prevention control measure to implement.
About 15% of couples consult for difficulties achieving pregnancy. In about two-thirds of cases, a male component is identified, but is not always sufficient to explain infertility. In the majority of cases, the cause cannot be clearly identified and multiple abnormalities may be detected in both partners. Many factors concerning lifestyle and environment (medications, alcohol, smoking, pollution, exposure to heat, toxins, xenobiotic oestrogens, etc.) may impact on fertility. These factors may also impact on the fertility of the children conceived, which is described as an intergenerational effect (alteration of the fertility of boys exposed to smoking in utero). Few scientific studies with a high level of proof have been published on the impact of smoking on the couple's fertility. Gonadal functioning and the quality of gametes can be altered by these environmental factors, which may trigger a process of apoptosis or alteration of the DNA of gametes (sperm DNA fragmentation). Other modifications include DNA methylation and histone acetylation, which control gene expression and are grouped under the term epigenetic modifications. More recently, oestrogens has been shown to be involved in male reproductive function by acting on spermatogenesis, spermiogenesis and epididymal maturation. Demonstration of an active aromatase (Arom) (mRNA, protein and activity) in ejaculated human spermatozoa suggests the synthesis of small quantities of oestrogens in spermatozoa. The study of transcript profiles could provide information about the quality of spermatogenesis and/or spermiogenesis and during the first steps of embryonic development. Confocal microscopy has colocalized the aromatase on the head, midpiece and tail and can be used to assess the quality of the acrosome with anti-CD-46 monoclonal antibody. Even low concentrations of xenobiotic oestrogens can exert biological effects on certain functions of murine or human spermatozoa, accelerating capacitation and the acrosome reaction. These factors are all the more effective when they act in combination, as human gametes appear to be more sensitive to their action than murine gametes All studies conducted to date have investigated the impact of toxins either on one of the partners or in the children born to the couple. No detailed and high-level scientific study has studied both partners and the quality of their embryos.