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.
Temporal artery biopsy is a useful tool helping to the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis. However, other diagnoses might be associated with abnormal temporal artery biopsy. The purpose of this study is to describe the frequency of giant cell arteritis differential diagnoses with positive temporal artery biopsy.
Mediastinal neurogenic tumors are relatively rare in children. Surgical resection is essential. Minimal invasive surgery is more and more used in pediatric population, but his evaluation for resection of thoracic neurogenic tumors is little studied. Thoracotomy has specific long terms post operative complications. When compared to thoracotomy, thoracoscopy shows less operative blood loss, shorter duration of chest tube ans length of stay. Recently, the indications of thoracoscopic approach have been assessed according to the presence or absence of image-defined risk factors (IDRF) at diagnosis and after preoperative chemotherapy in a monocentric retrospective study. The investigators aimed to conduct a multicentric retrospective study to assess the role of thoracoscopy in neurogenic thoracic tumours according to the presence or absence of IDRF at diagnosis, the surgical complications and outcome.
Medical context: Follow-up of a retrospective cohort of 499 cases of CoViD-19, hospitalized at the University Hospital of Reims during the health crisis, prospectively up to two years of follow-up. Possible intervention for serological monitoring, leading to a change from category 3 to category 2 (French law on human person research) Aim of the study: To know the factors of gravity of CoViD-19, to know its prognostic factors, to see how the evolution of the treatments implemented have influenced the fate of the patients. Material and methods: Type of study: cohort study Population: Patients in the CoViD-19 cohort - Reims Calendar: September 2020 - July 2022 Expected results: Better knowledge of the cares of patients with CoViD-19
Stroke is a significant cause of death and disability in France and internationally. The incidence of stroke increases with age, equal for both sexes. Of all strokes, 50% of cases occur in patients over 75 years of age. This advanced age leads to a high risk of mortality, long hospitalization, causing neurological sequelae in most cases. Neurological handicap in the elderly is due to a high rate of comorbidity, reduced neuronal plasticity, nutritional status, and the short time to convert the penumbra area to ischemia. Currently the standard treatment for the acute phase of HF is thrombolysis or thrombectomy. The principle of thrombolysis is based on the use of a thrombolytic drug (Actylise®). It is a tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) that will cause lysis and dissolution of clots blocking the artery. Thrombolysis is recommended until 4:30 a.m. after the onset of symptoms in the absence of contraindication. Mechanical thrombectomy consists of removing the blood clot by introducing a probe into the artery having a proximal carotid or sylvic occlusion in its M1 portion or in the vertebro-basilar territory of an indeterminate schedule of less than 24 hours or determined from 6 hours to 24 hours having a radio-clinical mismatch, according to the DAWN study. The results of this study were analyzed according to age, NIHSS score and lesion volume on perfusion scanner or MRI (RAPID software). The interim analysis at 31 months on 206 randomized patients (107 thrombectomies versus 99 medical treatments alone) showed a clear superiority of the thrombectomy, leading to the premature end of the study, over the handicap at 3 months with more than 35 % of independent patients. In most of the randomized studies, patients over 90 years of age have been excluded or are under-represented. This lack of data therefore does not make it possible to determine the effectiveness of thrombolysis or thrombectomy treatments in these patients. A recent meta-analysis has shown that the functional recovery in these patients treated by thrombectomy is superior to those of the same age without thrombectomies. According to American studies, the advanced age of a patient is not a contraindication to this treatment. Patients affected by a cerebral infarction represent 40 to 50% of hospitalizations in the neurology department of the Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph. In the intensive care of the neuro-vascular unit, the patient is received as quickly as possible to decide whether he can benefit from an extreme emergency treatment (intravenous thrombolysis or thrombectomy). The present study should show that the clinical course after treatment in patients over 90 years of age is substantially comparable to younger patients, and that age is not a contraindication to treatment in the acute phase of stroke in the elderly.
Atopic dermatitis represents a real challenge in public health as it affects a large percentage of children and adults. Affected individuals must cope with a significant psychosocial burden, in addition to dealing with the medical aspects of the disease. The purpose of this exploratory study is to collect clinical severity AD data, using PO-SCORAD (self-assessment by the subjects), SCORAD evolution, instrumental measurements and treatment follow up of subjects. The future objective is to develop a personalised prediction model of AD flares in order to improve management of AD by more accurate severity evaluations by the subject and the physician. Development of a method of early detection of flares will open new treatment pathways for AD management.
Inherited bleeding disorders (IBD) consist of a heterogeneous group of diseases including coagulation and/or platelets defects and more rarely vascular dysfunctions. A family of four patients suffering from unexplained excessive bleeding has been followed clinically in France for many years. Recently, whole exome sequencing (WES) of DNA allowed the identification of a heterozygous genetic variant which segregated to family members with bleeding diathesis. The aim of the study was to better characterize the phenotype by studying VWF and platelets in affected family members ultimately contributing to the pathogenesis of a bleeding diathesis.
Marfan syndrome (MS) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder caused by a mutation in the fibrillin-1 gene (FBN1) encoding the protein fibrillin-1. Fibrillin is the main component of microfibrils, elements found in all of the body's tissues, and this pathology is characterized by the multitude of its clinical manifestations. These patients may develop aneurysms in the aortic root and one of the main factors of morbidity in patients with MS is aortic dissection. Prevention mainly involves preventive aortic surgery. However, the repercussions are global and can affect the functioning of other tissues such as skeletal muscle tissue, bone tissue, lung tissue and the eyes. The association of skeletal (scoliosis, hyperlaxity), muscular and ocular disorders is clearly associated with an impairment in the quality of life. These disorders are associated with pain and disability which affect professional activity, leisure and family life. Physical activity could represent a relevant alternative for these patients. A recent animal study suggests that moderate training is beneficial.
Glaucoma is one of the most common chronic pathologies and affects several millions patients. Among these, many have a poorly controlled glaucoma, damaging vision and leading to blindness. One between principal reasons for poor glaucoma medication adherence is forgetfulness. To improve this issue, digital tools may benefit both ophthalmologists and patients by monitoring eye drop administration.
To evaluate the reliability of different non-invasive skin probe measurements.
Thigh muscles flexibility deficits contribute to handicap in chronic low back pain patients. The study aims to evaluate the immediate effect of thigh muscles stretching in patients with chronic low back pain. The investigation team suppose that flexibility improvement could be detected by instrumented clinical measurements and such difference could be related to psycho-social factors evaluated by questionnaires.