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 clinical study will be a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, long term study involving a 100 week treatment period. The purpose of this study is to test for superiority of treatment with belimumab 10 mg/kg plus supportive therapy compared to placebo plus supportive therapy in idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN). The purpose of this study is also to investigate the effect of initiating earlier treatment with belimumab compared to delayed treatment with current immunosuppressive treatment regimens. The study will also determine the pharmacokinetic (PK) profile of belimumab and further explore the mechanism of action of Belimumab as well as effects on quality of life. All subjects (on either active treatment or placebo) will receive background supportive therapy throughout the main clinical study, which includes angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) and/or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) unless contraindicated and may include statins, diuretics, dietary salt restriction but excludes immunosuppressants (except low dose corticosteroids). Screening will be done within 5 to 2 weeks before the first scheduled dose of study treatment. A total of 94 evaluable subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio such that 47 subjects receive intravenous belimumab 10 mg/kg and 47 receive intravenous placebo. Subjects will be dosed on Days 0, 14, 28 and then every 4 weeks through to, and including, Week 100, resulting in a total of 27 doses (giving 104 weeks of drug exposure). The dosing frequency will be adjusted to every 2 weeks if the subject's proteinuria as assessed by urinary protein creatinine ratio (PCR) is greater than 1000mg/mmol (greater than 10 g/24 h), to compensate for loss of belimumab in the urine. Subjects who are withdrawn from study treatment at any time during the study, eg for rescue therapy, will participate in follow-up visits every 12 weeks up to week 104. A subject will be regarded as having completed the main clinical study if they complete all phases of the main clinical study (screening, treatment period, 4 week and 16 week post last dose short term safety follow-up). Subjects who complete the main clinical study will therefore participate in the main clinical study for approximately 28 months. After the main clinical study, there will be a 5 year (long term) follow-up phase to assess long term outcomes.
The main objective of this study was to demonstrate the non-inferiority of intravenous paracetamol relative to intravenous ketoprofen when treating renal colic in an emergency ward. Efficacy is measured by the change in verbal numeric scale (vns) for pain at 30 minutes.
This is a multicenter, interventional, randomized study for preventive and therapeutic strategies for patients with head and neck or Lung cancer; contribution of an addiction support
The main objective of this study is to evaluate the existence of a relationship between the presence of certain abl polymorphisms (or haplotypes) upon CML diagnosis and the occurrence of primary resistance to the treatment of CML by imatinib.
In patients with an ovarian cancer, the treatment is currently based on surgery and chemotherapy. The impact of chemotherapy on the expansion and functional abilities of Vgamma9Vdelta2 T cells has never been evaluated. The long term goal is to give a rational to combine conventional treatment of ovarian cancer with immunotherapy based on Vgamma9Vdelta2 T cells.
Antibodies (Abs) directed against factorVIII (FVIII) remain the main iatrogenic complication in haemophilia A (HA) patients. Anti-FVIII Abs inhibiting pro-coagulant properties of the molecule are named inhibitors whereas Abs directed towards non-functional epitopes are named non-neutralizing antibodies (NNA). These NNA are poorly studied and their prevalence is ill-defined. In a recent retrospective study the investigators evaluated, in a cohort of 210 patients without inhibitor, the NNA prevalence and the NNA epitope specificity against the heavy chain (HC)or the light chain(LC). For the first time, the investigators used two x-MAP based assays: the first to determine the specificity of anti-FVIII Abs against the HC or the LC, the second to display Abs directed towards the B domain. NNA were found in 38 out of 210 patients (18). Among this NNA positive population, 74% and 13% of patients had anti-FVIII Abs against both chains. The proportion of NNA directed towards the B domain was 18%. Considering an approximate inhibitor prevalence of 30% and a NNA prevalence of 19% in severe HA patients, approximately 50% of severe HA patients develop an immune response against infused FVIII. Due to their unclear relevance, the NNA detection does not yet belong to the routine clinical practice. However, in 2006, Dimichele advancedf a hypothesis concerning the influence of NNA on the variations in the kinectics of FVIII observed in certain patients. The mechanism explaining the role of these NNA in the FVIII in the FVIII kinectics has not still been demonstrated. The investigators propose to perform a multicentre prospective study with the aim to confirm, in severe, moderate and mild HA treated patietns, the NNA prevalence observed in our retrospective study, to study the evolution over time of the epitopemapping of these NNA and to explore the correlation between these NNA and clinical/biological parameters.
The risk of infection after primary Total Hip Arthroplasties (THA)is generally estimated to be less than 1% but remains a severe and costly complication, source of morbidity and even mortality. The "biofilm" forms very early after the bacterial contamination of the prosthesis and poses a number of clinical challenges due to his resistance to immune defence mechanisms and antibiotics. Preventive strategies are needed. The poly sodium styrene sulfonate (pNaSS) is a bioactive polymer. In vitro and in vivo studies showed that poly sodium styrene sulfonate grafted on titane surfaces reduce significantly the bacterial adhesion. They also proved his biocompatibility and osseous-integration.
The aim of the study is to establish the olodaterol dose in the ethanolic fixed dose combination (FDC) with BI 54903 which is equivalent in bronchodilator effect and systemic exposure to the 5 µg olodaterol reference dose in the aqueous inhalation solution (AIS).
The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of intermittent pneumatic venous compression on intra-operative fluid intake by comparing two groups of patients with or without intermittent pneumatic compression of the lower limbs.
Tight glucose control in intensive care has become a major concern, allowing a reduction in morbidity and mortality. However, its use is limited by the percentage of hypoglycemia which can have severe consequences on the brain. The bispectral index (BIS) is derived from the EEG and measures of brain electrical activity noninvasively. It has already been shown that its value changes according to hypoglycemia and its correction. Furthermore, if the hormonal response to hypoglycemia is well known in healthy and diabetic subjects, it is not the case in ICU patient. The usual treatment of hypoglycemia is based on parenteral infusion of glucose. Btu this can lead to a hyperglycemic rebound that can be deleterious. Lactate is a substrate for gluconeogenesis and an energy substrate during critical situations. It has been shown to improve neurological tests during hypoglycaemia and had cerebral protective properties after a severe head injury. The hypothesis of this study is that sodium lactate is superior than the 30% glucose to correct hypoglycemia in the ICU in terms of glycemic variation, brain function and hormonal response.