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 purpose of our study is to demonstrate by blood samples in situ in the vascular lesion (performed during any cerebral catheterization for an embolization of arteriovenous malformation) the existence of angiogenic growth factors and inflammatory factors that would confirm the decompensation of venous ischemia.
Total prostatic cystectomy with enterocystoplasty is the most extensive urological surgical procedure and one with the highest complication rate, especially infectious complication. The mortality rate remains substantial (2 to 5%). Examination of hundreds of TPCs made every year in the Urology Department of Foch Hospital, shows that nosocomial urinary infection is constant, especially when the TPC is followed by the constitution of an ileal bladder replacement. This is due to the intervention itself and duration of postoperative urinary cathéters (ureteral and bladder). This leads to increase surveillance and antibiotic treatment, given the risks of declared infection in this context. Detailed analysis of the last 20 TPCs with enterocystoplasty showed the presence of germs in significant numbers, in all cases. Urell® (also sold under the Trademark Ellura®) contains a cranberry juice extract with a high content of bioactive, soluble Proanthocyanidins (PACs) . The daily dose is 36 mg total PACs measured by the DMAC/A2 method. The PACs prevent uropathogenic E.col bacteria from adhering to uroepithelial cells . Their long term use does not create any resistance of the bacteria. The excellent prophylactic effet of Urell® had been previously observed in the same Center under different conditions. Therefore a further demonstration was justified, of the prophylactic efficacy of Urell® in the perioperative setting of total prostato-cystectomy with substitute enterocytoplasty, where the slightest urinary infection, symptomatic or not, prolongs hospitalization and requires antibiotic treatment because of its harmful and sometimes major consequences.
The purpose of this extension study is to evaluate the ongoing safety and tolerability of additional treatment with eteplirsen administered once weekly by intravenous (IV) infusion in male participants with DMD who have successfully completed the 96-week eteplirsen Study 4658-102.
The management of patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack is based on the preservation of a brain area by maintaining sufficient intracranial hemodynamics (IH) and with rapid recanalization. The impact of the patient's position (supine or seated position) on the IH in the event of narrowing or occlusion of an artery is poorly assessed but may be of particular importance. Variations in blood flow according to the positioning of the patient's body are measurable using a transcranial Doppler. The main objective is to verify whether intracerebral hemodynamic changes during early verticalization after ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack are more frequent in patients with carotid stenosis or occlusion compared to those without stenosis or occlusion.
Chronic fatigue is the most common and debilitating symptom in multiple sclerosis patients. This chronic fatigue affects their quality of life by decreasing their capacity to perform simple tasks of daily life. The aim of the present project is to determine whether deteriorated neuromuscular function (i.e. increased fatigability) is involved in this feeling of chronic fatigue. Because the causes of this feeling are multi-dimensional, a large battery of tests will allow us to better understand the origin of chronic fatigue. A better knowledge of chronic fatigue etiology will allow to optimize rehabilitation treatments to decrease the apparition/persistence of chronic fatigue and in fine improve quality of life.
In the hospital, one out of every two elderly people is malnourished. This condition of undernutrition generally worsens during hospitalization, where the effects of polypathology and psychological distress are added. Muscle loss due to inadequate dietary intake, hypermetabolism and immobilization results in the onset or worsening of mobility disorders and functional decline. After hospitalization, 30-50% of elderly people hospitalized in emergency in medical departments have lost autonomy in daily life. Nutritional management and adaptive physical activity (APA) could have synergistic action to improve the nutritional status and mobility of elderly patients. The short duration of the average stay the acute geriatric units (10-15 days) is not enough to renew, nor to re-educate patients. It seems important to continue these actions at home. The implementation of programs combining nutrition and adapted physical activity (APA) at the hospital exit has not been studied to date. We formulate the hypothesis that in elderly people who are malnourished or at risk of undernutrition, after hospitalization, a personalized home intervention combining nutritional advice and appropriate physical activity will limit their loss of autonomy.
Precise recommendations concerning the methods of evaluation for the resumption of the driving after a not evolutionary stroke were recommended recently by the High Authority of Health. These describe among others elements to be estimated during the test on the road, in the presence of the driving instructor who remains Gold standard. However, no standardized assessment grid serving as decision-making tool is at present validated. Actually the test made by the unit of evaluation of the automobile resumption of the university hospital on the road, in a car of apprenticeship with double pedals and in the presence of a professional binomial (driving instructor and occupational therapist) then validated by the opinion of the doctor of the service. The current standard is thus very subjective and lack of sensibility. It is necessary to study the metrological properties of both available assessment grids (that established from the recommendations of the HAS and TRIP), none of them reached a level of validation enough in this population. The TRIP is this day validated only at the elderly people. The hypothesis of the search is an insufficiency of TRIP to estimate the patients presenting aftereffects of cerebrovascular accident. The main objective of this work is to validate the new assessment grid after a study of its metrological properties in the situation of the driving on the road.
Current standard of care for patients with metastatic Pancreatic Ductal AdenoCarcinoma (PDAC) is chemotherapy, preferential regimen being FOLFIRINOX (5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, irinotecan, and oxaliplatin). Due to more hematologic (neutropenia) and gastrointestinal toxicities, FOLFIRINOX is only administered in fit patients (age < 75 years, ECOG Performance status 0-1, and bilirubin < 1.5 ULN). However, elderly or frail patients represent more than half of patients with PDAC and are treated with gemcitabine monochemotherapy. Maintaining more than one drug (polychemotherapy) may improve survival and quality of life in this population. ALIX is a non-comparative randomized 2:1 phase II study. This study will assess the efficacy and safety of the polychemotherapy with XELOXIRI-3 versus gemcitabine as first-line chemotherapy in elderly or frail patients with locally advanced or metastatic PDAC.
This study [contRAst 2 (201791: NCT03970837)] is a phase 3, randomized, multicenter, double blind study to assess the safety and efficacy of GSK3196165 in combination with csDMARD(s), for the treatment of adult participants with moderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have had an inadequate response to csDMARD(s) or bDMARD(s). The study will consist of a screening phase of up to 6 weeks followed by a 52 week treatment phase in which participants will be randomized in a ratio of 6:6:3:1:1:1 to receive GSK3196165 150 milligrams (mg) subcutaneous (SC) weekly, GSK3196165 90 mg SC weekly, tofacitinib capsules (cap) 5 mg twice a day or placebo (three arms, each placebo arm will have 12 weeks placebo followed by 40 weeks active treatment) respectively, all in combination with csDMARD(s). Participants who, in investigator's judgement will benefit from extended treatment with GSK3196165 may be included in the long-term extension study [contRAst X (209564: NCT04333147)]. For those participants who do not continue into the long term-extension study, there will be an 8 week safety follow-up visit following the treatment phase.
Background : The NOVEOS® method is a chemiluminescent immunoassay used to provide quantitative detection of total IgE and allergen-specific IgE antibodies in human serum. The IgE antibody assay has an essential place in the diagnosis of mediated IgE allergies. This system could become an alternative to the techniques used today. NOVEOS® uses a quick and convenient method to give results concerning the patient's sensitization profile towards allergens. The volume required for the assays is 4 μl (against more than 100 μl for current techniques), which is particularly important in pediatric and geriatric populations where it may be more difficult to take larger samples. NOVEOS® also brings true autonomy. In fact, the incorporated reagents provide sufficient capacity for 8 hours of continuous testing. Objective: Validate the NOVEOS® system as an allergy diagnostic tool, by estimating the sensitivity and specificity of the NOVEOS® assays compared to the gold standard diagnostic represented by the clinical history and PT positive, for a panel of 20 allergens Methods: This is a validation study of a new immunoassay method (Système NOVEOS®). The study includes : - A preliminary phase to familiarize the team with the use of the NOVEOS® system. It is planned to analyze its technical characteristics: the precision, the sensitivity. Eight allergens will be tested, on a cohort of 136 patients - A validation study of the technique as a diagnostic tool for allergy (sensitivity and specificity compared to the gold standard represented by clinical history and positive PT) and comparison between the new technique and the ImmunoCap® system. Twenty allergens will be tested prospectively, each on 50 cases and 10 controls. A single patient may be both a case for an allergen and a witness for another. For rare allergies, the blood database of the Allergy Service will be used, and affected patients will be contacted to request their non-opposition.