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.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the world. Half of patients with such cancer are treated with radiation therapy. Some patients will develop cutaneous or subcutaneous fibrosis, more or less bothersome. Several studies have shown a correlation between an inflammatory reaction and a protein, called TREM-1. But to date, no link has been proven between TREM-1 and inflammation / fibrosis in the phenomena of fibrosis induced by radiotherapy in patients with breast cancer. Our study aims to understand the involvement of this TREM-1 protein in the development of fibrosis or radio-epidermis in patients with breast cancer.
Dystonia is a disabling symptom affecting both patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) and atypical parkinsonism (AP). Botulinum toxinum (BoNT), by blocking muscle contraction, is a possible treatment for focal dystonia. The benefit of BoNT treatment has been proven in some focal dystonia associated with PD or AP. The investigators aim to give an overview of the efficacy of BoNT in a variety of focal dystonia in a large cohort of parkinsonian patients.
The purpose of the study is to optimize the treatment of asciminib in patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia in chronic phase (CML-CP) previously treated with 2 or more Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (TKIs). Patients for this study will be identified based on warning criteria and resistance definition following European Leukemia Network (ELN) 2020 recommendations. In addition, the study will investigate the use of two different posologies. For this, patients will receive asciminib 40 mg (twice-daily) BID or of 80 mg (once daily) once daily (QD).
Fetomaternal hemorrhage is the passage of fetal red blood cells through the placental barrier into the maternal blood. This phenomenon frequently occurs in the third trimester for small quantities of blood < 0.5 ml and is without fetal consequences in rhesus positive patients. This hemorrhage can sometimes be more important and be the cause of fetal anemia or even fetal death in utero. Diagnostic confirmation is biological and is performed using the Kleihauer test. It is based on the identification by the biologist of fetal cells circulating in the maternal blood by counting acid-fast fetal cells under the microscope. It is therefore a time-consuming examination with significant inter- and intra-observer variability. The clinical sign most often reported in the literature, and the earliest sign that may suggest fetomaternal hemorrhage complicated by fetal anemia, is a decrease in active fetal movements. However, this is an aspecific sign and is one of the most common reasons for consultation in obstetric emergencies.
Current COVID-19 pandemic implies regular treatment adaptation by physician, according to scientific publication evolution. Older adults are particularly affected by COVID-19, with the higher severe form prevalence and the higher mortality rate. Furthermore older peoples are at high risk of complications cascade, due to the SARS-Voc-2 infection but also because of chronic diseases decompensation. If risk factors in this population have been identified, specific treatments to reduce complications or to be curative are less known. However geriatric care, thanks to its holistic approach, could reduce these complications and improve survival. Our study aims to determine if geriatric care provided in geriatric COVID-19 hospitalisation units improves survival of older people (aged 65 years and over) at one month in comparison with conventional COVID-19 hospitalisation unit during the first wave in the Montpellier University Hospital. Secondary objectives are to determine if clinical characteristics of older patients are different between conventional and geriatric COVID-19 hospitalisation units, to assess influence of clinical characteristics of older patients on their survival, and to determine wich treatment have been delivered for older people during the COVID-19 pandemic first wave in our hospital in view of bibliographic data available at this time. COVAGERT is a monocentric, descriptive, observational and retrospective study, including all older adults aged 65 years and over hospitalised in the geriatric COVID-19 and the conventional COVID-19 units of the Montpellier University Hospital during the first wave of the SARS-Cov-2 pandemic (between March 1th 2020 and September 1th 2020). Principal outcome is the survival one months after the RT-PCR positive test. Some data about treatments, medical history, socio-demographic and clinical characteristics will be collected from the medical record. Statistical analysis will be performed using univariate and multivariate regressions according to the study's objectives. Results will be useful to determine the bring of geriatric care during the current pandemic, but also to highlight the importance of multidisciplinary assessment in this complex disease and for further emergency medical challenges.
Intravenous fluids are one of the keystones in the initial management of patients with septic shock, but they inevitably lead to a fluid overload, which is associated with poor outcome. So far no studies have evaluated the interest of a restrictive strategy for managing fluid intake targeting all non-resuscitative fluids (fluids for maintenance and drug dilution as well as nutrition) and especially the impact of this restrictive strategy on fluid overload. The hypothesis of this research is that an optimised restrictive strategy targeting all non-resuscitative fluids in patients hospitalised in the intensive care unit for septic shock, will have an impact on fluid balance in these patients.
Observation of a cohort of 400 patients with different types of lymphomas.
Stroke is a major health problem and can cause long-term disability. Among these sequelae, there are balance and mobility disorders, but also a higher rate of anxiety or depression disorders. This impairments impact activity of daily living, and social reintegration. That why the investigators need to explore options for long-term sustainable interventions that which takes into account the patient as a whole. In particular, regular physical activity is recommended, but it must be adaptable to the patient's impairments. Teaching yoga may be an interesting option. Indeed, yoga is a mind-body practice which become increasingly widespread in the world. Recent studies highlight positive effect of yoga for this population. However, the levels of evidence are limited, and new studies are needed. Primary objective of the study is to demonstrate the non-inferiority of a therapeutic yoga program, compared to a conventional physical activity program, to improve balance of patients with chronic stroke sequelae. Secondary objectives are to demonstrate the non-inferiority of the therapeutic yoga program in improving muscle strength and functional mobility, as well as its superiority in improving anxiety, depression, social reintegration and adherence to treatment.
"France's suicide rate is among the highest in Europe, with the young among the more at risk. Several European projects have demonstrated the effectiveness of using e-tools in suicide prevention particularly for hard-to-reach populations. Lessons from StopBlues, an e-health tool (application/website) for suicide prevention in the general population developed in 2018 which was promoted by municipalities and general practitioners, show the necessity to adapt its content for young people. The objective is to develop an e-health tool for suicide prevention targeting adolescents and young adults with psychological pain by adapting StopBlues and its promotional plan. The detailed content of the e-health tool and its promotional plan will be determined via a literature review followed by individual and group interviews with experts and youth, with StopBlues as a starting part. This adaptation of StopBlues will allow to reach a larger audience by offering a more suitable solution for this vulnerable population. A web-portal will serve as an entry point for both StopBlues and the new e-tool where users will be redirected to one of the tools/modules according to their profile and respective needs. "
The validation of biomarkers allowing the discrimination of cognitive and behavioral disorders of psychiatric origin from those of neurodegenerative origin would facilitate diagnosis and improve patient management. Neurofilaments, which are markers of neuronal lysis, appear to be a promising biomarker. In a previous preliminary study, the investigators demonstrated significantly lower concentrations of neurofilaments in CSF of psychiatric patients compared to neurodegenerative diseases. The main objective of this study is to validate the plasma assay of neurofilament light chain as a biomarker for the differential diagnosis of psychiatric or neurodegenerative cognitive impairment. Other biomarkers of interest (Tau, TDP-43, GFAP and UCH-L1) will also be analyzed. A sub-part of this study will also focus on the retrospective analysis of the CSF/Plasma correlations of the different biomarkers mentioned above from tube bottom samples taken in routine care.