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.
Given that cervical cancer is the second most frequent cancer among women in french guiana the aim of the study was to determine the screening rate among women living in French Guiana. Cervical smears are read in 2 laboratories which allowed us to compute screening rates per 100 women-years. overall the screening activity was 23.5-25.8 smears per 100 women-years. between 2006 and 2011 54% of women were screened. These baseline figures will allow to evaluate present efforts to increase the screening rate for this frequent cancer in French Guiana.
The HIV epidemic flared from 0 to over 1% prevalence in a decade on the Maroni river which lies between French Guiana and Surinameaim of the study is to determine the knowledge, attitudes, behaviours, and practices on HIV in the population living along the French bank of the Maroni border. Descriptive statistics are computed from the tabulation of answers to a structured questionnaire. Multivariate logistic models were computed to determine predictors of key outcomes. These data will help taylor prevention intervention in this very particular area.
The aim was to determine the knowledge attitudes, beliefs, and practices regarding HIV in a population of sex workers in French Guiana and in the Brazilian border town of Oiapoque. A standardized questionnaire was administered face to face to sex workers. Analysis of the questionnaires led to descriptive statistics. Multiple logistic regression models were computed to determine the predictors of condom use.
Genetic cerebellar ataxias involves progressive degeneration of the cerebellum. Their overall prevalence is estimated at 2-4 cases per 100 000 people. These diseases are manifested by a static and kinetic cerebellar syndrome characterized by impaired balance, coordination, and an ataxic gait. To date, no therapy is available for patients and physical therapy is essential and recommended. The evolution of the pathology causes a degradation of walking, increased instability and risk of falling. In one year, between 74% and 93% of patients reported having fallen at least once. Falls prevention by understanding the mechanisms affecting stability is a major issue in the management of these patients physiotherapy. The analysis of the literature, we assume that there exists a trio "fatigue - instability - energy expenditure" in which the three parameters would influence each other. To date, we do not have data to characterize these interrelationships and their evolution over time. STUDY OBJECTIVES: The main objective is to study the relationship between changes in energy expenditure and changes in instability when walking at one year in patients with cerebellar ataxia gene. The secondary objectives are to study, after one year of development, the relationship between fatigue, instability, energy consumption, the number of falls, the severity of ataxia and quality of life. CONDUCT OF THE STUDY: This is a pilot, multicenter, interventional. The projected duration of patient recruitment will be 12 months and the total number of patients will be included in 15. The duration of participation in this study is 12 months for each patient. The anticipated duration of the study is 30 months. Development of the study: Patients included will perform two sets (S1 and S2) tests a year apart including the evaluation of ataxia according Scale for the assessment and rating of ataxia (SARA); measuring the quality of life through SF36 (The Short Form (36)) Questionnaire; quantifying the severity of fatigue perceived by FSS questionnaire quantifying the severity of physical tiredness by VAS before and after physical activity; quantified analysis of walking on walking track GAITRite® (with score calculation FAP and GVI) before and after physical activity; physical activity like walking on a treadmill (with measurement of maximal voluntary quadriceps by manual dynamometer before and after physical activity to ensure the induction of fatigue). Patients will be provided with a portable device for analyzing gas exchange FitMateMED® (COSMED, Rome, Italy) during walking analyzes GAITRite®.
This study, a national, multicenter, observational, ambispective, non-interventional study, will be conducted in French hospitals prescribing pomalidomide and already participating in the ongoing Imnovid registry. This study will add to the registry. Indeed, pomalidomide-prescribing physicians and pharmacists dispensing pomalidomide have to enter into the Imnovid registry all patients who have been prescribed this drug since the date on which it was marketed regardless of the initiation date of pomalidomide or the indication for which it was prescribed.
To study the correlation between the polymorphism of the main immunity genes and progression-free survival in ALCL of the child.
Many metabolic disturbances, such as protein-energy wasting, inulin resistance, and dyslipidemia are common features of chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, to date, the underlying mechanisms of these disturbances remain elusive. Many in vitro studies have demonstrated that white adipose cells exhibit dysfunctions in conditions that mimics uremic environment. In good agreement, several animal experiments have reported that chronic kidney disease was associated with lipoatrophy, adipose tissue dysfunction and ectopic lipid redistribution. The goal of this protocol is to collect and study structural and metabolic properties of white adipose tissue in CKD stage V patients to evidence adipose tissue dysfunction associated with CKD. The primary outcome measure will be the cellularity of the adipose tissue (i.e. size of the adipose cells) and the secondary measure to study the gene expression profile using microarray and metabolic properties of adipose tissue (i.e. lipogenesis). To this end, 15 male adult volunteers and 15 non-diabetic and non-dialyzed CKD stage V patients, matched for age, gender and body mass index (BMI) will be recruited at the Departments of Nephrology or Urology of Lyon University Hospital (Lyon, France). The biopsies of abdominal subcutaneous white adipose tissue (2-3 g) will be performed during elective urologic surgery (i.e. peritoneal dialysis catheter for CKD patients and radical prostatectomy for non CKD patients).
l'ANI (Analgesia Nociception Index The main objective of the research is to estimate the Analgesia Nociception Index (ANI) as a parameter giving the possibility of measuring the pain in painful metastatic cancer. The parameter ANI is compared with visual analogical scale (VAS) score.
A study to evaluate the role of forced oscillations in diagnosis of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome in patients after bone marrow transplantation. The force oscillations technique will be compared with classical spirometry.
This study aims to investigate whether follow-up with a psychologist has an impact on the outcome of patients with an implantable automated defibrillator.