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 this trial is to assess the efficacy, safety and tolerability of remibrutinib (LOU064) 25 milligrams (mg) twice a day (b.i.d.) over placebo for 24 weeks and in comparison to omalizumab 300 mg every 4 weeks (q4w) for 52 weeks in participants with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) inadequately controlled by H1-antihistamines (H1-AH).
Although the benefits of meditation are increasingly well documented, few hospitals offer this integrative approach in their supportive cancer care. Meditation is sometimes provided, but its potential benefits remain insufficiently evaluated. This project is based on the hypothesis that there could be a benefit in meditating together.
The MRI linac Unity is a major technological evolution in radiotherapy combining a linear accelerator with a 1.5T MRI (radiological quality). It allows to target the target volume more precisely and to adapt the daily dose distribution according to variations in the position and volume of the tumor, critical organs and the tumor response. In many studies conducted in radiology, the analysis of specific MRI sequences, particularly in radiomics, aims to characterize tumors and their sensitivity to treatment. Initial data show that in radiotherapy, it would eventually be possible to characterize the radiosensitivity of healthy and tumorous tissues. With linac 1.5T MRI, the performance of selected MRI sequences, at each session, could make it possible to identify different levels of radiosensitivity within the tumour. The reproduction of these sequences on a daily basis could make it possible to follow the variations in radiosensitivity during the treatment. The final objectives would be: 1- to adapt the doses of radiotherapy to each session with a modulation of the dose according to the daily level of intra-tumor radiosensitivity, 2- to develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools allowing an analysis sequences and the generation of 3D maps of intra-tumor radiosensitivity, fast and suitable for carrying out a radiotherapy session. A first work carried out in collaboration with the CREATIS lab of the University Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL1) made it possible to generate maps of tissue oxygenation from sequences produced on the MRI linac Unity of the Hospices Civils de Lyon (T2* , IVIM, Carto T2 Multi Echo-Gradient). Hypoxia is known to be the first factor of tumor resistance to irradiation. A research program is structured in collaboration with UCBL1 in order to develop radiobiological adaptive radiotherapy approaches, based on 3D maps of intra-tumoral hypoxia and their variation during treatment. Several tumor locations were selected because of the preponderant place of MRI in tumor characterization: prostate, cervix, kidney, ENT and glioblastoma. Hypoxia is not the only factor of radioresistance. Changes in the microenvironment could also impact the sensitivity of tumor cells. The program will therefore also aim to optimize the maps initially based on hypoxia, by identifying other relevant factors to be taken into account to define intra-tumor sensitivity.
The aim of the study is to investigate known urinary biomarkers in order to determine whether they can be predictive of a risk of damage to the upper urinary tract and therefore the kidneys in patients with spina bifida. The risk of damage to the upper urinary tract can be calculated using the Galloway score, based on the results of the urodynamic study and retrograde urethrocystography, which all patients with spina bifida have regularly. The urinary biomarkers studied TIMP-2 (Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 2) and MMP-2 (matrix metalloproteinase-2) are potentially associated with renal degradation, but this has not yet been demonstrated. Volunteers to take part in the study will have their biomarkers measured at the time of their urodynamic assessment.
In recent decades, there was a great expansion for bilateral cochlear implantation (bCI) in children, leading to an improvement of their quality of life. However, spatial hearing skills of bCI children remain limited, even for children with the best speech understanding outcomes. Recent studies have brought new insights in spatial hearing by using virtual reality to record spatial hearing performance in 3D and the impact of active listening (i.e. free head exploration during sound emission): all bCI children showed spatial hearing difficulties related to front-back confusions and distance perception, which partly resulted from the reduction in auditory cues by the CI settings. However, bCI children notably improved under conditions of active listening, suggesting that interaction with environment could represent a rehabilitation entry strategy to help bCI users when faced with complex auditory scenes in daily life. The ability to localize sounds in space (spatial hearing) and the ability to understand speech in noise are both auditory skills essential in daily interactions with our physical and social environment and, when deficient, limit the quality of life. However, there is no specific rehabilitation program devoted to spatial hearing which could help children face their daily difficulties in noisy environments. Even though technological advances are crucial to improve the restoration of hearing functions, these improvements are also highly dependent on rehabilitation strategies to train our auditory brain to face the restoration of binaural processing or to decode the impoverished spectral information delivered by the CI. The investigators recently performed a pilot study in bCI adults who attended 8 training sessions of spatial hearing, involving a sensorial and interactive immersive environment (i.e. virtual reality with auditory and visual environment during an active listening task). All participants benefitted of the training, in terms of spatial hearing performance, speech understanding in noise, and quality of life. All early benefits were maintained 1 month after the end of training. The investigators aim to propose a spatial hearing rehabilitation program (KidTrain) adapted to bCI children from 8 to 17 years old, based on their previous pilot study on bCI adults. Their tool makes it possible to propose rehabilitation programs adapted to the performance and expectations of each child. This program will manipulate both the ambient sound with varying background noise to simulate daily life environments (i.e. making auditory detection more or less complex), and also manipulate virtual immersive environment (i.e. giving more or less relevant visual cues related to real sound location). The KidTrain's effects will be measured with different auditory tests performed in noisy environments. The investigators will also include Normal Hearing (NH) children as age-matched control groups to perform the auditory tests in noise. These NH groups will also bring new insights of spatial hearing maturation in complex auditory environments. Based on our preliminary data in bCI adults, this 'KidTrain program' should improve spatial hearing skills of bCI children, speech comprehension in noise and quality of life in many daily situations. Virtual reality (VR) has recently proven its effectiveness in rehabilitation in many domains and recent studies have shown that this technology has its place in the auditory evaluation and adaptation of spatial hearing. This VR approach takes advantage of the control of multisensory cues of our environment (audio and visual) during a spatial hearing task, and allows the subject to interact with his environment according to his hearing abilities and needs (i.e. active listening). Based on their previous study conducted in bCI and NH children and on their spatial training study conducted with bCI adults, the investigators wish to respond to the growing need of spatial hearing rehabilitation for bCI children. To achieve this goal, the investigators will improve the spatial training program by adding different immersive environment in VR with various background noise to simulate daily life environments. This approach will also be a great opportunity to characterize the developmental stages of spatial hearing maturation in NH children. Thus, this project will propose new axes of speech therapy on the Orthophonie & Surdité platform, combining spatial hearing and speech understanding in noise. This innovative and adapted rehabilitation program will lead the speech therapist to propose more adapted and effective rehabilitations for the daily life of deaf children.
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common medical condition that remains one of the most frequently reported forms of median nerve compression. Surgical procedure is a treatment option for CTS. For this surgery of the upper extremity, regional anesthesia (RA) is the strategy that should be systematically preferred because it is associated with shorter postanesthetic care and less pain compared to general anesthesia. Multiple approaches to block the brachial plexus are available for the surgery of the upper extremity below the elbow, but the axillary block (BAX) remains the most common approach as it is associated with low side effects. One of the most significant recent advances in the surgery of the upper extremity has been the emergence of Wide-Awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet (WALANT) technique. WALANT is an infiltration technique of a local anesthetic (LA) (lidocaine) and a hemostatic agent (epinephrine) directly into the operative site to induce anesthesia and hemostasis in the area of the surgical procedure to provide conditions suitable for hand surgery without sedation and tourniquet. Given its effectiveness and low side effects, WALANT could be a technique of choice in ambulatory surgery. The main objective of this non-inferiority, prospective, randomized, open-label, parallel-group controlled trial is to assess the efficacy of WALANT technique compared to BAX in carpal tunnel release (CTR).
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common diagnosis in the emergency department (ED), and urinary tract obstruction is a contributing cause that requires rapid diagnosis and therapeutic management. This observational study aims at assessing the accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), performed by the emergency physician (EP) for the detection of dilatation or distension of the kidney secondary to urinary tract obstruction, in emergency department patients presenting with acute kidney injury (AKI). Participants will undergo a bedside POCUS of the urinary tract by the EP followed by central imaging evaluation by a radiologist (either ultrasound or renal computed tomography (CT) or both). Researchers will compare both diagnosis. Study hypothesis is that trained emergency physicians can rapidly and reliably diagnose renal tract obstruction at POCUS in the context of AKI.
Survey of the members of the French Handisports Federation (FFH) practicing outdoor sports.
The purpose of this Phase III study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tozorakimab administered subcutaneously (SC) in adult participants with symptomatic COPD with a history of ≥ 2 moderate or ≥ 1 severe exacerbations of COPD in the 12 months prior to enrolment. Participants should be receiving optimised treatment with inhaled maintenance therapy (ICS/LABA/LAMA triple therapy, or dual therapy if triple is not considered appropriate) throughout at least the last 3 months prior to enrolment.
The purpose of this study is to assess shoulder pain at rest (average over the last 24 hours) assessed by visual analogue scale from 0 to 100mm on Day 1.