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 objective of this randomized clinical trial is to assess and compare the effectiveness of directed closed-glottis (Valsalva) pushing (pushing while holding one's breath) vs. directed open-glottis pushing (pushing during a prolonged exhalation) during the second stage of labor. The study hypothesis is that open-glottis pushing results in better maternal and neonatal outcomes, in particular for maternal pelvic floor and continence function.
The efficiency of percutaneous aponeurotomy in the treatment of Dupuytrens disease is well known. However, the duration of the clinical improvement after aponeurotomy is not well known. This study aims primarily at measuring the incidence rate of local relapse of Dupuytrens-induced finger flessum, within two years following treatment by percutaneous aponeurotomy in Dupuytrens.
This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Immune Globulin (Human), 10% Caprylate/Chromatography Purified (IGIV-C) as a corticosteroid (CS)-sparing agent in subjects with CS-dependent Myasthenia Gravis (MG).
The primary objective is to evaluate whether IGIV-C improves MG symptoms as compared to placebo in subjects with MG.
The aim is to classify high grade glioma by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI MSI). In order to provide more specific informations for the diagnosis and the prognosis of high grade glioma.
Intraoperative surgical fluorescence microscopy is a useful technique for the surgical resection of glioma. However the accuracy of this method is limited by its too low sensitivity. Fluorescence spectroscopy has the potential capacity to overcome the current limitations of conventional fluorescence guided surgery by increasing the sensitivity: in a pilot study on brain tumor biopsies, fluorescence spectroscopy was shown to measure two-peaked 5-ALA-induced protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) fluorescence emission spectrum which clearly enables to distinguish the solid component of glioblastomas from low grade gliomas and infiltrative component of glioblastomas. This innovative method could become in future a useful tool for real-time diagnosis of brain lesions (initial diagnosis or follow-up post resection to check for residual dysplasia) and real-time assessment of resections margins during surgery. However, those preliminary ex-vivo results have to be confirmed in a feasibility in-vivo study on human.
The goal of antiretroviral therapy should be maintaining undetectable plasma viral load, only present condition to prevent the progression of the disease, improve immune restoration and prevent the emergence of viral resistance mutations. In addition to the individual benefit, antiretroviral treatment reduces the transmission of HIV from an infected person to sexual partners. There is to date no alternative strategy to antiretroviral treatment and antiretroviral therapy, even extended, does not allow viral eradication. The need to maintain antiretroviral therapy for life raises the long-term safety concerns of it, even with the latest molecules. Also, one of the key issues in clinical research is whether after reaching undetectable viral load, antiretroviral treatment can be reduced in order to reduce exposure to molecules. Indeed, this treatment of "maintenance" could potentially need a smaller antiviral potency. On the other hand, reduction of antiretroviral treatment reduces costs, an important consideration in light of new global recommendations of treatment for all patients with T-cells CD4 below 500 / mm3. The alleviation of antiretroviral therapy is to either reduce the number of molecules by making monotherapies or dual therapy, or to realize or intermittent treatment is to reduce the doses of molecules such as randomized ENCORE -1 showing the equivalence of a dose of Efavirenz 400mg instead of 600mg in naive patients. Atalow study has the sense to lower the dose of Atazanavir / Ritonavir in combination with two NRTI to reduce exposure to this molecule and its cost while maintaining an undetectable viral load.
Whole body cryotherpy (WBC) is a well-tolerated procedure that implies patients' exposition at a temperature of approximately -110 degrees. A considerable increase in the popularity of WBC has occurred in rheumatologic patients, despite a lack of evidences of its efficiency. Because of its interesting anti-inflammatory properties, the investigators think that WBC could be an alternative treatment to classical NSAIDs (Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs) and corticosteroids, in patients suffering from axial spondyloarthritis. This is a proof of concept study.
Colorectal Cancer is, in non-smokers for both sex, first cause of cancers mortality in Western country. The main risk factors associated with colorectal cancer depend of lifestyle, and processed meat and red meat could be involved in carcinogenesis by cytotoxic and genotoxic compound linked to lipid peroxidation and nitrosation. The aim of this study is to study the impact of the daily consumption of beef, processed or not, on lipid peroxidation induced heme iron ; and to study the impact of the daily consumption of ham, processed or not, on the nitrosilation induced heme iron.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an aggressive strategy of severe sepsis patients since pre hospital care, including early antibiotics administration, hemodynamic optimization, and opotherapy when indicated, could reduce mortality