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.
This is a double-blind interventional superiority study evaluating the efficacy of suprascapular nerve block in addition to conventional therapies for adhesive capsulitis. Adhesive capsulitis is a pathology that results in reduced shoulder mobility due to retraction of the periarticular capsule. It may be primary or secondary to traumatic or neurological events, or associated with diabetes in particular. The usual treatment includes re-education sessions to improve joint amplitude and restore shoulder mobility. In persistent forms, intra-articular injection of cortisone is combined with distension of the capsule with a local anaesthetic under radiographic control. In some countries, subscapular nerve block (reversible anaesthesia) is used to improve pain. The combination of arthrodistension and subscapular nerve block has never been performed to accelerate the healing process. The aim of this study is to compare the performance of these two procedures together against the reference technique alone on time to improvement with the number of patients improved at one month according to the Constant score. This score is used to assess shoulder pain and function, with a significant improvement above eight points.
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are hematological cancers that can progress to acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). The involvement of the microenvironment in the maintenance, resistance and evolution of MDS is increasingly described. The Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) pathway is involved in numerous functions, including self-renewal of the hematopoietic stem cell compartment and the regulation of hematopoiesis, via interaction with bone marrow stromal cells. Investigators have demonstrated its involvement in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and AML, in particular via the activation of TWIST1, ΔNp73, NANOG; it is responsible for an increased state of quiescence of certain cancer stem cells and their resistance. Preliminary results based on the analysis of large databases suggest that the BMP pathway is also altered early in MDS. This study explores the alteration of this pathway in MDS and its involvement in the transformation into AML. If appropriate, the BMP pathway could constitute a very promising therapeutic target to combat transformation into AML.
Pneumothorax is characterized by an abnormal presence of air in the pleural cavity, that is to say between the two layers of the pleura, the membrane that surrounds the lungs and lines the rib cage. "The patient is usually seized with sudden chest pain and difficulty in breathing. In this retrospective research, the investigators wish to carry out an inventory of the management of spontaneous pneumothorax in adolescents within the University Hospitals of Strasbourg
This is a phase II study, preceded by a safety run-in, with two independent cohorts (cohort A in early Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) patients and cohort B in late in metastatic TNBC patients) designed to evaluate the efficacy of atezolizumab, tiragolumab and chemotherapy.
Resuscitation patients are monitored for various physiological parameters. When these parameters exceed abnormal thresholds, an audible alarm is triggered. Given the complexity of physiological situations and the number of monitored parameters, the number of alarms within an intensive care unit is significant. In the literature, the number ranges from 100 to 350 alarms per patient per day. Among these alarms, 74 to 99% are deemed irrelevant as they provide false or insignificant information. This study will enable to assess the efficacy of a restrictive protocol for managing alarms as a means of rationalizing their use.
This open-label, multicenter, rollover study will provide continued treatment for participants deriving benefit from different therapies received in studies sponsored by Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. (DS) or DS/Astra Zeneca (AZ)-sponsored study (eg. DS8201-A-J101, DS8201-A-U201, DS8201-A-U204, DS8201-A-U207, DS8201-A-U303).
R-CPD syndrome (Retrograde Cricopharyngeal Dysfunction syndrome) is an inability to burp. It is a syndrome whose diagnosis is clinical, and for which there is effective treatment. Recently treated in the United States (first publication in 2019), this syndrome affects many patients in France and is currently unknown. This study concerns a series of patients treated at the University Hospitals of Strasbourg for a syndrome of retrograde dysfunction of the cricopharyngeus muscle having been treated by injection of botulinum toxin into the cricopharyngeus muscle.
Many information is available regarding human adaptations to cold or hypoxia. Adaptations to these environments and physical exercise constitute responses to physiological stress aimed at amplifying the organism's reactions and improving its performance. However, studies conducted so far to understand these adaptations and their underlying mechanisms have been organized in a dissociated manner, with each study focusing on only one of these specific situations (cold, hypoxia, or exercise). Understanding cross-adaptations is crucial, as human beings are often simultaneously exposed to several of these stimuli, and understanding this cross-exposure can be considered a prerequisite for pre-acclimatization strategies to these different environments. Cross-adaptations has been defined as follows: "It simply involves considering that long-term exposure (either continuous or intermittent) to a given unfavorable environment not only increases tolerance to that particular environment but also leads to gains or losses of tolerance to other unfavorable factors that the adapted organism had never encountered before." When specifically examining cross-adaptations to cold and hypoxia, only one study focusing on the human model is available. The lack of perspectives and positions regarding the results calls for further investigations. The main objective of this study is to assess the effect of repeated exposures to cryostimulation on the variation of the respiratory exchange ratio in hypoxia during exercise.
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common type of cancer worldwide. The European Union recommends national CRC screening for people aged between 50 and 74. Generally, an immunological test called FIT (Fecal Immunochemical Test), based on the quantitative detection of human haemoglobin, is performed on a stool sample. If the haemoglobin level is above the recommended threshold, a colonoscopy is recommended to detect colorectal lesions. Recent studies have identified potential microbiota signatures associated with colon cancer. In this study, we will analyze the microbiota of a population aged 50 to 75 years undergoing colonoscopy as part of routine care in order to confirm the presence of microbiota signatures associated with the presence of adenomas, advanced adenomas and CRC.
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the 1st cause of visual impairment after the age of 50. Its most aggressive form, wet AMD, requires regular intravitreal injections (IVI) spaced 4 to 8 weeks apart usually depending on the treatment regimen and the patient's response. The IVI procedure requires a double disinfection with periocular and conjunctival cutaneous povidone-iodine. Antiseptic agents such as povidone iodine are a highly likely factor in the development of dry eye syndrome. Clinical data have demonstrated the abrasive and toxic effects of their use on the ocular surface, especially with repeated exposure (Saedon H, Nosek J, Phillips J. Ocular surface effects of repeated application of povisoden-iodine in patients receiving frequent intravitreal injections. Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology. 2017;36(4):343-6.). The IVIS study coordinated by Prof. Dot reported impaired ocular surface and quality of life immediately after IVI. The authors suggest 3 levels of action to improve immediate tolerance: (i) improve the basal status of the ocular surface, (ii) reduce the contact time with povidone-iodine which could be toxic to the ocular surface and (iii) improve immediate post-IVI treatment. (Verrecchia S et al. A prospective multicentre study of intravitreal injections and ocular surface in 219 patients: IVIS study. Acta Ophthalmol. 2021 Mar 18). This study is part of the extension of the IVIS study. IVIs are effective and do not currently present a therapeutic alternative. However, their role in the development or exacerbation of dry eye is still poorly evaluated although millions of IVIs are performed each year worldwide (1.3 million in France in 2019). In addition, discomfort after injection is one of the factors that limit adherence to long-term IVI treatment, some patients fearing this repeated act. We propose in this bicentric, prospective, randomized, parallel group study, to evaluate in this context the impact of the continuous consideration of the risk of dry eye. The expected results are the objective improvement of dry eye indicators, comfort and quality of life of patients, all aimed at optimizing the adherence of our patients to their AMD treatment.