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.
In France, undernutrition affects almost three million people, a third of whom are over 70 (Diagnosing undernutrition earlier in the elderly aged 70 and over, n.d.). In fact, 30 to 70% of hospitalized elderly patients suffer from protein-energy undernutrition (denutrition_personne_agee_2007_-_recommandations.pdf, n.d.). The Nutricancer 2 study published in 2014, demonstrated that undernutrition is common among cancer patients. Indeed, 39% of patients suffer from undernutrition and its prevalence depends on the type of cancer, with a predominance of esophagus, stomach and pancreas (60% to 66%), colon/rectum, ovary/uterus and lung (39% to 45%), hematological malignancies (34%), as well as prostate and breast (13% to 20%) (Hébuterne et al., 2014). Moreover, over the past 30 years, undernutrition has been observed in 30% to 50% of the population at the time of diagnosis and before the start of cancer treatment (Boranian et al., n. d.). Undernutrition is often associated with several terms such as malnutrition, anorexia, sarcopenia or cachexia, which refer to geriatric or metabolic syndromes of multifactorial origin that sometimes overlap, and are often observed in cancer patients. Cancer cachexia is a metabolic syndrome associated with undernutrition of multifactorial origin (Boranian et al., n.d.). Its prevalence is around 50% to 80% in cancer patients and is an independent indicator of morbidity and mortality in this population (Nicolini et al., 2013). Undernutrition is a major health issue in elderly cancer patients. It is therefore crucial to diagnose it early, given its high prevalence in this population and the serious complications it can lead to. In 2021, the HAS updated its recommendations on the diagnosis of undernutrition in the elderly. The diagnosis of severe undernutrition is based on several criteria, including serum albumin levels. This is a commonly used marker of nutritional status, especially in patients with involuntary weight loss. However, it is important to note that hypoalbuminemia can be observed in many pathological conditions, including inflammatory syndromes common in cancer. Therefore, interpretation of albuminemia results must take into account the patient's inflammatory status, assessed by C-reactive protein. This analysis makes it possible to distinguish undernutrition due to insufficient food intake from that associated with an inflammatory syndrome and hypercatabolism (Patry & Raynaud-Simon, 2010).
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of golcadomide in combination with rituximab in participants with newly diagnosed advanced stage Follicular Lymphoma (FL).
Macrohemodynamic impact of fluid removal with net ultrafiltration in patients with continuous renal replacement therapy. A monocentric ancillary study of the EarlyDry randomized controlled trial.
The goal of this project is to describe somatic mutations of healthy oral mucosa from patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).
The main objective is to evaluate the impact of a Regorafenib combined with metronomic chemotherapy (capecitabine and cyclophosphamide) and low-dose aspirin compared to standard Regorafenib treatment in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer by assessing progression-free survival.
This clinical study will test a newly developed cochlear implant known as CI622D. This experimental cochlear implant has been designed to slowly release a drug called dexamethasone. Dexamethasone works to ease inflammation, which is common after any surgical procedure. The goal is to learn if there are added benefits in implant performance and hearing outcomes with the dexamethasone-releasing cochlear implant (CI622D) vs. the standard cochlear implant (CI622) without dexamethasone. The study will be conducted in adults with sensorineural hearing loss, a type of hearing loss caused by damage to the inner ear or auditory nerve. The study participants will undergo a series of tests that include testing their implant and their hearing. They will also complete questionnaires to see how they rate their hearing ability and their overall general health.
Amputation causes somatic and psychological damage. Prognostic factors for postoperative gait recovery include the need for proprioceptive re-education for dynamic balance. Improved gait patterns and use of the prosthesis contribute to an overall improvement in the amputee's autonomy. Virtual reality coupled with movement analysis allows personalization of treatment with objective assessment of progress. The study authors hypothesize that a virtual reality protocol for the dynamic balance of a unilateral transtibial amputee in initial rehabilitation will improve the dynamic balance assessment criteria compared with a conventional rehabilitation protocol.
Echocardiography is recommended for the hemodynamic management of patients with shock. Recently, a new echocardiographic method has been proposed that provides a non-invasive measurement of myocardial work incorporating different components, namely total myocardial work (GWI), constructive myocardial work (GCW), lost myocardial work (GWW) and effective myocardial work (GWE). Echocardiographic measurement of myocardial work takes into account both myocardial deformation and left ventricular afterload (estimated by measuring systolic blood pressure) and, unlike the measurement of left ventricular ejection fraction and global longitudinal strain, could be less dependent on cardiac load conditions, particularly left ventricular afterload. To date, non-invasive measurement of myocardial work has never been validated in critically ill patients, and no study has assessed the effects of different therapies (fluids administration, administration of norepinephrine) on the different components of myocardial work in patients admitted to intensive care unit.
This study will estimate the real-world effectiveness of adjuvant nivolumab therapy in adult participants with muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma (MIUC) in France.
In order to assess the risk of hepatitis B reactivation in people living with HIV and undergoing injection therapy, we propose to carry out a descriptive analysis of the evolution of hepatitis B markers in this population.