There are about 62 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Guadeloupe. 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.
Chronic liver diseases, affecting over 800 million people worldwide, lead to approximately 2 million annual deaths. The need for early, sensitive diagnostic strategies to prevent disease progression and reduce mortality is still unmet. The traditional serum markers lack sensitivity and specificity, leading to the integration of these biomarkers into panel tests with algorithms or imaging measures. Despite their widespread use, these tests have limitations at an individual level, including an inability to predict disease progression or response to treatment. To address these shortcomings, our project proposes utilizing albumin post-translational modifications (PTM) as a predictive biomarker for liver disease progression. The hypothesis is that albumin modifications occur in the early stages of hepatocellular damage and are indicative of future liver diseases. These modifications can be detected through serum albumin isoform determination, albumin isoforms profiles or the albumin's ligand-binding capacities. Innovatively, the study will use the Serum Enhanced Binding (SEB) test, which identifies reduced ligand-binding capacities, and discusses a second patent for determining a typical isoform profile based on the hepatic injury type. Our preliminary results from animal models and a proof-of-concept studies with patients support this hypotheses. Our previous studies demonstrated also significant differences in albumin isoform profiles in response to different types of hepatic injury and high sensitivity and specificity in the SEB test among cirrhotic patients. The primary objective of the MALAHBAR project is to evaluate the capacity of albumin PTM to predict liver disease progression over three years in chronic liver disease patients. Secondary objectives include assessing the predictive ability of different albumin isoforms and the SEB test for liver disease progression, evaluating diagnostic performances and confirming characteristic albumin isoform profiles related to specific hepatic injuries. The study could represent a significant advancement in liver disease diagnostics and management, offering new insights into the role of albumin in liver pathology.
In hospitals, the standard prostate cancer announcement system is based on oral and written information. To improve this system, we have developed animated videos that retrace the patient's care path. This is an exploratory, controlled, before-and-after, multicenter study designed to assess the effect of a standard announcement system reinforced by animated videos on patients' level of understanding of prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment. Patients' perception of information will be assessed using the EORTC QLQ-INFO25 questionnaire.
The course and progression of prostate cancer is highly variable, depending on the individual characteristics, the aggressiveness of the disease at the time of diagnosis as well as the ethno-geographic origins of the individuals. The general objective of the project is to identify the clinical, genetic and environmental determinants (risk factors) of the evolution, progression and complications of the disease according to the treatment options. Identifying modifiable and non-modifiable prognostic determinants of disease progression is a major challenge. This knowledge will help guide treatment choices but also, especially in high-risk populations (high incidence of disease) to better tailor prevention policies and possibly screening .
Validation of a self-questionnaire (SLEDAI-P/LUPIN) completed by the patient to measure the activity of the systemic lupus, in order to improve the patient's empowerment.
Environmental awareness is leading medical field to question its responsibility and possibilities for action. Drug residues can have a major environmental impact as per their bioaccumulation, toxicity and persistence characteristics, depending on where they are discarded. In France, drug residues should be disposed of by incineration, but in practice this is not systematic. Moreover, data on drug wastage in the operating rooms by anesthesia department are rare. The GAME-OvBLOC observational study aim to evaluate drug wastage in the operating rooms by anesthesia department in France and to propose ways of improving health care practices.
A prospective, longitudinal, multicentre, observational cohort follow-up study conducted in France.
Heart failure is defined as the inability of the heart to provide sufficient output to meet the needs of the body. It can occur in the course of a myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, hypertension, etc. Its frequency increases with age. It is a major public health problem. Heart failure first appears during exercise, then at rest. Initially, the heart tries to adapt to the loss of its contraction force by accelerating its beats (increase in heart rate), then it increases in volume (thickening of the walls or dilation of the cardiac cavities). This extra workload for the heart eventually leads to heart failure. Cardiac amyloidosis is a possible cause of the disease in the West Indian population. Cardiac amyloidosis is a rare disease related to our own proteins that will accumulate and cluster together to form abnormal protein deposits that will eventually lead to heart failure. Cardiac amyloidosis particularly affects West Indians, due to the high frequency in this population of a genetic anomaly associated with the disease: the Valine 122 Isoleucine (Val122l) mutation of the transthyretin gene (protein transthyretin in which isoleucine is substituted for valine at position 122 (Ile 122)). Early detection of amyloidosis appears essential for the implementation of appropriate therapies and therefore for an improvement in patient survival. For this it seems important to better specify the frequency of cardiac amyloidosis in heart failure in the French West Indies.
The aim of the present research is to set up a large multicentric, prospective cohort of family members of patients admitted to intensive care. The data collected will concern the patients and their family members, the caregivers and the functioning of the services during the collection period. This cohort will allow: 1. to carry out a quantitative evaluation of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a large number of family members, to determine the risk factors in relation to the characteristics of the family members, and to define a predictive model of PTSD in this population 2. to determine the factors related to the operating conditions of the resuscitation services that favor the occurrence of PTSD in the family members, 3. to create a biological bank from blood samples taken from family members, 4. to carry out a qualitative study allowing a psychological and sociological analysis of the experience of the family members concerning the hospitalization in intensive care of their loved one.
Microsporidia are pathogenic fungi mainly responsible for profuse watery diarrhea, requiring management in immunocompromised patients. The main immunocompromised population affected by these infections consists of solid organ transplant recipients (SOT), mainly kidney (~70% of cases in immunocompromised patients). In this population, the infection is severe, and becomes chronic in the absence of appropriate care, the species Enterocytozoon bieneusi being found in more than 95% of these cases. Reducing immunosuppression (adjustment of immunosuppressive therapy) can sometimes be enough to eliminate the pathogen. However, in some cases, specific treatment is necessary. The only molecule whose efficacy has been proven to date to treat infections caused by E. bieneusi is fumagillin (FLISINT®), however its production has been stopped for almost 2 years. Due to the therapeutic impasse, the use of nitazoxanide (ALINIA®) to treat E. bieneusi microsporidiosis is becoming common, despite the lack of proof of its efficacy. It seems important and urgent to evaluate the relevance of the use of nitazoxanide, particularly in SOT, for the treatment of intestinal microsporidiosis due to E. bieneusi.
This is a specimen collection study intended to generate a biological specimen repository of samples from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) naïve adults and adolescents ≥12 years old who will receive locally authorized or licensed COVID-19 vaccines. Approximately 1,000 participants will be enrolled. Plasma and peripheral blood mononuclear cell samples will be obtained either by venipuncture, or by leukapheresis. Serum, RNA, and DNA samples will be obtained by venipuncture. Specimens for mucosal antibody assessments will be collected by nasal swabbing. Biological specimens will be collected from study participants at Baseline prior to the COVID-19 vaccine dose and at timepoints aligned with the study participant's vaccination schedule for a period of up to 1 year following receipt of the initial COVID-19 vaccination.