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Background: Chronic hepatitis C infects the liver. It may scar the liver. This is called cirrhosis and may lead to liver cancer or death. Current chronic hepatitis C treatments cure most people. But some keep getting complications even after it is cured. Researchers want to stud…

Obesity is a major public health problem worldwide. Bariatric surgery has proved to be the most effective treatment of morbid obesity in terms of weight reduction and remission of co-morbid conditions during long-term follow-up. Nowadays, France is ranked 3rd in terms of bariatri…

Description of the presence of cell-free fetal DNA in maternal plasma allowed the possibility of non-invasive prenatal diagnosis. Whereas detection of paternally-inherited alleles is straightforward and being quickly implemented in routine, detection of maternally-inherited allel…

Patients with chronic pain are often prescribed long-term opioid therapy, despite the serious risks and growing concerns related to opioid use. The Toronto General Hospital has created the world's first multidisciplinary perioperative Transitional Pain Service Program (TPSP) aime…

This is an open-label extension study (Extension Study) designed to allow patients to continue to receive poziotinib treatment who have had previous exposure to poziotinib and/or are still receiving clinical benefit from treatment, as judged by the Investigator or treating physic…

This is a national, prospective study designed to investigate the genetic etiologies of non-immune hydrops fetalis (NIHF) and other birth defects. At least half of prenatally diagnosed NIHF cases remain of unknown etiology after standard work up, and a substantial proportion of o…

Chlamydia trachomatis is the most commonly reported bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI), especially among young women. Up to 75% of C. trachomatis infected women are asymptomatic. If untreated, C. trachomatis infection can cause sequelae such as pelvic inflammatory dis…

This is a prospective observational study of women undergoing vaginal treatment with the fractional carbon dioxide (fCO2) laser for various urogenital symptoms.

This is a single center randomized trial that seeks to determine if the use of an automated real-time electronic medical record Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) risk score can improve patient outcomes through the use of an early standardized nephrology focused intervention.

Glucocorticoids can be used to inhibit postoperative systemic inflammatory response syndrome. They may reduce the risk of major complications and mortality. Previous studies on the effect of glucocorticoids on postoperative cognitive dysfunction may lack generalizability due to s…

Controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) enhances the efficacy of ART (Assisted reproductive technology) by permitting multiple-oocyte yields, but also alters endometrial receptivity (ER) by an advancement of endometrial development which contributes to diminished pregnancy chances. …

WiTNNess is designed to accurately document the natural course and variation of muscle disease caused by pathogenic changes of the TNNT1 gene. The primary aim of the study is to specify meaningful outcome measures for future clinical trials. WiTNNess is open to children and adult…

This prospective observational diagnostic study aims to improve the accuracy and timeliness of diagnosing chronic periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). By systematically integrating clinical history, serological markers, synovial fluid analysis, microbiological cultures, next-gen…

Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) in postoperative patients with confirmed preoperative iron deficiency (ID) in a population with planned major surgery who need fast replenishment of iron as judged by the treating physician will be treated with i.v. iron using Polyglucoferron, Ferric…

This randomized research trial studies how well serum tumor marker directed disease monitoring works in monitoring patients with hormone receptor positive Her2 negative breast cancer that has spread to other places in the body. Using markers to prompt when scans should be ordered…

The objective of CLI-06657AA1-04 (formerly PB-102-F60) was to evaluate the long-term safety, tolerability, and efficacy parameters of 1 mg/kg pegunigalsidase alfa administered intravenously every other week in adult Fabry patients who had successfully completed studies PB-102-F20…

This is a prospective, randomized clinical trial to investigate the clinical impact of a preemptive pharmacogenomics strategy to guide antidepressant therapy in cancer patients. Those enrolled onto the clinical trial will be randomized to either DNA-guided choice of therapy or cl…

Background: When people have a stroke, they often have difficulty moving their arms and hands. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can improve how well people with and without stroke can move their arms and hands. But the effects of TMS are minor, and it doesn t work for eve…

The investigators propose a phase II study to evaluate the efficacy of carboplatin monotherapy in the tumor subgroup of metastatic castration-resistant prostatic carcinomas with somatic abnormality in the Homologous Recombination (HR) pathway. This study may also better characte…

"Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteremia remains a major cause of community- or hospital-acquired bloodstream infections with an overall mortality estimated around 25%. Anti-staphylococcal penicillins (APs) such as oxacillin or cloxacillin are recommended …