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The Investigational Weight Management Clinic now entitled the Weight Management Program at the University of Michigan was created to identify strategies that will result in cost-effective, long term weight management for overweight and obese individuals. The driving hypothesis of…

The macroporous calcium phosphate cement, MCPC, which composition is close to bone, is malleable and biocompatible, and has intrinsic radio opacity and good ability to undergo mechanical constraints. After the filling of the bone cavity, the cement hardens. Interestingly, this ca…

Background: * Urticaria is a common itchy skin disorder that may occur spontaneously or on exposure to a physical trigger (called physical urticaria). * Researchers are studying the genetic basis of a physically induced urticarial syndrome. Once called familial cold urticaria, t…

The goal of this study is to increase our understanding of the adjuvant chemotherapy experience in older and younger adults by prospectively describing the longitudinal trajectory of functional status, comorbidity, and quality of life from before the initiation of chemotherapy to…

Background: * National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers have been studying immune cells (white blood cells) to better understand how the human body s defense system works and adjusts or regulates itself, and how changes in this system can make a person sick. * To study the…

This study is being conducted to determine the percentage of patients with solid spinal fusions after being treated with Osteocel Plus in a PLIF procedure. Due to the unique processing conditions, Osteocel Plus retains a high concentration of stem cells attached to the allograft …

Using this convergence approach from a limited group of subjects with non-diseased controls, patients with Parkinson's disease or related diseases, we will be able to limit the number of potential genes of specific susceptibility to Parkinson disease. These genes will then be stu…

The objective is to investigate the Clinical, Radiographic, Roentgen Stereophotogrammetric behaviour and patient outcome when using the Triathlon total knee prosthesis in a prospective randomized clinical trial.

The purpose of this study is to determine the recommended dose of lenalidomide in subjects with relapse and refractory Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia.

The main objective of the study is to define, for Autism Spectrum Disorder, the extent of genetic variation in synaptic pathways that may be targeted for therapeutic development. For this purpose the investigators will take advantage of large, well-characterized cohorts of patien…

People with acute respiratory failure usually require the use of an artificial breathing machine, known as a mechanical ventilator. Sedative medications, which help keep people calm and reduce anxiety, are often prescribed for children who are on mechanical ventilators. However, …

Project summary: Background: Computer navigation in knee replacement surgery is increasingly being used around the world, but the documentation of its usefulness is lacking. In order to critically evaluate this new surgical method, we want to perform a prospective, randomised cl…

The aim of this study is, i) to assess the presence and the frequency of CTC in NSCLC patients undergoing surgery by using cytopathological analysis after their isolation by size (ISET method), and, ii) to correlate the presence of CNHC with pTNM stage, histological subtype, and …

The primary objective was to evaluate the safety and tolerability of four doses of SPN-810 in children with ADHD and persistent serious conduct problems.

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety of islet transplantation in patients with type 1 diabetes who have had a successful kidney transplant and have been maintained for at least three months on anti-rejection medications consisting of any combination of sirolimus, …

The investigators implemented a theory-based randomized controlled trial in ten rural Virginia middle schools in 2008-2010 and assessed the impact on health behaviors including fruit/vegetable intake as a primary outcome. Schools were randomized to intervention or control groups.…

The purpose of this study is to find out about the quality of life and health in a group of adults who had retinoblastoma when they were children. By quality of life, we mean how you are feeling about being satisfied with things in your life, including your physical health, your …

A systemic Vasculitis is found in 5 to 10% of HCV infected patients with mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC). It mainly involves the skin, peripheral nerve and the kidney and may be life threatening. Twenty to 30% of HCV-MC Vasculitis patients are resistant to conventional therapy (i.e. …

osteolateral thoracotomy is a painful surgical procedure.Thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) is usually considered as the "gold standard" for postoperative thoracic analgesia. Unfortunately, it's not always possible to realize it because of contraindications or because of technical…

The phase 1 study evaluats RAD001 in combination with radiotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer. First phase of the study:RAD001 (everolimus) will be administered per os every Monday, one week before then during the radiotherapy and will be continued for 3.5 weeks after the end…