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360 million people worldwide suffer from disabling hearing loss. The prevalence of hearing impairment, all stages combined, in the French population is 7% (4 million people), of which 9% have severe impairment and 3% have profound or total impairment. Cochlear implants are indic…

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare form of connective tissue disease characterized by vascular involvement and the intensity of fibrosis. The lack of available treatment is largely due to the very fragmented understanding of the pathophysiology of SSc. However, one of the keys to…

The purpose of this study is to determine whether any eventual skin damage caused by radiation therapy can be detected and monitored at a subclinical level via optical coherence tomography (OCT). Another key question is whether subclinical OCT detected skin damage correlates with…

A total of 89 patients with distal sigmoid and rectal cancer were referred for observation and underwent MS-CTA between June 2020 and March 2022. The distribution of the left colic artery (LCA) was classified, and the presence of the accessory middle colic artery (AMCA) was asses…

The 2019-2020 coronavirus pandemic has had far-reaching consequences beyond the spread of the disease. Quarantine measures during a public health pandemic can be particularly detrimental to urban poor families and affect the dietary diversity and food security. This can dispropor…

This study evaluates if improvement of renal resistive index when mean arterial pressure increase (at 65 mmHg to 85 mmHg) in early phase of septic shock is predictive of better renal survival.

Drug prescriptions are usual during pregnancy however women and their fetuses still remain an orphan population with regard to drugs efficacy and safety clinical studies. Most xenobiotics diffuse through the placenta and some of them can alter fetus development resulting in struc…

Soccer, the most popular sport in the world, exposes players to repeated head impacts and concussions, due to contact with another player or with the ground. Moreover, routine game-play in soccer involves intentional and repeated head impacts through ball "heading", with frequent…

Anticoagulation and coagulation management during ECMO is a challenge. Bleeding and clotting are major sources of morbidity and mortality. The currently used strategies are of poor evidence. This observational study wants to evaluate the use of automated thromboelastography (TEG …

Background: The SARS-CoV-2 virus has caused a pandemic infection called COVID-19. It is a global threat to people, communities, and health systems. Researchers are concerned about the mental health effects of the pandemic. They want to learn more about how it is affecting people…

The purpose of this study is to see how safe and effective ABBV-CLS-579 is when used alone and in combination with a PD-1 target agent or with a VEGF TKI. ABBV-CLS-579 is an investigational drug being developed for the treatment of tumors. The trial aims to establish a safe, to…

The current study is designed to examine underlying mechanisms of action of lingual muscles in the maintenance of airway patency during sleep. The investigators' major hypothesis is that specific tongue muscles are responsible for relieving upper airway obstruction during sleep.

Context: In people concerned by serious illness, how to anticipate the aggravation of the disease according to the patient's preferences is a challenging clinical question and an ethical key-issue to improve end-of-life care and quality of dying in France. When end of life decisi…

The Early Childhood Collaborative of The Pittsburgh Study is a community-partnered, county-wide implementation of programs for children and families from birth through formal school entry to address real-world challenges that exist in providing effective preventive interventions …

The purpose of this study is to find out if we can gain access to the vagus nerve which is largely an internal nerve that controls stomach function. We hope to gain access to the internal vagus nerve by electrically stimulating the nerve around the external ear. If we can do this…

Background: People with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) can have problems with a variety of organs, such as the pancreas. The disease can cause tumors of the pancreas. This can result in life-threatening complications. Researchers want to learn more about these pancreatic tumors and how…

Oral feeding is one of the primary functions of the neonatal brain. In preterm infant population, competency at oral feeding is one of the major milestones in preparation for discharge. Mother's voices have been shown to have a net stimulatory effect and premature infants have be…

The aim of this study is to demonstrate the type and amount of retention in the colon during ulcerative colitis activation, as well as the relationship between C-reactive protein (CRP), albumin and the calculated CALLY index. The investigators also aim to establish whether this r…

The objective of this study is to investigate the incidence of infection and changes in the immune profile following left ventricular assist device implantation. The primary aim is to elucidate the relationship between postoperative infection and immune alterations and to identif…

The management of patients with malignant hemopathy is based on comprehensive management. In this context and faced with the various difficulties encountered by cancer patients, the question of spirituality and its experience is central. Spirituality refers to the person's attach…