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The aim of this study is to evaluate if memantine or dextromethorphan gave in relay to ketamine maintains or induces a decrease of pain intensity. In clinical, after ketamine cure, clinicians have often difficulties to treat patients in order to maintain analgesia or suggest ano…

The objective of this study is to evaluate the long-term safety, tolerability, and efficacy of MP-214 in patients with receiving multiple drugs schizophrenia.

The main objective of this study is to estimate of the link (odds ratio) between the precariousness defined by the score SPICE (2 groups: precarious and insecure) and stage at diagnosis (2 groups: CAS: stages 1 or 2 the "good prognosis "versus the witnesses: stage 3 or 4 bad prog…

Background: \- During puberty, children begin to develop into adults. Problems with the hormones released during puberty can affect the reproductive system. Some people have low hormone levels that severely delay or prevent puberty. Others start puberty abnormally early. Other p…

Background: \- The body produces gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) about every 2 hours. GnRH travels through the bloodstream to the pituitary gland, where it stimulates the gland to produce hormones called gonadotropins. These hormones stimulate the testicles or ovaries. The…

Background: \- The way that the body burns calories is known as energy expenditure. Some studies show that when we are cold, we burn more calories to keep our bodies warm. Brown fat is a special kind of fat that can use energy to keep the body warm. Small animals and infants hav…

Hypothesis : Vitamin D serum concentration is decreased in the first trimester in pregnant women who will develop preeclampsia in the second or third trimester compare to a control group Primary purpose : To determine the vitamin D status in the first trimester in a large populat…

Computer assistance in prosthetic hip surgery is able to improve the accuracy of the surgery: Associating hip navigation and EOSTM imaging pre-operatively could simplify the procedure of hip navigation in lateral decubitus while maintaining the accuracy of the technique

The purpose of this study is to improve the understanding of cellular mecanism involved in delivery disorders in obese women, first by characterizing the hyperplasia phenomenon of myometrail cells induced by inflammatory stimulation (Il-1B), then by studying the role of blood mon…

This study will evaluate de-identified (anonymous) data in subject medical charts to review the clinical outcomes of various treatment approaches in the treatment of chronic pain.

Cancer surveillance has a significant cost and generate anxiety for the patient. It is important to avoid exams that will not modify health support or whose results wont allow to decide.

As the investigators observed a case of glucocorticoid mutation revealed by incidentally discovered bilateral adrenal nodular hyperplasia, it was postulated that this molecular anormality could be more frequent than previously described. To validate this hypothesis, it was decide…

The aim of the protocol is to study the resting brain activation profile of 3 groups of people, using a new fMRI procedure, called fMRI-SAM. fMRI-SAM will be applied to 25 Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients, 25 patients suffering from amnestic - mild cognitive impairment (MCI) - a…

The primary objective of this study is to document all cases of EUS in patients with esophageal cancer and determine if the inability to advance the gastroscope beyond the tumor correlates with locally advanced disease stage at Endoscopic Ultrasound.

The primary objective of this study is to compare the efficacity of hemodiafiltration and hemofiltration for decreasing plasma urea at 12h among intensive care patients. Secondary objectives include comparing urea clearance, filter duration, and %down-time, between the two techni…

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with high level of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). This could lead wounds, infections then amputations or deaths by impairment of the peripheral cutaneous perfusion. Medical therapies are presently unable to cure, but only slow down t…

This is an multicenter study for preventive and therapeutic strategies for patients with head and neck cancer

The purpose of this study is to look for low levels of oxygen (hypoxia) in prostate cancer using a special x-ray test called a positron emission tomography (PET)scan. Hypoxia may have an effect on how prostate cancer grows and responds to treatments like radiotherapy and chemothe…

The overall aim of the current study is to determine if the use of nicotine containing products by caregivers who smoke and who are not interested in quitting, is effective in reducing children's secondhand smoke exposure.

Background: \- Anemia occurs commonly and is associated with poor outcomes in the elderly. In about a third of anemia cases in older people (over age 65), the cause of anemia is unexplained. Anemia in older adults may be caused by the bone marrow's inability to produce red blood…