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The primary objective is to demonstrate a longer period of neurologic recovery from a sensory block assessed in each test group versus the group without metabolic disease.

A dose-escalation study to assess the safety, tolerability and clinical activity of TD-1211 in patients with opioid-induced constipation.

The repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a recent technique that has demonstrated its efficiency in both depression and schizophrenia. However if its efficiency has been recognized by the scientific community and the clinicians, its action on neurons and cerebra…

Melanoma tumor tissue ( in particular regressive areas) present a lymphocytic infiltrate with an anti-tumoral specificity. The aim of the study is to analyse at different stages of the disease, tumor samples and to characterise the cellular infiltrate in situ ( in particular T ly…

Inclusion criteria: * Patients with biochemical recurrence (Phoenix criteria: PSA nadir + 2 ng/ml) after radiation therapy for prostate cancer addressed for prostate biopsy OR * Patients referred to our institution for biopsy-proven local recurrence after radiation therapy for p…

To protect against excessive body temperatures, local thermoregulatory mechanisms include temperature sensory nerves (responsive to warm or cool stimuli) and vasomotors (muscles that constrict or dilate blood vessels). When the temperature changes occur, the temperature sensory n…

This study aims to determine the hemato-immunological parameters predictive of the evolution of a Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) towards chronicity, and to identify possible differences between the child and the adult.

In this protocol we aim to use rTMS to better characterize STS role in normal and abnormal social cognition. With that purpose, we will measure the effect of inhibitory and excitatory rTMS on the fixation time on social scenes (using eye-tracking methodology) or on the ability to…

The Gastric Cancer Registry will combine data acquired directly from patients with gastric cancer; with a family history of gastric cancer in a first or second degree relative; or persons with a known germline mutation in their CDH1 (E-Cadherin) gene via an online questionnaire w…

The main objective of this study is to determine the rate of healthy surgical margins after tumor resection in transoral robot-assisted surgery for glottic and/or supraglottic early stage (T1-T2) laryngeal cancer.

The investigators aim is to understand the cognitive mechanisms that contribute to the emergence of delusions of control (the belief that one's own actions or thoughts are controlled by an external force). These symptoms are mainly encountered in patients with schizophrenia, and …

Aim 1. Establish a national registry of diverse patients of orthopedic surgeons representing all regions of the country and varied hospital and surgeon practice settings (e.g., urban/rural, low and high volume) to ensure that registry analyses and research reflect typical clinica…

1. Creating a population-based registry system Amyloidosis prospective epidemiological survey * risk factors * diagnosis * prognosis * treatment * monitoring * survival 2. Describe the occurrence of amyloidosis in the population of HIBA, Hospital Italiano de Bu…

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one cause of death in the US. Epidemiologic evidence supports that antioxidant-rich diets promote health and attenuate or delay the onset of CVD. Cocoa and chocolate products have among the highest antioxidant concentrations compared to …

To assess diagnostic accuracy of flow cytometry applied to the diagnosis of allergy to neuro-muscular blockers and to the determination of the neuro-muscular blocker (NMB) which may be used for an ulterior anaesthesia in case of allergy to one given NMB.

In the cross sectional study "Adelahyde 1" which took place between 2001 and 2005, the investigators data suggest that vascular alterations may play a role in the setting of subjective memory complaints. This longitudinal study (Adelahyde 2) aims to confirm the role of vascular …

HIV medicines have led to dramatic improvements in health. However, there remains a concern for potential drug toxicities, cost of drugs, and need for life-long treatment. In addition, research has found that health is not completely restored in HIV-infected patients, even if the…

The effect of bosentan on digital ulcers (DU) was studied in two randomized placebo-controlled trials (RAPIDS-1 and RAPIDS-2). A limitation of these studies was the heterogeneous study population. More importantly, there were no endpoints that assessed changes in vasculopathy and…

Background: \- Viral infections are an important cause of illness and death in hospitalized patients as well as outpatients. New strains of viruses may appear and infect both healthy people and those with weak immune systems. A better understanding of these new virus strains (su…

The primary objective is to determine whether, during a rapid sequence intubation by etomidate, and succinylcholine Sellick maneuver, the administration of remifentanil at 2 different dosages (0.5 and 1.0 microgram per kg body weight), reduces potentially dangerous reactional tac…