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Initial fluid resuscitation remains the first treatment step for most children experiencing circulatory failure and/or systemic hypotension. Only one-half of these patients respond to fluid administration by a significant increase in cardiac output. A positive fluid balance is a …

CDPATH™ is a tool to help predict the potential for developing Crohn's disease related complications in certain adult participants within 3 years. The main aim of the study is to explore the use of CDPATH™ to describe a participant's risk profile and to have discussions with thei…

Mucosal healing is recognized hitherto as the best therapeutic endpoint in patients with Ulcerative Colitis (UC) but its use in daily practice is limited by the low acceptability of repeated colonoscopies. In this context, fecal biomarkers are attractive alternatives. Fecal calpr…

The purpose of this study is to estimate and compare the incidence of overall malignancy, serious infection, and opportunistic infections between new users of ustekinumab and new users of other biologic therapies among adult participants with Crohn's disease (CD) or ulcerative co…

Background: In Alzheimer s disease (AD) the brain cannot use glucose as a fuel. The brain can use ketones as a fuel instead of glucose. Researchers want to test a supplement, Ketone Ester (KE). It may improve brain metabolic function and cognition in normal people and, perhaps, …

Several drugs are available for metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer such as chemotherapy (docetaxel, cabazitaxel) and novel hormonal agents (abiraterone, enzalutamide), in France. The oncologist has to choose between those two type of treatment, without any biological…

Background: Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome (SLOS) is a genetic disorder. It can cause birth defects and developmental delays. There is no cure for SLOS or other inherited diseases related to cholesterol production or storage. The data gained in this study may help researchers find w…

Head and neck cancers (HNSCC) are primarily squamous cell cancers represented by tumors of the upper aerodigestive tract. Locally advanced stages (stages III and IV) account for 50 to 70% of all presentations. The three main risk factors are smoking, alcohol and oropharyngeal inf…

This project consists of a prospective and retrospective case series design. Study candidates will include all patients 18 years or older, who were evaluated at UCSD and found to have a distal femur or femoral shaft fracture requiring surgical fixation. Patients who consent to st…

This study will develop and test an intervention, called OPTIMIZE, which includes the use of a perinatal checklist by clinic staff and provision of patient navigation support to African American pregnant women. Half of the clinics in the study will be assigned to the OPTIMIZE int…

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare, serious disease that is part of chronic inflammatory rheumatism. It requires multidisciplinary care and a specific therapeutic patient education program. SSc actually affects every member of the family, the patient as well as those close to h…

The purpose of the study was to identify doses and schedules of VOB560 and MIK665 that can be safely given and to learn if the combination can have possible benefits for patients with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), Multiple Myeloma (MM) or Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). VOB560 and M…

Background: Bacteria that live inside the stomach and intestines are important for health. Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can make people have unhealthy bacteria. This can lead to gastrointestinal (GI) problems. Researchers want to see i…

Increasing evidence supports that the respiratory microbiota, including viral and bacterial microorganisms, play important roles in respiratory health and disease. Microbial patterns in airways may induce distinctive endotypes of asthma. Previous studies suggest host-microbiota i…

The purpose of this study is to determine whether CVL-871 is safe and tolerable in patients with Dementia-Related Apathy and if CVL-871 shows changes in clinical measurements of apathy.

If an abbreviated hepatobiliary phase (HBP) protocol liver MR with gadobenate dimeglumine is shown clinically comparable to standard of care liver MR with gadoxetate disodium for detecting hepatic metastasis from colorectal cancer, its use will save time, cost, and patients' effo…

This trial studies the frequency of cachexia in ambulatory cancer patients and the psychological burden in patients and their primary caregivers who are referred to an outpatient supportive care clinic. Studying how often loss of appetite and/or unintentional weight loss (cachexi…

The study is a post-marketing performance and safety study, designed as a comparative, prospective, multicenter, simple-blind, randomized clinical trial. 300 subjects requiring a primary or a secondary root canal treatment will be enrolled in 2 groups (150 in each group). The aim…

Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune gastrointestinal disease that is caused by intolerance to gluten in the diet. The mainstay of treatment is a gluten-free diet (GFD). Children with CD on the GFD often have low micronutrient intakes (e.g. folate, iron) and high intakes of sugar…

Simultaneous integrated boost radiotherapy has been investigated in some malignant tumors and appears to be safe and feasible. However, Hypofractionation with simultaneous integrated boost has been investigating in breast cancer. Investigators initiated this phase II prospective…