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This registry has been established to gain a better understanding of the clinical and emotional presentations of patients with undifferentiated connective tissue disease.

The purpose of this study is to develop and refine the techniques for using magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy to understand the composition and function of the human body

Evaluation of global understanding and with items of patients admitted to the emergency. Prospective observational study randomized in cluster during 6 weeks in 14 centers

Main objective: investigate whether a functional polymorphism of CR1 (length, number of binding sites in C4b C3b, erythrocyte density, rate of soluble CR1 ...) so determined genetic or acquired, is a susceptibility factor for the disease Alzheimer's.

The primary objective of this study is to compare two groups of gynecologic/urologic/visceral internes in terms of the time required to perform a laparoscopic surgical intervention (nephrectomy) on an animal model (pig). The two groups of internes differ by the type of training …

The purpose of this protocol is to redefine the Heart Institute BioRepository (HIBR) to facilitate Investigator-initiated and programmatic basic, translational, clinical and outcomes research. For the purposes of this protocol, "tissue" will refer to any gross specimen obtained f…

Cigarette smoking is a habit that has spread all over the world and is a significant risk factor for many diseases including cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD),asthma and lung cancer. Evaluation and understanding of tobacco health effects are of …

Evaluation of the effects of 35%/15%/50% N2O/N2/O2 mixtures on the area of hyperalgesia induced by remifentanil in the CCES (Continuous Cutaneous Electrical Stimulation) model in 20 healthy volunteers. The duration of participation for each volunteer is expected to be around 9 w…

In order to assess the rate and mode of failure cases observed in patients with distal femur fractures treated with a distal femur plates, anonymized radiographs from those patients will be collected retrospectively. All available images will reviewed by an expert review board i…

The goal of this study is to carry out a transcultural validation of the Back Belief Questionnaire in order to assess its appropriateness for French-speaking populations.

The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of FAI abnormalities on hip joint biomechanics.

The aim of this register is to determine the Accolade/Accolade II stem and Trident/Tritanium cup survivorship over years.

Antibiotic consumption and antimicrobial resistance remain notoriously high in France, particularly among children below three years of age. In France, the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine was officially recommended for all children under two in 2003, and consequently changes occur…

In the spirit of improving patient safety and quality of healthcare in our region, the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Education and Research Foundation (Foundation) and Baylor Research Institute sought and obtained federal funding support (AHRQ grant) to develop an Abdominal …

Examine the effect of three different dietary messages on dietary intake and the health of parents and their children.

The purpose of the study is to compare pressure controlled continuous mandatory ventilation versus pressure support ventilation during the night for weaning to mechanical ventilation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients and their impact onto sleep quality.

Intra-epidermal nerve fiber density can be assessed using skin biopsy. A decrease of this density is used to diagnose small fiber neuropathy, despite the absence of normative data in a selected normal population. To establish a normative set of data matched for age and sex is abs…

Systemic lupus erythematosus is a complex disease whose evaluation in everyday practice and in clinical research requires several aspects to be taken into account, in particular the impact of disease activity on quality of life. To date, the effect of systemic lupus on quality of…

Acute chest syndrome is a severe respiratory complication of sickle cell disease. The standard prevention of this dangerous complication is spirometry in wich patient is required to take deep breaths trough a little device several times a day. This treatment is compromised when …

The purpose of this research is to evaluate and validate the performance of non-invasive imaging modalities for assessment of skin. A pressure cuff occlusion will be used to stimulate blood flow dynamic that these instruments are designed to sense. The researcher currently plan t…