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The cataract surgery (550 000 operations per year in France) is to replace the cloudy lens with a refractive implant. Two colors of implants are available: white implants, filtering out ultraviolet and yellow implants, filtering and more blue light. No clinical data are available…

Background: In perioperative period inhibition of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate receptor prevents opioid-induced hyperalgesia and reduce postoperative opioid requirement after abdominal surgery. Methadone is both a µ-opioid receptor agonist like Morphine and a N-Methyl-D-Aspartate antagon…

Recent investigations from this group have identified that genetic variants of genes associated with monogenic forms of nephrolithiasis are expressed in idiopathic calcium oxalate kidney stone patients and could influence stone forming risk. Utilizing patient samples from the May…

PRODE is a Norwegian multicentre study investigating the prognosis of depression in the elderly. The study has included 169 patients who will be followed with assessments after one and three years. The study hypothesis is that elderly patients referred to specialist health servi…

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common type of birth defect but the cause for the majority of cardiac birth defects remains unknown. Numerous epidemiologic studies have demonstrated evidence that genetic factors likely play a contributory, if not causative, role in CHD…

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the treatment satisfaction of subjects using Sumavel DosePro to treat their moderate to severe migraines.

Background: * Some illnesses, such as schizophrenia, have effects on brain cells called dopamine receptors, which are required for normal brain function. People with schizophrenia have difficulty thinking and experience hallucinations and delusions. Medications that change brain…

Recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) is a disease caused by genetic mutations in the gene for type VII collagen. Patients with RDEB develop large, severely painful blisters and open wounds from minor trauma to their skin. We are screening subjects with RDEB to evalua…

Patients diagnosed with single-level degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the lumbar spine undergo a posterior decompression followed by a fusion complete with a spinous process plate, graft, and a biologic.

Listeriosis is a foodborne infection responsible for severe disease. Three main forms are described: septicaemia, central nervous system infections and maternal-fetal infections. Available data on the disease, are mostly retrospective and do not provide an accurate picture of the…

The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the induction of sensory-motor cortex plasticity after motor cortex stimulation in healthy subjects, using laser-evoked nociceptive cortical potentials, and in chronic neuropathic pain patients using functional MRI. As a secondary goal…

This is a phase 2, randomized, active-controlled, parallel-group, multicenter, single-blind trial of three different doses of etonogestrel releasing medicated intrauterine systems (ENG-MIUS) in healthy parous women in need for contraception. The primary trial objective is to exp…

The purpose of this study is to see if the investigators can do some tests on tissue from the area of the ablation. The investigators want to know if a test can help predict whether the ablation worked. The treated tumor is normally evaluated with CT. The CT shows signs of treat…

The purpose of this study is to understand how people make decisions about sun protection. This study is important in helping to protect against sun exposure, since it is a main risk factor for melanoma. The investigators would like to understand the decisions people make about s…

Evaluate voice and swallowing outcomes post operatively.

Background: * Endocrine neoplasms (tumors) are among the fastest growing tumors in incidence in the United States. Furthermore, it is often difficult to distinguish between benign or malignant tumors in cancers of the thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal gland, and pancreas. More resea…

The aim of this study is to follow up with all of the pediatric brain tumor patients who received proton beam radiation therapy at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) for which there is baseline neuropsychological testing in order to measure changes, if any, in neurobehavioral f…

This cluster-randomized trial will evaluate the impact of a multifaceted intervention (including electronic medical alerts) coordinated by a Nutritional Support Team, on adherence to recommended practices for care of starved children, among health personnel of a large university …

We hypothesized that continuous control of tracheal cuff pressure would reduce microaspiration of gastric content as determined by pepsin level in tracheal aspirate.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether hyperbaric oxygen therapy is effective in the treatment of osteoradionecrosis (late complication of radiation therapy) of the jaw.