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Renal Compromise after treatment of decompensated heart failure with diuretics is not uncommon. The purpose of our study is to investigate the relationship between cystatin C and worsening renal function in this setting. Cystatin C is a biomarker produced at a constant rate by al…

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety, pharmacokinetics and HCV(Hepatitis C virus) RNA (Ribonucleic Acid) kinetics after administration of MP-424 to patients with chronic hepatitis C.

The American Red Cross has funded a multidisciplinary, comprehensive evaluation and treatment program for target individuals with suspected World Trade Center (WTC)-related health problems. The populations served consist predominantly of a) local residents who were impacted by th…

Severe injurious behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder are challenging. First line treatment approaches include behavioral techniques but pharmacotherapy is frequently required despite frequent adverse effects in youths. Therapeutic body wraps has been reported in …

A 50% nitrous oxide / 50% oxygen premix is administrated to the patient during the realization of dental cares. This openly clinical trial is done in 36 French primary care dental centers, especially on anxious and phobic patients but also on infants or mental deficient adults. A…

Cholestasis is a condition in which bile is not properly transported from the liver to the small intestine. Cholestasis can be caused by an array of childhood diseases, including the genetic diseases Alagille syndrome (ALGS), alpha-1 antitrypsin (a-1AT) deficiency, bile acid synt…

RATIONALE: Studying the genes expressed in samples of blood from patients with cancer may help doctors identify biomarkers related to cancer. It may also help doctors predict how patients will respond to chemotherapy. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying blood samples in pat…

Safety and efficacy of adjunctive antiplatelet therapy prior to primary percutaneous intervention (PCI) in patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)

Which are the anthropometric parameters and/or of severity of the syndrome of apnea of sleep (SAS) which make it possible to anticipate occurred of vascular anomalies, anatomical and/or functional precociously found among patients SAS? Secondary objectives: 1. Which are the anth…

Primary Objective: This is a study to investigate the feasibility of harvesting, expanding, and selecting T lymphocytes from cancer patients and healthy volunteers. The preliminary objective of this study is aimed at selecting PD-1+ and CTLA4+ T cells and other cellular fraction…

This study is a large national multicenter, longitudinal, prospective follow-up of patients presenting with early inflammatory back pain in order to set up a database to facilitate several investigations on diagnosis, prognosis, epidemiology, pathogenesis and medico-economics in …

This study aims to compare the expression of matrix metalloproteinases and their tissue inhibitors between 4 groups of patients defined according to the severity of the cervical lesion.

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) are long-term autoimmune diseases in which the immune system attacks parts of the body. The abnormal immune reaction causes inflammation of and damage to various body parts and can affect joints, skin, …

The investigators' project has as for principal objective to understand the impact of trans fatty acids from dairy products and industrial origin on the development of insulin resistance in obese woman. Because of the different isomeric position of the double bound those trans fa…

The Duchenne Registry is an online, patient-report registry for individuals with Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy and carrier females. The purpose of the Registry is to connect Duchenne and Becker patients with actively recruiting clinical trials and research studies, and t…

Determine the antimicrobial properties of a proposed new product and an already approved product and a placebo (no drug). Study will be conducted using methods dictated by the FDA.

Total knee arthroplasty is amongst the most painful procedures postoperatively, and pain management can be a challenge. Different measures have been introduced to manage severe postoperative pain int hese patients. Previous studies have investigated gabapentin in acute postoperat…

Alteration of the post- eruptive enamel microstructure due to a mutation of a gene coding for a matrix protein could increase the susceptibility of the enamel to caries after tooth eruption. To identify in young patients with severe caries incidence, the occurrence of mutations i…

The purpose of this study is to strengthen our ability to accurately diagnose allergies and understand cellular, humoral, genetic components and physiological changes in allergic disease

The aim is to assess the relationship between levels of IGF-I system components and cognitive status in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), in elderly subjects with normal cognitive function, and in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).