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Doose syndrome is a rare epileptic syndrome that can lead to learning difficulties and a poor quality of life. The goal of this study is to evaluate the evolution of epilepsy and its consequences on cognitive development and learning issues in children with Doose syndrome.

Comparative study between automatic tube compensation and pressure support ventilation as a mode of weaning from mechanical ventilation in patients with respiratory failure

In ICU and operating theatre, fluid expansion is the main hemodynamic therapeutic. The objective of fluid expansion is to increase cardiac output thus arterial oxygen delivery to match patient's oxygen consumption. To date, it has been shown that all fluid expansion solutions may…

The benefits of Therapeutic Patient Education (TPE) have long been proven, but its implementation remains insufficient. It is only accessible to a part of the population and is too often limited to the acquisition of knowledge. TPE consists of supporting the patient in making dec…

The overall aim of this study is to prospectively characterize social health disparities in a cross-sectional cohort of glioma patients with attention to exploring and thematically categorizing the patient-specific and community-level factors. This will be conducted in two parts.

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of olaparib when given with hyperthermia in treating patients with breast cancer that has come back in the chest wall. Olaparib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Hyp…

It is unknown whether the bile acid pathway reacts differently to weight loss resulting from Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) surgery than weight loss resulting from caloric restriction alone.

The purpose of this study is to find out if it is possible to establish a nutritional support program for people who are scheduled to receive primary debulking surgery. Design: This will be a prospective observational study to assess the feasibility of implementing a preoperativ…

To determine whether the use of topical otic drops intra-operative and post-operative during tympanostomy tube placement reduces the rate of tympanostomy tube occlusion and post-operative otorrhea (ear drainage) during the initial 4-week post-operative period in subjects with no …

In Understanding Your Baby first-time parents receive research-based knowledge on how to interpret their infants' socioemotional needs based on their behavior, and how to meet their infants' socioemotional needs in accordance with their developmental stage. This information is de…

The study objectives of this projects are to examine the hypothesis that the sympathetic and blood pressure responses to exercise will be attenuated during and after heat exposure in patients with peripheral artery disease, via altering the sensitivity of the muscle afferent rece…

This study looks at the effects of flavors when administered with nicotine in e-cigarettes in younger and older adult cigarette smokers.

Prospective memory (PM) is the ability to implement intended actions in the future. It allows maintaining and retrieving future plans, goals, and activities (i.e., remember to remember). PM is associated with most everyday memory problems . PM is crucial to correctly respond to a…

Trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO), a metabolite produced by gut microbial metabolism of dietary choline, has recently been causally linked to atherosclerosis in animal models and has been shown to be predictive of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in some but not all cohort studies. …

Background: Bone marrow is the soft material found inside most large bones of the body. Bone marrow produces red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets that are released into the blood stream. Inside the marrow, these cells start off as young, immature cells called progen…

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the Genesis Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) imaging system for use in pediatric respiratory disease populations including neuromuscular and bronchopulmonary dysplasia, as well as in age and height matched controls. The EIT does not u…

The aim of this observational study is to investigate how ventilations is given during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) given by advanced life support providers (ALS). A portable device capable of detailed measurments of ventilation will be used when ventilating patients suffe…

This prospective randomized single-blind study investigated the effects of two different mean arterial pressure (MAP) targets during controlled hypotension on renal injury in patients undergoing septoplasty. Participants were randomized to a low MAP target group (50-57 mmHg) or a…

Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, safety, PK/PD and preliminary efficacy study of intravenous IC14 in adult patients in a dengue-endemic region presenting with fever \> 38°C for \< 48 hours with a positive NS1 strip assay or reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reac…

Patient reported outcomes (PROs) are widely used by clinical providers as important tools to help inform their clinical and research practice, and to improve quality of care for patients. In this study, the investigators aim to investigate ways by which patient PRO completion rat…