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During mechanical ventilation, the alveolar recruitment maneuver (ARM) is to apply a positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) (generally 30 cm H2O) for a period of at least 30 seconds. The realization of MRA is one of three main elements of mechanical ventilation called "protectiv…

The treatment of otolaryngology (OLR) cancer is based on surgery, radiation, sometimes used in combination with chemotherapy. Patients treated with radiotherapy have multiple oral diseases: mucositis, hyposalivation, tissue fibrosis, exacerbation of periodontitis. Over 70% of pat…

Background: * Vitamin E is an antioxidant that reduces the damaging effects of oxygen in the body. Most American men (90%) and women (96%) do not get enough vitamin E from their diets; however, the amount of vitamin E needed by the body has been studied only in men, not women. I…

Epidemiological data show that the incidence of carcinoma, the most common cancer, is strongly linked to the age. Non Melanoma Skin Carcinomas (NMSCs) (the most frequent cancers in the elderly population) derive from keratinocytes of the basal layer of the epidermis, from differe…

Scientific studies show that almost half of the people with Parkinson's Disease (PD) suffer of depression and / or anxiety.

The aim of this work is to study the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation combined with naming therapy in acute and post-acute stroke comparing four bihemispheric positioning electrodes to a sham condition.

The aim of this study is to establish a common geriatric oncology medical database. The patients concerned are the patients having benefited from a geriatric oncology consultation in one of the participating centres. This database is designed with a view on the one hand to better…

Patients with an episode of VTE (DVT and / or PE) have a mortality rate of 16-21% at 1 year after diagnosis. Morbidity associated with VTE is marked by the risk of recurrence, estimated at 30% and estimated at 29% after 8 years of follow post-thrombotic syndrome. For a number of …

evaluate recurrent RP in relation to frailty

This study will include 100 patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, split into 2 groups of 50 patients according to their behaviour type, and their adaptation to different factors of stress encountered in their lives: * the first group will consist of patients with a character…

This study of healthy young and elderly individuals is intended to assess the effects of pharyngeal exerciser on pharyngeal pressure phenomenon during swallowing. Our specific aim is to test if the pharyngeal exerciser increases the workload of muscles involved in pharyngeal phas…

Epilepsy is the most common chronic neurological disorder in the world, affecting more than 50 million people worldwide. Approximately 35% of patients with epilepsy are refractory to all available antiepileptic drugs. Focal Hypometabolism on interictal \[18F\]-FDG PET is a hallm…

Background: \- Computed Tomography (CT) is a scan that makes detailed pictures of the body. It uses radiation to do that. In 2011, about 85.3 million CT scans were done in the United States. But there is growing concern about the health effects of radiation. There are new and di…

The Gulf War Era Cohort and Biorepository pilot project collected epidemiological, survey, clinical, and environmental exposure data from Veterans who served during the 1990-1991 Gulf War Era. Approved researchers will be able to use these data and the blood samples to do future …

The goals of this study are to assess concordance between the patient-surgeon pair regarding expectations of lumbar spine surgery.

Collection of coded biomaterial and clinical data with patients consent for future research.

As citizens of the information age, humans leave digital traces of behavior in their communication and movement patterns through our cell phone. The Global Positioning System (GPS) technology tracks the way persons commute to school or work or when visiting family and friends. Ci…

The aim of this study is to know the bucco-dental status of patients with schizophrenia in Côte d'Or. Participation in this study will last only as long as it takes to: * carry out a bucco-dental examination: evaluation of dental plaque and calculus * take a blood sample to ass…

The researchers are seeking to study whether or not there is benefit in keeping patients flat after Angioseal for extended periods of time after diagnostic heart catheterization or if a more aggressive approach of early ambulation would be just as safe while improving cost and pa…

This study will clinically evaluate a newly developed respiratory monitor - pneuRIP. The pneuRIP uses Respiratory Inductance Plethysmography (RIP) bands to measure key breathing indices non-invasively. This study compares the pneuRIP to an existing Respitrace system (Carefusion, …