Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nīmes

This study is testing if adding a drug called MEX-CD1 to dialysis fluid can safely remove excess iron from the blood of ICU patients with severe kidney failure caused by sepsis. Fourteen participants will receive two 24-hour dialysis sessions—one standard and one with the added d…

This study is testing a new strategy to help doctors choose the best antibiotics faster for critically ill patients who develop pneumonia while on a breathing machine (ventilator). Researchers will compare a fast lab test combined with a treatment guide to the usual slower method…

This study is testing if a simple monthly blood test can spot hidden disease activity in people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) earlier than the standard yearly MRI scans. Researchers will compare two groups: one gets the new monthly blood monitoring, while the o…

This study aims to find out if spinal manipulation (a hands-on treatment often performed by chiropractors or osteopaths) provides better short-term pain relief for recent low back pain than other types of manual therapy. It will involve 416 adults with recent back pain. Researche…

This study aims to find out if a simpler local anesthesia mixture works just as well as a more complex one for patients having outpatient hand or foot surgery. Researchers will compare two versions of the numbing medicine—one with an added ingredient (bicarbonate) and one without…

This study aims to understand how emergency resuscitation rooms work in France and whether patients admitted directly to these rooms have different outcomes than those who wait in the regular emergency department first. Researchers will observe 1,200 critically ill adult patients…

This study aims to understand how a person's sense of self and the story they tell about their life relates to their well-being and recovery after a first episode of psychosis. Researchers will compare 96 participants, including those with a recent first episode, those with longe…

This study aims to understand if working unusual hours (like night shifts) or having long periods of inactivity at work makes people more likely to develop risky gambling habits. Researchers will survey 1,600 employed adults in France who have gambled at least once in the past ye…

This study aims to understand if high levels of a blood fat called lipoprotein A (Lp(a)) can better predict the risk of heart attacks, strokes, or needing dialysis in people with advanced kidney disease. Researchers will follow 300 patients with stage 4 kidney disease for 18 mont…

This study aims to find out how often people with Lynch syndrome, a genetic condition that increases cancer risk, also develop a related skin condition called Muir-Torre syndrome. Researchers will examine 150 patients with confirmed Lynch syndrome to check for specific skin tumor…