Active clinical trials for "Syndrome"

The purpose of this study is to examine, in a randomized controlled trial, the benefits and costs of the American Heart Association's (AHA) advisory for depression screen and treatment of post-acute coronary syndrome patients.

This study uses an Alizarin Red powder mixture to characterize the sweat distributions in youth during tilt table testing. Patients with a known orthostatic sweat response from a prior clinical tilt table test in the investigators laboratory will be recruited. The Alizarin Red powder will be applied to exposed skin, and quantitative sweat will be measured at the thigh. During tilt testing, serial photos will be taken once the sweat response occurs. Sweat distributions will be compared during syncope (orthostatic sweat), during periods of anxiety (emotional sweat), and in patients with POTS (with and without syncope).

This double blind placebo control study with supplementation of oral Cinnamon is being conducted to test the hypothesis that in subjects with Metabolic Syndrome oral cinnamon may lead to improvement in body composition and metabolic parameters.

Excessive radiation received by the operator has been described as a possible drawback of the radial catheterization technique when compared with the femoral access. The study hypothesis is that the use of radial access device dedicated radioprotective TRIPTable ® (Transradial Intervention Table Protection) is not inferior to standard femoral technique and superior to standard radial technique as radioprotection strategy to the operator in patients with acute coronary syndromes acute and submitted to cardiac catheterization.

Based on our clinical observations, many girls with RETT syndrome, a severe neuro-developmental encephalopathy, suffer from osteoporosis which can appear at a very early age (before age 10) and can lead to fractures, pain and a limitation in mobility. Few epidemiological studies have estimated the frequency of osteoporosis in girls with RETT syndrome and showed that they are more exposed then children with other neuro-developmental diseases with a same degree of neurological handicap. However, the mechanisms that lead to early osteoporosis in RETT syndrome remain unknown. Mutations in the MECP2 gene are found in 95% of RETT patients and preliminary experimental studies have shown that this can lead to abnormal expression of the gene that codes for osteoprotegerin, a protein implicated in bone remodelling by interacting with RANK-ligand. In order to identify risk factors of osteoporosis in RETT syndrome and to understand the pathophysiological mechanisms the study protocol includes: Clinical evaluation of bone health (history of bone fractures, pain, nutritional status, pubertal stage, daily caloric/calcium intake, anti-epileptic drugs, walking ability, vitamin D satus) evaluation of the mineral density at the lumber spine using DEXA measuring concentrations of osteoprotegerin and RANK-ligand

This is a randomized controlled trial in women at risk following combined prenatal screening for Down Syndrome. Women will be asked about their preferences between NIPT and routine prenatal diagnosis based on a dedicated questionnaire. Women will then be randomized between NIPT and standard invasive prenatal diagnosis.

There is currently no drug with pediatric marketing authorization capable of limiting the advance in bone maturation of children with aggressive adrenarche. Estrogens are the principal actors involved in bone maturation and premature epiphyseal fusion. Aromatase inhibitors, used for the treatment of hormone-dependent cancers, block the transformation of androgens into estrogens. Third generation inhibitors, of which Anastrozole is one, appear to be well tolerated in children and are sometimes used within the framework of clinical trials to limit bone maturation and improve prognosis with respect to final size, notably in children treated with growth hormone (GH) due to a GH deficit. Nevertheless, the data reported are based on small sample sizes and do not include children with pathological adrenarche.

Exercise may improve physical capacity and health parameters in Primary Syndrome´s Sjogren, Myositis and Takayasu's Arteritis. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the role of an exercise training program in patients with Primary Syndrome´s Sjogren, Myositis and Takayasu's Arteritis.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the change of extravascular lung water (EVLW), cytokine and oxygenation parameters in patients with acute lung injury (ALI) or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) after alveolar recruitment maneuver.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the follow up of patients with acute coronary syndrome and modifiable cardiovascular risk factors is efficient based on outpatients visits in a House of Education, underlining the importance of nicotinic weaning, weight loss and physical activity practice.