There are about 21062 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Italy. The country of the clinical trial is determined by the location of where the clinical research is being studied. Most studies are often held in multiple locations & countries.
Robotic rehabilitation is promising to promote function in stroke patients. The assist as needed training paradigm has shown to stimulate neuroplasticity but often cannot be used because stroke patients are too impaired to actively control the robot against gravity. Aim of this study is to present a novel robotic approach based on fully assisted functional movements and to examine the effect of the intervention in terms of motor function improvement in subjects with chronic stroke in the short term and at 6-month follow up. A preliminary evaluation of the effectiveness of the intervention in improving activity and participation in the short term is also performed. Further, the study aims to verify whether some instrumental measures (using kinematics, EMG and EEG) may help gain insight into the mechanisms leading to improved motor ability following the robotic intervention and can be used to predict functional recovery.
Bleeding is the most feared complication during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and is associated with high dosing of heparin. There is no consensus on antithrombin (AT) supplementation during ECMO. However, AT is needed by heparin to properly anticoagulate. We hypothesize that maintaining normal antithrombin levels during ECMO is associated with a less heparin dosing and more adequate level of anticoagulation.
Musculoskeletal disorders are an heterogeneous group of diseases that represent one of the major causes of disability. Considering the importance of studying these pathologies, it is necessary to develop research lines based on the availability of human biological material from highly clinically relevant patients. The purpose of this project is therefore the establishment of a bank of biological material (biobank) to investigate important aspects related to the pathologies of the musculoskeletal system through subsequent bio-molecular characterization studies.
anatomical landmarks on the body surface were used to insert central vein catheter. However, ultrasound technique is emerging as a new technique for vein catheterisation. For subclavian and femoral vein catheterisation, up to now, there is a lack of evidence of the superiority of one technique over the other.
The purpose of this phase 2 study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of NIR178 in combination with PDR001 in multiple solid tumors and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and further explore schedule variations of NIR178 to optimize immune activation through inhibition of A2aR.
To demonstrate safety and effectiveness of the Embrace device in identifying convulsive seizures (CS) and notifying a caregiver during patient hospitalization at an epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU).
The major issue for a person who has suffered a stroke is the severe impairment affecting the hand and the high risk to have a poor recovery associated. Innovative approaches are needed in the next future, translating recent advances from neuro-engineering, into feasible devices for rehabilitation care. The FP7-EU project MYOSENS aims to translate known motor control logic from sEMG prosthetic control, to rehabilitation robotics. The target is to promote the closing of sensory-motor loop on the basis of intention to move, as detected from residual sEMG (i.e. Extensor Digitorum Communis, Flexor Digitorum Profundus).
This is a single-arm, multi-site, single-dose, Phase 3 study in approximately 18 participants less than or equal to (<=) 50 years of age with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia (TDT), who have a β0/β0, β0/IVS-I-110, or IVS-I-110/IVS-I-110 genotype. The study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) using LentiGlobin BB305 Drug Product.
Ten-fifteen percent of acute coronary syndromes without ST-segment elevation (NSTE-ACS) are caused by intermediate lesions without signs of unstable plaque. In this subset of patients, fractional flow reserve (FFR) has some drawbacks and may not be always able to predict outcome, especially when negative (above 0.80). In this particular nique of patients, advanced imaging techniques are suggested by International guidelines. However, it is actually unknown how these techniques may impact treatment strategies. With the present study, the investigators want to characterize the mechanism of disease in this particular subset of patients through multimodality imaging (intravascular ultrasound-near infrared spectroscopy (IVUS-NIRS), optical coherence tomography (OCT)) in order to understand the proper treatment.
This study is a prospective, multi-center, physician-initiated study, with intra-center control arm of patients with advanced heart failure undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) with or without defibrillator therapy. The purpose of this study is to verify whether optimizing the left ventricular lead position at implantation with the pacing cathode corresponding to the longest RV-to-LV electrical delay may result in a better patient outcome. The RV-to-LV electrical delay will be evaluated with RLD value (ms). RLD is the distance between the Right Ventricular pacing marker (VP) and the maximum peak (or the first maximum peak in case of two equally tall peaks) of the LV bipolar deflection.