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.
The aim of this study is the feasibility assessment of a simple and affordable model for the quantification of Pleural Effusion through thoracic Ultra Sounds images. Two US scans will be performed to measure: the height of Pleural Effusion column (hPEUS) and the area of the effusion in correspondence of the midline of hPEUS (aPEUS). The proposed model will estimate the Pleural effusion volume (PEVUS) by multiplying hPEUS and aPEUS. PEVUS will be compared with volumes estimated by CT scans (PEVCT), obtained within 24h from the US examination.
The endogenous growth factor granulocyte (G-CSF) stimulates the proliferation and differentiation of hematopoietic progenitors commissioned to mature as neutrophils and activated granulocytes mature neutrophils. In the field of hematology oncology G-CSF it is used to reduce the duration and complications of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia and to stimulate the mobilization and subsequent collection of circulating hematopoietic stem cells in order to use them for autologous transplantation procedure. Filgrastim and Lenograstim originator are marketed for many years and are considered the reference molecules for the production of biosimilar. For several years it is available and entered into common clinical practice the use of filgrastim biosimilar (Bio-GCSF) in treating the patient oncohematologic. Aim of the study is to analyze retrospectively a large series of patients and assess the impacts of the Bio-GCSF on the collection of hematopoietic stem cells and recovery of blood counts post autologous transplantation; the data will be compared with a historical cohort of reference that has been treated with G-CSF originator. The study results will not generate any diagnostic or therapeutic intervention in patients still alive.
The study is a phase 2, monocentric, open-label study. The investigators will recruit 12 patients with T1D to be randomly (1:1) assigned to receive islet either into the liver through the portal venous circulation (standard procedure; arm A, n=6) or directly into the omentum (arm B, n=6). Patients will be selected from those eligible for islet Tx based on local practice and guidelines. Immunosuppression will consist of five doses IV infusion of rabbit Anti-thymocyte Globulin (ATG, Thymoglobulin®), starting two days prior to the islet transplant. Maintenance mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) therapy (1-2 g/day as BID dosing) will be started on Day -1 pre-transplant. Tacrolimus will be administered orally twice daily on Day 1 post-transplant to maintain a trough level of 10-12 ng/mL for 3 months, then 6-10 ng/mL thereafter. Etanercept will be given IV before the islet transplant (50 mg), and then at 25 mg (subcutaneously) on POD +3, +7 and +10.
The prophylactic irradiation of pelvic lymph-nodes by means of Whole-Pelvis Radiotherapy (WPRT) in the treatment of prostate cancer (PCa) is aimed at the timely eradication of microscopic lymph-nodal metastases. Nevertheless, even though delivered by means of modern Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) techniques, WPRT may result in intestinal, hematologic and urinary toxicity (IT, HT, UT, respectively) severely affecting patients' daily health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) within the so-called and inadequately investigated Pelvic Radiation Disease. The aim of this study is to develop sophisticated predictive models of IMRT-WPRT induced patient-reported HT, IT and UT in PCa. The possible correlation between several clinical factors and radiation doses received by various pelvic structures (i.e. pelvic bones subvolumes, intestinal loops, sigmoid, rectum and bladder) and risk and severity of patient-reported IT, UT and HT will be analyzed and robust multi-variable models will be developed and internally validated. A secondary end-point will be the identification of specific symptoms affecting patients' HRQoL during irradiation and in the long term, overall and in different therapeutic settings (radical, adjuvant and salvage). Lastly, possible correlation between HT and UT/IT will be investigated.
Details regarding the degenerative spine disorders will be collected with a specific focus on the use of osteobiologics in treating degenerative conditions and their impact on fusion, as well as patient-reported outcomes for these conditions.
The primary objective of the trial is to assess if GnRH antagonists in combination with external beam radiation therapy improve progression free survival (progression that can be biological, clinical, or death) compared to GnRH agonists in combination with external beam radiation therapy. Secondary objectives include: - documentation of effect of GnRH antagonists on clinically significant cardiovascular events in the subgroup of patients at high risk of such events at baseline; - documentation of side effects and quality of life, I-PSS and urinary tract infections; - assessment of relative treatment effect on secondary efficacy endpoints (clinical progression, time to next line of systemic therapy, time on therapy, overall and cancer specific survival) and on PSA at 6 months after end of RT.
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of eflornithine in combination with lomustine, compared to lomustine taken alone, in treating patients whose anaplastic astrocytoma has recurred/progressed after radiation and temozolomide chemotherapy.
The aim of this study is to evaluate: Primary objective The primary objective of the present study is to evaluate the marginal bone level changes when partially edentulous patients, treated with implants, received a multiunits screw retained fixed dental prosthesis with a Co/Cr milled framework with an Internal or External connection. Secondary objective 1. Overall survival rate. 2. Soft tissue status by assessment of bleeding on probing (BoP) and probing pocket depth (PPD) at baseline and after 1,3,5 years. 3. Prosthetic survival rates including screw or abutment loosening, framework or veneer fractures.
The purpose of this study is to reduce breast cancer recurrence and hence increase disease-free survival through a lifestyle program that includes a low glycemic diet, physical activity and vitamin D supplementation in women with breast cancer living in a Mediterranean country.
Sorafenib represents the standard care for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, molecular predictors of sorafenib efficacy have not yet been identified. The primary aim of the study is to validate the prognostic or predictive role of eNOS,Ang2, HIF-1, VEGF and VEGFR polymorphisms in relation to clinical outcome (progression-free survival, PFS) of HCC patients treated with sorafenib.