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.
Three-dimensional (3D) rendering may be employed during transvaginal rectal water-contrast transvaginal ultrasonography (RWC-TVS) for detecting the presence and describe the characteristics of rectosigmoid endometriosis. This study aims to evaluate the impact of bowel preparation on the diagnostic parameters of 3D-RWC-TVS in women with suspicion of rectosigmoid endometriosis.
To evaluate efficacy, safety, objective and subjective quality of vision after treatment of cornea ectasia with transepithelial topographic guided laser simultaneous Central Corneal Remodeling (CCR) and Cross-linking (CXL).
This was a multicentric observational study with the aim to evaluate the effect of early treatment with botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) on post-stroke spasticity in adult patients. All patients enrolled (86 patients) after a baseline clinical assessment (modified Ashworth scale, motricity index, Fughl Meyer assessment and modified Rankin' scale) undergoes to a BoNT-A injection following the evidence-based clinical practice. Subsequently, at 4, 12 and 24 weeks they underwent the same clinical evaluation as a follow-up. Results are under statistical evaluation.
One of the major roles of interventional EUS is biliary drainage (EUS-BD) as an alternative to ERCP-based biliary decompression. In fact, even when performed by expert endoscopists, ERCP-based stenting fails in 5% of cases. In these cases, standard alternative approaches include surgical bypass and percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography and biliary drainage (PTBD). However, these procedures are associated with higher patient discomfort and prolonged hospital stay. The most diffuse approach for EUS-BD are choledochoduodenostomy (CDS) or hepaticogastrostomy (HGS). As a matter of fact, since dedicate devices as lumen apposing metal stents (LAMS), have been adopted for CDS, we have been witnessing the escalation of such procedure. On the other hand, the diffusion of EUS-HGS is still limited due to the complexity of the procedure and the lack of dedicated devices. However, recently a dedicated stent was conceived as asymmetrically covered and shaped in order to have its uncovered, tubular end into the intrahepatic ducts and the covered, flanged end into the gastric cavity, to reduce the risk of migration. The developement of such stent could further increase both the technical feasibility and the clinical outcomes of HGS in order to explore the whole potential of this procedure and to definitively find its role in biliary drainage algorithm.
Observational study to evaluate the presence of SARS COV-2 in tears collected in COVID-19 patients in Lombardia region, northern Italy, and to correlate virus presence to concomitant systemic clinical conditions.
The primary objective of this study is to investigate the efficacy of MT-7117 on time to onset and severity of first prodromal symptoms (burning, tingling, or stinging) associated with sunlight exposure in subjects with EPP or XLP aged 12-75.
Hyponatremia is the most frequent electrolyte disorder encountered in clinical practice. The patient approach, however, is still problematic, above all because hyponatremia is a manifestation correlated to various pathological conditions, with complex etiopathogenesis. Even though some algorithms have been proposed to correctly assess hyponatremia subtype classification and patient volume status, there is no single parameter that has proven to be able alone to perfectly achieve this result.
Aging is characterized by low-grade inflammatory state, supported by impairment oxidative balance and endocrine changes, leading to changes in: body composition, such as decrease in lean body mass and increase in adipose tissue; resting metabolic rate; immune function; cognitive impairment. According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics all subjects over the age of 60 should be able to access to adequate nutrition and appropriate nutritional services. In order to ensure healthy aging and to reduce effects of specific diseases, recommendations are needed for illness and disability in this population, as well as adequate physical activity and specific support programs, culturally accepted. The aim of this study is to evaluate eating habits in term of food consumption, health state and lifestyle in a sample of free-living elderly over the age of 65, living in Milan and surroundings. In particular, profiling of the elderly population is performed using a survey in which information are collected on methods, contexts, time and ability to buy, prepare, consume and dispose of and recycle food. Eating habits and knowledge about food are detected through the analysis of food consumption frequencies, and lifestyle by assessing the level of physical activity, quality of sleep, smoking habit. Weight status and health status are evaluated through anthropometric measurements, body composition (bioelectrical impedance) and strength test. Other information relating to social participation and other socio-demographic variables (age, gender, family composition, socio-economic status) are collected to have a completed profiling of target population. Achieved results will help us to identify factors on which acting to ensure healthy aging and counteract inflammaging, the chronic low-grade systemic inflammation characteristic in the aging process. Moreover, the study allows increasing the knowledge related to the needs and requirements of the target population to determine a good food policy and to increase the elderly empowerment.
The study will focus on effectiveness and safety of rivaroxaban (Xarelto) when given together with acetylsalicylic acid (combination therapy) to patients suffering from coronary artery disease (a condition that affects the blood vessels supplying the heart) and / or peripheral artery disease (a condition that affects the blood vessels of the lower limbs) in the routine clinical practice. The study will help to collect data for prevention cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction (MI), stroke and major adverse limb events in adult patients. The study will focus on information on when and why physicians are starting to treat patients with combination therapy, treatment duration, reasons to discontinue treatment and previous therapies. The study will also investigate treatment outcomes for patients being treated with a combination therapy by their physicians.
Primary Objective: • To assess the effect of dupilumab on lung inflammation and related changes in airway volumes detectable by functional respiratory imaging Secondary Objective: - To evaluate the effect of dupilumab at Week 24 on bronchodynamics, hyperinflation, airway resistance, airway wall thickness, ventilation defects and mucus plugging derived from high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scans, patient-reported outcomes, FeNO and spirometry. - To evaluate safety of dupilumab