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.
Molecular testing (e.g PCR) of respiratory tract samples is the recommended method for the identification and laboratory confirmation of COVID-19 cases. Recent evidence reported that the diagnostic accuracy of many of the available RT-PCR tests for detecting SARS-CoV2 may be lower than optimal. Of course, the economical and clinical implications of diagnostic errors are of foremost significance and in case of infectious outbreaks, namely pandemics, the repercussions are amplified. False positives and false-negative results may jeopardize the health of a single patient and may affect the efficacy of containment of the outbreak and of public health policies. In particular, false-negative results contribute to the ongoing of the infection causing further spread of the virus within the community, masking also other potentially infected people.
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) is a whole-body intervention mainly focused on correcting the somatic dysfunctions present in different regions of the body. Osteopathic research to date has mostly been concerned with various clinical conditions such as musculoskeletal disorders and primary headache. The neurophysiological effects underlying clinical improvements are still under debate. Although models explaining the therapeutic effects of OMT include the potential for higher brain mechanism, OMT effects on functional brain connectivity is not fully understood and still lacking in healthy adults. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) research includes several different approaches to estimate cortical functions. Several of these approaches have demonstrated functional brain changes associated with OMT. Using Arterial Spin Labeling MRI, recently was demonstrated that the treatment of somatic dysfunctions induces cerebral perfusion changes in asymptomatic young participant. Thus, the aim of this study is to explore the neural correlates associated with OMT effect in terms of cerebral functional connectivity, as derived by complex network analysis of resting state fMRI data recorded in asymptomatic young volunteers with somatic dysfunctions
Retrospective, observational, multicentre, spontaneous, non-interventional study This study will evaluate all consecutive patients older than 60 years who received hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) between 1st January 2000 and 31st December 2017.
The main aims of the observational study are to taxonomize the contents of rehabilitation understanding goals and treatments provided to people with Parkinson Disease(PD) and Multiple Sclerosis(MS) and Stroke and their impact on the outcomes
To evaluate the effects of a new nutraceutical formulation containing resveratrol (trademark GENANTE) on gamete quality in order to improve the reproductive process during ART.
Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRT) is based on specific somatostatin receptor targeting with radiolabelled analogues 90Y-DOTATOC and 177Lu-DOTATATE. These two most commonly used radiopeptides, 90Y-DOTATOC and 177Lu-DOTATATE, produce overall objective response rates of 15-35%. PRRT is generally well tolerated with mild toxicity, if the necessary precautions, such as the co-administration of nephroprotective amino acids or the adjustment of the administered activity, are taken. The main aim of this study is to evaluate the safety and the efficacy of neoadjuvant PRRT with 177Lu-DOTATATE followed by surgical resection for resectable non-functioning PanNETs at high risk of recurrence. The primary endpoint is the Rate of postoperative 90-day morbidity and mortality after neoadjuvant PRRT with 177Lu-DOTATATE followed by pancreatic resection and the secondary endpoints are: 1. Rate of objective radiological response to PRRT with 177Lu-DOTATATE according to RECIST criteria (version 1.1), for primary lesions' assessment, and modified RECIST criteria (mRECIST), for liver metastases' assessment, if detected 2. Quality of life (QoL) after neoadjuvant PRRT followed by pancreatic surgical resection. The study is designed as a prospective phase II single-arm trial. 8 Italian centers will participate to the study (6 surgical sites, 2 nuclear medicine sites). Patients will be recruited for 12 months. The study will end 2 months after operation of the last patient enrolled and the total duration of the study will be 24 months. Sample size estimation: 30 patients
This is a Phase III, randomized, parallel-arm, placebo controlled, double blind, multicenter study assessing the efficacy and safety of durvalumab versus placebo following SoC chemotherapy in patients with completely resected stage II-III NSCLC who are MRD+ post surgery
The proposed study, may significantly contribute to improve healthcare delivery in patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) treated with modern tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in two ways. First, it may provide novel empirical data on the positive effects of systematically monitoring of patient-reported adverse events (AEs) in routine practice for improving symptom management and adherence to therapy. Second, it will inform the development of a large international randomized controlled trial (RCT) to test whether systematic collection of patient-reported AEs, could improve clinical response to TKI therapy.
This study aims to investigate outcomes and predictors of outcome after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy for severe acute respiratory syndrome (ARDS) in COVID-19 patients.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an acquired insult to the brain from an external mechanical force. It is considered a major cause of mortality and of long-term disabilities in young adults, especially considering high-income countries. The TBI can cause a wide range of temporary and/or permanent brain's dysfunctions that can involve physical, cognitive, behavioural and emotional functioning limiting everyday life and social activities and leading to a lowers quality of life. a sequential preparatory approach (SPA), performed in aquatic environment, based on increasing difficulty and following a specific sequence of preparatory exercises (from the simplest to the most complex) could be an effective complementary training during post-acute intensive rehabilitation in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI).