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.
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is an immune-mediated and inflammatory liver disorder. It is currently divided into types 1 and 2, differentiated and defined by the presence of specific autoantibodies. The objectives are to describe the prevalence and incidence of type 1 and 2 autoimmune hepatitis and to analyze the clinics, biochemical and histopathological profiles at diagnosis and follow-up, initial therapy, response to therapy and long-term follow-up in three Italian centers of patients with type 1 and type 2 AIH.
Prospective, multicenter study on the Total Knee Prosthesis available on the market "Persona Medial Congruent® knee". Primary endpoint -Evaluation of the survival of the implant after 5 years of follow-up Secondary endpoints - Evaluation of the survival of the implant at 10 years of follow up. - Evaluation of clinical and radiographic outcomes in Italian patients undergoing total knee replacement with the Persona Medial Congruent® implant with sacrifice or retention of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)
The present study grounds on the absence of evidence-based treatment in individuals with dyslexia. At this topic, the present study will explore the potential effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over parieto-occipital brain regions, cerebral areas usually disrupted in individuals with dyslexia. tDCS will be administered without concomitantly training. Therefore, the investigators hypothesized that active tDCS over parieto-occipital areas will enhance reading skills in children and adolescents with dyslexia. On the contrary, sham tDCS (placebo) over parieto-occipital areas will not have significant effect on reading. Further, both active and sham tDCS will be safe and well-tolerated.
Music therapy is a non-invasive, safe, and inexpensive intervention that can be easily and successfully delivered. it has been shown that music therapy might reduce the postoperative pain in patients undergoing cesarean section and in those with cancer, showing a lower state of anxiety and greater pain reduction in participants who received music interventions. The aim of the present study is to investigate the role of music and music therapy on anxiety and perception of pain in patients undergoing elective hysterectomy for benign disease.
The objective of the present study is to compare the stability and alignment of the patella in patients with previous recurrent dislocation treated with medial patellar femoral ligament reconstruction with fascia lata allograft, 5 years after surgery by conventional CT and by CT under weight-bearing. Conventional CT will be performed with the patient supine, the knee fully extended and with the muscles of the thigh and leg completely relaxed. On the same day, the patient will undergo a CT scan of the knee under weight-bearing with the Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) scanner system. The CT images will be viewed through the PACS system by two independently expert radiologists who will measure the tilt, congruence angles and the TT-TG with the methodical notes described in the literature. The use of a CT under weight-bearing allows for the first time to evaluate in a realistic way the stability and tracking of the patella, with the knee flexed and therefore with the activation of the quadriceps muscle.
The Ageing in a Networked Society -Social Experiment study (ANS-SE) is a randomised controlled trial on older people residing in Abbiategrasso, a middle-size city located in the Milan area (Italy) and aims to assess the impact of SNS use on loneliness, that is the primary outcome of this study. The study is constituted of two stages, i.e. the baseline and the follow up. The experiment is structured into two treatment groups and a control group; the interventions are the attendance to a course on SNS use (T1) and lifestyle education and brain functioning (T2). The control group (C) is constituted of a waiting list. The study is part of the project "Aging in a networked society. Older people, social networks and well-being", funded by the Italian Fondazione Cariplo.
The purpose of this study was to explore the efficacy of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), a form of non-invasive manual treatment, for a faster recovery of cardiovascular parameters after a rugby union match in professional male athletes. To this end, the effects of OMT on resting cardiovascular function and cardiovascular reactivity were evaluated in twenty-three male players 18-20 hours after a match and compared with a corresponding no-match (control) condition. Assessment of resting cardiovascular parameters 18-20 hours after a match revealed the presence of elevated mean arterial pressure and heart rate, and reduced vagally-mediated heart rate variability compared with a no-match condition. OMT provoked a significant reduction in mean arterial pressure and increased vagally-mediated heart rate variability at rest both in the after match and control conditions. Moreover, OMT favoured a larger vagal withdrawal in response to an orthostatic stress compared with a sham treatment. These results suggest that OMT may be implemented as a recovery strategy to restore athletes' cardiovascular homeostasis after a rugby union match.
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of bimekizumab in study participants with moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)
Comparison of surgical technique for the execution of bone resections in total knee arthroplasty. Used technique are: a non-invasive extramedullary technique (EM technique) based on the use of inertial sensors for cutting guides positioning and conventional technique (IM technique), based on the use on intramedullary stem. Our hypothesis is that the EM technique based on the use of inertial sensors leads to a reduction in the number of outliers equal to or greater than 20% compared to the outliers obtained with the conventional technique.
Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are increasingly used in intensive care unit (ICU) as an alternative to centrally inserted central catheters (CICCs) for intravenous infusion. In the present study the investigators try to assess their reliability for measuring cardiac index (CI) with trans-pulmonary thermodilution (TPTD) technique.