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.
To date, there have been no interventional studies aimed at increasing HPV vaccination rates by making use of digital and involving all stakeholders within this process: nurses, physicians, caregivers, parents, and children/adolescents according to the PPI principle. The primary objective of the project is to identify the effectiveness of a digital educational intervention, conducted by a multidisciplinary healthcare team and targeting adolescents of both sexes in secondary schools. The outcome measures will be: engagement, increased knowledge and self-efficacy, and vaccination uptake. This project will identify new models for addressing public health needs. The secondary aim is to evaluate parents' attitudes toward vaccination pre- and post-intervention education. A quasi-experimental, pre-post educational intervention study will be conducted by adopting a convenience sampling will be adopted at secondary schools in Bari (Puglia, Italy).
Probiotics might be of help in preventing dysbiosis and emergence of SIBO. Gastrus consisted of a mixture of two human strains of L. Reuteri DSM 17938 and ATCC PTA 6475; the first have extensive data supporting its use in gastric infections (18) however, it lacks the anti-inflammatory properties that have been provided by L. Reuteri DSM ATCC PTA 6475 that has excellent acid resistance and has strong anti-inflammatory properties (19); for these reasons, Gastrus is the best candidate for this indication.
Cancer care for head and neck cancers is multidisciplinary and complex and knowledge on the rare ones is limited. There is a wide consensus that to support clinical research on rare cancers, clinical registries should be developed within networks specializing in rare cancers. Our hypothesis is that our head and neck cancer registry established in the framework of the European reference network on rare adults solid cancers will help to: describe the natural history of rare head and neck cancers; evaluate factors that influence prognosis; assess treatment effectiveness; measure indicators of quality of care. The registry is a prospective observational real-world registry. It collects data from already available registries/database and/or directly from expert health care providers (HCP). Information are prospectively collected on patient characteristics; exposure, outcomes and potential confounders (https://euracan.eu/research/starter/rare-head-and-neck-cancer-registry/#codebook). The registry if federated (i.e. data are stored by the data provider). Analyses will be performed using the federated learning approach which split computations into a local part and a central part. The data providers will share sub-computations only. Data quality checks are envisioned to assess whether data value are present, valid and believable. Validity and plausibility checks are embedded in the electronic case report form (CRF) in the form of alerts and errors during the data input. Additional checks are implemented in R and run using the federated learning to ensure a central data quality monitoring. The data analyses will include descriptive statistics showing frequency and patterns of patients' and cancers' variables; analytical analyses investigating the association of patients/disease and/or treatment characteristics and health outcomes. Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori (INT) is the coordinator of the EURACAN registry as well as a data provider. At the INT, and at each HCP involved, responsible investigators ensure that the EURACAN registry will be implemented in compliance with the protocol, following the instructions and procedures described herein. Each HCP is a controller and will identify a data processor. The processing of patients' personal data taking part in the registry is compliant with local privacy legislation and the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 of the EU.
Preclinical studies suggest that argon (Ar) might diminish the neurological and myocardial damage after any hypoxic-ischemic insult. Indeed, Ar has been tested in different models of ischemic insult, at concentrations ranging from 20% up to 80%. Overall, Ar emerged as a protective agent on cells, tissues and organs, showing less cell death, reduced infarct size and faster functional recovery. More specifically, encouraging data has been reported in animal studies on cardiac arrest (CA) in which a better and faster neurological recovery was achieved when Ar was used in the post-resuscitation ventilation. More importantly, these benefits have been replicated in different studies, enrolling both small and large animals. Finally, ventilation with Ar in O2 has been demonstrated to be safe both in animals and humans. Based on this evidence, a clinical translation is advocated. Thus, the CardioPulmonary resuscitation with Argon - CPAr trial has been conceived. The aim of the CPAr trial is to evaluate feasibility and safety of Ar/O2 ventilation in patients resuscitated from CA. Activity endpoints will be also evaluated to assess effects of Ar.
The primary purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of multiple intravenous (IV) doses of DYNE-101 administered to participants with Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 (DM1). The study consists of 4 periods: A Screening Period (up to 8 weeks), a multiple-ascending dose (MAD) Placebo-Controlled Period (24 weeks), a Treatment Period (24 weeks) and a Long-Term Extension (LTE) Period (96 weeks).
This is a Phase 1 study of BBP-398, a SHP2 inhibitor, in combination with sotorasib, a KRAS-G12C inhibitor (KRAS-G12Ci), in patients with a KRAS-G12C mutation. The study involves 2 parts: Phase 1a Dose Escalation and Phase 1b Dose Expansion/Optimization.
The wide-acting effects of Fasting-Mimicking Diets (FMDs) on metabolic, inflammatory and regenerative pathways leading to reduced pathology or risk factors for various diseases in mice and humans, has the potential to be effective against Alzheimer's disease (AD). It is proposed to conduct a randomized clinical trial of twelve monthly cycles of the ProlonADTM diet (by L-Nutra) vs. placebo diet in patients with aMCI or mild AD (MMSE 18-23). The primary endpoint of the study will be the feasibility and safety of the twelve cycles of ProlonADTM.
The purpose of this registry is verifying the continued safety and effectiveness of the Optilume DCB clinical use in patients undergoing dilation of the urethral stricture.
The present monocentric prospective phase 2 study aims to reproduce the results obtained at NIRS thus offering the possibility of obtaining a promising rate of progression-free survival (PFS) and local control (LC) in patients diagnosed with mucosal melanoma of lower genital tract. Systemic treatment with immunotherapy is not the subject of this study but is allowed both in the neoadjuvant and sequential regimens. Melanomas have always been considered poorly radiosensitive. It is now accepted that high LET (Linear Energy Transfer) particle beams, such as carbon ions, can offer a biological advantage, compared to photons treatment, in radio-resistant neoplasms treatment, thanks to their higher biological efficacy (RBE) against tumours with a low α/ ß ratio. In addition, carbon ions have the physical advantage of an inverted depth deposition profile compared to photons, allowing then a steep dose gradients that ensure increased sparing of adjacent healthy organs at risk (OARs).
This trial investigates the ability of our istitutional algorithm in maintaining a safe hemodynamics during abdominal aorta open surgery, in terms of limitation of intraoperative hypotension incidence