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.
According to WHO, more than 230 million major surgical procedures are carried out under general anaesthesia each year worldwide. Despite important technological advances, airway management remains a major challenge in anaesthesiology. Data from large perspective studies on current incidence of major peri-intubation adverse events are lacking in the anaesthesia setting, especially on outcomes such as peri-intubation cardiovascular collapse, severe hypoxemia, and cardiac arrest. These events are more common in case of difficulties with airway management so that first pass intubation failure significantly increase the risks. Moreover, it has been documented that even transient hypotension during general anaesthesia, may have long-term consequences and may be associated with a worse outcome in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery. The primary aim of the study is to assess the current incidence of major peri-intubation adverse events during anaesthesia in patients undergoing elective or emergency surgery and in the setting of nonoperating room anesthesia. The secondary aim is to assess the current practice of airway management during anesthesia worldwide. STARGATE Study will be a large international observational study recruiting all consecutive adult (≥ 18 years old) patients undergoing general anesthesia in operating room and outside operating room. Primary outcome will be a composite of cardiovascular collapse, cardiac arrest and severe hypoxemia.
The participants of this study had Prostate Cancer. Prostate cancer is cancer that occurs in the prostate, a small gland in the male reproductive system. This study will collect data on the use of the 6-month triptorelin formulation (Decapeptyl®) in local routine clinical practice as a treatment for different stages of prostate cancer. The aim of this study will be to describe participant characteristics, as well as disease and treatment characteristics before the first injection with the 6-month triptorelin formulation in Italy. The decision to prescribe this product and all hospital visits, dose adjustments, assessments and procedures were made according to routine clinical practice at the time and independently of the decision to enroll the participants in this data collection study.
QT interval prolongation occurs in athletes and causes concerns, as it may indicate the life-threatening long QT syndrome (LQTS). Clinical and genetic testing identify those clearly affected by LQTS but in many no disease-causing mutations are found and diagnosis remains uncertain while they are barred from competitive sports. The investigators hypothesize that several cases represent an acquired form of LQTS, akin to drug-induced LQTS, caused by exercise training acting as a trigger or "second hit" on a genetic predisposition. The investigators will use next generation sequencing to screen major and minor LQTS genes plus common and rare variants modulating the QT interval in athletes with a QTc>450ms (cases) and in those with a QTc<430ms (controls). Thus, the investigators will quantify the presence of LQTS in athletes and will also focus on those who normalize their QTc after detraining, as this points to activation of stretch-receptors. The investigators will clarify QT prolongation in athletes and contribute to correct diagnosis.
Airway involvement in sarcoidosis was demonstrated in a meaningful, albeit variable, proportion of patients through biopsy of the central, endoscopically visible airways. Ideally, biopsy of peripheral airways, nowadays possible with the introduction in the market of ultrathin bronchoscopes, might be associated with an increased diagnostic yield for the detection of granulomas.
The study envisages NGS analysis on tumor tissue from patients treated with regorafenib for recurrent glioblastoma as per standard care, with the aim to identify predictive biomarkers for response.
Sortilin is a 95-kDa protein related to circulating cholesterol. It is found inside different cell types and circulating in blood and it has been associated with the risk of atherosclerosis development and cardiovascular diseases. The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the potential use of circulating sortilin as a biomarker of vascular adverse outcomes in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) requiring a procedure of endovascular revascularization. The main questions it aims to answer are: - association between sortilin serum levels and risk of restenosis after lower extremity revascularization. - association between sortilin serum levels and acute limb ischemia, major vascular amputations, and limb-threatening ischemia needing for urgent revascularization after lower extremity revascularization. Patients with PAD and CLTI requiring lower extremity endovascular revascularization will undergo blood sampling for the dosage of circulating sortilin before the endovascular procedure. Incidence of restenosis and acute limb ischemia, major vascular amputations, and limb-threatening ischemia needing for urgent revascularization will be collected in a 12-months follow-up and will be associated with sortilin serum levels at baseline.
To assess safety and feasebility of the "safe-line" technique in a multicenter international collaboration.
This pilot, prospective, interventional, monocentric, independent, and no-profit clinical trial aims to investigate and evaluate the proportion, acute and chronic characteristics, and outcomes of esophageal thermal injury (ETI) in AF ablation using a high-power, short-duration (HP-SD) setting with contact force (CF) sensing tip ablation catheter in standard clinical practice. The main questions it aims to answer are: - Evaluate the acute proportion of the ETI assessed by the mini-invasive esophagoscopy pre and post-procedure. In addition, clinical evaluations at 3, 6, and 12 months from the procedure are foreseen. - Evaluate the contribution of the factors influencing RF procedure (contact force, impedance, RF power, RF time) on ETI development. - Describe the relationship between the esophageal temperature (continuous monitoring) and ETI development.
The study will assess cardiac and psychological profile at 2-3 months after recovery from COVID-19 infection.
The purpose of the present study is to assess the efficacy of secukinumab 300 mg s.c. (subcutaneous) compared to placebo, each in combination with standard of care, in improving signs, symptoms and physical function in participants with moderate to severe rotator cuff tendinopathy (RCT), using a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, parallel group design to minimize bias.