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.
The study aims to verify if the association of high molecular weight hyaluronic acid, α-lipoic acid (ALA), magnesium, vitamin B6 and vitamin D, reduces the risk of miscarriage in patients at risk.
The study is a cohort observational, retrospective, non-interventional study.
This is a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over, phase II, single center efficacy study of AD981 in patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome documented by polysomnography (PSG) and transcutaneous, overnight measurement of CO2 (PtcCO2).
Healthy women will take tablets containing 600 mg D-chiro-inositol twice per day for one month. We will evaluate metabolic and hormonal.parameters, as insulienmia, glycemia, estradiol, testosterone.
The study will evaluate the impact on uterine fibroids' volume of a combination of natural molecules including Epigallocatechin gallate, Vitamin D, D-chiro-inositol and Vitamin B6. The patients will be evaluated at baseline and after three months of treatment with placebo or product.
In gastro-entero-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs), radical surgery provides good long-term outcome and low recurrence rates. In GEP-NETs the actual surgical planning is established on the ground of preoperative morphology images (CT scan), and functional imaging using CT/PET with 68Ga-DOTA-TOC, since the high expression of somatostatin receptors (SSR) of these tumors. RGS in GEP-NETs, mainly with gamma-probes, has been not widely accepted since the low rates of sensitivity and, in particular, specificity, in discriminating tumoral/ non tumoral tissue and background ratio. This is a relevant issue in particular in detecting metastatic lymph-nodes both for small-intestine neuroendocrine tumors (SI-NETs) and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (Pan-NETs), where the presence of lymph-node metastases has been associated with worse long-term outcome. At present, it is not possible to distinguish whether a small lymph-node is site of metastases or not without performing frozen sections. In a previous study ex-vivo from European Institute of Oncology SI-NET presented a high uptake of a beta-emitting radiotracer, 90Y-DOTA-TOC. Five SI-NET showing SSR positivity at PET with 68Ga DOTA-TOC received 5 mCi of 90Y-DOTA-TOC the day before surgery. All the tumor samples showed high counts of radioactivity with a sensitivity of 96% and a specificity of 100%. These results allowed the investigators to develop a probe, which is now approved for in-vivo employment within the operating theatre. The objective of the present study is to verify in-vivo within the abdominal cavity the capability of the probe to detect 68-Ga activity within tumoral tissue thus favouring radical surgery and avoiding unnecessary demolition, in the near future. However, in the present protocol the entity of surgery will not be modified by intraoperative findings of the probe. It is reasonable to assume that results from 68Ga-DOTA-TOC might be comparable to 90Y-DOTA-TOC as radiotracer, and the detection efficacy of the probe for 68Ga could be not inferior compared to the isotope 90Y. However, while 90Y-DOTA-TOC is used as investigational drug for therapy purposes only within clinical research protocol, 68Ga-DOTA-TOC is a diagnostic radiotracer broadly used in day-to-day clinical practice since many years. Furthermore, the administration of 68Ga-DOTA-TOC can be directly injected in surgery room and thus does not require patients' admission the day before surgery.
The study goal of RELApSE is to evaluate the relationships between radiological data and patients reported outcome. Restoration of Sagittal alignment and Pelvic Index (PI)-Lumbar Lordosis (LL) mismatch is closely associated with a better outcome in spinal deformities, while there is still a lack of consistent evidence regarding short-segment arthrodesis for lumbar degenerative pathology. Over the past 10 years, an increasing number of publications reported associations between the presence of PI-LL mismatch, reduced lumbar lordosis, increased pelvic tilt, and outcome of lumbar arthrodesis for degenerative lumbar disease. Other authors, on the other hand, reported an absence of correlation between the same parameters and clinical outcome. In addition, several authors have been reported evidence regarding association of adjacent level disc degeneration and elevated pelvic tilt, persistent PI-LL mismatch and altered LL4-S1/LL ratio. Also on this aspect, other studies identify different elements as predisposing factors for junctional pathology. The definitive value for lumbar degenerative pathology of these aspects in relation to the surgical outcome remains to be clarified without consolidated evidence. The RELApSE study is the first prospective and multicenter study on these topics. Starting from a very heterogeneous population in terms of clinical conditions, pathology and surgical treatment options, the study methods is to make the population homogeneous on some data available in all patients end that can be analyzed independently. These data are: pelvic parameters (pelvic incidence, pelvic tilt, sacral slope), segmental lumbar lordosis (LS), global lumbar lordosis (LL), PI-LL mismatch and L4-S1/LL lordosis ratio; clinical results based on administered questionnaires (Oswestry disability index, Short Form-12) and overall outcome assessment at FU (6 point scale: excellent (completely resolved symptoms), good (good clinical improvement, minor symptoms), fair (improvement compared to preoperative but still with relevant symptoms), unchanged (symptoms similar to preoperative), negative (worsening of symptoms compared to preoperative); severely worsened (reduction of personal autonomy compared to preoperative due to neurological deficits); occurrence of symptomatic junctional pathology (yes / no), need for surgical revision of the operated level (yes / no) or of the adjacent level (yes / no).No interference is foreseen on the patient's diagnostic-therapeutic path or technical treatment options chosen by partecipating surgeons. Furthermore, no form of experimentation with techniques or materials is envisaged. Data collection is prospective in the context of normal clinical activity.
Partial thickness skin grafts are widely used to cover large losses of substance secondary to trauma, burns, ulcers, neoplasms. The donor site (SD), in principle, heals by spontaneous re-epithelialization from the epithelial residues of the skin appendages. In the post-surgical management of the collection area, in order to optimize treatment, the following are necessary: control of nappy bleeding, management of transudate, avoid superinfection, promote rapid re-epithelialization and pain control. The objective of the research proposed by us wants to compare two methods of dressing of the SD, one of which involves the use of impregnated gauze and cream with Rigenase and poliesanide (Fitostimoline Plus®) while the other the use of impregnated gauze and cream with hyaluronic acid, sodium salt and 1% silver sulfadiazine (Connettivina Bio Plus®) associated with non-adhesive polyurethane foam (i.e. without adhesive edge, i.e. Mepilex). The prospective, multicentre study will be conducted at the UOC of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of our AOU directed by Prof F. D'Andrea and the UOC of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of ASUGI of Trieste directed by Prof Z. Arnez. To date, there is still no standardized protocol on the wound care of the graft harvesting area. If the literature is evaluated, in fact, large variations in the management of SD are observed with a discrepancy between the practice and the evidence reported in the literature. The purpose of our research is precisely to review the literature on the effectiveness of dressings at the sampling site level in terms of reducing pain and promoting rapid healing.
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease characterised by chronic pain, degradation and loss of articular cartilage, osteophyte formation and varying degrees of synovial inflammation. Today, most of the available conservative treatments provide temporary relief of symptoms but have no effect on the cause and progression of the disease. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) have emerged as a durable and effective conservative treatment option for OA. They are tissue cell-rich concentrates that have demonstrated immunomodulatory activities in several in vitro and in vivo studies, particularly in orthopaedics. Thus, "minimal handling" methods for the intraoperative production of tissue cell-rich concentrates has become a widespread strategy in clinical practice. In particular, bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) and adipose tissue enriched SVF (at-SVF), i.e. the so-called 'orthobiologics', have proven to be cost-effective and promising sources with a high safety profile and positive short-term clinical results. Despite growing evidence on the use of orthobiologics, the different methods of preparation and administration and the lack of meaningful data collection do not allow for a clear understanding of the true efficacy of these treatments, resulting in a lack of patient-specific indications. Although the most common method of administering regenerative Although the most common method of administering regenerative medicinal products is by intra-articular injection, more recently it has been shown that in patients with OA the subchondral bone also undergoes significant pathological changes. Given this evidence, intra-osseous (bone-cartilage interface) injections of biological products may represent a promising approach.
The purpose of this study was to confirm a safe dose and schedule as well as the preliminary efficacy of siremadlin alone, and in combination with donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI), in adult participants with AML who are in remission following allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) but are at high risk for relapse based on the presence of pre-transplant risk factors.