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.
This is a retrospective and prospective, multi-center, international, post marketing follow-up study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Occlutech PDA by using Occlutech Occlusions-Pusher (OOP) in patients with patent ductus arteriosus defects. Efficacy and safety of implanted device(s) will be evaluated by vital signs, ECGs, and echocardiography data on baseline/implantation visit (include assessments within 36 hrs. post-procedure), Day 30 to Day 90, 6 months to 1 year, 2 years to 3 years after implantation.
This is a multi-center study to compare the efficacy and safety of itolizumab versus placebo as first-line therapy for subjects with Grade III-IV aGVHD or Grade II with LGI involvement, in combination with corticosteroids
This study aims to investigate the efficacy and safety of depemokimab compared with mepolizumab in adults with relapsing or refractory EGPA receiving SoC therapy.
Periodontal patients will be treated with Guided Biofilm Therapy. At the baseline (T0), the following clinical indices will be collected: BoP, BS, CAL, PPD. A plaque disclosing agents will be used to instruct the patients to proper oral hygiene procedures. At this stage, using a split-mouth design, quadrants will be randomized to: - Airflow and Scaling and calculus removal with EMS Prophylaxis Master handpiece - Airflow and calculus removal with Mectron Combi handpiece Patients will be visited after 1 month (T1) and 2 months (T2), in which the periodontal indexes will be collected again. After all the procedures, VAS for pain will be assessed, with Schiff Air Index, comfort (patients), comfort (operator), timing for the procedures (minutes), satisfaction questionnaire (for patients and for the operator), consumption of the powders for the two handpiece.
The present study aims to assess the effects of non invasive electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve via transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) on cognitive functions, inhibitory and tic control in patients with tic disorders. Taking into account the role that GABA plays in inhibitory control, the presence of alteration of GABA neurotransmission in Tic disorders and the possibility to increase GABA release with tVNS, the investigators hypothesized that tVNS might improve behavioral control in Tic disorders. Moreover, as suggested by previous studies investigating the effects of tVNS in other patient populations, the investigators expected that tVNS will be safe and well tolerated. Such results would encourage the use of tVNS in Tic disorders.
Hormone preparations like REKOVELLE and GONAL-F are used to make the body produce multiple egg sacs, allowing more eggs to be collected from women undergoing infertility treatment. The main purpose of this trial is to see how many eggs are produced with a starting dose of 15 µg REKOVELLE compared to a starting dose of 225 IU GONAL-F. This research is intended to provide more knowledge about REKOVELLE, including the doses given in the trial.
The main objective of the study is to assess efficacy and safety of dupilumab given up to 24 weeks in adults with CPUO. This is a master protocol which includes 2 parallel-treatment, double-blind, 2- arm Phase 3 staggered studies of similar design (Study A and Study B) in male and female participants aged 18 to 90 years with CPUO. Study B design may be adapted based on the results of Study A. For both Study A and B, after an up-to-4-week screening period, participants with severe pruritus (worst-itch numerical rating scale [WI-NRS ≥7) will enter a 4-week run-in period during with a non-sedative antihistamine and an emollient (moisturizer). Participants with severe pruritus (WI-NRS ≥7) at baseline will be randomized (1:1) to be treated for 24 weeks (Study A) or 12 weeks (Study B) with either dupilumab or matching placebo in addition to their antihistamine and emollient regimen. The treatment period for both study A and B will be followed by a 12-week follow-up period.
This study is a multicenter, retrospective, observational study in patients with acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (aTTP) treated with plasma exchange (PEX) in association with caplacizumab, and immunosuppression between Q4-2019 and 28 February2021. The retrospective study will measure: Age, sex, BMI, blood pressure at diagnosis, Platelet count at diagnosis and at the follow up visits, Hb level at diagnosis at the follow up visits, White blood cell count at diagnosis at the follow up visits, Creatinine at diagnosis at the follow up visits, schistocytes count at diagnosis at the follow up visits, LDH at diagnosis at the follow up visits, Coombs' assay at diagnosis, alanine-leucine-amino-transferase (ALT) at diagnosis at the follow up visits, total bilirubin at diagnosis at the follow up visits, Troponin above ULN at any point, ADAMTS13 activity (where measured) at diagnosis at the follow up visits, Anti-ADAMTS13 antibodies (where measured) at diagnosis at the follow up visits. The primary objective in this study is the description and quantification of clinical response in terms of platelet count recovery in patients with aTTP treated t with caplacizumab , in addition to PEX and immunosuppression in the real-world setting. The secondary objectives include: number of exacerbations, defined as recurrent thrombocytopenia within 30 days after the end of therapy; rate of relapse, defined as a TTP event occurring more than 30 days after the end of daily plasma exchange; refractoriness; defined by the lack of a doubling of platelet count after 4 days of treatment and a lactate dehydrogenase level that remained above the upper limit of the normal range, TTP-related mortality and evaluation of adverse events.
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD) is a REM sleep parasomnia first described in 1986 and characterized by the loss of physiological muscle atonia typical of REM sleep and by the presence of abnormal, sometimes violent, motor activity often related to dream content The observed motor behaviors are often associated to vivid dreams, characterized by an aggressive-defensive content, even if pleasant dreams have been described, resulting in non-violent behaviors. Diagnosis of RBD requires video-polysomnographic recording (vPSG) at a Sleep Center, essential to identify and quantify the complete or intermittent loss of physiological muscle atonia during REM sleep (REM sleep without atonia, RSWA) and record any related motor behaviors. The exact prevalence of RBD in the general population is not known and it seems underrated, but is estimated to be 0.3-1.15%. RBD is defined as idiopathic or isolated (iRBD) when it is not associated with other neurological diseases. The so-called symptomatic RBD, on the other hand, can occur in association with neurodegenerative diseases of the spectrum of alpha-synucleinopathies which include Parkinson's Disease (PD), Multiple System Atrophy (AMS), and Lewy Body Dementia (DLB). In recent years, several follow-up studies on large cohorts of iRBD patients have shown that the idiopathic form evolves towards a symptomatic form in most cases. More precisely, the risk of developing an alpha-synucleinopathies increases over time, with a conversion rate of up to 90% in some studies at 14 years. RBD represents an early marker of neurodegeneration, like a unique open window on the initial, pre-symptomatic phase of alpha-synucleinopathies, which could allow the use of neuroprotective therapies, as soon as they are available. Several longitudinal studies indicated older age, presence of hyposmia, abnormal color vision, minimal extrapyramidal motor signs, mild cognitive impairment, autonomic disturbances, and severity of loss of RSWA as risk factors for neurodegeneration. However, most studies investigated biomarkers separately, with retrospective study designs, in small cohorts or without a rigorous harmonization between centers in the case of multicenter studies. To date, however, there is no reliable pool of biomarkers that predict the phenoconversion into α-synucleinopathy, the timing in which this can occur, and the phenotype of α-synucleinopathy. Furthermore, despite clinical and research evidence suggesting that iRBD is a heterogeneous disorder little attention was paid to different iRBD phenotypes and currently, there are no relevant data on the impact of iRBD on quality of life. Actually, through neural network analysis approaches, it is possible to find out complex correlations between data from different sources (i.e., clinical examinations, questionnaires, biological data, imaging and neurophysiological techniques, etc.) and to identify subgroups of patients sharing the same substantial characteristics. Identifying different iRBD phenotypes through established as well as innovative biomarkers and standardized measures of wellbeing is crucial to better understanding alpha-synucleinopathies, developing targeted interventions, and reducing the disease burden. To this aim, clinical, biological, neurophysiological, neuropsychological and imaging biomarkers need to be prospectively collected, according to standardized and harmonized procedures. This would significantly increase our understanding of the physiopathological processes of alpha-synucleinopathy from the prodromal phase. Indeed, identifying phenotype clusters with both consolidated and innovative biomarkers may lay the groundwork for a reliable characterization of iRBD patients, likely providing the basis for an efficient stratification of patients longitudinally followed. Several disease-modifying therapies are now in development, including but not limited to monoclonal antibodies against alpha-synucleinopathy. Prodromal synucleinopathy patients, such as those with iRBD, are the ideal target to test disease-modifying therapies because the neurodegeneration is still in an early stage and the likelihood to rescue both brain structures and function is higher. The last aim of the FarPResto study is to have a trial-ready cohort of iRBD patients, collected with standardized and harmonized procedures, to be enrolled in upcoming disease-modifying trials. The FARPRESTO project is endorsed by the Italian Association of Sleep Medicine (AIMS) and by The RBD_Patients society (www.sonnomed.it)
This is a randomized, open-label, parallel-arm study to investigate the efficacy and safety of pamrevlumab in patients with documented SARS-CoV-2 infection. The study consists of screening, a treatment period, and a follow-up period. The study will enroll patients who have been hospitalized and who are not currently on invasive mechanical ventilation. The treatment period is open ended, and patients will be randomized to treatment with pamrevlumab or standard of care in a 1:1 ratio according to a pre-generated randomization list. Pamrevlumab dosing, 30 mg/kg IV, will be administered at day 1, day 7 and day 14. Based on Investigator's decision, treatment may be continued every 3 weeks after day 14, up to 11 weeks. A follow-up by visit or phone call will be performed 8 and 12 weeks after the end of the last dose of treatment. The treatment period for an individual patient will not exceed 11 weeks.