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.
Gambling disorder (GD), currently considered a behavioral addiction, show substantial similarities with substance use disorders (SUDs) in terms of neurobiology and symptomatology. In particular, alterations in prefrontal control circuit may underlie vulnerability to gambling- and drug-related cues and diminished cognitive control over craving, and negative emotions. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) could represent a novel approach to remodel these brain circuits. The aim of this study is to evaluate High frequency (HF) rTMS over the left DLPFC as an efficacious treatment for reduction of gambling urges and behavior in a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled design in which 36 GD patients will receive active or sham rTMS for 12 weeks.
Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is an effective, minimally invasive therapy that is widely used for unresectable colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRC-LM) treatment. Chemoembolization, however, induces a hypoxic micro-environment, which increases neo-angiogenesis, and may promote early progression. For this reason, efficacy may be improved by associating TACE with an angiogenesis inhibitor, such as bevacizumab. The use of FOLFIRI associate to Bevacizumab is part of clinical practice and is commonly used for the therapy of patients with CRC-LM both wild type and mutant. This case-control observational study aim to compare patients treated with TACE using Irinotecan-loaded embolics followed by systemic Bevacizumab versus patients treated with FILFIRI+ Bevacizumab
ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is mostly caused by the rupture or the erosion of a vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque, initiating with intraluminal thrombosis and resulting in total occlusion of the coronary artery. Thrombus formation is a complex and dynamic process involving flow, blood cells and several plasma proteins, and it has not been clearly elucidated. To define - through proteomic approach - the composition of occluding thrombus and its time changes in patients with STEMI, trying to identify novel biomarkers of coronary thrombosis.
This is a prospective, multicenter, single arm, phase II trial in patients with ≥ 18 and <65 years with poor-prognosis (IPI ≥ 2) and newly diagnosed ABC-DLBCL. Aim of the study is to assess the efficacy and the safety of R-CHOP in combination with ibrutinib for 6 cycles followed by ibrutinib maintenance for 18 months in ABC-DLBCL patients achieving at least a PR after the induction phase
Among the symptoms referred by cancer patients, cancer related fatigue (CRF) is one of the most disabling symptom with a relevant impact on the quality of life. CRF can occur before, during and after anti-cancer treatment. The aim of the present study is to verify the efficacy of American Ginseng in preventing or reducing the intensity of moderate-severe CRF in breast cancer women receiving adjuvant chemotherapy with anthracyclines plus cyclophosphamide after surgery.
Hemorrhoidal disease is one of the most common proctological disease affecting the general population from the mid-teens onward with considerable implications for the National Health Service (NHS) both from an economic point of view and from surgeon's workload.Improved understanding of the pathogenesis of hemorrhoids and of the complications associated with excisional hemorrhoidectomy led to the invention of newer surgical procedures, including Doppler guided hemorrhoidal artery ligation (DGHAL). This technique was introduced in 1995 by Morinaga et al. and consists in the use of a proctoscope with a Doppler transducer that detect the arterial structures. Since DGHAL does not involve tissue excision, it is expected to be associated with reduced postoperative pain if compared with hemorrhoidectomy. In the last decade several devices (THD and AMI/ HAL-RAR - Hemorrhoidal Artery Ligation and Recto Anal Repair) have been developed in order to improve and facilitate the execution of the technique, making easier the procedure. The hypothesis of the study is that a simple mucopexy procedure by suture-fixation of anal cushion without the aim of a Doppler device, could be as effective as DGHAL and mucopexy to manage prolapsing grade III hemorrhoids.
This study aims to compare the effectiveness of a conventional therapeutic regimen, based on treatment escalation (step-up strategy) and driven by the treat-to-target approach, with that of an early aggressive intervention based on the initial start of a combination of conventional and biological DMARDs (step-down strategy).
The purpose of the study is to assess the role of lymphoscintigraphy as a simple and widely accessible method with a favorable cost/benefit ratio in improving oral cavity and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma staging and surgical appropriateness and implementing a tailored surgical approach to cervical lymph node dissection.
Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare endocrine malignancy. Despite complete resection of early-stage disease recurrence rates in ACC are very high (60%.70%). Patients with Ki67 ≥ 10% are considered at high risk for ACC recurrence, whereas patients with Ki67<10% are considered to have low/intermediate risk for recurrence. No study are ongoing on adjuvant systemic therapy in ACC patients that are at high risk of relapse. These patients represent 70-80% of all ACC radically operated. In this setting mitotane is widely prescribed. The efficacy of mitotane is known to be dependent on the attainment of serum drug levels in the so called therapeutic range that is above 14 mg/l. However, ACC patients with high relapse risk may develop disease recurrence before mitotane serum levels attain the target concentration. Chemotherapy with cisplatin containing regimen was shown to be efficacious in the management of ACC in few phase II trials. Based on the background, there is a strong rationale of administering chemotherapy in radically operated ACC patients with high risk of relapse defined as follows: stage I-III ACC (according to the ENSAT classification) with either microscopically complete resection (R0), microscopically positive margins (R1), or undetermined margins (RX) and Ki67≥10% (for a further definition of this condition, see the study population paragraph). In clinical practice, adjuvant mitotane alone or cisplatin-based chemotherapy or the combination of both are used worldwide in patients at high risk of relapse, but there is no prospective validation of these treatments. The investigators will test the efficacy of the combination of cisplatin plus etoposide (plus/minus mitotane according to the investigator preference) in comparison with the actual best routine practice consisting of mitotane or no therapy (according to the personal belief of clinical investigator). This study is parto of the international trial registry ADIUVO-2 coordinated by MD Anderson Center of Huston (Texas).
The objective of this study is post-approval evaluation of the safety and performance of the Solo Tympanostomy Tube Device for the placement of tympanostomy tubes (grommets) in paediatric patients undergoing a tympanostomy procedure