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.
Presently, few studies have evaluated the clinical impact of rTMS in Alzheimer's disease. Though some studies have demonstrated an improvement, there have been conflicting results, as others do not seem to demonstrate beneficial effects. Furthermore, it is the combined application of rTMS with cognitive training that could represent a real turning point in interventions aiming to slow down cognitive decline resulting from AD. Research has shown that the best way to promote the strengthening of a network is to stimulate the area while simultaneously activating the network (i.e. through cognitive training) which supports the specific function of interest. Recently, there have been new protocols from animal model research showing that "bursts" of repetitive stimulation at a high theta frequency induce synaptic plasticity in a much shorter time period than required by standard rTMS protocols. This type of rTMS stimulation, theta-burst stimulation (TBS), is therefore even more compelling as a therapeutic intervention given that it includes the benefits previously ascribed to other rTMS protocols, but requires less administration time. Furthermore, studies conducted using both types of stimulation suggest that TBS protocols are capable of producing long term effects on cortical excitability that exceed the efficacy of those using standard rTMS protocols. This project offers patients the possibility of accessing an innovative non-invasive, and non-pharmacological treatment. The goal is to evaluate the clinical efficacy TBS in patients diagnosed with mild cognitive decline (MCI) and AD, verifying if TBS in conjunction with cognitive training produces results better than those obtainable with only one of the two methodologies alone. Patients will be evaluated throughout the full scope of the treatment period, through clinical assessments and neuropsychological evaluations. We will examine neuroplastic changes by investigating the neural correlates underlying improvements using the multimodal imaging technique: TMS-EEG co-registration. A secondary objective will be to define the most effective stimulation protocol, verifying if TBS applied continuously (cTBS) or intermittently (iTBS) produces better behavioral outcomes. The results will be crucial to gain a better understanding of the mechanisms through which brain stimulation contributes to the promotion of neuroplasticity, and the efficacy of TBS combined with cognitive training.
The results of the present study will provide information on short-term safety and efficacy of a iPET and MTV-adapted therapeutic strategy, aimed to assess the feasibility and safety on immediate disease control of a standard ABVD chemotherapy without any further treatment in patients with a very low risk or treatment failure. A second very important endpoint will be the efficacy of INRT "on demand" followed by Nivolumab maintenance for one year to rescue patients failing first-line treatment and relapsing with the pattern of "limited relapse" in terms of 3-Y failure from 2 relapse (FF2R). Patients entering into the study will be also asked to participate to a long-term follow up study (beyond ten years) to assess the prevalence of late-onset cardiovascular effects and secondary tumors in the cohort of patients enrolled in the experimental and control arm of the study. An exploratory endpoint has been also added such as the role of Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) detection by cell-free DNA assay on peripheral blood samples obtained during treatment in predicting long-term disease control.
The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the effect of Hyaluronic acid application in the gene expression profile and cellular behavior in the early wound healing process -24 hours after injury- of the oral soft tissues.
Peri-operative fluid-therapy is extremely important in thoracic surgery, because excessive administration of fluids during one-lung ventilation is correlated to an increasing risk of postoperative respiratory complications. Therefore, current guidelines on peri-operative management of patients undergoing thoracic surgery suggest a conservative fluid management strategy, based on intra-operative fluid loss replacement and maintenance of euvolemia. Nevertheless, intra-operative fluid loss estimation and consequently the correct infusion rate adoption are quite difficult to be addressed in clinical practice, and this often prevents the euvolemia maintenance in the peri-operative period. This limit claims the necessity to adopt new methods of fluid-therapy administration in thoracic surgery; among these the most promising is the "Goal-Directed Therapy" (GDT). GDT protocols based on Stroke Volume Variation (SVV) or Pulse Pressure Variation (PPV) monitoring have been adopted successfully in major and cardiac surgery but not yet in thoracic surgery. The aim of this randomized study is to evaluate the effects of a PPV-GDT fluid management protocol versus a conservative "zero-balance" protocol on intrapulmonary gas exchanges, in patients undergoing single-lung ventilation during thoracic surgery.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of Peribioma Toothpaste and Mousse for home oral care in patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 1. Patients will undergo a professional oral hygiene procedure, followed by irrigation with ozonized water. Patients will be randomly divided into two groups: - Trial Group: patients will use Biorepair Peribioma Toothpaste and Mousse for home oral care - Control Group: patients will use Biorepair Plus Parodontgel toothpaste for home oral care. The variations of the following indices will be evaluated at the baseline, after 3 and 6 months: glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) , Clinical Attachment Level (CAL), Plaque Index (PI), Probing Pocket Depth (PPD) and Bleeding on Probing (BoP).
The aim of this study is to investigate epidemiology and treatment possibilities of black stains, with the assessment of a possible correlation with patients' dietary habits. Patients will be randomly divided into three groups. For each group, clinical evaluation will be performed at the study begin, after 2 and after 6 months. At the study begin, evaluation of black stains with Gasparetto's classification will be assessed; then professional oral hygiene with ultrasonic scaler will be performed, plus glycine and polish; then, products for home oral care will be given to patients, depending on the groups. The clinical situation will be re-evaluated after 2 and after 6 months. Home oral care will be performed with different products, containing lactoferrin (group 1) and probiotics (group 2). The control group (Group 3) will use normal products.
We are doing this study to learn more about how semaglutide may help fight chronic kidney disease in people with type 2 diabetes. We are doing this by looking into how semaglutide works in the kidneys. Participants will either get semaglutide or placebo (a 'dummy' medicine) - which treatment participants get is decided by chance. Semaglutide is a medicine doctors can prescribe in some countries for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Participants will get the study medicine in a pen. Participants will use the pen to inject the medicine into the skin once a week. The study will last for about 1 year. Participants will have 11 visits to the clinic, and 2 phone visits. Some of the visits could be in different locations. Study staff will take blood samples at most of these visits. At 9 visits, participants will be asked to bring a sample of their first morning urine. At 4 of the visits participants will have to bring urine that they have collected over the last 24 hours. The study includes magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of participants' kidneys which is a test that shows a detailed picture of organs and other parts inside the body. The scan will last for 30 minutes, and is free of radiation.
RAPID is an auxiliary liver transplantation where a small liver partial graft (namely left lateral segments from living or cadaveric donors) is implanted orthotopically after a left hepatectomy of the native liver. Subsequently, in order to implement a fast regeneration of the transplanted segments a portal flow diversion is operated in the direction of the future remnant. After obtaining a fast regeneration of the auxiliary future remnant liver the native liver hepatectomy is completed as in a two stage- hepatectomy. Peculiar inclusion criteria will be adopted for patient selection with particular reference to the admission of patients with <3 lung metastases radically treated before transplantation.
The purpose of the study is to the evaluate safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and efficacy of AZD0466 as monotherapy in partciapants with advanced haematological malignancies and also to assess drug-drug interaction (DDI) potential between AZD0466 and the azole antifungal voriconazole.
The CARE-HK in HF is a registry study based on the hypothesis that adherence to guidelines is associated with improved real-world outcomes for heart failure (HF) patients. For the purpose of this study, adherence to guidelines is defined as adherence to RAASi treatment recommendations, according to the AHA/ACC and ESC guidelines. Objectives relating to patiromer effectiveness will only be evaluated if a sufficient number of patients are available. The study aims to evaluate in patients at high risk of hyperkalaemia; patients treated with ACEi/ARB/ARNi, and either treated with or candidates for treatment with MRA.