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.
Topical minoxidil is the most common drug used for the treatment of AGA in men. While topical minoxidil exhibits a good safety profile, the efficacy in the overall population remains relatively low i.e., 30-40% re-grow hair. To observe significant improvement in hair growth, minoxidil is typically used twice daily for a period of at least 16 weeks. Due to the significant time commitment and low response rate, a diagnostic test to identify non-responders prior to initiating therapy would be advantageous. Minoxidil is converted in the scalp to its active form, minoxidil sulfate, by the sulfotransferase enzyme SULT1A1. The enzyme expression is variable among individuals. We have demonstrated in two prior feasibility studies that the SULT1A1 enzyme activity in plucked hair follicles correlates with minoxidil response in the treatment of AGA and thus can server as a predictive biomarker. Consequently, we developed a minoxidil response in-vitro diagnostic kit intended to identify non-responders prior to initiating therapy with 5% topical minoxidil foam. The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical validity of the minoxidil response in-vitro diagnostic kit.
This open-label, single arm prospective cohort study will assess the safety of dabigatran etexilate in secondary prevention of venous thromboembolism in paediatric patients. Children from 0 to less than 18 years of age will be eligible to participate.
Several reports have suggested that an endoscopic diagnosis of adenoma, by means of narrow band imaging (NBI), might allow the determination of polyp management and surveillance interval, particularly in patients with diminutive polyps (< 5mm), in which the advanced histological features are uncommon and the prevalence of invasive cancer is negligible (1). On this basis, the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) has set an initiative evaluating the applicability of real-time endoscopic polyp assessment in clinical practice (1), which states that: 1. for diminutive polyps to be resected and discarded without pathologic assessment, endoscopic technology (when used with high confidence) used to determine histology of polyps < 5mm in size, when combined with the histopathologic assessment of polyps >5 mm in size, should provide a > 90% agreement in assignment of post-polypectomy surveillance intervals when compared to decisions based on pathology assessment of all identified polyps. 2. In order for a technology to be used to guide the decision to leave suspected rectosigmoid hyperplastic polyps <5 mm in size in place (without resection), the technology should provide > 90% negative predictive value (when used with high confidence) for adenomatous histology This strategy could potentially exert a significant impact on colonoscopy practice, by decreasing at some extent pathology-associated costs, although those related to histological analysis of >5mm polyps is maintained. In a recent study performed in our Centre (2), we restricted the application of the resect and discard strategy to patients with small or diminutive polyps only, achieving an accordance between endoscopy-directed and histology-directed surveillance strategy of about 85% in both populations. This approach, where decisions on patient management are driven only by the "in vivo" endoscopic assessment, provides on one hand a slightly lower accordance than the threshold of 90% set by the PIVI, but on the other one it allows the complete spare of pathology related costs, although for a smaller proportion of patients. Moreover we observed a negative predictive value of 86% for the presence of adenoma within the diminutive polyps cohort, although a separate analysis for left sided ones was not performed. AIms of this single center, prospective, observational study: 1. To prospectively evaluate the accordance between the endoscopy-directed and histology-directed surveillance strategies by applying the resect and discard strategy for diminutive polyps according to the PIVI statements 2. To assess the economic impact of the resect and discard strategy when applied either according to the PIVI statements or to restrictedly to subjects with diminutive polyps only 3. To provide a temporary validation of diagnostic performances of the resect and discard strategy for our group and the potential presence of a learning effect for the methodology 4. Accordance between endoscopists' and nurses' categorization of adenomas according to standardized criteria (see below)
Attention has been focused recently on the development of modalities that can protect healthy organs from the harmful effects of radiation applied during different cancer treatment schedules. As radiation-induced DNA damage involves oxidative stress, the protective role of antioxidants has been tested in different dietary studies. Previous experience by the collaborative team of the principal investigator and radiotherapists at the Catholic University of Campobasso has shown in a retrospective study that moderate wine consumption can reduce the side-effects of radiation therapy in patients with breast cancer. This effect was presumably due to the polyphenol non alcoholic fraction of wine, a finding in agreement with a cross-over intervention study in adult male volunteers, on protection by de-alcoholized red wine from ex vivo radiation-induced DNA damage. The purpose of this clinical trial will be to test the impact of supplementation with anthocyanin-enriched food on the acute and medium-term side effects of radiotherapy in breast cancer patients, in a prospective study design. Therefore a double blind, randomised, placebo-controlled clinical trial will be organised by assigning patients with breast cancer scheduled for radiotherapy to a diet supplemented with an anthocyanin soluble extract.
The purpose of the present study is to determine if remote ischemic preconditioning reduces incidence of acute kidney injury in patients with reduced kidney function undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
This is an open-label extension study intended to provide continued treatment with migalastat hydrochloride (HCl) for participants with Fabry disease who completed treatment of a previous migalastat HCl study. The study assessed the long-term safety and effectiveness of migalastat HCl.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate safety and effectiveness of normal parathyroid tissue reimplantation in forearm subcutaneous tissue in case of accidental removal of parathyroid gland during thyroid surgery.
A 52-Week, Multicentre, Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled, Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Tralokinumab in Adults and Adolescents with Asthma Inadequately Controlled on Inhaled Corticosteroid Plus Long-Acting β2-Agonist
The purpose of this study is to determine whether trabectedin is effective in the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM).
The study will obtain data to show insight into clinical outcomes of patients switching from Darbepoetin Alfa to a epoetin alfa biosimilar.