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 ""Nutritional trial with fortified milk in 65+ years old subjects" is a part of a complex research project and multi-sectoral development (MIAO 50) with the participation of University Research Institutes and small and medium Italian enterprises. The general objective of the call is to promote the collaboration between the best scientific knowledge, both epidemiological and experimental, and the most advanced technologies to develop foods with a nutritional profile adequate to the needs of consumers with an age over 50 years old, which are easy to use and make it possible to eat in a healthy manner, complete and balanced and also meets the quality and flavors of traditional Italian.
This study included women referred to two academic centres for the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis (cases) and women referred to our Institutions because of routine gynaecologic consultations (controls). In this age-matched case-control study, the aimdy was to assess quality of sleep, the average daytime sleepiness and insomnia in patients with endometriosis by using three different self-reported questionnaires.
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of orally administered telotristat etiprate.
The purpose of this study was to determine if BVS857 is safe, tolerable and increases thigh muscle thickness in patients with spinal bulbar and muscular atrophy (SBMA).
This multi-center, randomized, double-blind, 3-arm, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of RG1662 in adults and adolescents with Down syndrome. Subjects will be randomized to receive RG1662 either at low or high dose or placebo orally twice daily for 26 weeks.
Cardiac valve disorders are widely spread in the general population and represents the third most frequent cardiovascular illness after coronary disease and arterial hypertension. In this context, aortic valve stenosis (the central pathology in this project) is the most common form of valve disease. Cardiac valve replacement is in the vast majority of cases the first line therapy for degenerative heart-valve diseases. These are represented by mechanical and bioprosthetic valve (BHV). In the vast majority of cases, BHV are derived from animals and from a biological standpoint are classified as xenografts. BHV are severely penalised by a premature structural damage, with ultimate valve failure occurring around 10 years after surgery in 5 to 30% of cases, depending on the type of BHV used. Several factors [including dyslipidaemia, gender, valve position] may contribute to the ultimate failure of the BHV and there has been increasing evidence recently of a substantial immune reaction elicited by the implanted BHV. This immune response is still poorly understood. It may lead to adverse immune reactions and this will be thoroughly investigated by the TRANSLINK team. In this light, the TRANSLINK project aims to provide the necessary data to demonstrate beyond any reasonable doubt the central role of the anti-BHV immune response in the premature failure of BHV and to provide efficient strategies to enable safe implantation of BHV valves in currently unsuitable candidates
20 consecutive adult implant patients, presenting the signs of peri-implant mucositis (probing depth ≥4 mm combined with bleeding and/or pus on probing) or initial peri-implantitis (probing depth ≥4 mm, bleeding and suppuration plus radiographic loss of supporting bone ≤30% compared with the situation after implant placement) will be included. Sites will be treated by ultrasonic debridement of the pocket, performed using a piezoceramic ultrasonic device. For the purpose, a Tip will be connected to the Handpiece Led (5 minutes/pocket) . Then, it will be followed by the subgingival use of erythritol powder applied by the use of Handpiece connected to an airflow unit 2x5 seconds/pocket. At this time the subgingival delivery of metronidazole gel will be provided. After instrumentation, patients will rinse with chlorhexidine 0.20% 3 times/day for 2 weeks. At baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months the following parameters will be evaluated: Probing Pocket depth (PPD), Bleeding on Probing (BoP), Clinical Attachment Level (CAL).
Aim of the present study is evaluate the use of erythritol powder with/without the adjunct of local metronidazole in the treatment of periodontal pockets. 20 consecutive adult periodontal patients, requiring cause-related therapy as phase 1 of their treatment plan, and presenting ≥4 sites with probing pocket depth ≥4mm will be enrolled. For each patients four sites will be considered for the study, and two sites will be allocated in the test group and two sites will be allocated in the control group. In the test group, ultrasonic debridement of the pocket will be performed using a piezoceramic ultrasonic device with the a tip connected to the handpiece for 5 minutes/pocket. Then, it will be followed by the subgingival use of erythritol powder 2x5 seconds/pocket. At this time the subgingival delivery of metronidazole gel will be provided. In the control group, the same protocol will be used except for the use of a placebo instead of metronidazole. After instrumentation, patients will rinse with chlorhexidine 0.20% 3 times/day for 2 weeks. At baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months the following parameters will be evaluated: Probing Pocket depth (PPD), Bleeding on Probing (BoP), Clinical Attachment Level (CAL).
This study will assess different doses and regimens of radium-223 dichloride on the incidence of symptomatic skeletal events. Eligible subjects must have castration resistant prostate cancer with 2 or more skeletal metastases documented within 8 weeks of randomization. Subjects will be randomized to one of 3 treatment arms in a 1:1:1 fashion: a standard regimen of radium-223 dichloride of 50 kBq/kg (55 kBq/kg after implementation of NIST update) injections every month for 6 months, a high dose regimen of 80 kBq/kg (88 kBq/kg after implementation of NIST update)injections every month for 6 months or an extended duration regimen of 50 kBq/kg (55 kBq/kg after implementation of NIST update) injections every month for 12 months. Following the treatment phase, subjects will be followed up every 12 weeks for a minimum of 2 years, at which point they will enter a long term follow-up period during which they are seen every 6 months for up to 7 years after the last dose of radium dichloride. Symptomatic skeletal event and safety endpoints will be assessed at each clinic visit. Pain and analgesic use data will be collected every 4 weeks through Week 48. Additionally, radiological assessments including MRI/CT of the abdomen and pelvis and chest CT, as well as technetium-99 bone scans will be performed at Weeks 8, 16, and 24 and continue every 12 weeks thereafter until disease progression is documented in either the bone or in soft tissue. Radiological imaging will be evaluated by blinded central review.
Gastro-esophageal reflux (GER) is a common condition among preterm infants, due to several physiological promoting factors. To limit the potentially harmful widespread of pharmacological treatment, a step-wise approach, which firstly applies conservative strategies, is currently considered the best choice to manage GER in the preterm population. Among the most common conservative strategies, postural measures seem to represent an effective measure to reduce GER features in symptomatic preterm babies, whereas feed thickening is almost ineffective. Non-nutritive sucking (NNS) is a care strategy largely applied in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) settings. The act of swallowing is both reported to trigger the onset of transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxations (TLESRs), thereby eliciting to GER episodes, and to promote the esophageal clearance of refluxate. Hence, a possible effect of NNS on GER features might be hypothesized. This observational, prospective and explorative study primarily aims to explore the effect of NNS, applied by means of a pacifier, on acid and non-acid GER features, evaluated in symptomatic preterm infants (gestational age ≤32 weeks) undergoing a diagnostic combined pH and multiple intraluminal impedance (pH-MII). The secondary aim of this study is to evaluate, in the subgroup of patients with recurrent GER-related apneas, the effect of NNS on cardiorespiratory events, defined as bradycardias and total, central, obstructive, mixed apneas and detected by a simultaneous polysomnographic monitoring.