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.
Children with Cerebral Palsy and quadriplegia or severe diplegia suffer from highly reduced mobility and consequent constipation. Clinicians frequently recommend standing-frames to exercise the support reaction in this population, sharing the opinion that the upright position may facilitate intestinal transit, although no evidence supports this assumption. The investigators conducted this single-subject research to determine the effects of the standing-frame on the frequency of evacuation in chronically constipated children with CP and quadriplegia. Moreover, the investigators studied its effects on the frequency of induction of evacuation, the characteristics of the stool and the pain suffered by the child due to constipation and/or evacuation.
The investigators are carrying out a study of 164 pregnant women, with breech presentation at term who will undergo to external cephalic version. The investigators' goal is to know if oral maternal hydration can increase the successful of external cephalic version
The purpose of this study is to determine the triple combination of beclometasone dipropionate+Formoterol fumarate+Glycopyrrolate bromide is effective for the treatment of severe COPD patients (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
This study will focus on acute promyelocytic leukemia patients who have been diagnosed more than 5 years ago and their present quality of life. The possible late effects of cancer treatment can include several issues and, thus, there has been an increasing interest worldwide in studying the long-term impact of these in patients' life.
This study is designed to demonstrate the non-inferior antiviral activity of DTG/ABC/3TC fixed dose combination (FDC) once daily (OD) compared to atazanavir plus ritonavir (ATV+RTV) and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabine fixed dose combination (TDF/FTC FDC) OD in HIV-1 infected, ART-naïve women over 48 weeks. This study will also characterize the safety and tolerability of DTG/ABC/3TC FDC compared to ATV+RTV+TDF/FTC FDC. Sufficient number of subjects will be screened in order to ensure a total of approximately 474 subjects will be randomized (237 in each study arm)
Study Design: Multicenter, non randomized, open label phase II study designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Gemcitabine/Pemetrexed combination. Enrollment period: 18 months. Treatment period: maximum for 24 weeks for each patient (12 cycles lasting 2 weeks). Total duration of the study: 24 months. Number of Subjects: Approximately 38 subjects will be enrolled on study: - First stage:12 patients enrolled If 1 or 0 responses were observed, the trial had to be terminated: - Second stage: an additional of 23 patients were to be enrolled. If 5 or less responses were observed in 35 patients, the combination would not be considered worthy of further study, while if 6 or more responses were observed, the combination would be considered sufficiently active to warrant further testing. Taking into account an invalidity rate of 5%, 38 patients will be needed for this step.
To assess the effects of Acetyl-L-Carnitine, probiotics and antioxidant nutritional substances administration on work productivity, daily activity, and fatigue in subjects with chronic hepatitis C treated with Pegylated-Interferon-α2b and Ribavirin.
This is an endoscopist-blinded, prospective, multicenter study involving adult outpatients aiming at evaluating whether sodium picosulphate/magnesium citrate split dosing is associated to higher efficacy and acceptability in comparison to the standard dose regimen in bowel cleansing before colonoscopy
The respiratory and gastrointestinal infections are a very common problem with high morbidity in children. These conditions were due, in general, immaturity and all "inexperience" of the immune system, as well as to the particular anatomical structure and function of the respiratory and gastrointestinal tract still developing. This inevitably means that school-age children develop disease (as a result of infection) more easily than at later ages. The frequency and duration of these conditions implies a high discomfort and incur significant costs in relation to drug administration, the need for hospitalization, days of absence from school and work days lost by parents. Recently probiotics, defined as "microorganisms that prove able, once ingested in adequate amounts, exert beneficial functions for the body "have been proposed for the treatment of treatment of respiratory and gastrointestinal infections of childhood but only in recent years have been conducted controlled clinical trials that have conclusively proven effectiveness. All probiotics induce an immune response, the characteristics of which are related to the strain or the mixture of bacteria used. Recent studies have demonstrated positive effects of probiotics on the respiratory system, and in particular on the prevention and reduction of the severity of respiratory infections, probably mediated by an increase of cells that secrete Immunoglobulin A in bronchial mucosa. It 'been shown that probiotics can be a sure way to reduce the risk of early acute otitis media and the use of antibiotics for recurrent respiratory infections during the first year of life. Similar results were seen in a study conducted on a population of 326 children aged between 3 and 5 years, who found a decrease in the incidence of antibiotic use by over 65% and a reduction of days of absence of more than 25% among children treated with a probiotic. Many of the studied effects of probiotics, understandably, refer to the digestive system. These effects relate to both conditions paraphysiological (constipation) and more specifically in situations of illness. Most of the studies carried out in recent years has demonstrated the efficacy of specific probiotics in reducing the symptoms in the pediatric population affected by infectious gastroenteritis. Probiotics reduce the duration of infectious diarrhea by 0.7 days and reduce the frequency of diarrheal episodes in the first few hours. The microbiota on the other hand participates in the function of the mucosal barrier against the adhesion of pathogenic bacteria, crucial time for the start of the infectious process. When this barrier function is altered by chemical agents, by antigens or by stressors of different nature, may manifest intestinal disorders, sometimes due to the growth of bacteria pathogens. Numerous experimental data suggest that probiotics can contribute to the reinforcement of the activities of gut mucosal barrier, in particular aspects affecting the functionality of the intestinal epithelial cells or macrophages. More recently it has been shown that daily intake for 3 months of preparation with probiotics reduce the incidence and severity of the most common respiratory infections and limits the number of days of absence school children during the winter season. It's scientifically recognized as some probiotic effects can also be obtained with the use of inactivated bacteria or bacterial components isolated (eg bacterial DNA). It has been recently proposed a modified definition of probiotic products as "prepared bacterial cells or bacterial components that have a beneficial effect on the health and welfare of the host". Among these products "probiotic-like" fall ingredients object of this study: food ingredients (rice flour and skim milk) fermented, or in which has been made to grow a probiotic (Lactobacillus CBA-L74) that has been inactivated at the end of the fermentation process through a heat treatment. The benefits are attributable to bacterial components that remain in the final product (for example, DNA, cell wall, etc.) and factors produced during the fermentation (short chain fatty acids, bacterial proteins, etc.). The main effects of these bacterial components relate to the stimulation of the gastrointestinal tract associated lymphoid tissue (GALT), through interaction with the immune cells via Toll-like receptors. In addition, some components, such as proteins and peptides, may have a Bifidogenic activity and are available in the literature some studies that have demonstrated the ability of infant formula, milk-based fermented to reduce the severity of episodes of infectious diarrhea in children. With this data, the Commission of the European Society of Nutrition Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Pediatric Nutrition (ESPGHAN) has defined this type of products are not only safe but to determine a potential prebiotic effect and the reduction of the severity of episodes of infectious diarrhea.
The study will determine whether a brief intervention program based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy can be effective for the reduction of modifiable risk factors and improvement of psychological well-being in patients referred to cardiac rehabilitation