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.
This is an Italian, Multicentre, Observational Study to study Adherence and Long Term Outcomes of Therapy in paediatric subjects using easypod™ electromechanical device for growth hormone treatment to assess the level of adherence of subject receiving SAIZEN® via easypod™.
- This is a 2 stage exploratory study with a 3-month observational phase on the natural course, followed by a 12-month, open-label, non-comparative, single-arm, phase II pilot study on the efficacy, safety and tolerability of a low-protein diet (LPD) in 8 adult patients with Bethlem myopathy (BM) and Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy (UCMD). - Objective of this trial is to test the effect of a normocaloric LPD to reactivate autophagy in BM/UCMD patients. The primary end point of the study will be the change in muscle biopsy of Beclin 1, a marker of autophagy, at 1 year of LPD treatment when compared to baseline. - The rationale rests on our discoveries that (i) mitochondrial dysfunction mediated by inappropriate opening of the PTP plays a key role in collagen VI myopathies; (ii) defective autophagy with impaired removal of defective mitochondria amplifies the defect; and (iii) reactivation of autophagy with a low-protein diet or treatment with cyclosporine A, the mitochondrial PTP inhibitor, cured Co6a1-/- mice, hinting at a common target among all beneficial treatments - namely autophagy. - Specific aims of this project are to (i) study the modifications of clinical, nutritional and laboratory parameters in a cohort of patients with BM/UCMD during a 3-month observational period before starting the LPD treatment; (ii) assess the effect of a normocaloric LPD in correcting defective autophagy in muscle of patients; (iii) test if new non-invasive biomarkers of activation of autophagy examined in the blood are mirroring the effect of LPD in the muscle biopsy; (iv) assess the clinical efficacy and safety of the LPD with an innovative combination of complementary measures of the nutritional status in patients. - The anticipated output is defining and validating a therapeutic nutritional approach in autophagy upregulation for BM/UCMD.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate beneficial effects of probiotic Lactobacillus brevis CD2 tablets in addition to the primary treatment for patients with chronic periodontitis (Full Mouth Disinfection), at local level and at systemic level.
This study wants to investigate if ultrasound assisted epidural catheter insertion for labor analgesia is easier and safer to the standard epidural technique.
More than 1.5 millions individuals are infected with HCV in Italy. They are at risk to develop related morbidity and mortality from cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, unless the evolution of their disease is halted by treatment-induced HCV RNA clearance. Indeed, it is well recognized that a curative antiviral treatment, leading to HCV RNA undetectability 24 weeks after the end of therapy, may prevent the occurrence of complications of HCV chronic liver disease. Several pre-treatment host and viral factors have been associated with the outcome of pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin treatment. These predictors are relevant as the ability to identify patients with the highest likelihood of achieving HCV RNA clearance may increase the number of patients who agree to be treated and who maintain their adherence to treatment. Several pre-treatment predictors as HCV genotype, HCV viral load, age, gender, body mass index, stage of fibrosis and race are very well recognized and have been used for many years during the treatment decision-making process. Based on studies of viral kinetics, HCV RNA undetectable at week 4 on treatment has been shown to represent the best on treatment predictor of response. In addition to these well known factors, very recently, a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) upstream of the gene IL28B on chromosome 19, coding for IFN-lambda 3 has been identified as associated with both spontaneous and treatment induced HCV RNA clearance. We have developed the molecular technique needed to evaluate this polymorphism in our laboratory. This technical process was a consequence of the genetics expertise of our research Institute. We have also performed a valuable comparison of the different methods to evaluate this polymorphism. Comparison of different technologies allow us to know the rate of variability between the different assays used. With this methodology we have evaluated "a posteriori" patients previously enrolled in Randomized Controlled Trial. The results of these studies confirmed the association between IL28B CC allele and a favorable outcome of HCV infection in our geographic area (Mangia et al Gastroenterology 2010; Mangia et al Hepatology 2010, AASLD presentation). We are now interested in prospective evaluation of patients referring to our center at the aim of understanding whether there are differences in the rates of IL28B frequencies in patients with different HCV genotypes. In fact, we hypothesize that the frequency of IL28B might be different according with different HCV genotypes and that this difference may explain the different rates of response to antiviral treatment reported in patients with HCV infection. Since we lead a collaborative group of hepatologists named AL-LIVER operating in Puglia, Lazio, Basilicata, Sicilia and Campania regions in Italy we would like to extend this evaluation to our collaborative group to explore in a large number of patients whether the prevalence of CC, CT and TT genotypes is inversely associated with HCV G1, 4, 3 and 2.
Primary Objective: - To evaluate the efficacy of daily oral doses of 400 mg or 500 mg of SAR302503 (Investigational Medicinal Product, IMP) compared to placebo in the reduction of spleen volume as determined by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (or computed tomography scan in patients with contraindications for MRI). Secondary Objectives: - To evaluate the effect on Myelofibrosis (MF)-associated symptoms (key MF symptoms) as measured by the modified Myelofibrosis Symptom Assessment Form (MFSAF) diary. - To evaluate the Overall Survival of patients treated with either 400 mg/day or 500 mg/day of IMP as compared to placebo. - To evaluate the Progression Free Survival of patients treated with either 400 mg/day or 500 mg/day of IMP as compared to placebo. - To evaluate the durability of splenic response. - To evaluate the safety of IMP.
- The gold standard measures to evaluate small airways (SAW) "in vivo" is not well understood - Two tests are today used to measure SAW but real results concordance is not clear - These problems have a small evidence - Data about real effect of bronchodilators on SAW (eg Tiotropium and Indacaterol) has never been studied - Only an acute bronchodilators effect, after one hour of drugs inhalation, will be evaluated - The time frame of study evaluations per patient will be of three hours: one hour for basal test; one hour rest after drug administration; one hour for post bronchodilators test - All enrolled subjects will be outpatients and will be evaluated after 24 hours of inhalatory drugs washout
This study aims to demonstrate a clinically significant improvement in Forced Expiratory Volume in one second (FEV1) in moderate to severe allergic asthmatics inadequately controlled by Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) therapy. Patients will be treated with QAW039, an active comparator, or placebo. This will be a randomized, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging, multi-centre trial.
The purpose of this study is to prospectively verify if FOLFOXIRI plus bevacizumab as first-line treatment could be considered a promising approach to improve the outcome of BRAF mutant metastatic colorectal cancer patients
This is a multicenter, international, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, Phase II trial. Participants with advanced breast cancer (ABC) or Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) who have experienced recurrence or progression of their disease while receiving aromatase inhibitor (AI) therapy or who have relapsed within 6 months after completing adjuvant AI therapy will be enrolled in Part I of this study. Participants with ABC or MBC who have received prior AI therapy and who have PIK3CA-mutant tumors will be enrolled in Part II of this study. Part I of the study will assess the effect of the addition of GDC-0941 to fulvestrant (Arm A) and of GDC-0980 to fulvestrant (Arm B) on progression free survival (PFS) compared with fulvestrant + placebo (Arm C). Part II of the study will examine the safety and tolerability and to estimate the effect of GDC-0941 in combination with fulvestrant (Arm D) on PFS versus fulvestrant + placebo (Arm E) in participants who received prior treatment with an AI and whose tumors contain a PIK3CA mutation.