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.
Our study aims to evaluate the relationship between the heterogeneity of pulmonary microbiota and clinical and outcome variables among critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). In patients undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation, an aliquot of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid will be used in the microbiology laboratory for the analysis of respiratory microbiota through next-generation sequencing technologies and validate computational techniques.
Compelling evidences support the safety of direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) compared to Vitamin K antagonists (VKA) in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. The 2018 EHRA/ESC practical guide on the use of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants stated that "data have shown that administration in a crushed form (e.g. via a nasogastric tube), does not alter the bioavailability for apixaban, rivaroxaban, and edoxaban". However, at the moment, there are no evidences supporting unequivocally the use of DOAC via PEG. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Edoxaban administered through PEG in patients with an indication of anticoagulation according to the current clinical practice.
High and Very High Risk cardiovascular patient journeys seems to vary from country to country, and current understanding of the process is incomplete. This real-life observational study which documents meaningful patient journey-related parameters can be expected to provide meaningful insight into the care process, country-by-country.
Acutely, during different bouts of passive stretching (PS), blood flow (Q ̇) and shear rate ( ) in the feeding artery of the stretched muscles increases during the first two elongations and then it reduces during the following bouts. This hyperemic response during the first two elongations is mediated by the local release of vasoactive molecules (e.g. nitric oxide, NO). This phenomenon disappears during the following elongations due to the NO and other vasoactive molecule depletion. The relaxation phase between stretching bouts, instead, is always characterized by hyperemia as results of stretch-induced peripheral resistances decrease. Whether chronic PS administration may influence vascular function is still a matter of investigation. The hypothesis is that repetitive PS-induced Q ̇ and changes may be an enough stimulus to provoke increments in NO bioavailability, thus improving vasomotor response.
Epidemiologic, social and economic burdens of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) keep rising worldwide. Implementation of T2DM preventive trategies is lagging behind. Metabolic surgery, very low calorie diet can induce T2DM remission, but so far for few patients. The investigators will assess the efficacy to cause T2DM remission (primary end point) and direct costs to the National Health System of a 4-month polychemotherapy (metformin+pioglitazone+sitagliptin+empagliflozin) regimen vs standard care in patients with newly diagnosed T2DM by an open label, pragmatic RCT. Mechanisms of action will be investigated in a sub-cohort by a prolonged OGTT plus dual tracer technique and modeling of beta cell function. If proved efficacious in this proof-of-concept study and inducer of durable remission in the future, T2DM polychemotherapy will turn out to be a convenient, relatively unexpensive strategy to restrain prevalence of T2DM and its complications and to alleviate its personal, social and economic burden.
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of ABP 938 versus Aflibercept (Eylea®) in the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Subjects will be randomized in a masked 1:1 ratio to receive 2 mg (0.05 mL) of either ABP 938 (Treatment Group A) or aflibercept (Treatment Group B) administered by intravitreal (IVT) injection.
Primary Objectives: - Safety run-in: To confirm the recommended dose of isatuximab when combined with lenalidomide and dexamethasone in participants with high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM) - Randomized Phase 3: To demonstrate the clinical benefit of isatuximab in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone in the prolongation of progression-free survival when compared to lenalidomide and dexamethasone in subjects with high-risk SMM Secondary Objectives: Safety run-in - To assess overall response rate (ORR) - To assess duration of response (DOR) - To assess minimal residual disease (MRD) negativity in participants achieving very good partial response (VGPR) or complete response (CR) - To assess time to diagnostic (SLiM CRAB) progression or death - To assess time to first-line treatment for multiple myeloma (MM) - To assess the potential immunogenicity of isatuximab - Impact of abnormal cytogenetic subtype on participant outcome Randomized Phase 3 - Key Secondary Objectives: To compare between the arms - MRD negativity - Sustained MRD negativity - Second progression-free survival (PFS2) - Overall survival Other Secondary Objectives: To evaluate in both arms - CR rate - ORR - DOR - Time to diagnostic (SLiM CRAB) progression - Time to biochemical progression - Time to first-line treatment for MM - Safety and tolerability - Pharmacokinetics (PK) - Potential of isatuximab immunogenicity - Clinical outcome assessments (COAs)
Spatial navigation refers to the ability to maintain a sense of direction/location while moving around the environment so to find one's way. It includes abilities such as orienting in complex environments,perceiving distance and planning routes to distant locations as well as mentally representing the reciprocal relations of landmarks in space (Lawton, 2010; Wolbers & Hegarty 2010. Spatial navigation involves the precision in encoding multisensorial (visual, vestibular, proprioceptive)experiences, as well as to form mental representations to be used to guide behavior (Bianchini et al.,2014). Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by movement and posture disorders causing activity limitation. Impairment in many other functions is common in CP including visual spatial competences and spatial organization. In this study the investigators meant to explore the navigation and learning strategies in children with CP.
Primary Objective: To assess the safety and tolerability in participants with cold agglutinin disease (CAD), after a single dose of intravenous (IV) BIVV020 Secondary Objectives: To assess, in participants with cold agglutinin disease, after a single dose of intravenous (IV) BIVV020: - The effect of BIVV020 on complement mediated hemolysis - The pharmacodynamics (PD) of BIVV020 relating to complement inhibition - The pharmacokinetics (PK) of BIVV020 - The immunogenicity of BIVV020
The SURGERY of arthrosis of the subtalar joint, carried out between 9 and 12 years of age, the aim is to restore and maintain the physiological alignment between the talus and the calcaneus during bone maturation. There are few articles in the literature that talk about the return to sport of pediatric patients after surgery. The aim of the study is to review patients operated on remotely kick heel and describe how they return in their sports (resilience, type of activities carried out, recovery times). The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical and functional results of patients of age Pediatric treated in the investigator's SC Orthopedics Pediatric Traumatology department for flat feet with "calcaneostop" surgery. The study aims to describe the method of resuming sports activities, analyzing the timing and difficulties declared by patients after surgery, with the help of specific questionnaires.