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 study will evaluate the long term effects of hepatitis B virus (HBV) treatment on the HBV serologic changes and HBV DNA levels through Week 144. This registry will enroll only individuals who were treated in a Gilead-sponsored trial for chronic hepatitis B (CHB).
At the end of anesthesia it's important to avoid residual neuromuscular block to ensure adequate respiratory function preventing postoperative pulmonary complications. This trial compares the neuromuscular block reversal with different drugs (sugammadex vs neostigmine) after thoracic anesthesia. The trial main objective is to demonstrate that sugammadex is faster than neostigmine to reach a Train-of-four-Ratio (TOF-ratio) of 0.9 after thoracic anesthesia, demonstrating that sugammadex allows a faster extubation. Other main purpose is to verify if there is a difference between sugammadex and neostigmine as regards adverse events after extubation and in the postoperative period (until the 30th day after surgery). Note: TOF-ratio is defined as the ratio of the fourth muscular twitch/first twitch value during an accelerometric train-of-four stimulation.
Previous studies (1-5) have demonstrated that oxygen delivery (DO2) and carbon dioxide production (VCO2) during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) are associated with renal outcome in cardiac surgery. The critical value for DO2 is around 262 - 272 mL/min/m2, and the correspondent critical value of DO2/VCO2 ratio is around 5.0. Patients with nadir DO2 and DO2/VCO2 ratio below these critical levels have an increased incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac operations. These observations offer an interpretation for the well-known deleterious effects of excessive hemodilution during CPB, supported by many studies where an association between nadir hematocrit (HCT) on CPB and bad outcomes (especially renal) was found (6-8). It is reasonable to hypothesize that a low oxygen delivery may determine an ischemic damage to the kidney, that due to its peculiar circulation is particularly susceptible to a decrease in the oxygen supply. However, there is no evidence that a strategy directed towards the specific goal of avoiding critical values of DO2 during CPB may actually decrease the postoperative AKI rate. The present study is designed to verify the hypothesis that a strategy based on a goal-directed perfusion, aimed to avoid a nadir DO2 below the critical threshold, is effective in limiting the postoperative AKI rate.
This study is a Phase III, double-masked, multicenter, randomized, sham injection-controlled study evaluating the efficacy and safety of lampalizumab administered by intravitreal injections in participants with geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
This study is a Phase III, double-masked, multicenter, randomized, sham injection-controlled study evaluating the efficacy and safety of lampalizumab administered by intravitreal injections in participants with geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of lanabecestat compared with placebo administered for 104 weeks in the treatment of early Alzheimer´s disease. The study will test the hypothesis that lanabecestat is a disease-modifying treatment for participants with early Alzheimer´s disease, defined as the continuum of participants with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) due to Alzheimer´s disease and participants diagnosed with mild dementia of the Alzheimer´s type, as measured by change from baseline on the 13-item Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog13) score at week 104 in each of the 2 lanabecestat treatment groups compared with placebo.
The primary objective is to assess the longterm safety of the CardioKinetix Parachute Implant and Delivery System in the partitioning of the left ventricle in patients with heart failure due to ischemic heart disease. This sub-study has the additional assessment of improvement in Pressure Volume Loop and corresponding MSCT to allow improved monitoring of heart improvement after therapy. The PV Loop Substudy studies he effects of the Parachute Implant on pressure and volume as functional parameters of the Left Ventricle.
This multicenter, randomized, double-blind, 12-week, placebo-controlled multiple dose study will investigate the safety and tolerability of RO6885247 in adult and pediatric patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
The TRACK [Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Comorbidities with Kineret (anakinra)]-study: a randomized, open-label multicenter study assessing the efficacy of anakinra in lowering HbA1c (glycated hemoglobin) as well as changes in DAS28 in Rheumatoid Arthritis (R.A.) patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) Authors: R. Giacomelli,(A,B) P. Cipriani (A) and P. Ruscitti (A) on behalf of the TRACK study-group; (A) University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy; Background: Interleukin-1 (IL-1) plays a pivotal role in R.A., joint erosion and cartilage destruction.(1) Anakinra (a recombinant form of the naturally occurring IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra), which blocks the activity of both IL-1α and IL-1β) has shown in a number of RCTs (2-6) to be effective in the treatment of R.A., in monotherapy,(2,4) as well as associated to methotrexate (MTX).(3,5,6) IL-1β plays also an important role in the pathogenesis of T2D: Glucose has been shown to induce IL-1β hypersecretion through inflammasome activation, while IL-1β induces impairment of β-cell secretory function and β-cell apoptosis.(7) In prediabetic subjects, the expression of IL-1Ra is induced by IL-1β and reflects the body's response to counterbalance increased IL-1β activity.(7) Levels of IL-1Ra tend to rise up to 6 years before the diagnosis of T2D.(8,9) IL-1Ra has been successfully used as a marker for the risk of developing T2D in subjects with metabolic syndrome.(10) As a clinical proof of concept, IL-1 inhibition with anakinra in patients with T2D has shown to improve the secretorial function of beta-cells as well as to lower the ratio of proinsulin/insulin and glycated hemoglobin/hemoglobin significantly, favoring glycemic control and possibly reducing the severity and prevalence of the associated complications of this disease.(11) Summarizing, IL-1 inhibition with anakinra has a clinical impact on R.A. as well as T2D. As from 6-10% of Italian R.A. patients have also T2D, this trial aims at investigating the impact of IL-1 inhibition on both diseases. Very recent data also show that T2D is a predictor of response to anakinra-treatment in R.A. patients,(12) which furthermore justifies the use of anakinra in this subset of R.A. patients. Objectives: [Primary] To evaluate the change in HbA1c between baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year and at last follow up of 2 years from the beginning; [Secondary] To evaluate the efficacy on controlling signs & symptoms of R.A., assessing the remission rate at 3 months, 6 months, 1 year and at follow up (2 years), using the evaluation scale of disease activity on 28 joints, DAS28 and SDAI improvements from baseline conditions over time points, according to EULAR response criteria. Methods: 200 patients in 28 Italian centers with active R.A. refractory to treatment with methotrexate and T2D will be enrolled and randomized to receive either 100mg of anakinra once daily by subcutaneous injection or any anti-TNF-alfa drug treatment. [84 subjects will be required in each treatment arm to reach 90% power with an alpha error of 0.05 to detect a mean difference between the study arms of 0.25 percentage points of HbA1c . The assumed difference of HbA1c is rather conservative when compared to previously published changes in T2D patients (11).] Anti-diabetic treatment is required to be unchanged for at least one month prior to enrolment. Patients will be invited to maintain dietary habits and lifestyle during the study period. Further details can be viewed on the trials website after subscription.(13) References: (1) Arend & Dayer, Adv. Imm. 1993; 54: 167-227. (2) Bresnihan, Arthritis Rheum. 1998; 41: 2196-2204. (3) Cohen, Arthritis Rheum. 2002; 46: 614-624. (4) Nuki, Arthritis. Rheum. 2002; 46: 2838-2846. (5) Cohen, ARD 2004; 63: 1062-1068. (6) Cohen, Rheumatology 2004; 43: 704-711. (7) Donath, Nat. Rev. Immunol. 2011; 11: 98-107. (8) Herder, Diabetes Care 2009; 32: 421-423. (9) Carstensen, Diabetes 2010; 59: 1222-1227. (10) Luotola, J. Intern. Med. 2011; 269: 322-332. (11) Larsen, NEJM 2007; 356: 1517-1526. (12) Missler-Karger, EULAR 2013, Abs. FRI0219. (13) http://www.anakinra-ra-diabetes.org/ Disclosure: This trial is receiving support from Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB according to the Italian law decree 17 December 2004. (B) speaker fees
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an approach based on neurocognitive rehabilitation exercises in the form of sensory-motor problems, whose solution involves the use of higher cognitive functions (attention, memory, language), not required in a traditional approach proprioceptive, in order to obtain a more complete and long-lasting recovery.