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.
Intermittent Pringle's maneuver is widely used to limit blood loss during hepatectomy, without an established time-limit. However, many authors claims its danger for patients' outcome. The investigators check the short term outcome of a consecutive cohort of patients who underwent hepatectomy with intermittent clamping exceeding 120 minutes.
This randomized Phase III study is to evaluate whether pazopanib compared with placebo can prevent or delay recurrence of kidney cancer in patients with moderately high or high risk of developing recurrence after undergoing kidney cancer surgery.
Aim of the study. To evaluate if L. reuteri DSM 17938 supplementation since the first days of life can reduce the onset of gaseous colic in neonates and the onset of minor digestive disorders such as regurgitation and constipation. Study Design. Double blind, randomized, controlled, multicenter study. 492 neonates of 37-42 gestational age, breast or formula fed, will receive L. reuteri 5 drops (1x108 CFU) daily or placebo for 28 days. After the inclusion, at baseline will be performed : - Paediatric visit - antropometric valutation - number of the daily crying minutes, number of regurgitation and number of daily evacuation The patients will receive the probiotics/placebo every days for 28 days and the 29th will be repeated the following analyses: - Paediatric visit - antropometric valutation - number of daily crying minutes - numbers of regurgitation - numbers of evacuations Primary outcome : To define if Lactobacillus reuteri supplementation can reduce the onset of gaseous colic, regurgitation and of constipation. Inclusion criteria - neonates of 37-42 week gestational age and appropriate birth weight - Recruitment age: until 7 days of life - Informed consent signed Exclusion criteria - Presence of other gastrointestinal diseases. - Use of FANS, aspirin or other drugs - Use of antibiotics and/or PPIs e/o anti-H2 - Participation to other clinical trials
This randomized, multi-center double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of RO4917838 (bitopertin) in patients with sub-optimally controlled symptoms of schizophrenia. Patients, on stable treatment with antipsychotics, will be randomized to receive daily oral doses of RO4917838 or matching placebo for 52 weeks, followed by an optional treatment extension for up to 3 years.
Human autologous serum (AS) eye drops have been successfully used in the treatment of severe ocular surface disorders and the enhancement of corneal wound healing, due to their growth factor (GF) content. Umbilical cord serum (UCS) contains even higher GF concentrations and the objective of the study was to prove whether UCS eye drops 1. are effective in the healing of corneal epithelial defects. 2. ameliorate the painful subjective symptoms
This study is a large observational study, set-up to observe how long-term treatment with FIRMAGON (hormone regulator) compare to other treatments in regards to cardiovascular events, changes in bone density, changes in blood sugar levels or liver enzyme levels in subjects with prostate cancer. Subjects will be treated according to their routine clinical care and not dictated by the study. As the study is observational in nature, the study will collect data relating to the events specified above. Subjects that agree to this study will be followed-up for 5 years. Subject data will be collected every 3 months for the first 2 years and every 6 months for the last 3 years.
The objective of this phase-III trial is to compare the efficacy and safety of sorafenib in combination with capecitabine versus capecitabine in combination with placebo in the treatment of subjects with locally advanced or metastatic HER2-negative breast cancer who are resistant to or have failed prior taxane and an anthracycline or for whom further anthracycline therapy is not indicated. After signing consent there can be up to 28 days before starting the treatment during which time a number of tests will be carried out which will include tumor evaluations and medical history. The following tests and evaluations will have to be done within 7 days of the start of treatment,on Day 1 of every cycle and at the end of study: Electrocardiogram, blood tests, patient quality of life questionnaires and a complete physical exam and vital signs. Treatment will be given in 21 day cycles with sorafenib/placebo to be taken every day for 21 days and capecitabine to be taken for the first 14 days. Patients will come in weekly for the first 6 weeks and then on Day1 for every cycle after the first 2 cycles. During the weekly visits the subjects will be check for any side effects and blood draws will happen for the study on Day 1 of each cycle. Subjects will be followed for overall survival.
This is a Phase 3 randomized, double blind, placebo controlled study of tasquinimod in asymptomatic to mildly symptomatic patients with metastatic CRPC to confirm the effect of tasquinimod on delaying disease progression compared with placebo. Approximately 1200 eligible patients with metastatic CRPC will be randomly assigned in a 2:1 ratio to 1 of 2 treatment groups: Treatment Group A (tasquinimod 0.25, 0.5, or 1 mg/day; n=800) or Treatment Group B (placebo; n=400).
The AVIS Study is a retrospective multicenter international study that aims to answer a series of questions on the use and performance of adrenal venous catheterization (AVS) for the diagnosis of primary hyperaldosteronism subtype. A questionnaire will be circulated among the centres that are internationally recognized and have published in the field of AVS and have agreed to participate in the study. The first aim of the AVIS study is to collect summary data on how AVS is being performed throughout the world to answer the following questions: - How many AVS studies haw been performed yearly from 2005 to 2010 at each center? - How many adrenal vein ruptures occurred during the AVS at each center?Has the rate of adrenal vein rupture been steady or has it changed over the 5 years? - How many centers use bilaterally simultaneous and how many use sequential AVS catheterization? - How many radiologists perform AVS at each center? - How many centers use a cosyntropin stimulation during AVS? - What is the percentage of PA patients in whom AVS is performed? - How many centres calculate the selectivity index? What is the minimum cutoff used? - How many centers calculate the lateralization index? What is the minimum cutoff used? - Are the AVS studies that are not bilaterally selective used for diagnosis? - How many centers calculate the controlateral suppression index and what is the minimum cutoff used? - What is the cost of AVS for the National Health System or Insurance and for patients? The second aim of the study is to calculate the rate of AVS studies that are selective and show lateralization of aldosterone excess at each center by applying predefined set of criteria for defining selectivity and lateralization. Data on the final diagnosis of the PA subtype will be gathered and used as reference to assess the performance of AVS using receiver operating characteristic curves analysis and the Youden index to determine the optimal cutoffs. A worksheet will need to be completed providing information on the following: Demography; Date of AVS;Baseline blood pressure (BP) values and serum K+;Dynamic test during the AVS if any; plasma aldosterone and cortisol concentration in the infra-adrenal inferior vena cava and in the right and left adrenal vein; diagnosis of PA subtype; treatment (adrenalectomy or pharmacological therapy); post-treatment BP and serum K+ values; concordance/discordance between imaging (CT or RM) and AVS.
The purpose of the protocol is to to assess subject's overall satisfaction regarding control of diarrhea. The study aims to supplement results obtained through clinical trials with data obtained from a population of patients receiving treatment with Somatuline Autogel in routine practice.