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.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate in a cohort of patients with peri-implant mucositis: (a) the efficacy of professional mechanical debridement therapy assisted using Bioptron Hyperlight Therapy on the reduction of periodontal indexes (b) the reduction of total oxidative salivary stress. Material and Methods Forty subjects with a diagnosis of peri-implant mucositis were enrolled in this study and randomly assigned to the study group (mechanical debridement therapy assisted using Bioptron Hyperlight Therapy) or control group (mechanical debridement therapy alone). The study duration was 6 months. Data on plaque index (PI), bleeding on probing (BoP), probing pocket depth (PPD) and pain relief on Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) were recorded at T0, T1 (14 days), T2 (1 month) and T3 (6 months). Group differences were assessed using Student's t-test and Pearson's Chi-squared test of homogeneity
To investigate clinical outcomes of transcrestal maxillary sinus floor elevation performed with an injectable xenograft in gel form, analyzing variables possibly influencing the results. Patients needing unilateral sinus floor elevation (residual crestal height <5 mm) for the placement of a single implant were enrolled. Xenograft in gel form was injected through a crestal antrostomy in order to elevate sinus membrane and fill the sub-antral space. Simultaneous implant placement was performed when adequate primary stability was achievable. Graft height was measured immediately after surgery (T0) and after six months of healing (T1). Univariate and multivariate regression models were built to assess associations between clinical variables with implant survival and graft height at T1.
The primary aim of this study is to study the feasibility of an aerobic training, in addition to conventional rehabilitation, in patients post sequela of interstitial pneumonia due to COVID-19. In particular, we wish to verify if patients could tolerate this kind of physical activity and if there are any adverse effects. The secondary aim is to evaluate if the aerobic exercise is effective in improving functional capacity and gait performance in these patients respect to the common physiotherapy.
Objective Seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR) is a common disease in childhood and characterized by type 2 inflammation, bothersome symptoms, and impaired quality of life (QoL). Intranasal corticosteroids are effective medications in managing SAR patients. In addition, mometasone furoate nasal spray (MFNS) is a well-known therapeutic option. However, the literature provided no data about its effects in European children with SAR. Thus this study addressed this unmet need.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate efficacy of internet intervention for informal caregivers in Italy in reducing their care-giving burden.
Class II malocclusion presents a major and common challenge to orthodontists. Treatment of Class II malocclusion is one of the most investigated and controversial issues in contemporary orthodontics because of the extensive variability of treatment strategies addressing the morphological characteristics of this malocclusion. The therapeutic approaches include tooth extractions, orthopedic appliances and extraoral or intraoral distalizing appliances. Maxillary molar distalization is one of the most common strategies to correct Class II molar relationship and it is commonly indicated for patients with maxillary dentoalveolar protrusion or minor skeletal discrepancies. One of the most used devices is Pendulum appliance, introducted by Hilgers in 1992. In the last decades, the orthodontic treatment with removable clear aligners has become an increasing common choice because of the growing number of adult patients who ask for aesthetic and comfortable alternatives to conventional fixed appliances. In 1997, Align Technology (Santa Clara, Calif) adapted and incorporated modern technologies to introduce the clear aligner treatment (CAT). Only few investigations have focused on the predictability of orthodontic tooth movement with CAT. A systematic review by Rossini et al. pointed out that among the dental movements analyzed in 11 studies, the bodily distalization was the most predictable. Clinicians can consider the use of aligners in treatment planning for adult patients requiring 2 to 3 mm of maxillary molar distalization. However, a detailed analysis of the skeletal and dental changes that compared pendulum appliance and clear aligners in class II treatment is still lacking. On the basis of these considerations, the aim of the present prospective study was to analyze the effects on vertical dentoskeletal changes following maxillary molar distalization with pendulum and full fixed appliances and clear aligners.
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of subcutaneous nivolumab vs intravenous nivolumab in participants with completely resected Stage IIIA/B/C/D or Stage IV melanoma.
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a condition with a different non-specific symptoms which lead to a difficult diagnosis. Study suggests that osteopathy can help in improving FM symptoms, nevertheless, it can be difficult to identify which patients may benefit. The knowledge of FM risk factor can be useful tool for osteopaths and other clinician to implement a targeted, fast and multidisciplinary treatment protocol for those kind of patient.
Diabetes is an important risk factor of coronary atherosclerosis, and it's well known that platelets of diabetic patients are hyper reactive and so resistant to common antithrombotic therapy. Moreover, in diabetic patients platelets are characterized by high turnover that is responsible of lack of protection by cardioaspirin at common dosage. The aim of our study is to asses the efficacy of different doses of aspirin in diabetic patients with acute coronary syndrome.
Retrospective single-center cohort study to evaluate the incidence of colonization by multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) in mechanically ventilated patients admitted to a large intensive care unit (ICU) for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic (October 2020-May 2021) in Lombardy, Italy. As secondary outcomes, the study evaluates the overall incidence of infections during the ICU stay and assesses the risk factors associated to bacterial superinfection and MDRO colonization.