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.
The objective of this qualitative prospective observational study is to analyze the cognitive aspect, the emotional-behavioral state and the quality of life of patients during their stay on the waiting list for two categories of lumbar spinal surgery: arthrodesis and percutaneous vertebroplasty. Hypothesis: Considering the existing evidence that associates some peculiar psychological components (expectations, beliefs, fears, coping strategies) of the patient and the outcome of spinal surgery, as well as the importance that the waiting time for the intervention assumes for recovery post-operative, this study aims to investigate the subjective perception of one's condition and the waiting period prior to the expected spinal surgery. This is a qualitative prospective observational study, monocentric with variable sample up to the level of saturation. The blind members are the staff who will listen to the recordings of the interviews and prepare the summary table of the same and the statistical researcher who will perform the analyzes. The selection of the participants will be carried out in such a way as to ensure a heterogeneous sample in terms of age, sex and experience and as representative as possible of the population studied. The number of participants in qualitative studies is usually determined by intentional sampling, based on the need to understand the full range of possible responses, to obtain the so-called data saturation. All patients on the waiting lists of the Department of Spinal Surgery, for vertebral arthrodesis or percutaneous vertebroplasty are considered eligible. The two types of surgery differ both in the surgical procedure and in the duration of the wait before surgery, which is 1-2 months for vertebroplasty and more than one year for spinal arthrodeses which are not of urgency or priority.
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of preoperative low-residue diet on postoperative ileus in women undergoing elective cesarean section. It is a surgeon-blind, randomized controlled trial enrolling pregnant women at ≥39 weeks of gestation undergoing elective cesarean section. Patients were preoperatively randomized to receive either low-residue diet (arm A) or free diet (arm B) starting from three days before surgery. The primary outcome was the postoperative ileus at 24 hours after surgery. The secondary outcomes were the postoperative pain (assessed through VAS scale), the quality of the surgical field (scored using a 5-point scale, from poor to excellent), postoperative complications, and the length of hospital stay. Perioperative data were collected and compared between groups.
The study will investigate the effects of an inovative intervention based on the use of music on 45 professionals in the field of dementia, 45 elderly people with dementia.
Previous literature data indicate that children with intellectual disability (ID) experience more severe pain and more frequently than their cognitively healthy peers, during their daily life. Repeated and chronic pain exposure triggers a vicious circle of hyperalgesia and reduction of the impaired cognitive and adaptive function. Furthermore, these children are unable to rationalize any intervention targeted to contain potentially painful actions. Epigenetics studies mechanisms responsible for a set of modifications that regulate gene expression without altering the DNA sequence itself. DNA methylation and posttranslational modification of histones are the main epigenetic mechanisms. It is widely accepted that these mechanisms can be engaged by environmental experience, such as early life trauma, pain or addiction leading to the idea of epigenetics as 'a bridge' between genes and environment. Several epigenetic studies evaluated genes coding proteins involved in recycling of neurotransmitters (SCL6A4), in transmission of painful stimuli (TRPA1) and in response to analgesics (OPRM1). In particular, some studies assessed TRPA1 gene, coding for a cationic channel responsible for the transmission of thermal-painful sensations, and SCL6A4, a serotonin-recycling transmembrane protein presents at inter-synaptic level, have highlighted the importance of methylation in a pathological experience of chronic pain and anxiety disorder in the adult population. Opioid receptor OPRM1 is involved in the endogenous and exogenous opioid-mediated analgesia and a recent work in a group of adolescents treated for idiopathic scoliosis highlights a link between greater pain post-surgery and methylation of this gene. In this context, children with ID are at greater risk of undertreatment both for the difficulty in pain recognition and for the fear of medication-adverse reactions. The epigenetic study of the aforementioned genes in children with ID associated with an evaluation of painful experiences and clinical history, could help understanding a scenario that it is still complex nowadays before the eyes of parents and caregivers and healthcare workers.The finding of a different methylation pattern in children with ID could in part explain the different pain experience.
A prospective assessment of the impact of Omalizumab in terms of efficacy, safety, and quality of life (FA-QoL) in patients with moderate/severe asthma and history of anaphylaxis to peanut, tree nuts, fish, egg, milk, and/or wheat. Evaluation of the trend of total and specific IgE during Omalizumab treatment.
The investigators collected data on all consecutive patients who underwent ESD for recto-sigmoid laterally spreading tumors (LSTs) >35 mm under SA between January 2021 and March 2024. The investigators evaluated the technical success and safety of SA in terms of ARAEs, and pain, measured via visual assessment scale (VAS).
The presence of a thin endometrium plays an important role in enabling the best conditions for hysteroscopic surgery. Recently, for this purpose, many studies have evaluated the effect of preoperative administration of a variety of drugs. We explored the efficacy of random started 14-day administration of Nomegestrol Acetate/Estradiol, in rapid preparation of endometrium for hysteroscopic polypectomy.
The presence of a thin endometrium plays an important role in enabling the best conditions for hysteroscopic surgery. Recently, for this purpose, many studies have evaluated the effect of preoperative administration of a variety of drugs. We explored the efficacy of random started 14-day administration of Ethinylestradiol/Dienogest, in rapid preparation of endometrium for hysteroscopic polypectomy.
The presence of a thin endometrium plays an important role in enabling the best conditions for hysteroscopic surgery. Recently, for this purpose, many studies have evaluated the effect of preoperative administration of a variety of drugs. We explored the efficacy of random started 14-day administration of drospirenone/estetrol, in rapid preparation of endometrium for hysteroscopic polypectomy.
This registry has the aim to assess the use of different antithrombotic therapies, including untested drug combinations, routinely used during the hospitalization phase, with their timing, route and dose of administration, in consecutive patients discharged with a diagnosis NSTEMI or STEMI in Italian Cardiac care Units (CCUs) during a four-week study period.