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.
Biomarkers representing distinct biological domains including neurohormonal, inflammatory, metabolic-nutritional, oxidative-nitrosative and myocardial injury, might alone or in combination provide prognostic information on mortality in heart failure patients with preserved or impaired systolic function.
Previous studies have demonstrated that exhaled nitric oxide can be useful to monitor the efficacy of anti-inflammatory treatment as well as to predict a risk of asthma relapse in asthmatic patients. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the time course of exhaled nitric oxide in mild asthmatic patients, stopping regular treatment with inhaled corticosteroids, if it is possible, in relationship with symptoms and lung function.
Although it is well known that the presence of uncontrolled inflammation in upper airways may compromise the control of asthma and may favor the progression of asthma toward more severe grades of disease, few studies addressed whether therapies aimed to control both upper and lower airway inflammation may be more effective in controlling asthma. Markers of oxidative stress and of inflammation such as Nitrotyrosine and IL-5 are increased in the airways of children with atopic asthma and correlated with the levels of oral and nasal FeNO, and with the grade of atopy. We hypothesize that the treatment with Beclometasone nebulized with a facial mask (for treating both upper and lower airways) will be able to reduce the production of oxidants as well as of IL5 in both districts thus promoting clinical and functional improvements in mild intermittent asthmatic children. The results provided by this study will contribute to further clarify the relationship between nasal and bronchial inflammation.
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) as a chronic therapy for systolic heart failure.
The goal of the study is to identify the patients suffering from a mitral valve condition who benefit from the implantation of a Profile 3D annuloplasty ring in terms of acute and long-term relief of mitral valve regurgitation.
This study has been designed to provide a substantial evidence of acute bronchodilator responsiveness to two sequentially inhaled drugs, a beta2-agonist (i.e., albuterol) and an anticholinergic (i.e., tiotropium bromide), in a group of patients who developed obliterative bronchiolitis after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Investigators aim to evaluate the accuracy in the measurement of the esophageal and gastric pressure of a new enteral feeding tube
The purpose of the Advisa MRI System clinical study is to confirm safety and effectiveness in the clinical MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) environment when subjects receive MRI scans up to 2W/kg Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) without positioning restrictions (MRI scans may occur anywhere on the body including the chest).
The study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of Solesta as an injectable bulking agent in the treatment of fecal incontinence for a total of 24 months after completed treatment.
The PING-EP study is designed to evaluate electrode properties on phrenic nerve stimulation (PNS) in coronary sinus using a commercially available diagnostic electrophysiology catheter.