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.
Exposure of healthy subjects to high altitude hypoxia elicits changes in cardiovascular, respiratory and metabolic features as weel as in exercise performance similar, for some aspects, to those observed in chronic heart failure. Exposure to high altitude hypoxia represents a suitable model to assess different treatments proposed for this pathological condition. Our aim was to evaluate the impact of two different third-generation beta-blockers used in heart failure (carvedilol and nebivolol) on cardiovascular, respiratory, metabolic profile and on exercise performance at high altitude.
The 2006 American Heart Association / American Stroke Association Council on Stroke Guidelines for Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic recommended that patients with cryptogenic stroke take antithrombotic drugs (i.e. aspirin) in order to prevent a second stroke. When a stroke patient is found to have atrial fibrillation (AF), the guidelines recommend oral anticoagulation due to its superior efficacy over aspirin for stroke prevention. Physicians can best optimize the use of medicines only if they can precisely and correctly diagnose a patient's AF. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the time to first AF by 6 months' continuous rhythm monitoring versus control treatment in subjects with a recent cryptogenic stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) without history of AF.
The purpose of the study is to determine if treatment of older patients indicated with untreated Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) who are not considered to be suitable for intensive chemotherapy, can effectively be treated with Clofarabine.
This study is to determine the change in blood pressure from the administration of Olmesartan/Amlodipine/Hydrochlorothiazide triple combinations compared to dual combinations with Olmesartan/Amlodipine.
The development of glucose-sparing strategies able to provide an efficacious ultrafiltration profile represents one of the modern goals of peritoneal dialysis therapy. The study hypothesis is to evaluate the possibility to formulate peritoneal dialysis solutions containing L-carnitine as an osmotic agent to partially replace glucose.
The objective of this international post-marketing surveillance study is to collect data on the efficacy and safety of continuous infusion with KOGENATE Bayer in surgery.
The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of atropine in preventing nausea and vomiting after spinal anesthesia with local anesthetic and morphine for elective Caesarean section. Patients enrolling in the study will be assigned to one of three groups. One will receive a small dose of intrathecal atropine; another will receive small-dose intravenous atropine; the third group will receive placebo.
The COMPETE study is a prospective,randomized,two-arm multi-center clinical trial comparing two commercially available coronary stents: Chrono Carbostent Carbofilm™ Coated vs Driver/Micro-Driver Coronary Stent System. In this study, 204 subjects will be included (2:1 randomization Chrono:Driver/Micro Driver) in 6 Italian sites.
PHPC-02 is a phase II, randomized, placebo-controlled trial designed to investigate whether therapeutic immunization during highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) induces elevations of HIV-specific T cell precursors with high proliferative capacity (PHPC) in HIV-1-infected individuals, and whether the quantity of PHPC correlates with the viral load set point following analytical treatment interruption (ATI). Subjects will be randomized to receive either DermaVir Patch (8 subjects per cohort) or DermaVir Patch Placebo (8 subjects per cohort) every four weeks for three applications while receiving maximally suppressive HAART. HAART will be discontinued at Week 9 for an ATI period of 20 weeks.
This study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of 13-valent pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in children with Sickle Cell Disease who have already been vaccinated with 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine. The study will measure the amount of antibodies (the proteins that fight off germs) produced by children with Sickle Cell Disease after they have been given the 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine between 6 and less than 18 years of age. They will be given the vaccination twice, each vaccination separated by approximately 6 months.