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.
Pompe disease is a genetic condition which causes muscle weakness over time. People with Pompe disease have a faulty gene that makes an enzyme called acid alpha-glucosidase (or GAA). This enzyme breaks down a type of sugar called glycogen. Without this enzyme, there is a build-up of glycogen in the cells of the body. This causes muscle weakness and other symptoms. Pompe disease can happen at any age, but in late-onset Pompe disease, symptoms generally start from 12 months old onwards. The standard treatment for people with Pompe disease is to receive regular infusions of the GAA enzyme. This is known as enzyme replacement therapy. However, people can build up antibodies against the GAA enzyme over time. Gene therapy is used to treat conditions caused by a faulty gene. It works by replacing the faulty gene with a working gene inside the cells of the body. The working gene is delivered into the cells using certain viruses as carriers (vectors). Viruses are often used as carriers as they can easily get inside cells. The genetic material of the original virus is replaced with the working gene, so only the working gene gets inside the cells. A common virus used as a carrier in gene therapy is the adeno-associated virus (or AAV). This is like an adenovirus, which causes the common cold. The original type of AAV does not cause any harm to humans. However, people that have previously been infected with the original type of AAV may have built up antibodies against AAV. These antibodies may stop the AAV carrier with the working gene getting inside the cells. Researchers want to learn more about antibody levels against AAV and the GAA enzyme in people with late-onset Pompe disease. They also want to learn about other substances in the blood that provide more information about late-onset Pompe disease. These are known as biomarkers. In this study, older teenagers and adults with late-onset Pompe disease will take part. They will not have had gene therapy using AAV. There will be 2 groups - those who have never had enzyme replacement therapy, and those who have had enzyme replacement therapy for 6 months or more. No study treatment will be given during the study, but blood and urine samples will be taken for testing. The main aims of the study are to check antibody levels against AAV8 (a type of AAV) in people with late-onset Pompe disease who had not received any treatment using AAV, to check antibody levels against the GAA enzyme in people previously treated with GAA as part of enzyme replacement therapy, to check levels of biomarkers for Pompe disease, and to check for medical problems. In the study, people will visit the study clinic several times. Some visits may be in the person's home. The first visit is to check if they can take part. Those who can take part will have a medical examination, and have their vital signs checked. Vital signs include blood pressure, heart rate, breathing rate and temperature. Blood samples will be taken to check antibody levels against the GAA enzyme and against AAV8. Blood and urine samples will also be taken to check for biomarkers for Pompe disease. Blood and urine samples will be taken about every 4 months for up to 2 years.
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety, reliability and short-term effectiveness of APO-based training to increase the self-selected walking velocity (SSV) of stroke patients. The robotic device is the Active Pelvic Orthosis RT v3.1 (IUVO APO) developed bu IUVO S.r.l.
The goal of this Randomized Controlled Trial is to test the efficacy of listening to white noises and parental voices against environmental noise damage in premature babies admitted to the Newborn Intensive Care Unit. The main question it aims to answer is: • Could the combined use of white noises and maternal and/or paternal voices reduce the negative outcomes of continuous exposure to hospital noises on newborns hospitalized in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit? Participants in the intervention group will listen to a recorded track composed of white noises and voices of their parents who read a story or sing a lullaby from the day of enrollment until the day of discharge, for 4 hours per day. Researchers will compare the intervention group with the control group (who will receive the usual care provided without any intervention on the noise level) to see if babies enrolled in the intervention group show fewer events of tachycardia, tachypnea, desaturation, apnoea, and language or hearing impairment.
Sepsis is an extremely common systemic condition in the Emergency Room (ER), which is found to be to be one of the leading causes of death among patients accessing the ER. To date, the diagnosis of sepsis does not rely on any specific markers for infectious conditions, but several methods of assessing the general condition of the patient, namely markers that elevate in a variety of inflammatory conditions (PCR, PCT), indices of tissue hypoxia (serum lactate), and scores based on the haemochromocytometric examination, the markers of function of different organs, and vital parameters expressed by the patient at the time of assessment (SOFA, qSOFA, SIRS, NEWS). These markers, in addition to not be specific for sepsis, have an insufficiently early peak of presentation to readily identify all patients presenting with this condition. Presepsin, as the N-terminal portion of the soluble component of Cluster of Differentiation 14 (CD14), is elevated almost exclusively in infectious conditions; moreover, its elevation in infectious contexts is extremely early compared with that of markers already in use, allowing early identification of septic patients who to date would be recognized as such only hours after the onset of the septic process. In addition, the determination of this biomarker could make it possible to stratify patients by prognosis, allowing greater attention to be paid to the most severe patients. It is hypothesized that the Presepsin assay in emergency room will allow to increase the rapidity and specificity of sepsis diagnosis compared with the diagnostic procedure currently used, improving the outcomes of patients accessing the emergency room with symptoms suggestive of sepsis. The main purpose of the present study is to evaluate the role of serum assay of presepsin in the early diagnosis of sepsis in patients presenting to the emergency department with clinical suspicion of sepsis by comparing the values obtained with traditionally used such as PCR, PCT, and blood culture. The secondary objective is to evaluate presepsin as a prognostic biomarker and useful for mortality risk stratification of the same patients, comparing the values obtained with validated predictor scores of mortality and/or severity (APACHEII, SOFA, qSOFA).
Researchers are looking for a better way to treat people who have deep vein thrombosis (DVT). DVT is a condition that occurs when a blood clot forms in a deep vein in the leg. DVT is called 'proximal' when the clot is formed in the veins of the hip, thigh, and knee. DVT can cause serious health problems. The blood clots in the veins can break loose and can then travel through the bloodstream and get stuck in the lungs, blocking blood flow to the lungs. Symptoms of DVT include swelling, pain, and tenderness in the affected leg, as well as redness and warmth in the area. Currently, DVT is usually treated using blood thinners to prevent the clot from getting bigger or breaking off and traveling to the lungs. However, blood thinners may not be able to remove a blood clot quickly and may not be suitable for everyone who has DVT. BAY3018250 is a drug that works by dissolving blood clots. In this study, researchers will compare BAY3018250 with placebo to learn how well it works and how safe it is in participants with proximal DVT. A placebo looks like the study drug but does not have any medicine in it. Using a placebo helps researchers to confirm that the results observed during the study were caused by the study drug and not by other factors. The main purposes of this study are to learn: - How well BAY3018250 works in dissolving blood clots in participants with proximal DVT and - How safe is BAY3018250 as a treatment for participants with proximal DVT? For this, the researchers will use ultrasound tests to measure blood clots in participants before and at various times after study treatment. They call these measurements a clot burden score. They will compare the clot burden score before and after treatment and will calculate a complex measure called AUC. This tells researchers how the clots have changed over time. And researchers will collect the number of bleeding events that require medical attention. The study participants will be randomly (by chance) assigned to one of 3 treatment groups. Dependent on the group, they will receive a single dose of high dose or low dose of BAY3018250 or placebo. Researchers will closely monitor participants for 90 days after receiving the study treatment. During the study, the doctors and their study team will: - take blood samples - do physical examinations - examine heart health using electrocardiogram (ECG) - check vital signs such as blood pressure, heart rate - undergo ultrasound tests to measure the blood clots - ask the participants questions about how they are feeling and what adverse events they are having. An adverse event is any medical problem that a participant has during a study. Doctors keep track of all adverse events, irrespective if they think it is related or not to the study treatments.
A multi-center randomized clinical trial to compare OTL-203 (gene therapy) with stem cell transplant (standard of care) in patients with MPS-IH (Hurler syndrome).
This study is researching an experimental drug called odronextamab, referred to as study drug. The study is focused on patients who have one of two types of cancer: follicular lymphoma (FL) or marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) that has come back after treatment (called "relapsed"), or did not respond to treatment (called "refractory"). FL and MZL are subtypes of Non-Hodgkin 's lymphoma (NHL). This study will be made up of two parts (Part 1 not randomized, Part 2 randomized - controlled). The aim of Part 1 of the study is to see how safe and tolerable the study drug is when used in combination with lenalidomide, in participants with FL or MZL, and to determine the dose of the study drug to be used in Part 2 of this study. This combination is considered "first-in-human" as it has not been tested as a combination treatment in humans before. The aim of Part 2, of the study is to assess how the combination of odronextamab and lenalidomide works compared to the combination of rituximab and lenalidomide, (the current standard-of-care treatment for FL and/or MZL). Standard-of-care means the usual medication expected and used when receiving treatment for a condition. The study is looking at several other research questions, including: - What side effects may happen from taking the study drug in combination with lenalidomide - How much study drug is in your blood at different times - Whether the body makes antibodies against the study drug (which could make the study drug less effective or could lead to side effects) - The impact from the study drug on your quality-of-life and ability to complete routine daily activities
The goal of this prospective randomized study is to demonstrate if the use of an external scrotal drainage in penile prosthetic surgery can reduce the risk of post-operative complications without increase the risk of infections.
Optimal pain control with limited muscle weakness is paramount for a swift initiation of physical therapy and ambulation. Fascia iliaca compartment block (FIC) has been recommended since it offers the best pain control with low risk of motor block. Pericapsular nerve group block (PENG) with lateral femoral cutaneous block (LFCN) has been proposed as an effective alternative to FIB that offers similar pain control with a considerably lower risk of motor block. The aim of this study is to compare the afore mentioned blocks and determine which one yielded the least degree of quadriceps femoris muscle weakness and the better pain control (the lowest NRS score with least need for opioids).
The aim of this observational study is to gather pre and post surgery clinical data belonging to patients who underwent radical or partial nephrectomy and to evaluate the impact of the surgery on the quality of life of the patients, as well as possible relapses within a 10 year period.