Azienda Ospedaliera Ss. Antonio E Biagio E Cesare Arrigo Di Alessandria

This study looks at whether cannabis oil can help reduce pain and improve sleep in people with fibromyalgia who have not found relief from other treatments. About 65 adults will take cannabis oil, and researchers will track pain levels, side effects, and how well patients follow …

This study tests if smelling lavender essential oil can reduce nausea and vomiting after surgery. About 128 adults having certain surgeries under general anesthesia will either get standard care or standard care plus lavender inhalation. The goal is to see if the lavender group f…

This study looks back at the medical records of 50 people who had surgery for rare spinal cord tumors. The goal is to see how well patients recover and what problems may happen after surgery. By learning from past cases, doctors hope to improve care for future patients.

This study looks at how the COVID-19 pandemic changed the number and severity of syphilis cases in 240 patients treated at an Italian hospital between 2017 and 2025. Researchers will compare syphilis trends before and after the pandemic and explore its connection with HIV. The go…

This study is testing whether artificial intelligence can help doctors find and describe lung nodules on CT scans. Lung cancer is often caught late, but early detection can greatly improve survival. The AI will learn from 329 adults with lung nodules to automatically recognize th…

This study looks back at the medical records of 137 adults treated for spondylodiscitis (a spine infection) at Alessandria University Hospital between 2017 and 2024. The goal is to describe patient characteristics and compare care before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. No new tr…

This study explores whether children with asthma have different gut bacteria compared to healthy kids. Researchers will collect stool samples from 20 children aged 6 to 9 with mild asthma. The goal is to understand how gut microbes might play a role in asthma, not to test a new t…

This study looks at the gut bacteria of 86 hospitalized adults to understand why some people get dangerous bloodstream infections from drug-resistant germs while others don't. Researchers will use advanced DNA testing to find protective gut bacteria and track how resistance sprea…