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 and quality of life in people with fibromyalgia who have not found relief from other treatments. Researchers will track pain levels, side effects, and how well patients stick to the treatment. The goa…

This study tests whether inhaling lavender essential oil can reduce nausea and vomiting after surgery under general anesthesia. About 128 patients will either receive lavender oil or standard care. The goal is to see if lavender can cut nausea by at least 10% without extra drugs.

This study looks back at 50 people who had surgery for rare spinal cord tumors between 2022 and 2024. Researchers want to see how the surgery changed their nerve function, movement, and daily life. They also track complications like infections or bleeding. The goal is to learn wh…

This study tests whether artificial intelligence (AI) can help doctors find and describe lung nodules on CT scans. Lung nodules can be a sign of early-stage lung cancer, but telling harmless ones from dangerous ones is hard. The AI will learn from 329 adults' CT images and biopsy…

This study looks at how the gut microbiome influences the risk of blood infections (bacteremia) in adults hospitalized with COVID-19. Researchers will analyze stool samples from 86 patients in intensive care and internal medicine units using advanced genetic sequencing. The goal …

This study examines whether children with asthma have different gut bacteria compared to healthy children. Researchers will collect stool samples from 20 children aged 6 to 9 with mild asthma. The goal is to understand how gut microbes might influence asthma, which could lead to …

This study looks back at the medical records of 137 patients treated for spondylodiscitis, a serious spine infection, at Alessandria University Hospital between 2017 and 2024. Researchers aim to describe patient characteristics and compare care before and after the COVID-19 pande…

This study examines how the COVID-19 pandemic affected syphilis cases and their interaction with HIV. Researchers will review medical records of 240 adults diagnosed with syphilis in Italy between 2017 and 2025. The goal is to see if pandemic restrictions led to delayed diagnoses…