Istituto Auxologico Italiano

This study is testing whether adding a special amino acid supplement to a low-calorie diet helps people with severe obesity lose weight while keeping their muscle mass. Researchers will compare two groups: one gets the supplement with their diet, and the other gets a placebo. The…

This study is testing if a new, less invasive endoscopic stitching procedure can help people who regained weight after obesity surgery feel full again. Researchers will compare this procedure to a standard weight loss surgery by measuring how much water participants can drink bef…

This study tests whether combining a special audio-visual training program with gentle, non-invasive brain stimulation can help people recover vision lost after a stroke. Researchers are recruiting 48 people who had a stroke within the last 3 months and have partial blindness on …

This study is testing a new, non-invasive brain stimulation technique to help people recover hand movement after a stroke and reduce pain in a missing limb (phantom limb pain). Researchers will compare a new method, which pairs watching hand movements with brain stimulation, to a…

This study is a survey designed to understand the specific challenges and needs of people living with a particular, often more aggressive, form of ALS (C9orf72 mutation) and the people who care for them. Researchers will ask patients and caregivers about their care, support, and …

This study aims to create and test new tools to assess brain function, especially for conditions like dementia and psychiatric disorders. Researchers will develop phone-based and in-person tests to measure memory, reasoning, and social skills. The goal is to provide doctors with …

This study aims to understand if a specific gene, called the orexin gene, is different in women with anorexia nervosa compared to healthy women. Researchers will measure a chemical tag on this gene in 60 participants and see if it relates to how severe their eating disorder is, t…

This study aims to better understand how anorexia nervosa affects the body. Researchers will measure body composition, resting metabolism, and physical activity levels in 60 teenage girls, comparing those with anorexia to those at a normal weight. The goal is to find better ways …

This study aims to understand the connection between daily lifestyle choices and heart health. Researchers will enroll 100 adults and young people to complete questionnaires about their physical activity, diet, stress, and sleep. They will then compare these answers to the partic…

This study aims to understand how a standard sleep apnea treatment (ventilotherapy) affects patients' thinking skills, brain health markers, and overall well-being. Researchers will observe 65 adults with sleep apnea, measuring their memory, attention, mood, and blood markers bef…

This study aims to understand if people with obesity who also have binge eating or food addiction perceive sweet and salty tastes differently than those without these eating disorders. Researchers will measure taste sensitivity in 300 participants with obesity, grouping them base…

This study aims to better understand why ALS progresses differently in each person by tracking 140 patients for up to 3 years. Researchers will regularly collect blood and spinal fluid samples to measure biological markers while recording symptoms and disease progression. The goa…

This study aims to learn more about rare conditions where the body doesn't respond properly to thyroid hormone. Researchers will study 150 patients to better define the symptoms, develop tools for faster diagnosis, and create stem cell models to understand the disease. The goal i…

This study aims to create a reliable questionnaire to measure swallowing difficulties and throat discomfort in people with goiter or those who have had thyroid surgery. Researchers will interview patients to develop the questions, then give the questionnaire to 420 participants b…