Istituto Clinico Humanitas

This study looks at whether watching a video about exercises and recovery is as helpful as meeting with a teacher in person for people having knee surgery. About 166 adults will take part. The goal is to see if the video can boost patients' confidence in moving despite pain, and …

This study will look at how the right side of the heart responds to major lung removal surgery. It will compare two less invasive methods (VATS and robotic surgery) with traditional open surgery in 100 patients who already have heart or lung problems. The goal is to see if the le…

This study looks at two ways to remove rectal cancer using minimally invasive surgery. One method removes the tumor through the anus, avoiding extra cuts in the belly. The other uses a small belly cut. Researchers want to see if the newer method leads to fewer wound problems and …

This study looks at 30 adults with acute respiratory failure who need a breathing machine. Doctors already use two methods to set the machine's pressure: a lung CT scan (which involves radiation and transport) and a safer, simpler device called electrical impedance tomography (EI…