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

This study looks at whether smelling lavender essential oil can help reduce nausea and vomiting after surgery. About 128 adults who had abdominal, spine, or other surgeries under general anesthesia will take part. Half will get standard care plus lavender inhalation, and the othe…

This study looks at whether cannabis oil can help reduce pain and improve quality of life in people with fibromyalgia. Researchers will track pain levels, side effects, and how well patients stick to the treatment. The study includes 65 adults who have not had success with other …

This study looks at how the bacteria living in your gut might influence the risk of developing serious blood infections, especially in adults hospitalized during the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers will analyze the gut bacteria of 86 patients to see if certain microbes offer prote…

This study looks at 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 play a role in asthma, but no treatmen…

This study is testing whether artificial intelligence (AI) 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 past scans and reports to automatically recognize nod…

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 want to understand if lockdowns and fear of COVID-19 led to delayed diagnoses and more advanced infect…

This study looks back at 137 patients treated for spondylodiscitis, a serious spine infection, at Alessandria University Hospital between 2017 and 2024. Researchers will describe patient characteristics and compare care before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal is to learn…

This study looks back at 50 patients who had surgery for rare spinal cord tumors between 2022 and 2024. Researchers will check medical records to see how patients' nerve function changed after surgery and whether complications occurred. The goal is to learn what factors lead to b…