Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Mater Domini

The goal of this clinical trial is to assess utility and acceptability of a molecular test in comparison with clinical syndromic approach in the management of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) at STD clinic of Mulago National Referral Hospital in Uganda.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
Does new molecular test improve appropriateness of therapy compared with the clinical syndromic approach without or with limited laboratory tests in the management of STDs?
Are new molecular tests both clinically useful and acceptable in a Low-Middle Income Country for the management of STDs?
Participants will be put into two groups ("A" or "B"):
Participants in group "A" will have a pus swab collected from urethra or vagina or a urine sample. After the result of the test, patients will be prescribed a specific drug.
Participants in group "B" will have a pus swab collected from urethra or vagina or a urine sample, but participants in group "B" and their doctor will not know the results of the test. So, participants in group "B" will be given treatment in the standard way, according to the current clinical practice.

The goal of this Randomized Controlled Trial is to evaluate heart rate variability (HRV)before and after listening to music in patients scheduled for cataract surgery under topical anesthesia, compared to patients who do not listen to music. Our hypothesis is that the anxious population with a low HRV benefits from an anxiolytic effect of music to increase HRV levels.

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate effects of consecutive Yellow and Red Light Emitting Diode photobiomodulation in dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Is Yellow and Red Light Emitting Diode photobiomodulation effective in decreasing drusen volume in patients affected by dry AMD?
* Does Yellow and Red Light Emitting Diode photobiomodulation increase visual acuity and contrast sensitivity in patients affected by dry AMD? Participants will be randomly assigned to a treatment or a sham group.
Treatment consists in two cycles with two phases each:
* 1st phase: 300 seconds of continuous Yellow light with eyes closed + 60 seconds of pulsed Yellow light with eyes opened;
* 2d phase: 300 seconds of continuous Red light with eyes closed + 60 seconds of pulsed Red light with eyes opened.
Cycle 1 consists of 8 sessions (two PBM per week for 4 weeks) and cycle 2 consists of 6 sessions (two PBM per week for 3 weeks).
Researchers will compare patients in the treatment group to those in the sham group to evaluate differences in objective signs and subjective symptoms of dry AMD.