Sub DPU_BracketText_Italics()
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
With ActiveDocument.Range
  With .Find
    .ClearFormatting
    .Text = " \(*\)"
    .Forward = True
    .Wrap = wdFindStop
    .MatchWildcards = True
  End With
  Do While .Find.Execute
    If .Characters.First.Previous.Fields.Count > 0 Then
      .Start = .Start + 2
      .End = .End - 1
      .Font.Italic = True
    End If
    .Collapse wdCollapseEnd
  Loop
End With
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub