Clinical trials: CAN
Dengue
Insecticidal School Uniforms for Dengue Prevention in Thailand
This is a randomised controlled trial that will be conducted in eastern Thailand in a group of schools with approximately 2,000 students aged 7-15 years.
- Trial name
- DengueTools (NCT01563640)
- Testing
- permethrin insecticide, washing
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 1,825 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Umeå University
Cerebral Palsy, Spasticity
Lateral Cord Stimulation as a New Treatment for Refractory Spastic Cerebral Palsy
The aim of our work is to investigate whether electrical Lateral Cord Stimulation (LCS) causes an inhibitory and modulatory action by indirect cerebellar activation, so releasing spasticity and the spastic syndrome in selected…
- Trial name
- Andreani1 (NCT02199015)
- Testing
- Lateral spinal cord surgical implant of electrodes
- Where
- 2 sites in Argentina, Germany
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Juan Carlos M. Andreani MD
Pain, Procedural
Virtual Reality Goggle Utilization for Venipuncture Distraction
This is a randomized non-blinded trial evaluating the effect of virtual reality goggles on perceived pain and anxiety scores during venipuncture on hospitalized children ages 5-21.
- Trial name
- NCT04479735
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Goggles
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Substance Use
Health and Resilience Projects: Foundations
The Health and Resilience Project (HARP): Foundations is investigating the efficacy of the Strong African American Families (SAAF) intervention in promoting the health and well being of African American adolescents.
- Trial name
- HARP-F (NCT05253235)
- Testing
- SAAF, Receipt of parenting book
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Georgia
Esophageal Cancer
Radiation Therapy and Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Surgery in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer That Can Be Removed By Surgery
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as fluorouracil and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by…
- Trial name
- NCT00416858
- Testing
- cisplatin, fluorouracil, adjuvant therapy
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Federation Francophone de Cancerologie Digestive
Vaping Behaviors
Does the 'CATCH My Breath' Vaping Prevention Program Prevent High School Students in Ontario, Canada From Starting to Vape?
Vapes (also called e-cigarettes) have increased in popularity among youth in Canada and the United States. Youth who try vaping are at risk of becoming addicted and continuing to vape.
- Trial name
- NCT06825338
- Testing
- CATCH My Breath
- Where
- 8 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 5,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Antibiotic Use, Carriage of Antibiotic Resistant Pathogens
Israeli Judicious Antibiotic Prescription Study
This study aims to implement judicious antibiotic prescription habits to primary care pediatricians using a multifacet educational intervention and assess two main outcomes: 1) Direct outcome - prescription rates of the…
- Trial name
- IJAP (NCT01187758)
- Testing
- Workshops and focus group meetings
- Volunteers
- 5,700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Remission
Preservation of Residual Beta Cell Mass and Prevention of Celiac Disease in Children With Recent Onset Type 1 Diabetes
The overall aim of this project is to investigate whether a gluten free diet after the onset of type 1 diabetes (T1D) can better preserve the remaining beta cell mass and at the same time prevent the development of Celiac Disease…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Remission, Celiac Disease in Children
- Trial name
- Diabglut (NCT03037190)
- Testing
- withdrawal of gluten from the diet
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Lund University
Hereditary, Hemolysis
Hemolysis in Patients With Hereditary Spherocytosis (HS)
In the present study the investigators are going to explore the oxidative status of HS-RBC and its contribution to hemolysis
- Trial name
- NCT01201174
- Testing
- fermented papaya preparation (FPP)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wolfson Medical Center
Lung Cancer
Minimum Dose CT Post Lung Biopsy
The aim is to evaluate whether Minimum Dose CT (MnDCT) is useful in the management of patients post Lung Biopsy
- Trial name
- NCT00188162
- Testing
- CT
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Blood Transfusion Complication, Wrong Blood in Tube
Proficiency Based Training to Investigate Blood Sampling Errors Including WBIT
The objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a Proficiency Based Progression training programme, together with evidence based individual feedback for any residual errors, which has been specifically developed…
- Conditions
- Blood Transfusion Complication, Wrong Blood in Tube, Pre Analytical Blood Sample Errors
- Trial name
- NCT03577561
- Testing
- Proficiency Based Progression Training in Phlebotomy
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 137 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Patrick Henn
Aluminum Contamination of Parenteral Nutrition
Serum Aluminum Concentration of Pediatric Patients Receiving Long-Term Parenteral Nutrition
The purpose of this study is to determine whether children on long-term parenteral nutrition (>6 weeks) have serum aluminum concentrations that are higher than children (aged and gender matched) that have never received…
- Trial name
- NCT01371123
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Postoperative Vomiting, Nausea
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting and Acupuncture/Acupressure
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) remain a significant challenge in the investigators practice. However, pharmaceutical prophylaxis can imply unpleasant adverse effects.
- Trial name
- NCT00965367
- Testing
- Acustimulation
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 154 people
- Sponsor
- National Research Centre of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Norway
Breast Cancer
Chemotherapy in Treating Women With Breast Cancer That Can Be Surgically Removed
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. It is not yet known if chemotherapy given before surgery is more effective with or without docetaxel given…
- Trial name
- NCT00002707
- Testing
- Cyclophosphamide, Docetaxel, Doxorubicin
- Where
- 145 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 2,411 people
- Sponsor
- NSABP Foundation Inc
Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
Triple Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy for Delaying Drug Resistance Development - a Randomized Clinical Trial
Background: Artemisinin resistance has emerged in parts of Southeast Asia, and there are reports in Africa of reduced susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum parasites against artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT).
- Trial name
- 3ACT (NCT05764746)
- Testing
- Artemether-lumefantrine and Amodiaquine Drug Combination, Artemether-lumefantrine then Artesunate amodiaquine, Artemether-lumefantrine
- Where
- 2 sites in Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 384 people
- Sponsor
- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Can Milk Allergic Patients Tolerate Baked Milk Products
Oral Immunotherapy With Baked Milk Products for Patients Allergic to Cow's Milk - A Multicenter Study
Based on the current knowledge, the investigators hypothesized that most children with milk allergy in Israel would be able to ingest baked milk products daily, thus benefiting from improved nutrition and dietary variety and…
- Trial name
- NCT01760837
- Testing
- Baked milk products to cow's milk allergic patients
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Wolfson Medical Center
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms, Urogenital Neoplasms
Acupuncture for the Immune System in Radiation Cancer Patients
Purpose/Goal: To investigate how long course radiation therapy (RT), both with or without chemotherapy, affects the immune system, and to determine if acupuncture can modify these effects in patients undergoing curative radiation…
- Trial name
- NCT01422928
- Testing
- Medical Acupuncture
- Where
- Canada
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
Emotional Stress
Effects of Mindfulness Training on the Emotional Experience and (Non-) Acceptance of Emotions in Adolescents
The epidemiological data are alarming. Emotional distress, and depression in particular, is highly prevalent in adolescents, it has multiple problematic consequences and, most alarming, it is on the rise.
- Trial name
- NCT04159272
- Testing
- Mindfulness Training
- Where
- 11 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prof. dr. Filip Raes
Obesity
Healthy Eating Aerobic and Resistance Training in Youth (HEARTY) Trial
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of resistance training, aerobic training, and combined aerobic and resistance training on percent body fat, measured using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), in sedentary…
- Trial name
- NCT00195858
- Testing
- aerobic and resistance exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 304 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Bowel Ischemia, Acute Bowel Ischemia / Infarction
Diagnosing Acute Onset Insufficient Intestinal Blood Flow (Bowel Ischemia) With a Novel CT Technique Called Dual-energy CT (DECT). This Observational Study Seeks to Evaluate Whether DECT Can Improve the Diagnosis of Bowel Ischemia and How the DECT Findings Correlate With Intraoperative Findings
The aim of this study is to evaluate the performance of dual-energy CT (DECT) in the diagnosis of acute bowel ischemia (ABI). ABI is a condition characterised by inadequate blood supply to portions of the intestine.
- Trial name
- NCT04561323
- Testing
- Dual-energy CT
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet