Clinical trials: CAN
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Can a Novel Telemedicine Tool Reduce Disparities Related to the Identification of Preschool Children With Autism?
Families seeking evaluation for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often face barriers such as low availability of specialists, lengthy waitlists, and long distances to tertiary care diagnostic centers.
- Trial name
- TAP-P (NCT05373173)
- Testing
- Tele-assessment + In-person assessment, Tele-assessment only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Frailty, Sedentary Behavior
Stand if You Can: A Standing Intervention in Long Term Care
It is currently unknown if reducing sitting time, an activity that is highly prevalent in frail older adults living in long term care (LTC) facilities, is associated with an improvement in physical capacity such as walking speed.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Sedentary Behavior, Physical Disability
- Trial name
- NCT03796039
- Testing
- Standing
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Brunswick
Safety Issues, Chronic Kidney Diseases
Sick-Day Protocol to Improve Outcomes in Chronic Kidney Disease
The benefits of renin angiotensin system (RAS) blockers and diuretics for blood pressure control are well-established in chronic kidney diseases (CKD) patients; however, these agents may become hazardous on "sick-days" that lead…
- Trial name
- NCT03141905
- Testing
- Sick-Day Protocol, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 342 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Behavior
The Study Guide Cluster Randomized Control Trial
Spaced education is a promising theory-driven strategy to improve clinical competence. Our aim is to improve the clinical competence of Family Physicians, an outcome associated with the quality of care delivered to Canadians.
- Trial name
- NCT03312218
- Testing
- Spaced educational intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 634 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jewish General Hospital
Contraception
RCT: Can a Single Counseling Phone Call Improve Contraception After an Abortion?
Hypothesis: Use of an effective contraceptive six weeks after abortion will be higher in the treatment group than in the control group.
- Trial name
- PPR (NCT01199952)
- Testing
- Treatment group: receives counseling phone call intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 207 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Massage Therapy, Health-care Workers
Can Massage During One Year Improve Health in Health-care Providers Working in Hospital
The overall aim of this pilot study is to investigate the effect, "feasibility" and experiences of regular massage over 12 months on the mental and physical health of healthcare professionals, as well as the frequency of layoffs…
- Conditions
- Massage Therapy, Health-care Workers, Quality of Life, Psychological Distress
- Trial name
- NCT05555082
- Testing
- Massage
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Linkoeping
Health Behavior, Health Care Utilization
COVID-19: Healthy Oregon (Oregon Saludable): Together We Can (Juntos Podemos) Phase II
The global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic that causes the severe respiratory illness COVID-19 is the worst health crisis that the United States has faced in a century.
- Trial name
- OSJP (NCT05082935)
- Testing
- Phase II Promotores de Salud, Phase I Promotores de Salud Outreach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,463 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oregon
Resuscitation
Newborn Ventilation in the Delivery Room: Could it be Improved With a T-piece Resuscitator?
A multicenter cross-over cluster randomized controlled trial protocol study in newborn infants ≥ 26 weeks gestational age requiring assisted ventilation (positive pressure ventilation [PPV]) for resuscitation in the delivery room…
- Trial name
- NCT00443118
- Testing
- T-piece resuscitator Neopuff TM, Self Inflating Bag with PEEP, Self Inflating Bag without PEEP
- Where
- 11 sites in United States, Argentina and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 1,032 people
- Sponsor
- Edgardo Szyld
Infant Mortality, BCG
Can Earlier BCG Vaccination Reduce Early Infant Mortality? A Randomised Trial
The purpose of this study is to determine whether BCG vaccination shortly after birth can reduce early infant mortality in a rural and an urban setting.
- Trial name
- BCGR (NCT02504203)
- Testing
- BCG-Denmark 1331 (Statens Serum Institute)
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 2,332 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Mycoses, Leukemia
Assessment of the Fungal Infection Incidence Across Canada for High Risk Participants With Hematological Disease (P07501)
This will be a retrospective study that includes retrospective chart reviews at major institutions across Canada. The intent of the study is to generate both regional and national incidence data for non-Candida invasive fungal…
- Trial name
- TRAFIC (NCT01254318)
- Testing
- Standard Care
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Diphtheria, Pertussis
Study to Assess if Quinvaxem Can be Interchanged With Other Pentavalent Vaccines During Standard Childhood Vaccination
This is a study to show that vaccination with 1 dose of Tritanrix HB+Hib followed by Quinvaxem vaccine as the 2nd and 3rd dose is not inferior to vaccination with Quinvaxem for all 3 doses, with respect to protection against all…
- Conditions
- Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Hepatitis B
- Trial name
- NCT01357720
- Testing
- Quinvaxem, Quinvaxem/Tritanrix
- Where
- Philippines
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Crucell Holland BV
Type 1 Diabetes
Obtain a Good Blood Glucose Control With the Paradigm Real Time System
In this study, subjects with insufficient metabolic control despite optimized basal-bolus injection regimens were randomily assigned to either the Mini- Med Paradigm REAL-Time insulin pump (PRT), an insulin pump that can receive…
- Trial name
- RTD (NCT00441129)
- Testing
- Minimed paradigm Real Time Sytem, Minimed Paradigm 512/712 Insulin pump
- Where
- 8 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
Female Pelvic Exam
Preparing Medical Students to Undertake a First Female Pelvic Exam.
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a web based learning module in the preparation of medical students to undertake a first female pelvic exam.
- Trial name
- NCT01101971
- Testing
- Pelvic exam video tutorial
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University
Developmental Delay
The CHICA Developmental Screening Study
The aims of this study are to (1) Expand and modify an existing computer-based decision support system (CHICA) to include the 2006 AAP developmental surveillance and screening algorithm; (2) Evaluate the effect of the CHICA…
- Trial name
- NCT01351077
- Testing
- CHICA DevScreen Module
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Diabetes, Hypertension
Can Group Visits Improve Outcomes of Veterans With Diabetes
Background: Diabetes is a common, morbid and expensive disease among veterans. Achieving adequate glycemic control and blood pressure control can reduce the devastating complications of diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT00286741
- Testing
- Diabetes Group Management Visits
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 239 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Contraception
E4 FREEDOM (Female Response Concerning Efficacy and Safety of Estetrol/Drospirenone as Oral Contraceptive in a Multicentric Study) - United States/Canada Study
The objectives of this study are to evaluate the contraceptive efficacy, vaginal bleeding pattern (cycle control), and the general safety and acceptability of the 15 mg estetrol (E4)/3 mg drospirenone (DRSP) combination in…
- Trial name
- NCT02817841
- Testing
- 15 mg E4/3 mg DRSP
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 2,148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Estetra
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Study of a New Medication for Childhood Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP), a Blood Disorder of Low Platelet Counts That Can Lead to Bruising Easily, Bleeding Gums, and/or Bleeding Inside the Body.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of eltrombopag in children with previously treated chronic immune thrombocytopenia who are between 1 and 17 years of age. This is a 2 part study.
- Trial name
- PETIT2 (NCT01520909)
- Testing
- Eltrombopag
- Where
- 51 sites in United States, Argentina and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Intraoperative Ureter Visualization, Abdominolpelvic Surgery
A Study to Find Out if ASP5354 Can Clearly Help Show the Ureter During Surgery
The ureter was the tube that carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder. It was difficult for surgeons to see the ureter during abdominal surgery. This could lead to injuring the ureter which, although rare, could be serious.
- Trial name
- NCT05754333
- Testing
- pudexacianinium chloride
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc.
Vaccines, Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
Study Evaluating 13-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Healthy Infants
The purpose of this study will be to evaluate the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in healthy infants given with routine pediatric vaccinations in Canada.
- Trial name
- NCT00475033
- Testing
- 13-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine, 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
- Where
- 11 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 603 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
Low T3 Syndrome
Can Oral T3 Normalize Thyroid Hormone Levels Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Children?
Low triiodothyronine (T3) syndrome defines as decrease of T3 levels during critically ill. This decrease of T3 levels was observed after congenital heart surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass.
- Trial name
- NCT01780584
- Testing
- Oral T3 Low dose, Oral T3 high dose
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- National Cardiovascular Center Harapan Kita Hospital Indonesia