Clinical trials: sponsored by Unity Health Toronto
HIV, Chlamydia
National Rapid TLC: Testing and Linkage to Care
The goal of this cross-sectional study is to learn if the GeneXpert system is a practical system for HIV and STBBI testing in community-based organizations and health clinics.
- Conditions
- HIV, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, HCV
- Trial name
- NCT07730801
- Testing
- Xpert® HIV-1 Qual XC
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Mood Disorders, Depressive Disorder
An Innovative Master Platform for Clinical Trials in Mood Disorders
Mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder affect over 350 million people around the world. While several effective treatments exist, it is often difficult to match the right treatment to an individual person.
- Conditions
- Mood Disorders, Depressive Disorder, Bipolar and Related Disorders
- Trial name
- ENABLE (NCT06408012)
- Where
- 9 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 2,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Pre-exposure Prophylaxis, HIV Infections
Project Phakama: Testing Support Strategies to Empower Young Women on PrEP in South Africa
The goal of this trial is to understand which strategies work best to support pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use among female sex workers (FSW) and adolescent girls and youth women (AGYW) in uMgungundlovu, KwaZulu-Natal, South…
- Trial name
- NCT06274060
- Testing
- Case management, Food vouchers, PrEP support buddy
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 304 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Homelessness, Youth
Transitioning Youth Out of Homelessness 2.0 (TYOH 2.0)
Introduction: This 12-month pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) built on previous community-engaged work and explored whether portable rent subsidies and an intervention targeting identity capital (purpose, control…
- Trial name
- NCT05781503
- Testing
- Identity Capital Intervention (Coach + Co-designed Leadership Guide), Monthly Rent Subsidies
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Non-anemic Iron Deficiency
Iron Treatment for Young Children With Non-anemic Iron Deficiency
The pre-school years are critical years for children to acquire early learning skills such as language, fine motor and social skills; this is termed early child development.
- Trial name
- OptEC (NCT01481766)
- Testing
- Ferrous Sulfate, Dietary counseling
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 127 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Homelessness, Youth
Transitioning Youth Out of Homelessness 2.5 (TYOH 2.5)
The idea for this study came from the research team's current study called Transitioning Youth Out of Homelessness (TYOH) 2.0, which provides coaching and a leadership guide to youth transitioning out of homelessness.
- Trial name
- NCT06425458
- Testing
- Co-Designed Strengths-Based Leadership Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Breastmilk Collection, Childhood Obesity
Breastmilk Composition and Microbial Profile in the Growth and Development of Healthy Term-born Infants
An increasing number of children are developing non-communicable diseases that carry immediate and long-term significant societal and economic impacts.
- Conditions
- Breastmilk Collection, Childhood Obesity, Childhood Asthma, Allergy
- Trial name
- NCT06970535
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Point-of-Care Testing, HIV
Ayaangwaamiziwin Initiative: Carefulness and Preparedness
The goal of this clinical trial is to implement a test, treat, and connect intervention approach using HIV and syphilis rapid point-of-care (POC) testing in 3 Canadian Prairie provinces (Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan)…
- Conditions
- Point-of-Care Testing, HIV, Syphilis
- Trial name
- AI (NCT06893159)
- Testing
- INSTI HIV-1/2 Antibody Test, INSTI Multiplex HIV-1/2 Syphilis Antibody Test, Multiplo Complete Syphilis (TP/nTP) Antibody Test
- Where
- 8 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Mental Health Wellness, Emotional Problem
Behaviours and Emotions in Preschoolers
In this TARGet Kids! Study, we want to find out whether a short questionnaire can be used to help find out about mental health problems in preschool age children.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Wellness, Emotional Problem, Behavioural Problem, Post Partum Depression
- Trial name
- BeEPS (NCT03856931)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 183 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TARGetKids!
Quality of Health Care, HIV/AIDS
Using Electronic Medical Record Data to Improve HIV Primary Care
This cluster randomized control trial examines whether an audit and feedback study improves care of patients living with HIV/AIDS in a family health team setting.
- Conditions
- Quality of Health Care, HIV/AIDS, Electronic Health Records
- Trial name
- NCT04107233
- Testing
- Audit and Feedback
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
HIV, HIV Self-testing
Our Healthbox - Evaluating Interactive Dispensing Systems for Low-Barrier Access to HIV Testing and Harm Reduction.
When REACH Nexus at MAP Centre for Urban Solutions out of St. Michael's Hospital launched its signature program, I'm Ready in 2021, our goal was to democratize access to free HIV self-testing to reach the undiagnosed in Canada.
- Conditions
- HIV, HIV Self-testing, Harm Reduction, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT05516069
- Testing
- Our Healthbox (smart vending machine or interactive dispensing system)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Cystic Fibrosis
Modulation by Sex Hormones of Inflammation and Susceptibility to Pseudomonas Aeruginosa in Cystic Fibrosis Airways
The general objective is to elucidate the mechanisms whereby sex hormones may modulate the severity of respiratory disease. An important component of this proposal is a systematic and intensive approach to characterize how the…
- Trial name
- NCT00700050
- Testing
- Hypertonic saline
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
HIV Infections
Virtual PrEP: Rendering PrEP Delivery More Efficient
Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBM) account for over half of new HIV infections in Canada each year, and have a 131-fold higher risk of HIV than other Canadian men.
- Trial name
- VPrEP (NCT05159531)
- Testing
- PrEP, mHealth Model of Care, Standard of Care
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Stroke
Development and Evaluation of iWalk: A Guide to Facilitate Evidence-informed Assessment of Walking After Stroke
Stroke remains a major health concern and the second highest cause of disability worldwide. After experiencing a stroke, many people lose the ability to walk independently.
- Trial name
- NCT04184843
- Testing
- iWalk Toolkit
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Obesity, Childhood
Cow Milk Fat Obesity pRevention Trial
Cow's milk is a dietary staple for children in North America. Though clinical guidelines suggest children transition from whole (3.25% fat) milk to reduced (1%) fat milk at age 2 years, recent epidemiological evidence supports a…
- Trial name
- CoMFORT (NCT03914807)
- Testing
- Whole (3.25%) cow's milk recommendation, Reduced (1%) fat milk
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 534 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Preterm Labor, Fetal Glucocorticoid Exposure
The Effect of Antenatal Corticosteroids on the Fetal Thymus - a Possible Role in Fetal Immune Programming
Administration of corticosteroids is standard practice for pregnant patients at risk of preterm labour to reduce the risk of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome, intraventricular hemorrhage, necrotizing enterocolitis and…
- Trial name
- NCT03057717
- Testing
- 2D ultrasound assessment
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Infertility
Access to Infertility Services: Clinic Perspective
Since the identification of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the 1980s, there have been significant advances made in the management and long-term prognosis for infected…
- Trial name
- NCT00782132
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Obesity, Childhood, Nutrition
Nutrition Recommendation Intervention trialS in Children's Healthcare
NuRISH is a suite of clinical trials for children from low-income families which will determine whether primary healthcare prescription for: 1) Optimal breastfeeding with support from a mobile lactation consultant vs.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Nutrition, Health Risk Behaviors, Breastfeeding
- Trial name
- NuRISH (NCT05477628)
- Testing
- Childcare Navigator, Lactation Consultant, Lactation Consultant Support and Childcare Navigator Support
- Volunteers
- 620 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
COVID-19 Experience
Data Collection on the Model Schools Pediatric Health Initiative at 5 SBHC Sites: COVID-19 Questionnaire
The Model School Pediatric Health Initiative arose out of concern about health access inequities and disparities among some of Toronto's most vulnerable children living in our inner-city neighborhoods.
- Trial name
- SBHC (NCT04534595)
- Testing
- COVID-19
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 851 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Colonic Polyp
Impact of Augmented Reality in Polypectomy Skills Acquisition in Simulation-based Endoscopy Training
Simulation-based training (SBT) is a safe and effective strategy for improving skills development in gastrointestinal endoscopy.
- Trial name
- NCT03826069
- Testing
- Augmented reality-based curriculum, Conventional Simulation Curriculum
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto