Clinical trials: sponsored by 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
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
Group B Streptococcus
The Prevalence of Group B Streptococcus Positive Pregnant Patients in an Inner City Tertiary Care Center
A retrospective review of the prevalence of Group B Streptococcus Positive Pregnant Patients in an Inner City Tertiary Care Center
- Trial name
- NCT01251289
- Volunteers
- 628 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium, Alcohol Withdrawal
Phenobarbital for Severe Acute Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome
Severe acute alcohol withdrawal syndrome is a potentially life-threatening condition characterized by agitation, confusion, abnormal heart rhythms and seizures.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium, Alcohol Withdrawal, Alcohol Withdrawal Seizures
- Trial name
- PHENOMANAL (NCT03586089)
- Testing
- Phenobarbital Sodium
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Hemorrhagic Shock
Effect of Remote Ischemic Conditioning on Trauma Patients With Hemorrhagic Shock
The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether remote ischemic conditioning is a safe and effective intervention to prevent the development of inflammation and coagulopathy in trauma patients with hemorrhagic shock.
- Trial name
- NCT02071290
- Testing
- Pneumatic tourniquet
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
Supine Exercise in Hepatopulmonary Syndrome Patients With Orthodeoxia
Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a rare condition that presents in about a quarter of patients with liver cirrhosis. In addition, a small subset of these HPS patients also have orthodeoxia, defined as a drop in oxygen levels…
- Trial name
- NCT04004104
- Testing
- Upright Exercise, Supine Exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Asthma
The Electronic Asthma Management System
This study is an extension of a pilot study in which investigators developed and tested a computerized tool to help physicians to determine if their patients' asthma is well controlled, advise them on medication changes required…
- Trial name
- eAMS (NCT03193242)
- Testing
- Electronic Asthma Management System: eAMS
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, TTN
Use of Gentle Synchronized Negative Pressure in Helping Babies Breathe
The NeoVest delivery device is a wearable vest/shell that surrounds the infant's abdomen. It was developed using serial body measurements of infants previously admitted to the St. Michael's Hospital NICU (REB #15-183).
- Conditions
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome, TTN, RDS of Prematurity, Respiratory Distress, Newborn
- Trial name
- Neovest (NCT03510169)
- Testing
- NeoVest
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
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
Evaluation of Preterm NAVA Catheter Placement
Positioning of EDI Catheter In Premature Infants
Nasogastric (NG) and orogastric (OG) feeding tubes have a high incidence of malpositioning, occurring in up to 59% of preterm infants (Lopes 2019).
- Trial name
- PIPI (NCT05107713)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- 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
Opioid Use, Opioid-Related Disorders
Surviving Opioid Overdose With Naloxone Education and Resuscitation Trial (SOONER)
Among people at risk of opioid overdose and receiving care in an academic emergency department, family practice, opioid substitution clinic or general inpatient units, does brief opioid overdose resuscitation training and…
- Conditions
- Opioid Use, Opioid-Related Disorders, Opioid Withdrawal, Opioid Overdose
- Trial name
- SOONER (NCT04740099)
- Testing
- SOONER Video & Kit, Standard of Care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Overdose
SOONER Feasibility Study Protocol
Opioid Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution programs (OEND) involve training and equipping people who are likely to be bystanders to opioid overdose to recognize and respond to opioid-related emergencies by activating…
- Trial name
- SOONER (NCT03821649)
- Testing
- SOONER Training and Naloxone Kit Kit, Community or Hospital-Based Training
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Educational Achievement
School Based Health Care: A Model for Improving Educational Achievement for Children in Inner City Schools
Developmental problems have tremendous impact on children, affecting academic achievement and mental health later in life.The process of receiving a developmental assessment is long and arduous, and may require multiple physician…
- Trial name
- NCT04540003
- Testing
- Access to School Based Health Centre
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 147 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Abdominal Trauma, Abdominal Injury
A Non-Traumatic Binder for Temporary Abdominal Wall Closure
At the end of most abdominal operations, the fascial layer is closed by stitching edges of the wound together. However, because of logistic and/or technical reasons or the patient's critical condition, the surgeon is forced to…
- Conditions
- Abdominal Trauma, Abdominal Injury, Abdominal Infection, Abdominal Sepsis
- Trial name
- ABRO (NCT03815370)
- Testing
- Experimental: ABRO™ Binder Arm
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Coronavirus Infections, Post-exposure Prophylaxis
COVID-19 Ring-based Prevention Trial With Lopinavir/Ritonavir
COVID-19 has rapidly evolved into a generalized global pandemic. Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) against on COVID-19 was identified as an urgent research priority by the WHO, and lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r) is a promising…
- Trial name
- CORIPREV-LR (NCT04321174)
- Testing
- Lopinavir/ritonavir
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 123 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Blunt Injury of Thorax, Flail Chest
Treatment of Acute, Unstable Chest Wall Injuries
Unstable chest injuries are common in poly trauma patients. They can lead to severe pulmonary restriction, loss of lung volume, difficulty with ventilation and can render the patient to require intubation and mechanical…
- Conditions
- Blunt Injury of Thorax, Flail Chest, Chest Wall Injury Trauma, Rib Fracture
- Trial name
- NCT01367951
- Testing
- Surgical fixation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 207 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Invasive Mechanical Ventilation, Critical Illness
Mechanical Ventilation Discontinuation Practices
Background: The requirement for ventilator support is a defining feature of critical illness. Weaning is the process during which the work of breathing is transferred from the ventilator back to the patient.
- Conditions
- Invasive Mechanical Ventilation, Critical Illness, Spontaneous Breathing Trial, Weaning Invasive Mechanical Ventilation
- Trial name
- IOS (NCT03955874)
- Where
- 14 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,868 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Endoscopy, Gamification
Applying Gamification to Postgraduate Endoscopic Training
Simulation-based training curricula for gastrointestinal endoscopy have been developed and have been shown to be effective. It is possible that these curricula may be further improved.
- Conditions
- Endoscopy, Gamification, Simulation
- Trial name
- NCT03176251
- Testing
- Gamified-Integrated Curriculum
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
COVID, Corona Virus Infection
RIC as an Adjunct Therapy for Severe COVID-19 Disease: a Prospective Randomized Pilot Study
This research aims to assess the use of an experimental and non-invasive procedure, Remote Ischemic Conditioning (RIC), as an adjunct therapy in attenuating severe COVID-19 disease.
- Conditions
- COVID, Corona Virus Infection, Acute Lung Injury, Ischemia Limb
- Trial name
- NCT04659460
- Testing
- Remote Ischemic Conditioning
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto