Clinical trials: sponsored by Unity Health Toronto
Blood Pressure
Effects of Soluble Fiber on Blood Pressure: A Meta-analysis of Randomly-controlled Trials
The present study conducted a meta-analysis of 22 randomly controlled trials to assess the effects of soluble fiber intake on blood pressure in human subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT02670967
- Testing
- Soluble Fibre
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Education, Simulation
Developing a Curriculum to Teach Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
Although a significant amount of work has been done to validate simulators as viable systems to teach technical skills outside the operating room, the next necessary step is to integrate simulator training into a comprehensive…
- Conditions
- Education, Simulation, Technical Skills Training, Laparoscopy
- Trial name
- NCT01371136
- Testing
- curricular training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Obesity
Design and Validation of a Simulation-based Training Curriculum for Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery
Laparoscopic bariatric surgery is an advanced laparoscopic procedure with a potential for significant morbidity and mortality along the early part of a surgeon's learning curve.
- Trial name
- NCT01610466
- Testing
- Laparoscopic bariatric surgery ex-vivo training curriculum
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Education, Laparoscopic Surgery
Comprehensive Laparoscopic Curriculum for Medical Students
Laparoscopic surgery has become the standard approach to a vast variety of surgical procedures. Due factors such as 2D- to 3D conversion, reduced tactile sensation, amplification of tremor and fulcrum effect of the abdominal…
- Trial name
- NCT01857180
- Testing
- Curriculum
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Infectious Disease, Cardiovascular Disease
Promoting Evidence-Based Decision-Making in India: District Evaluation Study on Health
The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of disseminating information on comparative performance, along with actionable messages on how to improve health outcomes, to district-level decision-makers in India using a…
- Trial name
- DESH (NCT01003587)
- Testing
- District health information package
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada, India
- Volunteers
- 594 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Cardiac Arrest
The Strategies for Post Arrest Resuscitation and Care Network
Background: One of the 2010 Impact Goals of the Emergency Cardiac Care (ECC) Committee of the American Heart Association is to double survival from cardiac arrest.
- Trial name
- SPARC (NCT00683683)
- Testing
- Knowledge Translation
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Surgical Technical Skill, Technical Errors in Surgery
Comprehensive Surgical Coaching
Simulation in surgical skills training is widely accepted as a necessary step to improve surgical training outside the operating room. Simulation predominately focuses on teaching a specific task or procedure.
- Trial name
- NCT01875679
- Testing
- Comprehensive Surgical Coaching, Conventional Surgical Training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Chronic Kidney Disease
The Effects of Dietary Fiber in CKD: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a debilitating condition in which there is a gradual decline of renal function associated with increased overall mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT01844882
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Mental Health
Coordinated Access to Care From Hospital Emergency Departments
The study will assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of providing brief, intensive case management for frequent users of hospital Emergency Departments who have mental health and/or addictions problems.
- Trial name
- CATCH-ED (NCT01622244)
- Testing
- Co-ordinated Access to Care from Hospital Emergency Departments, Coordinated Access to Care from Hospital Emergency Departments, Counseling and Resource Education
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 166 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Healthy
Standardized Comparison of Triage in EMS
The objective of this study is to evaluate the reliability and validity of acuity estimates by paramedics employing the Canadian Triage Acuity Scale (CTAS) in the out of hospital setting.
- Trial name
- NCT00468780
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 928 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Impaired Glucose Tolerance, Diabetes
Effect of Ginseng on Glycemic Control
Ginseng (American ginseng, Asian ginseng, Korean ginseng etc) is expected to show positive hypoglycemic effects, including improvements in glycated blood proteins[HbA1c], fasting glucose, fasting insulin, and the homeostasis…
- Trial name
- NCT01841229
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 770 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Critical Care Trial Participation Consent by SDM
The Approach Study
In the Approach Study, the investigators will study the 'process' by which Substitute Decision Makers (SDMs) are approached for consent for their loved one's participation in critical care research.
- Trial name
- NCT01232621
- Testing
- Physician Introduction of research personnel
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 138 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Education, General Surgery
Individualized Deliberate Practice on a Virtual Reality Simulator
Training on simulated models in a surgical skills laboratory has been shown to improve technical performance in the operating room.
- Trial name
- NCT01753947
- Testing
- Deliberate Practice
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Surgical Education
Validation of a Curriculum (STAC) for Technical Skill Acquisition in Minimally Invasive Surgery
This study describes the development and validation of a structured training and assessment curriculum (STAC) for a basic laparoscopic procedure.
- Trial name
- NCT01560494
- Testing
- STAC curriculum
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Acute Kidney Injury
The Optimal Mode of Renal Replacement Therapy in Acute Kidney Injury (OMAKI) Study
Acute kidney injury (AKI) in the intensive care unit is common, devastating and costly. However, minimal evidence exists to guide the prescription of optimal renal replacement therapy (RRT).
- Trial name
- OMAKI (NCT00675818)
- Testing
- Continuous venvenous hemofiltration (CVVH), Continuous venovenous hemodialysis (CVVHD)
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Patient Discharge, Continuity of Patient Care
Automated Versus Conventional Hospital Discharge Summaries and Prescriptions
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a semi-automated electronic patient discharge summary program leads to increased community physician and housestaff satisfaction and patient outcomes as compared to conventional…
- Conditions
- Patient Discharge, Continuity of Patient Care, Medical Records Systems, Computerized, Hospital Information Systems
- Trial name
- NCT00670865
- Testing
- Electronic discharge summary system
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 209 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Brain Injuries
Feasibility Trial of Traumatic Brain Injured Patients Randomized in the Prehospital Setting to Either Hypertonic Saline and Dextran Versus Normal Saline
This clinical trial will evaluate the ease of conducting a randomized trial on patients with severe head injury who are cared for by paramedics in the out of hospital setting.
- Trial name
- TOPHR HIT (NCT00878631)
- Testing
- hypertonic saline mixed with dextran, Normal Saline
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 113 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Contrast Induced Nephropathy, Critically Ill
N-Acetylcysteine in Critically Ill Patients Undergoing Contrast Enhanced Computed Tomography
Critically ill patients frequently undergo contrast enhanced computed tomography (CT) to establish diagnoses and direct management. Contrast agents can disturb kidney function and result in kidney dysfunction.
- Trial name
- NCT00830193
- Testing
- N-acetylcysteine
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Comparison of NeuFlex and Swanson Metacarpophalangeal Implants for Rheumatoid Arthritis
The main hypotheses for this study are as follows: 1. The use of NeuFlex implant results in flexion in the fourth and fifth MP joints that is at least 10 degrees greater than with teh use of the Swanson implant. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT00463424
- Testing
- NeuFlex metacarpophalangeal implant, Swanson metacarpophalangeal implant
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto