Clinical trials: sponsored by Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Alzheimer Disease (AD)
Remote Digital Assessments for Cognitive Disorders
Memory and thinking problems in older adults, including mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD), can be difficult to assess promptly because evaluation often depends on in-person specialist visits.
- Trial name
- MonitorCog-AI (NCT07883746)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Healthy Controls
Intranasal Insulin and Olanzapine Study in Healthy Volunteers
Antipsychotic (AP) medications are considered to be the gold standard treatment for psychotic disorders including schizophrenia.
- Trial name
- INI/OLA (NCT03741478)
- Testing
- OLANZapine 2.5 MG, Insulin Lispro 100 UNT/ML, Saline
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Knowledge Gaps, Attitudes
Addiction Psychoeducation for Canadian Muslims
The Canadian Muslim Addiction Program (C-MAP) was designed as a pilot randomized controlled study using quantitative and qualitative methods to evaluate culturally and spiritually adapted addiction psychoeducation.
- Conditions
- Knowledge Gaps, Attitudes, Stigma of Mental Illness, Help-seeking Intention
- Trial name
- NCT07865104
- Testing
- Culturally sensitive addiction psychoeducation program, Secular
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 187 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment
Does Psilocybin Change Synaptic Density in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment
The goal of this pilot, exploratory, clinical trial is to investigate the effects of psilocybin on synaptic vesicular density (SVD) as measured by the positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracer, 18F-SynVesT-1, in participants…
- Trial name
- NCT06041152
- Testing
- Psilocybin
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Insulin Resistance, Menstrual Cycle
Effects of Antipsychotics on Brain Insulin Action in Females
Females treated with antipsychotics have higher rates of comorbid metabolic syndrome than males. Despite this, females have historically been excluded from many mechanistic studies due to confounding effects of menstrual cycles.
- Conditions
- Insulin Resistance, Menstrual Cycle, Type 2 Diabetes, Antipsychotics
- Trial name
- NCT06251635
- Testing
- Olanzapine 2.5Mg Oral Tablet, Insulin Lispro 100 UNT/ML, Saline
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Schizophrenia, Healthy
Does Abnormal Insulin Action in the Brain Underlie Cognitive and Metabolic Dysfunction in Schizophrenia
Cognitive impairment (such as challenges in thinking and memory) is a core aspect of schizophrenia (SCZ), contributing to disability and poor functional outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT05748990
- Testing
- Intranasal insulin
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Major Depressive Disorder
Effectiveness of an Integrated Care Pathway for Depression: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
This is a quasi-experimental, multi-site cluster controlled clinical trial design with two intervention arms--Treatment As Usual (TAU) and an Integrated Care Pathway (ICP).
- Trial name
- CARIBOU-2 (NCT05142683)
- Testing
- Treatment As Usual, CARIBOU-2
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Psychomotor Impairment
Combined Alcohol and Cannabis Effects on Skills of Young Drivers
Alcohol and cannabis are the two most widely used substances of abuse in the world and are the psychoactive substances most often found in seriously and fatally injured drivers.
- Trial name
- NCT03106363
- Testing
- alcohol, delta 9 tetrahydrocannabinol
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Motor Activity
rTMS to Improve Motor Function in Autism
In the current project, investigators have two main goals: i) Testing whether an excessive plasticity, i.e. hyperplasticity in the motor cortex underlies motor function difficulties in autistic adults, and ii) Using repetitive…
- Trial name
- (AMBLE Autism) (NCT06497920)
- Testing
- Active rTMS to the motor cortex
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
THC
THC Titration of High-Potency Cannabis Concentrates
High-potency cannabis use is associated with public health risks, such as cannabis use disorder, psychotic disorders, and impaired cognition.
- Trial name
- THC Titration (NCT07105449)
- Testing
- Cannabis (30% THC Concentrate), Cannabis (60% THC Concentrate), Cannabis (90% THC Concentrate)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Memory Impairment
Enhancing Frontal Lobes Plasticity in Mild Cognitive Impairment
More than 5 million people live with Alzheimer's dementia (AD) in North America. No effective treatment exists yet probably because by the time AD has developed it is too late to intervene.
- Trial name
- PAS-MCI (NCT04583215)
- Testing
- Paired Associative Stimulation (PAS)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Mental Health Disorder, Substance Use
Stigma Intervention Among Primary Health Workers in Toronto
This project is measuring the effectiveness of an anti-stigma intervention among primary care providers. Both staff and clients will be asked to complete survey data in order to measure the effectiveness.
- Trial name
- NCT03043417
- Testing
- CHC's given the intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 485 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Mixed
Targeting Brain Physiology to Treat Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia Using TMS-EEG and tDCS
Agitation and aggression impose a tremendous burden on the individuals living with dementia, their families, caregivers, and healthcare systems.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Mixed, Dementia, Behavior Problem
- Trial name
- tTED (NCT03846492)
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, In Remission
Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease With CR Plus tDCS in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Depression (PACt-MD)
This 7-year randomized controlled trial will compare the efficacy of non-invasive brain stimulation (trans-cranial Direct Current Stimulation - tDCS) combined with cognitive remediation (CR) versus sham ("placebo") tDCS combined…
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, In Remission, Major Depressive Disorder, Single Episode, in Full Remission
- Trial name
- PACt-MD (NCT02386670)
- Testing
- tDCS + CR
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 375 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Schizophrenia
Paired Associative Stimulation in the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex in Patients With Schizophrenia
The purpose of this study is to 1. assess the effect of PAS in schizophrenia in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) 2. assess the effect of PAS induced long-term potentiation (LTP) on the performance of patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT01545999
- Testing
- Brain Stimulation via Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Brain Insulin Sensitivity, Healthy Controls
Do Antipsychotics Block Insulin Action in the Brain: is it a Class Effect?
This study aimed at helping researchers understand how a medication called haloperidol can affect insulin action in the brain. Insulin is a hormone in the body that controls sugar levels in part by lowering the amount of glucose…
- Conditions
- Brain Insulin Sensitivity, Healthy Controls, Cognition
- Trial name
- NCT07109245
- Testing
- Haloperidol, Insulin Lispro, Saline
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Medication Adherence, Smoking Cessation
Helping People Adhere to Their Varenicline Treatment by Co-creating a Conversational Agent: A Feasibility Study
The goal of this feasibility study is to co-create and evaluate a theory informed, evidence-based, patient-centered healthbot aimed at helping people adhere to their varenicline regimen.
- Trial name
- NCT05997901
- Testing
- Varenicline healthbot
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Major Depressive Disorder, Depression
Is Brain Insulin Resistance a Feature of the Biology of Depression in Adolescents
This study will examine if brain insulin resistance is a feature of depression in humans using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measures sensitive to brain insulin action.
- Trial name
- NCT05571878
- Testing
- Humalog, Saline nasal spray
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Anorexia Nervosa
Appetitive Conditioning in Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is characterized by a reduced drive to pursue rewarding experiences and stimuli. Food consumption - which is almost universally experienced as pleasurable - is not described as rewarding by those with AN.
- Trial name
- ACAN (NCT05531604)
- Testing
- appetitive conditioning
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Alcohol Drinking, Alcoholism
Digital Human-Based Brief Interventions for Harmful Alcohol Use: The PAHOLA Project
Alcohol use disorders are among the most prevalent mental disorders in Canada; however, due to numerous barriers, including fear of treatment, privacy concerns, stigma, time conflicts, and lack of availability of treatment, less…
- Trial name
- NCT05906979
- Testing
- PAHOLA (digital health assistant), Standard information on alcohol use and health
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health