Clinical trials: sponsored by Unity Health Toronto
Caregiver, Caregiver Mental Health
Friends/Family of Individuals at Risk of Suicide Training Program
The Friends/Family of Individuals at Risk of Suicide Training (FIRST) program is a six-week program designed to provide knowledge and practical skills to help caregivers care for their loved one while also supporting their own…
- Conditions
- Caregiver, Caregiver Mental Health, Caregiver Stress, Suicide
- Trial name
- FIRST (NCT07902089)
- Testing
- FIRST Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Weaning-induced Pulmonary Edema, Mechanical Ventilation Weaning
Detecting Early Weaning-induced Pulmonary Oedema Using Lung Impedance Negative Trend During Spontaneous Breathing Trials
Critically ill patients who require a breathing machine are routinely assessed with a spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) to determine if they can safely breathe on their own.
- Conditions
- Weaning-induced Pulmonary Edema, Mechanical Ventilation Weaning, Spontaneous Breathing Trial
- Trial name
- DEWPOINT (NCT07886671)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 89 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Sepsis
Clinical Outcomes Using Molecular Prediction in Acute Suspected Sepsis and Infection
Sepsis is a complex syndrome that affects the functioning of multiple organ systems and is caused by an uncontrolled response to infection.
- Trial name
- COMPASS-I (NCT07874698)
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Healthy Volunteers
Examining the Effects of Nasal High Flow Oxygen Therapy Compared to Non-invasive Ventilation in Health Volunteers
Respiratory failure is characterized by low levels of oxygen and high levels of carbon dioxide in the blood which causes difficulty breathing.
- Trial name
- NCT03902639
- Testing
- Phase 1 and 2, Phase 3
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Treatment Resistant Depression, Depression - Major Depressive Disorder
Characterizing Synaptic Density in Treatment Resistant Depression
The purpose of this study is to better understand how certain brain systems work in people with depression, especially in those whose symptoms have not improved with antidepressant treatments.
- Trial name
- TPET (NCT03537794)
- Testing
- PET scans
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- 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
Cardiac Conditions, Connective Tissue Diseases
The Genetics Navigator: Evaluating a Digital Platform for Genomics Health Services
Genetic testing (GT) (including targeted panels, exome and genome sequencing) is increasingly being used for patient care as it improves diagnosis and health outcomes.
- Conditions
- Cardiac Conditions, Connective Tissue Diseases, Retinal Disease, Epilepsy in Children
- Trial name
- NCT06455384
- Testing
- Genetics Navigator, Standard Care with Genetics Professionals
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Wellness, Burnout, Caregiver
Evaluating the Impact of Resource Navigators to Support LTC and RH Staff During and Beyond COVID-19
The goal of this clinical trial is to test how well resource navigators help long-term care and retirement home staff access the various health and wellness resources available to them and the effects that this has on their…
- Conditions
- Wellness, Burnout, Caregiver, Burnout, Professional, COVID-19
- Trial name
- NCT05677997
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 123 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
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
Major Depressive Disorder, Suicide
Pain, Reward, Attention and Neurocircuitry: Biomarkers of Suicidality
The ultimate aim of this study is to identify a biomarker of suicide risk in MDD by measuring the "hedonic spectrum" (pain and reward responsivity), attention and its associated brain structures using brain scans (fMRI and DTI)…
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Suicide, Suicidal Ideation
- Trial name
- NCT02811198
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Major Depressive Disorder, Suicide
Identifying the Neural Basis of Capability for Suicide
Since capability for suicide involves overriding potential pain, and the opioid system plays a strong role in controlling pain perception, it follows that capability for suicide may be impacted by the opioid system.
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Suicide, Suicidal Ideation, Psychiatric Illness
- Trial name
- NCT03327129
- Testing
- fMRI
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
HIV Infection, Syphilis Infection
Multiplo Tp/HIV Self-Test
To help reach the undiagnosed living with HIV and/or syphilis in Canada, self-tests for HIV and Syphilis may have substantial utility for increased identification of infected individuals through their relative ease of use and…
- Trial name
- NCT06716450
- Testing
- Multiplo TP/HIV Antibody Test
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Mechanical Ventilation
DIAPHRAGM STRENGTH AND LUNG VOLUMES
Diaphragm dysfunction (loss of diaphragm strength) is common in the intensive care unit (ICU) patients using ventilators. The diaphragm is the main muscle of respiration and its dysfunction can prolong mechanical ventilation and…
- Trial name
- DIAVOLA (NCT07206459)
- Testing
- Healthy Patients, Critically Care Patients
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
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
HIV Infections, Syphilis Infection
Multiplo Near Patient Non-HCP Study
To help reach the undiagnosed living with HIV and/or syphilis in Canada, point-of-care (POC) tests for HIV and Syphilis may have substantial utility for increased identification of infected individuals through their relative ease…
- Trial name
- NCT06463314
- Testing
- Multiplo TP/HIV Antibody Test
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
HIV Testing, HIV Infections
OraQuick® HIV Self-Test Study in Canada
Oral fluid based HIV Self-testing (HIVST) provides another innovative and simple option to increase opportunities for HIV testing.
- Trial name
- OQHIVST (NCT05020353)
- Testing
- OraQuick® HIV Self-Test
- Where
- 7 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 951 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Stress, Trauma
STEP: Building Trauma Resilience Among Nurses and Personal Support Workers During and Beyond COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the need for skills training and mental health support for healthcare workers who are exposed to the numerous stressors and potential trauma of a high-risk environment.
- Conditions
- Stress, Trauma, Mental Health Issue, Healthcare Workers
- Trial name
- NCT04682561
- Testing
- Supportive Trauma Exposure Preparation Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
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
Homeless Persons
Effect of a Rent Subsidy and Mentoring on Youth Transitioning Out of Homelessness
Compared to the vast amount of literature about the risk factors associated with young people entering and becoming entrenched in homelessness, much less is known about how to facilitate and sustain transitions off the streets.
- Trial name
- NCT03779204
- Testing
- Mentorship, Rent Subsidies
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Housing
Housing Conditions: Evaluation, Advocacy and Research in Toronto Community Housing
This project will examine whether a health promotion campaign using community organizing and joint advocacy by a coalition of tenants, health providers, social service agencies and advocates can lead to improvements in building…
- Trial name
- HEARTH (NCT04131101)
- Testing
- Community Organizing
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto