Clinical trials: sponsored by Unity Health Toronto
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy
A Novel Care Pathway in Women With "Low-risk" Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
This study is a randomized controlled trial to study the effect of the use of a risk stratification screening tool for high- and low-risk gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and the implementation of a new low-impact care…
- Trial name
- NCT05596812
- Testing
- New Care Pathway
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Novel Blood Biomarker for Peripheral Arterial Disease
This study focuses on validating the clinical efficacy of a novel point of care diagnostic blood test for peripheral arterial disease (PAD) within a large, heterogeneous patient population.
- Trial name
- NCT05596136
- Testing
- Artery Alert
- Volunteers
- 548 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
Cancer and Chronic Disease Prevention
BETTER HEALTH: Durham
The BETTER intervention consists of supportive meetings between a specially trained prevention practitioner nurse and individuals aged 40-64 years to review recommended chronic disease prevention and screening activities (CDPS).
- Trial name
- NCT03052959
- Testing
- Immediate Intervention, Wait List Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Moral Injury, Distress, Emotional
Digital Interventions for Detection and Reduction of Moral Distress
Stress, anxiety, distress and depression are exceptionally high among healthcare workers at the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Trial name
- VR (NCT05001542)
- Testing
- Educational moral injury video
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Poverty, Income
addressInG iNcome securITy in Primary carE
Social processes that impact the health of individuals have been labeled the social determinants of health (SDOH). These are "the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age.
- Conditions
- Poverty, Income, Social Determinants of Health
- Trial name
- IGNITE (NCT02459184)
- Testing
- Income Security Health Promotion
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 284 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- 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
Depression, Anhedonia
Dimensional Approach to Evaluate Reward Processing in Major Depressive Disorder Pre- and Post-Desvenlafaxine Treatment
Anhedonia (the lack of pleasure in normally pleasurable things) is a common symptom of major depressive disorder (MDD), and it may impact how patients with depression experience reward.
- Trial name
- NCT02859103
- Testing
- Desvenlafaxine
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Uterine Artery Flow
Uterine Artery Doppler Changes
In uncomplicated pregnancies, the uterine spiral arteries undergo a series of structural changes that result in a low resistance in the uterine arteries as pregnancy progresses.
- Trial name
- NCT03064698
- Testing
- Post-partum Doppler ultrasound
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Multiple Sclerosis
Medical Education for Better Multiple Sclerosis Outcomes
The main objectives of this study are: i) To design an educational tool to train physicians in overcome cognitive factors associated with therapeutic inertia.
- Trial name
- EDUCAR MS (NCT03134794)
- Testing
- Educational intervention applying the traffic light system (TLS)
- Where
- 4 sites in Argentina, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
COVID-19
Direct Income SupporT and Advice Negating Spread of Epidemic COVID-19: a Randomized Controlled Trial
This is a clinical trial of a cash transfer on symptoms consistent with COVID-19 and adherence to physical distancing guidance.
- Trial name
- DISTANSE COVID (NCT04359264)
- Testing
- Cash transfer
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 392 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Embolism, Femoral Fractures
Effect of a Novel Reamer-Irrigator-Aspirator on the Incidence of Fat Embolism
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect on the incidence of fat emboli when using a Reamer-Irrigator Aspirator during reamed IM nail fixation of femoral shaft fractures
- Trial name
- RIA (NCT00509171)
- Testing
- Reamer Irrigator Aspirator
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Uptake of Systematic Review Evidence
Testing New Formats for the Presentation of Research Evidence to Health Care Managers and Policy Makers
The purpose of this project is to identify and use our knowledge on the barriers and facilitators to using systematic reviews (SR) by health care managers (HCM) and policy markers (PM) to develop and test a novel format for…
- Trial name
- NCT03041454
- Testing
- Novel systematic review format
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 257 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Medication Adherence, Inappropriate Prescribing
Carefully seLected and Easily Accessible at No Charge Medications
This trial evaluates the effect of providing primary care patients with free and convenient access to a set of essential medicines.
- Conditions
- Medication Adherence, Inappropriate Prescribing, Diabetes, Hypertension
- Trial name
- CLEAN-Meds (NCT02744963)
- Testing
- Free and convenient medicine access
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 784 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Sleep, Pregnancy
Perinatal Effects of Mindfulness Phone App Use in Pregnancy (PaMPPr Study)
There is evidence to show that mindful meditation has a positive impact on health. To date, all the studies done to investigate the effect of mindfulness on pregnancy outcomes have been done through a traditional 8-10 weeks…
- Trial name
- PaMPPr (NCT03802734)
- Testing
- Mindful meditation phone app
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Pain, Disruption or Dehiscence of Closure of Sternum or Sternotomy
Use of a Support Bra to Reduce Pain and Improve Surgical Healing in Women Undergoing Sternotomy for Cardiac Surgery
The primary purpose of this study is to examine whether a properly fitted support bra on females improves their quality of life post-sternotomy. Specifically, does a support bra reduce discomfort, pain and wound dehiscence.
- Conditions
- Pain, Disruption or Dehiscence of Closure of Sternum or Sternotomy, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT02453945
- Testing
- Adjustable Support Bra
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
The Effect of Viscous Fiber on Glycemic Control in Individuals With Diabetes
Purpose of Study (The Effect of Viscous Fiber on Glycemic Control (VF \& GC) in Individuals with Diabetes Mellitus. According to the World Health Organization, about 347 million individuals are living with diabetes.
- Trial name
- VF&GC (NCT02629263)
- Testing
- Viscous Fiber
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,394 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Hypercholesterolemia
The Effect of Viscous Dietary Fibers on LDL-cholesterol
This systematic review and meta-analysis is aimed to assess the effect of commonly consumed viscous fibers on blood lipids including LDL-C, non-HDL-C, and ApoB.
- Trial name
- NCT04133805
- Testing
- viscous fiber
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 7,845 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Obesity, Morbid, Stem Cells
Effect of Weight Loss Surgery on Stem Cells.
Obesity and diabetes are linked to increased risk for health problems such as heart attack, stroke, and death. At the cellular level, obesity and diabetes increase levels of harmful inflammatory cells (M1 macrophages) and…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Morbid, Stem Cells, Cardiovascular Morbidity
- Trial name
- NCT04132531
- Testing
- Bariatric (weight loss) surgery
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto