Clinical trials: sponsored by University of Calgary
Gait Balance
EVS With Exercise for Balance With Older Adults
This study will test whether electrical stimulation of the balance system adds benefit to an exercise program for adults aged 60 years and older. The treatment is called noisy electrical vestibular stimulation (nEVS).
- Trial name
- NCT07890623
- Testing
- Noisy electrical vestibular stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Motility Disorder, Gastroparesis
Body Surface Gastric Mapping to Evaluate Patients With Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Controls
This is an analytical validation observational cohort study is designed to provide evidence of: safety and reliability of Body Surface Gastric Mapping using the Gastric Alimetry System (GAS), normal reference values, and…
- Conditions
- Motility Disorder, Gastroparesis, Functional Dyspepsia, Cyclical Vomiting
- Trial name
- NCT05812339
- Testing
- Gastric Alimetry System
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Cesarean Section Complications
Use Versus Non-use of Bladder Catheterization in Elective Cesarean Delivery
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to investigate the impact of routine bladder catheterization in uncomplicated cesarean sections on time to ambulation, time to discharge, urinary retention, development of urinary…
- Trial name
- NCT06242756
- Testing
- Bladder catheterization
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
ADHD, ADHD - Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity
A Clinical Trial Evaluating Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) in Adolescents With ADHD
The primary goals of this phase 2 clinical trial are to determine the feasibility, safety, and tolerability of oral Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) in adolescents (aged 13-17) with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder…
- Conditions
- ADHD, ADHD - Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity, ADHD - Combined Type
- Trial name
- FMT-ADHD-2026 (NCT07756255)
- Testing
- Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT), Nitazoxanide 500mg BID, Vancomycin 250mg BID
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Investigating the Importance of the Subjective Psychedelic Experience
Subjective Experience Following Psilocybin
The purpose of this study is to determine the importance of the acute subjective experience induced by psilocybin (the primary component of "magic mushrooms") in facilitating positive outcomes.
- Trial name
- SEP-1 (NCT06768944)
- Testing
- Psilocybin high-dose, Psilocybin low-dose, Risperidone 1 MG
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Growth Hormone Deficiency, Traumatic Brain Injury
Charactertizing Growth Hormone Deficiency in Traumatic Brain Injury
The goal of this observational study is to characterize the impact of growth hormone deficiency (GHD) on quality of life, symptom burden, and sleep in adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI), and to evaluate whether these…
- Trial name
- NCT07795736
- Testing
- Not applicable (observational study)
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Breast - Female
Feasibility of Comparing Microwave Images to Clinical Information in Patients Recalled for Follow-up Breast Imaging
The goal of this clinical trial is to measure the electrical properties of breast tissues using microwave technology and to compare these collected measurements to clinical information in mammograms and/or breast ultrasound for…
- Trial name
- NCT07273565
- Testing
- WVI-MIS-02-2025
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Cesarean Section Complications, Pain, Postoperative
Analgesic Efficacy of Surgeon-administered Transversus Abdominis Plane Blocks for Caesarean Section.
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate whether or not adding a Transversus Abdominis Plane Block (TAP block) improves pain control for patients having a cesarean section.
- Trial name
- NCT06324942
- Testing
- Surgeon-administered Transversus Abdominis Plane Block 0.25% bupivicaine 0.25 mL/kg
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Cancer
EXCEL-Punjabi: A Culturally Tailored Exercise Oncology Pilot Feasibility Intervention
The goal of this pilot feasibility study is to explore the feasibility and exploratory effects of a culturally-tailored exercise oncology intervention in Punjabi-speaking individuals of South Asian heritage and their support…
- Trial name
- EXCEL-Punjabi (NCT07643389)
- Testing
- EXCEL-Punjabi
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Utilization, Health Care
Re-Purposing the Ordering of 'Routine' Laboratory Tests in Hospitalized Medical Patients (RePORT Study)
Laboratory test overuse occurs when tests are ordered repetitively, without due consideration of impact on clinical status. Repetitive inpatient lab testing often provides limited value for patient outcomes while increasing…
- Trial name
- NCT06119464
- Testing
- Multimodal Intervention: Education, Multimodal Intervention: Audit and Feedback, Multimodal Intervention: Patient Engagement
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 251,817 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
ADHD
Investigating Health, Equity, and Resilience in Girls and Women With ADHD Across the Lifespan
The goal of this observational study is to generate a comprehensive, multi-dimensional dataset of health indicators collected from girls and women (aged 10 years and older) with and without ADHD across the lifespan.
- Trial name
- ADHD-Her (NCT07597707)
- Testing
- No Intervention: Observational Cohort
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,460 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Coronary Artery Disease, Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Implementing Individualized Patient Reported Outcome Measures in Routine Care of Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
Investigators recently developed the APPROACH electronic patient reported outcome (ePROM) Survey and Clinician Report tools to collect individual results from online quality of life and health status surveys for patients with…
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Physician-Patient Relations
- Trial name
- NCT06164457
- Testing
- ePROM Survey
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, Post Acute Sequelae of SARS CoV 2 Infection
NC Testing in LC & POTS
Patients with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) and Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID (PASC, or "Long COVID") experience cognitive dysfunction.
- Trial name
- NCT05914649
- Testing
- IV normal saline (999 mL infusion), IV normal saline (50 mL infusion)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
POTS Adrenergic Ab (CIHR Aims #1&2)
Objective: In this pilot study, we will test the hypothesis that patients with POTS (age 18-60 years) will have a higher percentage of functional antibodies to adrenergic receptors compared with control subjects without POTS.
- Trial name
- NCT02673996
- Testing
- Phenylephrine, Isoproterenol
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Heart Failure
Assessing Systemic Circulation and LV Performance in Adults
Background There are significant limitations in the current approaches to assessing 2 important areas of cardiovascular physiology - the systemic circulation and left ventricular (LV) performance.
- Trial name
- NCT04347655
- Testing
- handgrip test
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Orthostatic Hypotension, Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension
Hypercapnia in Orthostatic Hypotension
The Autonomic (or "automatic") Nervous System (ANS) regulates internal processes, including control of heart rate and blood pressure (BP).
- Trial name
- NCT05295810
- Testing
- Sequential Gas Delivery
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Anxiety
Effect of SPG Block for Patients With Anxiety at Electronic Dance Music Festivals
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effect of a sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) block in anxious patients at electronic dance music festivals.
- Trial name
- NCT05729503
- Testing
- Lidocaine 2% Injectable Solution
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Obstructive Sleep Apnea of Adult, Hypoxia, Brain
Cerebral Blood Flow and Ventilatory Responses During Sleep in Normoxia and Intermittent Hypoxia
A prospective double blind, placebo-controlled, randomized cross-over trial to evaluate the effect of lowering cerebral blood flow on the ventilatory chemoreflexes (acute hypoxic and hypercapnic ventilatory responses).
- Conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea of Adult, Hypoxia, Brain, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03255408
- Testing
- Drug Lowering Cerebral Blood Flow (CBF) and Normoxia Sleep, Drug Lowering CBF and Intermittent Hypoxia Sleep
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Exercise Endurance
Synbiotic Supplementation in Cyclists
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the efficacy of a synbiotic blend on exercise performance and other exercise parameters in trained adult cyclists.
- Trial name
- NCT06300060
- Testing
- Synbiotic
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Sleep
Impact of a Mandibular Oral Repositioning Device on Sleep Quality, Heart Rate Variability, & SpO2
Fatigue, poor sleep quality, and reduced physiological recovery are common even among otherwise healthy adults. Subtle factors such as jaw position during sleep and breathing efficiency may contribute to these issues.
- Trial name
- NCT07359638
- Testing
- Mandibular Oral Repositioning Appliance
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary