Clinical trials: sponsored by Unity Health Toronto
Pre-exposure Prophylaxis, HIV Infections
Project Phakama: Testing Support Strategies to Empower Young Women on PrEP in South Africa
The goal of this trial is to understand which strategies work best to support pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use among female sex workers (FSW) and adolescent girls and youth women (AGYW) in uMgungundlovu, KwaZulu-Natal, South…
- Trial name
- NCT06274060
- Testing
- Case management, Food vouchers, PrEP support buddy
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 304 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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
Non-anemic Iron Deficiency
Iron Treatment for Young Children With Non-anemic Iron Deficiency
The pre-school years are critical years for children to acquire early learning skills such as language, fine motor and social skills; this is termed early child development.
- Trial name
- OptEC (NCT01481766)
- Testing
- Ferrous Sulfate, Dietary counseling
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 127 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
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 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
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
HIV/AIDS, Aging
Psychosocial Intervention for Older HIV+ Adults With HAND
CTNPT 029 will test the feasibility and acceptability of cognitive remediation group therapy in older adults living with HIV who have been diagnosed with HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND).
- Conditions
- HIV/AIDS, Aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Group, Peer
- Trial name
- IN-HAND (NCT03483740)
- Testing
- CRGT, HIV group therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Youth, Homelessness
The Identity Project
Understanding how to create successful pathways out of homelessness is crucial. Thirty young people (aged 18 - 26 years) who have transitioned out of homelessness within the past three years will be offered scholarships to…
- Trial name
- TIP (NCT03772522)
- Testing
- dk Leadership
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 27 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
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
Vascular Inflammation, Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular Inflammation Reduction Trial - Inflammation Imaging Study
Vascular inflammation, a central feature of atherosclerosis, participates in the initiation, perpetuation and instability of plaques.
- Trial name
- CIRT (NCT02576067)
- Testing
- Low dose methotrexate
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 123 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Social Determinants of Health, Poverty
Implementation and Impact of an Online Tool Used in Primary Care to Improve Income Security
We will evaluate the acceptability, feasibility and impact of an online tool that helps patients identify financial benefits that they are entitled to at six clinic sites over a three month period.
- Conditions
- Social Determinants of Health, Poverty, Social Isolation, Social Marginalization
- Trial name
- NCT02959866
- Testing
- online income tool
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Three Different Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Training Methods
The goal of this study is to compare three methods of teaching medical and nursing students basic life saving skills. The standard method will teach students how to push on the chest and to analyze the heart rhythm using a…
- Trial name
- BLSPilot (NCT01361919)
- Testing
- Feedback During CPR Training and Testing, No Feedback Group, Feedback during CPR Training Not Testing
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 298 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Colorectal Cancer
Colonoscopic Skill Acquisition and Transfer Via Simulated Curriculum of Progressive Training
It is hypothesized that a progressive simulated learning strategy will result in better global clinical performance (e.g., technical, communication) and transfer of endoscopic skill, as compared with a high-fidelity simulation…
- Trial name
- NCT02000180
- Testing
- Progressive Group
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto