Clinical trials: sponsored by McMaster University
Heart Failure, Copd
The DIVERT-CARE (Collaboration Action Research & Evaluation) Trial
Rationale: In Canada, home care clients are a large and expanding subgroup of medically complex older adults with relatively poor access to effective chronic disease management.
- Trial name
- DIVERT-CARE (NCT03012256)
- Testing
- Cardio-respiratory management model
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 896 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Hip Fractures, Femoral Neck Fractures
Comparing Total Hip Arthroplasty and Hemi-Arthroplasty on Secondary Procedures and Quality of Life in Adults With Displaced Hip Fractures
Each year, hip fracture, an injury that can impair independence and quality of life, occurs in about 280,000 Americans and 36,000 Canadians.
- Trial name
- HEALTH (NCT00556842)
- Testing
- Total hip arthroplasty, Hemi-arthroplasty
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,495 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Post-surgical Pain, Pain, Chronic
Intercostobrachial Nerve Sparing to Reduce Post-Surgical Pain
Sacrifice of the intercostobrachial nerve (ICBN) during surgery is associated with development of persistent post-surgical pain (PPSP), which affects up to 60% of breast cancer surgery patients.
- Conditions
- Post-surgical Pain, Pain, Chronic, Intercostal Pain, Breast Cancer
- Trial name
- INSPIRE (NCT03421522)
- Testing
- ICBN preservation surgery
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Peanut Allergy
Canadian Peanut Thresholds Study
An important gap in the management of peanut allergy is that we do not know the threshold dose, below which most peanut allergic individuals will not react.
- Trial name
- NCT01812798
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Obesity
Evaluation of Food Additive Contributions to Obesity - Feasibility Study 3
The effects of food additives on body weight in humans are largely unknown. This is a feasibility study in 10 obese adults who will be followed for 5 months.
- Trial name
- NCT04236713
- Testing
- Dietary intervention 1, Dietary intervention 2
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Muscle Protein Synthesis
The Effects Potato Protein on Rates of Myofibrillar Muscle Protein Synthesis in Young Women
This study will investigate the effects of potato protein on muscle protein synthesis over a short-term (a few hours after eating) and longer term (after two weeks of unilateral resistance exercise).
- Trial name
- APRE (NCT04302038)
- Testing
- Protein
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Peritoneal Fibrosis
Epigenetic Determinants of Peritoneal Fibrosis
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a type of kidney replacement therapy for patients with chronic kidney disease where the peritoneal membrane is used to filter the blood.
- Trial name
- NCT02513615
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Endothelial Dysfunction
Stair Climbing Outcomes in Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise
This study will evaluate the effect of brief, intermittent stair climbing exercise on key cardiovascular and metabolic markers of health in individuals completing a cardiac rehabilitation program.
- Trial name
- SCORE (NCT03235674)
- Testing
- High-intensity stair climbing exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Sarcopenia
Study of Inactivity on Metabolism of Elderly Muscles
Skeletal muscle mass declines with inactivity (casting is a good example) and increases with activity (such as weightlifting). Whether muscle mass increases or decreases, is determined by whether more new proteins within muscle…
- Trial name
- NCT01818609
- Testing
- Step reduction
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Pain, Postoperative, Fractures, Closed
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to Reduce Persistent Post-Surgical Pain After Fracture
Psychological factors such as stress, distress, anxiety, depression, and poor coping strategies may be associated with ongoing pain following injuries such as fractures.
- Conditions
- Pain, Postoperative, Fractures, Closed, Fractures, Open
- Trial name
- SPOC_CBT (NCT03196258)
- Testing
- Cognitive behavioural therapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Regulation of Muscle Protein Synthesis
Role of Leucine in the Regulation of Human Myofibrillar Protein Synthesis at Rest and Following Resistance Exercise
Muscle mass is normally maintained through the regulated balance between the processes of protein synthesis (i.e. making new muscle proteins) and protein breakdown (breaking down old muscle proteins).
- Trial name
- NCT01492010
- Testing
- whey protein, whey protein supplemented with leucine, whey protein supplemented with essential amino acids
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Invasive Breast Cancer, Ductal Carcinoma in Situ of the Breast
Axillary Reverse Mapping (ARM) Technique
The purpose of this pilot study is to compare a new surgical technique (axillary reverse mapping) to standard axillary surgery in patients diagnosed with invasive or in situ breast cancer.
- Trial name
- ARM (NCT03109522)
- Testing
- axillary reverse mapping (ARM), Standard axillary surgery (SLNB or ALND)
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Cancer
Evaluating the Impact of the McMaster Optimal Aging Portal on Cancer Prevention Behaviours in Underserved Populations
The goal of the McMaster Optimal Aging Portal is to be a trustworthy source for health information. The Portal team can see (through measuring analytics of website use) that thousands of people are using the Portal and the…
- Trial name
- NCT03186703
- Testing
- Tailored knowledge translation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 549 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Mobility Limitation
Evaluating the Impact of the McMaster Optimal Aging Portal on Physical Mobility Outcomes
The McMaster Optimal Aging Portal (the Portal) was launched in 2014 to increase public access to trustworthy health information.
- Trial name
- NCT02947230
- Testing
- Tailored Knowledge Translation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 535 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Low Back Pain, Recurrent, Low Back Pain
Back2LiveWell: Community Based Prevention of Back Pain Flare-ups
The primary objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an individualized group based exercise and education program supported in the community to a control group of usual care in preventing…
- Trial name
- Back2LiveWel (NCT03328689)
- Testing
- Physical activity program, Control group standard care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Social Isolation
AGE-ON 2.0: Expanding and Evaluating a Tablet Training Program for Older Adults
AGE-ON is a series of workshops developed by the Regional Geriatric Program central, based in Hamilton, Ontario. The goal of these workshops is to teach older adults with limited computer knowledge how to use tablet computers to…
- Trial name
- AGEON2 (NCT03472729)
- Testing
- AGE-ON Workshop
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Chronic Illness
Randomized Control Trial of Advance Care Planning in Primary Care
Sometimes people with health conditions become ill suddenly and can no longer speak for themselves and another person (such as a family member) will make health care decisions for them.
- Trial name
- NCT03239639
- Testing
- Advance care planning education session, Wait list control
- Where
- 7 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Spinal Cord Injuries, Venous Thromboembolism
Apixaban For Thromboprophylaxis In Patients With Acute Spinal Cord Injury
Thromboprophylaxis options are limited for patients with acute spinal cord injury (SCI) and there are no studies on direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) for thromboprophylaxis in this population.
- Trial name
- NCT03200613
- Testing
- Apixaban, Low molecular weight heparin
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Asthma, Cough
Mannitol-Induced Cough Challenge in Healthy Controls and Subjects With Mild Allergic Asthma
The study aim is to investigate if changes in osmolarity using mannitol challenge can evoke coughing reproducibly in mild allergic asthmatics compared with healthy controls and if salbutamol can affect this.
- Trial name
- MICC (NCT03620422)
- Testing
- Mannitol, Salbutamol 5mg/mL, Sodium Chloride 0.9% Inhl 3Ml
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Aging
The Effects of Whey vs. Collagen on MPS
With aging there is a natural loss of muscle mass and strength called sarcopenia, which increases the risk of falls and metabolic disease (i.e. Type II diabetes) and decreases the ability to perform activities of daily living.
- Trial name
- NCT03281434
- Testing
- Collagen peptide, Whey protein isolate
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University