Clinical trials: completed, sponsored by Nova Scotia Health Authority
Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer - Patient Empowerment Program
Each year over 20,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in Canada with the majority undergoing some form of treatment option.
- Trial name
- PC-PEP (NCT03660085)
- Testing
- PC-PEP
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Major Depressive Disorder
Evaluation of a Mental Health Physician Support Program in Nova Scotia
The aim of this study is to test the program's effectiveness in a primary care setting in reducing stigma among medical personnel, increasing the comfort level of physicians and staff in providing care to those living with mental…
- Trial name
- NCT01975948
- Testing
- Mental Health Practice Support Program, Treatment as Usual
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 285 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Prostate Cancer
Postoperative Pain Control for Prostatectomy
The researchers propose to investigate a relatively new anesthetic procedure, in order to maximize patient comfort and minimize the use of narcotics after a radical prostatectomy.
- Trial name
- TAP (NCT00913068)
- Testing
- Transverse Abdominal Plan (TAP), standard post op pain control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Cardiac Complication During Procedure
Prospective Double Blinded Randomized Control Study of the Use of Fibrinogen in High-Risk Cardiac Surgery
The aim of the study is to show that first line treatment with concentrated fibrinogen has superiority over the conventional therapy with fresh frozen plasma (FFP), platelets, and cryoprecipitate in perioperative management of…
- Trial name
- NCT01623531
- Testing
- Fibrinogen
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Knee Osteoarthritis
The Effect of Osteopathic Manual Therapy on Vascular Supply
The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of osteopathic manual therapy can influence the vascular supply to the knee, knee range of motion, balance and knee pain, in a group of subjects with knee osteoarthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT01020591
- Testing
- Osteopathic evaluation, Osteopathic evaluation with treatment
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority