Clinical trials: sponsored by Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Parkinson&Amp;#39;s Disease
A Study to Evaluate Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Hydroxychloroquine in Subjects With Parkinson's Disease
The purpose of this study is to determine if hydroxychloroquine is safe to take and whether there is potential for it to slow the progression of PD symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT06816810
- Testing
- Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Acute Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attacks
Cardiac CT Angiography in Acute Stroke Imaging (SCOPE-CT)
Stroke can occur when a blood clot travels to the brain and blocks blood flow. In some patients, these blood clots may originate in the heart.
- Trial name
- SCOPE-CT (NCT07896889)
- Testing
- Cardiac CT Angiography
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)
Optimizing the Diagnosis of Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia
Multicentre (Ottawa and Halifax) prospective cohort study using a diagnostic approach in patients clinically suspected to have HIT that combines pretest probability assessment with quantitative interpretation of anti-PF4 assay.
- Trial name
- HIT (NCT03148912)
- Testing
- Diagnostic algorithm
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Writer's Cramp, Dystonias
VTS Sensorimotor Neuromodulation in WC
Writer's cramps (WC) is a focal task-specific upper limb dystonia that significantly impairs handwriting and other manual skills, affecting functionality.
- Trial name
- VTS in WC (NCT07894198)
- Testing
- Vibro-tactile stimulation
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Surgery, Frailty
The VICTORY Trial: Virtual, Innovative, Postsurgical Care To Optimize Return Home for Older People With frailtY
Canadian hospitals continue to struggle with severe emergency department and hospital bed capacity shortages. Maximizing bed availability and minimizing emergency department and urgent-centre visits by providing patients with…
- Trial name
- VICTORY (NCT06503198)
- Testing
- Virtual care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Surgery-Complications, Disability Physical
The STRIVE Before Surgery Trial
The STRIVE Before Surgery Trial evaluates patient-reported disability at 90 days after surgery following participating in a home-based multimodal prehabilitation program supported through an online platform.
- Trial name
- STRIVE (NCT06511258)
- Testing
- Prehabilitation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 902 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Perioperative Red Blood Cell Transfusion
Blood Transfusion Strategies During Major Surgery
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to address the uncertainty surrounding blood transfusion strategies in the operating room for adult patients undergoing major surgery.
- Trial name
- TOPGUN (NCT07748663)
- Testing
- Restrictive Transfusion, Liberal transfusion
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 5,058 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Ankle Arthritis, Wound Complication
The Use of Tranexamic Acid in Decreasing Wound Complication in Total Ankle Replacement.
Patients who undergo total ankle replacement surgery can sometimes develop problems with wound healing after their operation. These complications may include delayed healing, wound opening, or infection, which can lead to…
- Trial name
- TXA in TAR (NCT07828262)
- Testing
- Transexamic acid, Normal Saline (0.9% NaCl)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Venous Thromboembolism
Comparison of Bleeding Risk Between Rivaroxaban and Apixaban: The Pilot Study
This vanguard pilot study compares rivaroxaban and apixaban, two of the new oral blood thinners for the treatment of blood clots. Half of the patients will receive apixaban and half will receive rivaroxaban.
- Trial name
- COBRRA Pilot (NCT02559856)
- Testing
- Apixaban, Rivaroxaban
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Blood Transfusion, Surgery
Hemoglobin Levels for Blood Transfusions During and After Surgery
The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to learn if it is achievable to conduct a large-scale clinical trial whereby, the investigators will compare two ways of deciding when to give a blood transfusion during surgery.
- Trial name
- TOPGUN-Pilot (NCT06718439)
- Testing
- Restrictive Transfusion, Liberal transfusion
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 384 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Cellulitis, Skin Disease, Infectious
Naproxen Versus Placebo as Adjunct Treatment of Cellulitis
Cellulitis is a painful bacterial skin infection commonly seen in Canadian emergency departments. Cellulitis has a negative impact on patients' quality of life and productivity.
- Conditions
- Cellulitis, Skin Disease, Infectious, Infection, Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (SSTIs)
- Trial name
- NVP (NCT07665476)
- Testing
- enteric-coated naproxen, Cephalexin Tablets
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 884 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Sepsis, Bacterial Infections
Integrated Clinical Decision Support for Empiric Antibiotic Selection in Sepsis
As antibiotic resistance increases globally, it becomes more difficult to select empiric antibiotic therapy, particularly in patients with sepsis who stand to benefit from early adequate treatment.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Bacterial Infections, Community-Acquired Infections, Hospital Infection
- Trial name
- IDEAS-CRXO (NCT06103500)
- Testing
- Clinical Decision Support Algorithm for Empiric Antibiotics in Sepsis
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,478 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Mucositis Oral, Head and Neck Cancer
Photobiomodulation for the Prevention of Radiation Induced Oral Mucositis
Radiotherapy for head and neck cancer can cause severe mucositis (ulcers in the mouth) and pain. Photobiomodulation (Light therapy) will be used before and during radiotherapy to try to reduce the occurence and severity of…
- Conditions
- Mucositis Oral, Head and Neck Cancer, Radiation Dermatitis
- Trial name
- NCT04671862
- Testing
- Photobiomodulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Systemic Sclerosis (SSc)
Mycophenolate After Stem Cell Transplant for Systemic Sclerosis
A pilot single center randomized trial to test whether a full-scale RCT evaluating the role of post-AHSCT maintenance immunosuppression with MMF in preventing disease relapse is feasible .
- Trial name
- IMPACT-SSc (NCT07734012)
- Testing
- Mycophenolate Mofetil 1000 mg twice daily
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Acute Heart Failure (AHF), Implementation Research
Implementation of Acute Heart Failure Checklist
Patients with acute heart failure (AHF) commonly present to the emergency department (ED) with difficulty breathing and often have poor outcomes or death.
- Trial name
- NCT07727304
- Testing
- CAEP Acute Heart Failure (AHF) Best Practices Checklist Implementation, Usual care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 5,040 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Occult Cancer
Intensive Cancer Screening After Cryptogenic Stroke
The INCOGNITO Pilot Trial is a single centre pilot prospective randomized open-label blinded endpoint (PROBE) trial to assess the feasibility of a full-scale randomized trial to determine whether an occult cancer screening…
- Trial name
- INCOGNITO (NCT05733416)
- Testing
- FDG PET/CT, Usual Care
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Hypertension
SPIRO-First: A Pragmatic Primary Care-Embedded Pilot Trial of Renin-Guided First-Line Antihypertensive Therapy
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether a renin-guided antihypertensive treatment strategy is feasible to implement in community primary care clinics and to explore whether spironolactone improves blood pressure…
- Trial name
- SPIRO-First (NCT07687160)
- Testing
- Spironolactone (drug), Candesartan 8mg, Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) 25 milligrams.
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
GastroIntestinal Bleeding, Anticoagulant-induced Bleeding
Anticoagulation After GI Bleeding Pilot Study and Registry
PANTHER-GI Pilot Study will assess the feasibility of a full-scale multicentre cohort management study evaluating the safety of a standardized strategy for resuming direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) after major DOAC-related…
- Trial name
- PANTHER-GI (NCT05290857)
- Testing
- Restart DOAC within 7 days of clinical hemostasis after GI bleeding, Restart DOAC between 7 to 14 days of clinical hemostasis after GI bleeding
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Atrial Fibrillation
COmparison of Bleeding Risk Between Rivaroxaban and Apixaban in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation (AF) affects 200,000 Canadians and increases risk of stroke, morbidity and mortality. Having a stroke can affect a patient's ability to speak, eat, walk, work, care for themselves, and interact with others.
- Trial name
- COBRRA-AF (NCT04642430)
- Testing
- Apixaban, Rivaroxaban
- Where
- 8 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 3,018 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Revision Arthroplasty
Watson Extraction System for Femoral Stem Extraction
A revision total hip replacement surgery requires the surgeon to remove, or extract, the femoral stem (the rod that was placed into the thigh bone during your first hip replacement).
- Trial name
- WES (NCT07836608)
- Testing
- Watson Extraction System, Standard of Care Stem Extraction
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute