Clinical trials: sponsored by Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Stricture; Bowel
Endoscopically Placed Lumen-Apposing Metal Stents for the Treatment of Symptomatic Intestinal Strictures in Individuals With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
This is a single-center prospective pilot study in patients with symptomatic partially obstructing intestinal strictures without severe active inflammation or penetrating complications, evaluating the use of LAMS with respect to…
- Trial name
- NCT06725563
- Testing
- Endoscopically placed lumen-apposing metal stents for the treatment of IBD-strictures
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Septic Shock, Sepsis
Umbilical Mesenchymal Stromal Cells as Cellular Immunotherapy for Septic Shock
Septic shock is associated with substantial burden in terms of both mortality and morbidity for survivors of this illness. Pre-clinical sepsis studies suggest that mesenchymal stem (stromal) cells (MSCs) modulate inflammation…
- Conditions
- Septic Shock, Sepsis, Pathologic Processes, Shock
- Trial name
- UC-CISSII (NCT05969275)
- Testing
- Allogeneic umbilical cord-derived human mesenchymal stromal cells
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 296 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Postoperative Complications
Impact of Anesthesiology Interventions on Postoperative Outcomes in Adult Patients Undergoing Shoulder Surgery
This retrospective, population-based cohort study will evaluate the comparative effectiveness of peripheral nerve blocks on patient outcomes after ambulatory shoulder surgery in adults patients undergoing surgery in Ontario.
- Trial name
- NCT03544775
- Testing
- Isolated General Anesthesia, Peripheral Nerve Block
- Volunteers
- 59,644 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Elective Surgical Procedures
A Patient-oriented Risk Communication Tool to Improve Patient Experience, Knowledge and Outcomes After Elective Surgery
Many people have inpatient surgery each day. Most people will have no complications but some will have minor or serious complications.
- Trial name
- NCT03422133
- Testing
- Patient-oriented, personalized risk communication eHealth application
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 201 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Aneurysmal
SAHaRA: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The SAHaRA trial will clarify the role of treating anemia with Red Blood Cell (RBC) transfusion in a unique and vulnerable patient population, and determine whether that impacts on functional outcomes and mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT03309579
- Testing
- Liberal RBC Transfusion Strategy, Restrictive RBC Transfusion Strategy
- Where
- 23 sites in United States, Australia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 742 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Heart Arrest, Heart Arrest, Out-Of-Hospital
An Educational Program to Improve Cardiac Arrest Diagnostic Accuracy of Ambulance Telecommunicators
Cardiac arrest is the number one cause of death in Canada. It is often the first symptom of cardiac disease for the victims. Eighty-five percent of victims collapse in their own home.
- Conditions
- Heart Arrest, Heart Arrest, Out-Of-Hospital, Cardiac Arrest, Death, Sudden, Cardiac
- Trial name
- NCT03894059
- Testing
- Educational Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12,224 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Preoperative Care, Patient Education
Integrating ChatGPT in Anesthesia
Patients are waiting for surgery longer than ever before. While hospitals are trying to get patients access to surgery as quickly as possible, a shortage of anesthesia doctors (called anesthesiologists) prevents this.
- Conditions
- Preoperative Care, Patient Education, Anesthesia, Artificial Intelligence
- Trial name
- NCT06652854
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Surgery, Surgical Blood Loss
Association of Anemia With Hospital Costs in Elective Colorectal Surgery
The objective is to measure the adjusted association between preoperative anemia and total hospital costs. We hypothesize that patients with anemia before surgery will have higher hospitalization costs than people without anemia.
- Conditions
- Surgery, Surgical Blood Loss, Anemia, Colon Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03476707
- Testing
- Anemia
- Volunteers
- 851 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Surgery
Development and Validation of a Preoperative Frailty Index Using Health Administrative Data
The investigators will create a frailty index using health administrative data available for older people having surgery. The index will be based on the Canadian Study of Health and Aging Frailty Index and standard…
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly Syndrome, Surgery, Outcomes, Predictive Value of Tests
- Trial name
- NCT03354546
- Testing
- Frailty index
- Volunteers
- 511,285 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Cardiac Arrest
Effectiveness of Dispatch-Assisted Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Instructions
The overall goal of this study is to better understand the factors leading to successful dispatch-assisted CPR instructions and to ultimately save the lives of more cardiac arrest patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00664443
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 2,260 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Complex Regional Pain Syndromes
Peripheral Nerve Injections for CRPS
Background Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is characterized by intense pain, loss of function, and associated with motor, trophic, sudomotor, and/or vasomotor changes of the affected extremity.
- Trial name
- NCT04744675
- Testing
- Triamcinolone Acetonide 40mg/mL, Saline Injection, Bupivacaine
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Psoriatic Arthritis
Validation of Handheld Ultrasound Devices in Rheumatology
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the concurrent validity of the Clarius handheld ultrasound devices versus gold-standard device to detect characteristic features of healthy and rheumatic joints in adults Psoriatic…
- Trial name
- NCT06580886
- Testing
- Ultrasound
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Frailty, Surgery--Complications
The PREPARE Trial: Exercise Before Surgery to Improve Recovery in Older People With Frailty
This study evaluates whether participating in a home-based exercise program leads to lower levels of complication rates and patient-reported disability after surgery.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Surgery--Complications, Disability Physical
- Trial name
- NCT04221295
- Testing
- Exercise Group
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 850 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Pain, Acute
Prehospital Analgesia in Adults Using Inhaled Methoxyflurane Study
This study is about a new pain relief medication called methoxyflurane. Pain from injuries, like broken bones, is a big reason people call ambulances.
- Trial name
- NCT06392087
- Testing
- Methoxyflurane, Standard Care
- Volunteers
- 1,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Occupational Exposure
Prehospital Inhaled Methoxyflurane Non-Clinical Occupational Exposure Study
Methoxyflurane is an anesthetic gas and at low doses has shown to help with pain. Methoxyflurane was approved in Canada in 2018. Low-dose methoxyflurane is self-administered by patients via a handheld inhaler.
- Trial name
- NCT05766397
- Testing
- Methoxyflurane
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Surgery-Complications, Cancer
The PREPARE for Cancer Surgery Study
Our team recently closed recruitment for the PREPARE Trial: PReoperative Exercise to decrease PostoperAtive complication Rates and disability scorEs.
- Conditions
- Surgery-Complications, Cancer, Frailty, Disability Physical
- Trial name
- NCT06503185
- Testing
- Prehabilitation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 413 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis, Central Venous Catheter Thrombosis
Thromboprophylaxis With Rivaroxaban In Patients With Malignancy and Central Venous Lines
Purpose of the Pilot Trial: To determine the feasibility of conducting a multicentre randomized open label controlled trial evaluating the use of prophylactic dose rivaroxaban to prevent central venous catheter (CVC) associated…
- Conditions
- Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis, Central Venous Catheter Thrombosis, Cancer
- Trial name
- TRIM-Line (NCT03506815)
- Testing
- Rivaroxaban 10 MG
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Renal Failure
Exercise in Patients With End Stage Kidney Disease
This study will be conducted over a 3 year time period. This is a trial of an exercise intervention vs. standard of care in patients receiving chronic dialysis.
- Trial name
- NCT03787589
- Testing
- Exercise Prescription
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Rotator Cuff Tear
Functional Outcomes Following Shoulder Surgery: A Prospective Database
The purpose of this prospective database is to investigate the long-term functional status of patients who have undergone various types of rotator cuff repair surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00253864
- Testing
- Single row, Double row
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Chronic Insomnia
The Effectiveness of Online Treatment for Insomnia in Cancer Survivors
Chronic insomnia affects more than 25% of cancer survivors, a rate double that of the general population. The Pan-Canadian sleep guideline for adults with cancer recommends Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) as the…
- Trial name
- NCT02272712
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 202 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute