Clinical trials: sponsored by 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
Venous Thromboembolism
Comparison of Bleeding Risk Between Rivaroxaban and Apixaban for the Treatment of Acute Venous Thromboembolism
Apixaban and rivaroxaban have been compared to standard therapy for treatment of acute symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE) in randomized controlled trials (RCTs), and are both approved by Health Canada.
- Trial name
- COBRRA (NCT03266783)
- Testing
- Apixaban, Rivaroxaban
- Where
- 19 sites in Australia, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2,760 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Stroke
TeleRehab for Stroke Patients Using Mobile Technology
Post-stroke communication deficits (PSCD) are a common symptom of patients having sustained a stroke. These deficits include difficulty to produce or understand language, motor speech disorders and cognitive-communication…
- Trial name
- NCT02615132
- Testing
- iPad
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Breast Reconstruction
The Use of Alloderm Versus Dermacell in Immediate Implant Based Breast Reconstruction
Breast reconstruction after mastectomy has been shown to provide psychosocial benefits to breast cancer patients and is considered an integral part of breast cancer treatment.
- Trial name
- REaCT-ADM (NCT03064893)
- Testing
- Alloderm, Dermacell
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Breast Cancer
Evaluating the Dose Timing (Morning vs Evening) of Endocrine Therapy and Its Effects on Tolerability and Compliance
Endocrine therapy is an established treatment for hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, but can cause significant side effects with deterioration in quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT04864405
- Testing
- Morning administration of endocrine therapy, Evening administration of endocrine therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 245 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Breast Cancer
Evaluating Whether Integration of Prognostic and Predictive Algorithms Into Routine Clinical Practice Effect Whether Oncologists Order Multigene Assays in Patients With Early Stage Breast Cancer
A broad range of prognostic and predictive tools are available for patients with newly diagnosed early stage breast cancer. These range from free and publicly available mathematical algorithms, through to expensive genomic tests.
- Trial name
- REaCT-Algorith (NCT04131933)
- Where
- 6 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 602 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Breast Cancer
An Integrated Consent Model Study to Compare Two Standard of Care Schedules for Monitoring Cardiac Function in Patients Receiving Trastuzumab for Early Stage Breast Cancer
Several large adjuvant trastuzumab trials have demonstrated improved overall survival in participants with early stage breast cancer, with a 33% decrease in risk of death.
- Trial name
- OTT 15-05 (NCT02696707)
- Testing
- LVEF 3 month, LVEF 4 month
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Breast Cancer
Multicentre Study to Determine the Feasibility of Using an Integrated Consent Model to Compare Three Standard of Care Regimens for The Treatment of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer in the Neoadjuvant/Adjuvant Setting (REaCT-TNBC)
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a term applied to breast cancer cases that have <1% expression of the estrogen receptor (ER) and the progesterone receptor (PR) and do not over express HER2.
- Trial name
- OTT15-04 (NCT02688803)
- Testing
- Dose dense AC-P, Dose dense AC, FEC-D
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Neck Injuries
A Pragmatic Evaluation of the Canadian C-Spine Rule by Paramedics
Each year, half a million patients with a potential neck (c-spine) injury are transported to Ontario emergency departments (ED). Less than 1% of all these patients actually have a neck bone fracture.
- Trial name
- NCT02786966
- Testing
- Canadian C-Spine Rule
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 3,646 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Thromboembolic Disease Recurrent, Deep Vein Thrombosis
Clinical Predictors for Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With a History of Thrombosis (PREDICTORS)
Patients with a history of blood clots are at risk of developing additional clots in the future. Doctors use a tool called a clinical decision rule to tell them how likely it is that a patient has a blood clot and if they should…
- Conditions
- Thromboembolic Disease Recurrent, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Pulmonary Embolism, Venous Thromboembolism
- Trial name
- PREDICTORS (NCT02297373)
- Where
- 9 sites in Canada, Netherlands and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 744 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Breast Cancer
Post-operative Radiation With IMRT in the Management of Stage IIB-III Breast Cancer
Research has shown that treatment with conventional radiation techniques and chemotherapy following mastectomy or breast conserving surgery has resulted in better rates of locoregional control and overall survival in stage…
- Trial name
- NCT00508352
- Testing
- Helical tomotherapy IMRT
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Airway Extubation
Extubation Advisor: Initial Implementation and Evaluation of a Novel Extubation Clinical Decision Support Tool
Expeditious, safe extubation is vitally important in the care of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients, as prolonged mechanical ventilation harms patients and failed extubation (i.e.
- Trial name
- NCT04708509
- Testing
- Extubation Advisor
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
SARS-CoV-2, Covid19
Assessing the Mother-to-infant Transmission Capabilities of COVID-19 Infection Among Pregnant Women in Ontario, Canada
In order to assess the mother-to-infant and potential vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnant women, maternal and neonatal biological samples were prospectively collected from women with confirmed or suspected…
- Conditions
- SARS-CoV-2, Covid19, Corona Virus Infection, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
- Trial name
- COPE (NCT04913948)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- 12 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 246 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Cardiac Arrest
Biphasic Defibrillation Study: Trial to Compare Fixed Versus Escalating Energy
This study will compare the effect of constant low-level energy [150 joules] to an escalating energy [200-300-360 joules] regimen of biphasic waveform defibrillation on multiple patient outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT00212992
- Testing
- Fixed lower-energy defibrillation, Escalating higher-energy defibrillation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 221 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Cardiac Arrest
Comparison of Bystander Fatigue and CPR Quality When Using Two Different CPR Ratios.
STUDY OBJECTIVES The overall goal of this study is to compare bystander fatigue and CPR quality after 5 minutes of the new 30:2 versus the old 15:2 chest compression to ventilation International Resuscitation Guidelines, in a…
- Trial name
- NCT00380757
- Testing
- bystander CPR using 30:2 ratio vs 15:2 ratio
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Breast Cancer, Chronic Pain
Reducing Pain and Disability After Breast Cancer Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine if the combination of thoracic paravertebral block and multimodal analgesia will decrease chronic pain and arm morbidity in patients undergoing breast cancer surgery with lymph node…
- Trial name
- RELIeF (NCT01089933)
- Testing
- Thoracic Paravertebral Block (TPVB), Local Anesthetic
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Bereavement, Severe Grief Reaction
Supporting Family Members With Severe Grief Reaction During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This is a feasibility study taking place at The Ottawa Hospital (TOH), Hôpital Montfort, and Queensway Carleton Hospital that seeks to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on family member bereavement and study the effect…
- Trial name
- NCT04588415
- Testing
- Bereavement Virtual Support Group
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE, Aged
The Impact of Perioperative Geriatric Care on Outcomes After Elective Noncardiac Surgery
The investigators will conduct a population-based study using health administrative data to evaluate the impact of preoperative geriatric consultation on postoperative outcomes in older patients having elective, non-cardiac…
- Conditions
- SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE, Aged, Epidemiology, Mortality
- Trial name
- NCT02975375
- Testing
- Preoperative geriatric consult or assessment, No Preoperative geriatric consult or assessment
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 266,499 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Hip Fractures, Anesthesia
Variations in Anesthesia Care for Hip Fracture Surgery
The investigators will use health administrative data to examine the variation of anesthesia type for hip fracture surgery, as well as sources of variation and predictors of variation.
- Conditions
- Hip Fractures, Anesthesia, Death
- Trial name
- NCT02787031
- Testing
- Neuraxial anesthesia, General anesthesia
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 107,317 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Polypharmacy, Surgical Procedure, Operative
Polypharmacy and Outcomes After Elective Noncardiac Surgery
This study investigates the association of preoperative polypharmacy with outcomes and healthcare resource utilization in a population-based sample of older patients enrolled in a universal pharmacare program
- Conditions
- Polypharmacy, Surgical Procedure, Operative, Morality, Epidemiology
- Trial name
- NCT03133182
- Testing
- Polypharmacy
- Volunteers
- 266,499 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute