Clinical trials: sponsored by The Hospital for Sick Children
Refractory or Recurrent Hypermutated Malignancies, Biallelic Mismatch Repair Deficiency (bMMRD) Positive Patients
Pilot Study of Nivolumab in Pediatric Patients With Hypermutant Cancers
This is an open-label, single arm, multi-center, pilot study of Nivolumab in pediatric patients with recurrent or refractory hypermutant malignancies aged 12 months to 18 years of age.
- Trial name
- NCT02992964
- Testing
- Nivolumab
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Australia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Non-anemic Iron Deficiency
Iron Treatment for Young Children With Non-anemic Iron Deficiency
The pre-school years are critical years for children to acquire early learning skills such as language, fine motor and social skills; this is termed early child development.
- Trial name
- OptEC (NCT01481766)
- Testing
- Ferrous Sulfate, Dietary counseling
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 127 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Pediatric Cancer, Quality of Life
Symptom Screening Linked to Care Pathways
Most children with cancer survive because they are given intensive treatments, but unfortunately, these treatments are associated with distressing symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT04614662
- Testing
- SPARK Symptom Screening Linked to Feedback to Providers
- Where
- 21 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 445 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Pediatric Oncology, Quality of Life
SPARK Symptom Screening and Feedback to Providers
Supportive care Prioritization, Assessment and Recommendations for Kids (SPARK) is a web-based application which builds upon the Symptom Screening in Pediatrics Tool (SSPedi) and consists of two components: (1) a symptom…
- Trial name
- NCT03593525
- Testing
- SPARK
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 345 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Clubfoot
Novel Dynamic Foot Abduction Bar for Treatment of Clubfoot
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate a new Dynamic Bar for foot abduction bracing for clubfoot treatment. The main questions that this study aims to answer are: How easy is it to recruit and retain participants for a…
- Trial name
- NCT05293743
- Testing
- Foot abduction bracing for clubfoot with novel Dynamic Bar, Foot abduction bracing for clubfoot with Standard Bar
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Sudden Cardiac Death
PRecIsion Medicine in CardiomyopathY
This is a retrospective cohort study of pediatric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients using chart and registry review methodology.
- Trial name
- PRIMaCY (NCT04036799)
- Volunteers
- 572 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis
Assessing the Drug Exposure Risk of Infants Breastfed by Women With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Breastfeeding is beneficial to both mother and baby. However, many breastfeeding women are affected by long-term health conditions and need to take medications.
- Conditions
- Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Healthy Controls
- Trial name
- NCT03397108
- Testing
- The IBD group was divided into 2 subgroups: with or without anti-TNF antibody use
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Cystic Fibrosis
Tolerability of Hypertonic Saline in Infants With Cystic Fibrosis
The objective of the study is to determine whether or not inhalation of hypertonic saline will be tolerated by infants with cystic fibrosis and the effect of inhalation on their lung function.
- Trial name
- NCT00753987
- Testing
- Hypertonic Saline
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Gastroschisis
Evaluating the Use of a Silastic Spring-Loaded Silo for Infants With Gastroschisis
This study seeks to evaluate whether the routine, primary use of the spring-loaded silo (SLS) to treat infants with gastroschisis will result in improved outcomes, faster recovery times and fewer post-surgical complications than…
- Trial name
- NCT00539292
- Testing
- Primary placement of a spring-loaded silo, Primary Closure
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Osteosarcoma
Outpatient Administration of High Dose Methotrexate (HD MTX) in Patients With Osteosarcoma
The primary purpose of this study is to determine the safety and feasibility of delivering HDMTX in an outpatient setting.
- Trial name
- NCT01176981
- Testing
- High Dose Methotrexate
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Ankle Fracture
Brace Versus Casting in Pediatric Low Risk Ankle Fractures
Acute ankle fractures are common in children. Most of these are stable and have a low risk of problems in the future. Even though these fractures are benign, these injuries are often casted for a fixed time period, which is…
- Trial name
- NCT00132964
- Testing
- Below knee walking cast, Removable ankle brace
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Anesthesia, Ostomy
Transversus Abdominis Plane Block in Children Undergoing Ostomy Surgery
The primary objective of this study is to determine if the use of Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) blocks reduce early postoperative opioid requirements.
- Trial name
- NCT01136668
- Testing
- Transversus Abdominis Plane Block, Standard
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Internet Self-Management Program With Telephone Support for Adolescents With Arthritis
This study will evaluate the feasibility of "Teens Taking Charge: Managing Arthritis On-line" intervention that will help adolescents with arthritis to better manage their disease and improve their health-related quality of life…
- Trial name
- NCT01011179
- Testing
- Teens Taking Charge, Self-Management
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Anesthesia
Transversus Abdominis Plane Block in Children Undergoing Open Pyeloplasty Surgery
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block in reducing postoperative opioid requirements and pain after open pyeloplasty surgery in children.
- Trial name
- NCT01243593
- Testing
- Transversus Abdominis Plane Block, Standard Anesthesia
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Hemophilia A
Once-A-Day Prophylaxis for Youth and Young Adults With Severe Hemophilia A
The primary objective of this study is to test the feasibility of a large-scale clinical trial of once-daily prophylaxis. The secondary objectives are to collect clinical efficacy outcomes so that we can better plan a large-scale…
- Trial name
- NCT00717626
- Testing
- Kogenate FS, Advate, or Humate-P, Recombinate, Helixate FS
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Pleural Empyema
Intrapleural DNase and Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Pediatric Empyema (DTPA Trial)
Bacterial pneumonia can be complicated by the development of excess fluid and pus (pleural empyema) around the lungs in children. The incidence of pleural empyema in children has increased significantly in the last 10 years.
- Trial name
- NCT01717742
- Testing
- TPA (Tissue Plasminogen Activator), DNase
- Where
- 6 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting
Olanzapine for Prevention of Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting in Children: A Multi-Centre Feasibility Study
Olanzapine is licensed for use in adults in Canada and in teens in the US with mental illness. It is also often used for the management of mental illness in children.
- Trial name
- NCT02129478
- Testing
- Olanzapine
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Healthy
Bioavailability of Amoxicillin Dissolved in Human Milk
The investigators propose to study amoxicillin absorption in a 2-stage program that will progressively produce, for the first time, information leading to pediatric pharmacology recommendations for the administration to children…
- Trial name
- NCT01435824
- Testing
- Human milk-dissolved amoxicillin, Water-dissolved amoxicillin
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Multiple Sclerosis
Adherence in Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis
Disease modifying therapies (DMT) are widely used for children and adolescents with MS. Nonetheless, many pediatric patients continue to relapse and therefore require changes in therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT02234713
- Testing
- Motivational Interview, Video Attention Control
- Where
- 13 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Morning Sickness
Freezie Remedy to Alleviate Morning Sickness
The primary objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness of Lillipops in the improvement of morning sickness symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT01668940
- Testing
- Lillipops Iced Soothies (4 flavours), Mr. Freeze Freezies, Lillipop Iced Soothies (Ginger flavour)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children