Clinical trials: completed, sponsored by Unity Health Toronto
Infertility
Access to Infertility Services: Clinic Perspective
Since the identification of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the 1980s, there have been significant advances made in the management and long-term prognosis for infected…
- Trial name
- NCT00782132
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Rate of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease at St. Michael's Hospital
A retrospective review of women who came through the ER at SMH with a pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) or tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) between 1995-2005.
- Trial name
- NCT00783419
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Group B Streptococcus
The Prevalence of Group B Streptococcus Positive Pregnant Patients in an Inner City Tertiary Care Center
A retrospective review of the prevalence of Group B Streptococcus Positive Pregnant Patients in an Inner City Tertiary Care Center
- Trial name
- NCT01251289
- Volunteers
- 628 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Preterm Labor, Fetal Glucocorticoid Exposure
The Effect of Antenatal Corticosteroids on the Fetal Thymus - a Possible Role in Fetal Immune Programming
Administration of corticosteroids is standard practice for pregnant patients at risk of preterm labour to reduce the risk of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome, intraventricular hemorrhage, necrotizing enterocolitis and…
- Trial name
- NCT03057717
- Testing
- 2D ultrasound assessment
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Endometriosis, Chronic Pain
Virtual Mindfulness for the Management of Endometriosis Pelvic Pain.
Endometriosis is a gynecologic condition that can cause severe pelvic pain and significantly impair quality of life. Endometriosis symptoms cannot always be controlled by medical therapy or surgery alone, indicating a need for…
- Trial name
- NCT05554497
- Testing
- Mindfulness-based stress reduction curriculum
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Suicidal Ideation, Suicide
Mitigating Suicide Risk With Single Session 'Brief Skills for Safer Living'
Mental health concerns have been on the rise since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has worsened risk factors for suicide, including job loss, anxiety, depression, and loneliness.
- Conditions
- Suicidal Ideation, Suicide, Mental Health Issue, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT04495543
- Testing
- Brief Skills for Safer Living
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
Topical Anti-angiogenic Therapy for Telangiectasia in HHT: Proof of Concept
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a hereditary vascular condition characterized by the development of abnormal connections between arteries and veins throughout the body, called vascular malformations.
- Trial name
- NCT01752049
- Testing
- Topical timolol maleate
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Depression, Anxiety
Mobile Interventions for the Prevention and Detection of Distress
Stress, anxiety, distress and depression are exceptionally high among healthcare providers at the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Conditions
- Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Loneliness
- Trial name
- NCT05072210
- Testing
- Mobile Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Youth, Homelessness
The Identity Project
Understanding how to create successful pathways out of homelessness is crucial. Thirty young people (aged 18 - 26 years) who have transitioned out of homelessness within the past three years will be offered scholarships to…
- Trial name
- TIP (NCT03772522)
- Testing
- dk Leadership
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Atrial Fibrillation, End Stage Renal Failure on Dialysis
Strategies for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation in patiEnts Receiving Dialysis
The prevention of atrial fibrillation related thromboembolism in the dialysis population is unclear. While the practice of anticoagulation appears favorable in patients with mild-to-moderate chronic kidney disease, no patients…
- Trial name
- SAFE-D (NCT03987711)
- Testing
- Warfarin, Apixaban, No oral anticoagulation
- Where
- 28 sites in Australia, Canada
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Hemorrhagic Shock
Effect of Remote Ischemic Conditioning on Trauma Patients With Hemorrhagic Shock
The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether remote ischemic conditioning is a safe and effective intervention to prevent the development of inflammation and coagulopathy in trauma patients with hemorrhagic shock.
- Trial name
- NCT02071290
- Testing
- Pneumatic tourniquet
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Education
RCT of Intensive, Brief, and Control Indigenous Cultural Safety Training Interventions for Health Care Providers
Despite Canada's relative global affluence, striking Indigenous/non-Indigenous health disparities persist. Following the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's Final Report, and the publication of the…
- Trial name
- NCT05890144
- Testing
- Big Canoe, Little Canoe, Control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Hyperglycemia in Critically Ill Patients
Comparison of 2 Methods to Achieve Tight Glucose Control in Cardiovascular ICU Patients
There is current evidence that maintaining ICU patient's blood sugar between 4.4-6.1 saves lives. However, this is difficult to do in the ICU and carries risks of lowering the blood sugar too much.
- Trial name
- NCT00636714
- Testing
- Nursing judgement, Nomogram
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
COVID-19 Experience
Data Collection on the Model Schools Pediatric Health Initiative at 5 SBHC Sites: COVID-19 Questionnaire
The Model School Pediatric Health Initiative arose out of concern about health access inequities and disparities among some of Toronto's most vulnerable children living in our inner-city neighborhoods.
- Trial name
- SBHC (NCT04534595)
- Testing
- COVID-19
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 851 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Evaluation of Preterm NAVA Catheter Placement
Positioning of EDI Catheter In Premature Infants
Nasogastric (NG) and orogastric (OG) feeding tubes have a high incidence of malpositioning, occurring in up to 59% of preterm infants (Lopes 2019).
- Trial name
- PIPI (NCT05107713)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Cardiovascular Diseases, Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
Empagliflozin and Cardiac Remodelling in People Without Diabetes
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of empagliflozin on cardiac structure, function and circulating biomarkers in patients with cardiovascular risk factors, but without diabetes.
- Trial name
- EMPA-HEART 2 (NCT04461041)
- Testing
- Empagliflozin
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada, Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 169 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Retinal Detachment, Metamorphopsia
Retinal Displacement After Pneumatic Versus Vitrectomy for Retinal Detachment (ALIGN)
This is a prospective cohort study, comparing the functional outcomes and the retinal displacement rates between two techniques for primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair: Pars Plana Vitrectomy (PPV) and Pneumatic…
- Conditions
- Retinal Detachment, Metamorphopsia, Aniseikonia
- Trial name
- ALIGN (NCT04089033)
- Testing
- Pneumatic Retinopexy, Pars Plana Vitrectomy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 204 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Overdose
SOONER Feasibility Study Protocol
Opioid Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution programs (OEND) involve training and equipping people who are likely to be bystanders to opioid overdose to recognize and respond to opioid-related emergencies by activating…
- Trial name
- SOONER (NCT03821649)
- Testing
- SOONER Training and Naloxone Kit Kit, Community or Hospital-Based Training
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Mental Health Disorder
Coordinating Access to Care for People Experiencing Homelessness (CATCH-FI)
Coordinating Access to Care for the Homeless (CATCH) initiative is a multidisciplinary brief intervention for homeless adults with mental health needs discharged from hospital in Toronto, Canada.
- Trial name
- NCT03770221
- Testing
- CATCH, Financial Incentive
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 176 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Educational Achievement
School Based Health Care: A Model for Improving Educational Achievement for Children in Inner City Schools
Developmental problems have tremendous impact on children, affecting academic achievement and mental health later in life.The process of receiving a developmental assessment is long and arduous, and may require multiple physician…
- Trial name
- NCT04540003
- Testing
- Access to School Based Health Centre
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 147 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto