Clinical trials: open to volunteers, sponsored by Unity Health Toronto
Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure
Asymmetrical High Flow Oxygen Versus Noninvasive Ventilation in Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure
NIV is a life-saving treatment for people with breathing failure and carbon dioxide (CO2) retention. It helps remove this waste gas from the lungs and reduces the effort needed to breathe.
- Trial name
- HIFOLD2 (NCT07157098)
- Testing
- asymmetrical high-flow nasal cannula, non-invasive ventilation with standard mask, non-invasive ventilation with a new mask
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Pharmacy, Asthma Management
The Electronic Asthma Management System in Pharmacies
The goal of this study is to assess the effect of an electronic asthma management system in pharmacies (eAMS-Pharm) on asthma control assessment, asthma medication adjustment, asthma action plan delivery, and prompting for…
- Conditions
- Pharmacy, Asthma Management, Asthma, Computerized Decision Support System
- Trial name
- eAMS-Pharm (NCT07038642)
- Testing
- Pharmacy Clinical Decision Support System for Asthma Management
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder
Approaches For ThE pRioritization of Patients in priMAry Care Post-COVID To Reduce Health Inequities (AFTERMATH)
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted primary care across Canada. Inequities in prevention activities and chronic disease management likely increased but the extent is unknown.
- Trial name
- AFTERMATH (NCT05823805)
- Testing
- Community Health Worker
- Volunteers
- 520 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Mechanical Ventilator Weaning, Respiratory Muscle Training
Muscle Recruitment During Neck Flexion and Inspiratory Muscle Training
Respiratory muscle dysfunction is highly prevalent in patients with prolonged weaning from mechanical ventilation and is strongly associated with weaning failure.
- Trial name
- FLEX (NCT05710432)
- Testing
- Quasi-Isometric Neck Flexion, Inspiratory Muscle Training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Respiratory Support
The ACCESSIT Study
The study is designed to characterize and monitor the structure, degree of activation and function of the different respiratory muscles during mechanical ventilation after spine trauma and spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- ACCESSIT (NCT05207046)
- Testing
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Exacerbation Copd, Acute Respiratory Distress
High Flow Nasal Cannula Versus Non-Invasive Ventilation in Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chronic obstructive lung disease is a disabling disease that affects people usually after several years of smoke tobacco exposure and affects millions of patients worldwide.
- Conditions
- Exacerbation Copd, Acute Respiratory Distress, Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure
- Trial name
- HiFOLD (NCT03033251)
- Testing
- Non Invasive Ventilation, High Flow Oxygen Cannula 50, High Flow Oxygen Cannula 30
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure
The Simplify Project
The high frequency of unplanned hospital visits of patients with chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure (e.g., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, obesity-related hypoventilation) constitutes a major public health problem.
- Trial name
- SIMPLIFY (NCT05011877)
- Testing
- High-flow nasal cannula therapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
RecruitmEnt Assessed by eleCtRical Impedance Tomography
The RECRUIT study is a multinational, multicenter physiological observational study conducted by the PLUG working group. It is a single-day study (1.5-2 hours) associated with specific lung (de)recruitment maneuvers to verify the…
- Trial name
- RECRUIT (NCT04460859)
- Testing
- Specific lung recruitment maneuvers
- Where
- 4 sites in Brazil, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 171 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Ventilatory Failure, Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
PREdicting Failure of Non-inVasIve Ventilatory Support Using Non-invaSIve mONitoring in Non-intubated Patients With Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure or Post-extubation Failure. The PREVISION Study
The goal of this observational study is to assess the potential non-invasive tools (e.g. regional ventilation, respiratory muscle response, lung mechanic's parameters) to identify the risk of failure when using high flow nasal…
- Conditions
- Ventilatory Failure, Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure, Weaning Failure, Respiratory
- Trial name
- PREVISION (NCT06716463)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Treatment-resistant Depression, Major Depressive Disorder
Physical Activity Program for TRD
This is a pilot study examining the delivery of a remotely delivered, one-on-one, individualized physical activity (PA) program in adult participants with treatment-resistant depression (TRD).
- Trial name
- NCT06404320
- Testing
- PA program - MoveU.HappyU
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Interphalangeal Joint Injury
Management of Proximal Interphalangeal (PIP) Joint Injuries
This project seeks to compare the treatment efficacy of two different approaches to treating interphalangeal joint (PIP) joint injuries.
- Trial name
- NCT06951607
- Testing
- Coban wrap, Neoprene sleeve
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Major Depressive Disorder
Temporal Interference and Depression
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) has a high prevalence, is the leading cause of disability, and currently available interventions are associated with side effects and high treatment resistance.
- Trial name
- TI (NCT05295888)
- Testing
- Temporal Interference stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Chronic Neuropathic Pain, Pain Management
Psilocybin for Enhanced Analgesia in Chronic nEuropathic PAIN
This is a feasibility study to examine the use of use of Psilocybin (magic mushrooms) to alleviate pain in chronic neuropathic pain. While theoretical mechanisms demonstrate promise, there is no clinical evidence.
- Trial name
- PEACE-PAIN (NCT06731335)
- Testing
- Psilocybin
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Retinal Detachment Rhegmatogenous, Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy
Intravitreal Topotecan for Prevention or Treatment of Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy in Retinal Detachment
Intravitreal topotecan exhibits strong anti-inflammatory, anti-proliferative, and anti-fibrotic properties, making it a promising option for preventing and treating proliferative vitreoretinopathy in rhegmatogenous retinal…
- Trial name
- TOPO-PT (NCT06818721)
- Testing
- Intravitreal topotecan, Retinal detachment surgery
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 394 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy in Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment
Intravitreal Topotecan in the Repair of Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment with Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy
Intravitreal topotecan has anti-inflammatory, anti-proliferative and anti-fibrotic activity that we hypothesize may exhibit high efficacy for the treatment of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) in patients with rhegmatogenous…
- Trial name
- TOPO-RD (NCT05523869)
- Testing
- Intravitreal topotecan, Pars plana vitrectomy with or without scleral buckle
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Major Depressive Disorder, Treatment Resistant Depression
The Impact of Working Memory and Reward Markers on DLPFC Activity in Treatment-resistant Depression
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a very common illness that is usually treated with antidepressant medication. Depression can be caused by many things such as childhood experiences, genetics, and changes in the way the body and…
- Trial name
- NCT06163625
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Research Interview, Questionnaires, Brain Scan
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Major Depressive Episode
Digital Interventions for Adults with Treatment-Resistant Depression: a Pilot Study
The goal of this observational study is to learn about remote mental health monitoring technology for adults with treatment-resistant depression.
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Major Depressive Episode, Treatment-Resistant Major Depressive Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT06732089
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), Counseling
Filling Gaps in the HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Cascade Through Counseling
This study s objective is to test the acceptability and feasibility of a guide to facilitate counseling about HIV prevention, focusing on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
- Conditions
- Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), Counseling, Sexual and Gender Minorities
- Trial name
- NCT06710171
- Testing
- Counseling, List of resources
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Disorder, Heart
Transfusion Requirements in Younger Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
TRICS-IV is an international, multi-centre, open-label randomized controlled trial of two commonly used transfusion strategies in moderate to high risk patients who are 65 years of age or younger undergoing cardiac surgery on…
- Conditions
- Disorder, Heart, Postoperative, Cardiac Surgery
- Trial name
- TRICS-IV (NCT04754022)
- Testing
- Restrictive Transfusion Strategy, Liberal transfusion strategy
- Where
- 54 sites in United States, Australia and 14 more
- Volunteers
- 1,440 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Violence, Assault
Evaluation of Thriving, Substance Use, Mental Health, and Repeat Injury Among Participants in the THRIVE Program
The goal of this observational study is to determine the impact of a hospital-based violence intervention program on a person's capacity to thrive and recurrent intentional injury. The aims of this study are: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT06455943
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto