Clinical trials: completed, sponsored by Unity Health Toronto
Acromegaly
Strict IGF-1 Control in Acromegaly
Acromegaly is a rare, chronic, and debilitating disease, usually caused by a benign tumor on the pituitary gland, which leads to excessive production of growth hormone (GH).
- Trial name
- I-Con (NCT02952885)
- Testing
- Pegvisomant
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Cancer and Chronic Disease Prevention
BETTER HEALTH: Durham
The BETTER intervention consists of supportive meetings between a specially trained prevention practitioner nurse and individuals aged 40-64 years to review recommended chronic disease prevention and screening activities (CDPS).
- Trial name
- NCT03052959
- Testing
- Immediate Intervention, Wait List Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Moral Injury, Distress, Emotional
Digital Interventions for Detection and Reduction of Moral Distress
Stress, anxiety, distress and depression are exceptionally high among healthcare workers at the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Trial name
- VR (NCT05001542)
- Testing
- Educational moral injury video
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Invasive Mechanical Ventilation, Critical Illness
Mechanical Ventilation Discontinuation Practices
Background: The requirement for ventilator support is a defining feature of critical illness. Weaning is the process during which the work of breathing is transferred from the ventilator back to the patient.
- Conditions
- Invasive Mechanical Ventilation, Critical Illness, Spontaneous Breathing Trial, Weaning Invasive Mechanical Ventilation
- Trial name
- IOS (NCT03955874)
- Where
- 14 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,868 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Traumatic Knee Dislocation
Late Compared to Early Physiotherapy Following Knee Dislocation
A knee dislocation is an unusual and extremely serious injury and is defined as complete displacement of the tibia with respect to the femur, usually with disruption of 3 or more of the stabilizing ligaments.
- Trial name
- Co_Leap (NCT01296750)
- Testing
- Early Physiotherapy start
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Endoscopy, Gamification
Applying Gamification to Postgraduate Endoscopic Training
Simulation-based training curricula for gastrointestinal endoscopy have been developed and have been shown to be effective. It is possible that these curricula may be further improved.
- Conditions
- Endoscopy, Gamification, Simulation
- Trial name
- NCT03176251
- Testing
- Gamified-Integrated Curriculum
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Diabetes Mellitus
Impact of an Interprofessional Shared Decision-making and Goal-setting Decision Aid for Patients With Diabetes
Diabetes care is complicated for people with diabetes as well as for health care providers: they have to watch their diet, exercise, take medications, checking blood sugars and blood pressure, get tests and see multiple doctors.
- Trial name
- NCT02379078
- Testing
- Shared decision-making aid, Generic hard copy diabetes resources, Generic online diabetes resources
- Volunteers
- 225 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Cystic Fibrosis, Burkholderia Cepacia Infection
Tobramycin Inhalation Powder (TIP) in Cystic Fibrosis Patients Infected With Burkholderia Cepacia Complex
The objective of this study is to determine if tobramycin inhalation powder (TIP) can reduce the amount of Burkholderia Cepacia Complex (BCC) species - type of bacteria, in the sputum of cystic fibrosis patient.
- Trial name
- NCT02212587
- Testing
- TOBI
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Depression, Anhedonia
Dimensional Approach to Evaluate Reward Processing in Major Depressive Disorder Pre- and Post-Desvenlafaxine Treatment
Anhedonia (the lack of pleasure in normally pleasurable things) is a common symptom of major depressive disorder (MDD), and it may impact how patients with depression experience reward.
- Trial name
- NCT02859103
- Testing
- Desvenlafaxine
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations
Reperfusion of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations After Embolotherapy
AVMs are abnormal collections of blood vessels which can occur in any part of the body including the lungs. These blood vessels are weakened and can rupture anytime causing bleeding which can be massive, leading to…
- Trial name
- NCT01856842
- Testing
- Angiography and embolotherapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Multiple Sclerosis
Medical Education for Better Multiple Sclerosis Outcomes
The main objectives of this study are: i) To design an educational tool to train physicians in overcome cognitive factors associated with therapeutic inertia.
- Trial name
- EDUCAR MS (NCT03134794)
- Testing
- Educational intervention applying the traffic light system (TLS)
- Where
- 4 sites in Argentina, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Response Rates
Contacting Authors to Retrieve Individual Patient Data
The objective of this study is to examine the impact of incentivizing authors of RCTs that are eligible for a systematic review and meta-analysis, versus usual contact strategies to obtain original IPD
- Trial name
- NCT02569411
- Testing
- Financial Incentive
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT), Epistaxis
Prospective Pilot Study of Floseal for the Treatment of Anterior Epistaxis in Patients With (HHT)
Current management strategies for severe and recurrent epistaxis secondary to Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) include surgical procedures, and uncomfortable nasal packing, both of which are often only short-term…
- Trial name
- NCT02638012
- Testing
- Floseal, Packing
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Type 2 Diabetes
Fibre Grain Herb Trial in Type 2 Diabetes
Despite the availability of multiple medications for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, patients often continue to have difficulty attaining blood glucose targets and managing cardiovascular disease risk factors.
- Trial name
- FIGHT (NCT02553382)
- Testing
- Dietary, Herbal, Positive Control
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada, Croatia
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Embolism, Femoral Fractures
Effect of a Novel Reamer-Irrigator-Aspirator on the Incidence of Fat Embolism
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect on the incidence of fat emboli when using a Reamer-Irrigator Aspirator during reamed IM nail fixation of femoral shaft fractures
- Trial name
- RIA (NCT00509171)
- Testing
- Reamer Irrigator Aspirator
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Uptake of Systematic Review Evidence
Testing New Formats for the Presentation of Research Evidence to Health Care Managers and Policy Makers
The purpose of this project is to identify and use our knowledge on the barriers and facilitators to using systematic reviews (SR) by health care managers (HCM) and policy markers (PM) to develop and test a novel format for…
- Trial name
- NCT03041454
- Testing
- Novel systematic review format
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 257 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Shoulder Dislocation
Non-operative Versus Operative Treatment of Acute Acromioclavicular Joint Dislocation
The purpose of this study is to compare non-operative treatment versus operative treatment in patients who suffer a complete, acute acromioclavicular (AC) joint dislocation.
- Trial name
- ACJoint (NCT00594841)
- Testing
- Open Reduction Internal Fixation of AC joint dislocation, Non operative treatment of AC joint dislocation (sling)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Humeral Fractures, Ulnar Nerve Compression
Simple Decompression Versus Anterior Transposition of the Ulnar Nerve
Both simple decompression and anterior transposition of the elbow nerve (ulnar nerve) for acute displaced fractures of the elbow (distal humerus) treated with plate fixation are currently used by surgeons.
- Trial name
- NCT01051869
- Testing
- Simple decompression, anterior subcutaneous transposition
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent, Heart Failure
Saxagliptin and Cardiac Structure and Function
Diabetes is associated with a substantially increased risk of heart failure, which is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality.
- Trial name
- SCARF (NCT02481479)
- Testing
- Saxagliptin
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Overactive Bladder
Educating Patients on Management of Overactive Bladder: Written Versus Verbal Instructions
Background: Overactive bladder (OAB) is a common condition among postmenopausal women, requiring a multifaceted treatment approach that requires patient retention of information given to them in clinic.
- Trial name
- NCT02197533
- Testing
- Written List
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto