Clinical trials: completed, sponsored by Unity Health Toronto
Evaluation Studies, Implementation Research
Implementation of the Begin Exploring Fertility Options, Risks and Expectations (BEFORE) Decision Aid
The Begin Exploring Fertility Options, Risks and Expectations (BEFORE) decision aid was created to support fertility discussions and decision-making for young breast cancer patients in Canada.
- Conditions
- Evaluation Studies, Implementation Research, Decision Aid, Young Adult Cancer
- Trial name
- BEFORE (NCT03629509)
- Testing
- Educational Webinar and Resources
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia, Nosebleeds
Sirolimus for Nosebleeds in HHT
This pilot study is to determine the safety and efficacy of oral sirolimus (blood trough level 6-10ng/ml) in patients with HHT that are experiencing moderate or severe epistaxis.
- Conditions
- Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia, Nosebleeds, Epistaxis
- Trial name
- NCT05269849
- Testing
- Sirolimus
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Homelessness, Youth
Transitioning Youth Out of Homelessness 2.0 (TYOH 2.0)
Introduction: This 12-month pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) built on previous community-engaged work and explored whether portable rent subsidies and an intervention targeting identity capital (purpose, control…
- Trial name
- NCT05781503
- Testing
- Identity Capital Intervention (Coach + Co-designed Leadership Guide), Monthly Rent Subsidies
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Homelessness, Youth
Transitioning Youth Out of Homelessness 2.5 (TYOH 2.5)
The idea for this study came from the research team's current study called Transitioning Youth Out of Homelessness (TYOH) 2.0, which provides coaching and a leadership guide to youth transitioning out of homelessness.
- Trial name
- NCT06425458
- Testing
- Co-Designed Strengths-Based Leadership Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
HIV Testing, HIV Infections
OraQuick® HIV Self-Test Study in Canada
Oral fluid based HIV Self-testing (HIVST) provides another innovative and simple option to increase opportunities for HIV testing.
- Trial name
- OQHIVST (NCT05020353)
- Testing
- OraQuick® HIV Self-Test
- Where
- 7 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 951 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
COVID-19
Coagulopathy of COVID-19: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial of Therapeutic Anticoagulation Versus Standard Care
Coagulopathy of COVID-19 afflicts approximately 20% of patients with severe COVID-19 and is associated with need for critical care and death.
- Trial name
- NCT04362085
- Testing
- Therapeutic Anticoagulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 465 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Homeless Persons
Effect of a Rent Subsidy and Mentoring on Youth Transitioning Out of Homelessness
Compared to the vast amount of literature about the risk factors associated with young people entering and becoming entrenched in homelessness, much less is known about how to facilitate and sustain transitions off the streets.
- Trial name
- NCT03779204
- Testing
- Mentorship, Rent Subsidies
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Acute Kidney Injury
Standard vs. Accelerated Initiation of RRT in Acute Kidney Injury (STARRT-AKI: Principal Trial)
The objectives of this trial are to determine whether, in critically ill patients with severe acute kidney injury (AKI), randomization to accelerated initiation of renal replacement therapy (RRT), compared to standard initiation…
- Trial name
- NCT02568722
- Testing
- Standard RRT initiation, Accelerated RRT initiation
- Where
- 105 sites in United States, Australia and 13 more
- Volunteers
- 3,019 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Social Determinants of Health, Poverty
Implementation and Impact of an Online Tool Used in Primary Care to Improve Income Security
We will evaluate the acceptability, feasibility and impact of an online tool that helps patients identify financial benefits that they are entitled to at six clinic sites over a three month period.
- Conditions
- Social Determinants of Health, Poverty, Social Isolation, Social Marginalization
- Trial name
- NCT02959866
- Testing
- online income tool
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Asthma
The Electronic Asthma Action Plan System for Implementation in Primary Care
Asthma is a common and potentially fatal chronic disease. An asthma action plan (AAP) is a written plan produced by a physician for a patient with asthma, to provide education and guidelines for self-management of worsening…
- Trial name
- eAAPS (NCT01070095)
- Testing
- Electronic Asthma Action Plan System
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Three Different Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Training Methods
The goal of this study is to compare three methods of teaching medical and nursing students basic life saving skills. The standard method will teach students how to push on the chest and to analyze the heart rhythm using a…
- Trial name
- BLSPilot (NCT01361919)
- Testing
- Feedback During CPR Training and Testing, No Feedback Group, Feedback during CPR Training Not Testing
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 298 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto