Clinical trials: sponsored by University of Alberta
Diabetic Foot Ulcer
Diabetes Foot Care Clinical Pathway Project - Exciton Technologies Inc
In 2011, the premiers of all Canadian provinces and territories selected diabetes foot care as 1 of 3 significant targets for pan-provincial action.
- Trial name
- DFCCP-Exciton (NCT02990832)
- Testing
- Exciton
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Acute Heart Failure
HILO-HF Registry: High Versus Low SpO2 Oxygen Therapy in Patients With Acute Heart Failure
The HILO-HF Registry is a single centre registry that will be performed to provide information on the usual baseline oxygen saturation (SpO2) in patients presenting to ED with a primary ED diagnosis of AHF
- Trial name
- NCT03110042
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Heart Defects, Congenital
The CHAPTER III Study of Young Adolescents
The CHAPTER III Study (Congenital Heart Adolescents Participating in Transition Evaluation Research) is a cluster randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of a nurse-led transition intervention in combination with usual…
- Trial name
- NCT02374892
- Testing
- CHAPTER III Study Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Urinary Incontinence
Managing Urinary Incontinence in Elderly Village Women in Rural Bangladesh
An intervention consisting of group and home based exercise will be used over 6 months to assess whether this is helpful in managing urinary incontinence in elderly village women in Bangladesh.
- Trial name
- NCT02453100
- Testing
- Mobility and pelvic floor exercise, Education
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 579 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Remote Ischemic Preconditioning, Myocardial Protection
Protection of the Heart With Remote Ischemic Preconditioning During Heart Surgery: A Pilot Study
The purpose of this study is to compare a treatment called remote ischemic preconditioning (rIP) to no treatment. rIP is a simple treatment that is believed to help patients recover better after heart surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00546390
- Testing
- Blood Pressure Cuff
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Transient Ischemic Attack, Minor Ischemic Stroke
Dabigatran Following Transient Ischemic Attack and Minor Stroke
Rationale: To date, anticoagulant therapy in acute stroke has also been limited by excess hemorrhagic events. The oral anticoagulant dabigatran is a novel agent, which has been shown to be associated with much lower intracranial…
- Trial name
- DATAS II (NCT02295826)
- Testing
- Dabigatran, Acetylsalicylic acid
- Where
- 6 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Pulmonary Hypertension
Vasopressin and Inhaled Prostacyclin in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension
To diagnose pulmonary hypertension, children have a cardiac catheterization to check the blood pressure in their lungs. Children with pulmonary hypertension have high blood pressure in their lungs.
- Trial name
- NCT01370096
- Testing
- Vasopressin infusion, Vasopressin infusion and epoprostenol inhalation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Heterotaxy Syndrome
Heterotaxy Syndrome and Intestinal Rotation Abnormalities - A Prospective Study
Infants with heterotaxy syndrome (HS) are born with an abnormal arrangement of organs along the right-left body axis. Abnormalities of intestinal rotation and fixation are commonly associated with HS.
- Trial name
- NCT01591928
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Alcohol Consumption
Pilot Study of a Computer-Based Intervention for Alcohol Misuse in the Emergency Department
Alcohol misuse amongst youth is a significant clinical and public health problem. The Emergency Department (ED) is an important setting for the treatment of alcohol-related problems as it is often the first point of contact…
- Trial name
- NCT01146665
- Testing
- Computer-based PAF
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Pneumonia
Multimometer - Vital Signs Device for Diagnosis of Pneumonia
Pneumonia is a major cause of illness in young children. The investigators are developing and testing a new thermometer like device called Multimometer, to measure the respiration rate (RR), temperature, heart rate (HR) and the…
- Trial name
- NCT03265756
- Testing
- Multimometer
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Respiration; Insufficient or Poor, Newborn
Mask Ventilation With Different Face Masks During Neonatal Resuscitation
Most premature babies have difficulty breathing at birth and need help (what we call resuscitation). The treatment for this is to gently inflate their lungs with a resuscitation device and a facemask.
- Trial name
- NCT01685697
- Testing
- Mask ventilation with a Laerdal face mask, Mask ventilation with a F&P face mask
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Heart Failure
High Versus Low SpO2 Oxygen Therapy in Patients With Acute Heart Failure
The primary objective of this pilot trial is to determine whether inpatients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) with symptoms suggestive of Acute Heart Failure (AHF), who receive supplemental oxygen adjusted at either a…
- Trial name
- HiLo (NCT02518828)
- Testing
- High SpO2, Low SpO2
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
General Surgery
Elder-friendly Approaches to the Surgical Environment (EASE) Study
The aim of this study is to examine the impact implementing an elder-friendly surgical unit has on post-operative complications, mortality and quality of life for patients ≥ 65 years old who have undergone emergency surgical care.
- Trial name
- EASE (NCT02233153)
- Testing
- Elder-Friendly Surgical Unit
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 723 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Type2 Diabetes
A Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness of the Pure Prairie Living Program
In Canada, there is a growing burden of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Approaches to implement nutrition recommendations and promote sustainable eating behaviours are required.
- Trial name
- NCT03043859
- Testing
- Pure Prairie Living Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Self-regulation, Adolescents
Self-Regulation in Adolescents With FASD: The Efficacy of a Targeted Intervention
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) describes a collection of physical, mental, and behavioral disabilities that result from prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE).
- Conditions
- Self-regulation, Adolescents, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT02912962
- Testing
- Self-Regulation Intervention adapted from the Alert Program ®
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Acute Otitis Media
Does Tympanometry Predict Antibiotic Usage in Acute Otitis Media?
Due to recent efforts to decrease antibiotic overuse, and reports of high rates of spontaneous resolution for clinically diagnosed Acute Otitis Media(AOM), most physicians now wait 48-72 hours before starting antibiotics for…
- Trial name
- NCT01941381
- Testing
- Tympanometry
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Overweight and Obesity
Implementation and Validation of the "5As Framework of Obesity Management" in Primary Care. "5AsT"
The main goal of this project is to develop, implement and evaluate the 5As Team intervention (5AsT)for healthcare practitioners to improve their weight management patient encounters and improve patient health outcomes.
- Trial name
- 5AsT (NCT01967797)
- Testing
- 5As Team Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 255 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Heart Defects, Congenital
The Fontan Education Study: A Randomized Control Trial
The Fontan Education Study is a cluster randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of a novel education program in combination with usual care, versus usual care alone, on preparing parents of children undergoing Fontan…
- Trial name
- NCT02831790
- Testing
- Fontan Education Videos
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Neoplasms
Alberta Cancer Exercise Pilot Randomized Trial
The purpose of the study is to examine the benefit and specific outcomes of a community-based exercise program that is designed to address the needs of individuals who are receiving or recovering from cancer treatment.
- Trial name
- ACE (NCT02330575)
- Testing
- Exercise, Education
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Confocal Endomicroscopy During Endoscopy
The main objective of this study is to determine the role of epithelial cell homeostasis in the pathogenesis of intestinal diseases.
- Trial name
- NCT00988273
- Testing
- Confocal endomicroscopy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta