Clinical trials: sponsored by University of British Columbia
Spinal Cord Injuries
"UroMonitor Trial" in Spinal Cord Injury.
This study aims to determine if a non-functioning UroMonitor device can be safely inserted, monitored, and removed in patients with SCI.
- Trial name
- NCT04800523
- Testing
- UroMonitor System
- Where
- Canada
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Stroke, Chronic Stroke
Virtual Physical Activity Seated Exercise - Phase 2
This study will determine the acceptability of delivering seated exercises online and if seated exercises can improve balance, mobility, quality of life, and cardiometabolic health in those living with a stroke related mobility…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Chronic Stroke, Stroke, Ischemic, Stroke Hemorrhagic
- Trial name
- V-PASE (NCT05724823)
- Testing
- Virtual Physical Activity Seated Exercises (V-PASE)
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Parkinson Disease, Cognitive Impairment
Theta Deep Brain Stimulation for Cognitive Enhancement in Parkinson's Disease
Cognitive impairment is common in Parkinson's disease. A recent study demonstrated 40% of people with PD suffer from mild cognitive impairment and > 80% of patients develop dementia after a disease duration of 20 years.
- Trial name
- NCT06518824
- Testing
- DBS On, DBS Off
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Prospective Intestinal Ultrasound Study for Artificial Intelligence Algorithm Development
This observational study will use intestinal ultrasound images to help develop computer programs that may make it easier to assess bowel inflammation.
- Trial name
- PSIUSAD (NCT07814274)
- Testing
- De-identified Intestinal Ultrasound Data Collection
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Falls, Frailty
Preventing Falls in Older Adults With Cognitive Frailty
The Problem: The proposed trial will address the problem of how to effectively prevent subsequent falls in community-dwelling cognitively frail older adults with a history of falls.
- Conditions
- Falls, Frailty, Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- ACTIVE (NCT06854731)
- Testing
- Balance and Strength Training Exercises with Health Coaching, Education Session
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 328 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Oral Epithelial Dysplasia (OED), Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)
Evaluating Treatment Strategies for p53 Mutant Oral Cancer and Oral Cancer Precursors
The goal of this clinical trial is to optimize treatment strategies for patients with p53-mutant oral epithelial dysplasia (OED) and early-stage oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).
- Trial name
- p53 RCT (NCT07090070)
- Testing
- Cohort 1 Intervention group, Cohort 2 severe/CIS margins clear, Cohort 2 p53 and severe/CIS margins clear
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 636 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Oral Cavity Cancer, Oral Cancer
Mandibular Reconstruction Preplanning (ViPMR)
Virtual Surgical Planning (VSP), where 3D modeling is used to create 3D-printed surgical guides, has been shown to improve outcomes for patients who undergo mandibular reconstruction surgery, usually due to invasion of cancer…
- Trial name
- ViPMR (NCT05429099)
- Testing
- Virtual Surgical Planning (VSP), Free-Hand Surgery
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 420 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Prostate Cancer, Oligometastatic
Radioguided Salvage Pelvic Node Dissection in Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer - SALVAGE
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether radioguided surgery can help surgeons find and remove lymph nodes containing prostate cancer in men whose cancer has returned in a small number of lymph nodes after previous…
- Trial name
- SALVAGE (NCT07807293)
- Testing
- PSMA 99mTc-MIP-1404 radioguided salvage lymph node dissection, Salvage pelvic lymph node dissection
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Limitation, Mobility, Older Adults
SuPA Mobility: Supporting Physical Activity for Mobility in Mobility-Limited Older Adults
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to investigate the effectiveness of a health-coaching intervention to improve physical activity in older adults with limited mobility when compared to a control, health education…
- Trial name
- NCT05978336
- Testing
- Health Coaching Program, Health Education Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 290 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Endometrial Cancer, Lynch Syndrome
Assessing Uterine Cancer Risk in Lynch Syndrome Carriers Using Vaginal Self-sampling and a Health Questionnaire
The goal of this study is to find out if self-collected vaginal swabs can be used to detect early signs of uterine cancer or related conditions in people with Lynch syndrome (LS) who still have their uterus.
- Trial name
- Lynch-SCAN (NCT07194551)
- Testing
- Vaginal DNA swab, microbiome swab and pH test
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Stroke
The Active Transition Home Post-Stroke Program
Post-stroke participants will wear wearable sensors for one week at 1-week prior to discharge from inpatient rehabilitation, 3- and 7- weeks post-discharge and 3-months post-discharge.
- Trial name
- NCT06119230
- Testing
- Activity Counselling
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Communication Barriers
Understanding Communication Barriers in Acute Care: A Mixed-Methods Needs Assessment Among Healthcare Providers Caring for Non-Verbal Patients With Spinal Cord Injury and Tracheostomy in the ICU
Communication impairment is common among critically ill patients who are mechanically ventilated, have tracheostomies, or have neurological injuries such as spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT07796035
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Crohn Disease
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Perianal Fistulizing Crohn's Disease Not Responsive or Intolerant to Conventional Care: HYPNOTIC Pilot Study
This study aims to test a new treatment called hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for a severe type of inflammatory bowel disease called perianal Crohn's disease (PCD).
- Trial name
- HYPNOTIC (NCT06109961)
- Testing
- Oxygen Gas for Inhalation, Standard of care
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Major Depressive Episode, Major Depressive Disorder
Patient-oriented Randomized Pragmatic Feasibility Trial With rTMS in Depression and Anxiety
This trial compares intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS) to low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (LFR) in regards to depression and anxiety outcomes in 100 patients with treatment resistant depression…
- Trial name
- PORT (NCT05028738)
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Depression, Major Depressive Disorder
Left vs. Right Non-Inferiority Trial
The aim of this study is to test the hypothesis that low-frequency rTMS (LFR) works as well as the established intermittent thetaburst rTMS (iTBS) treatment for treatment resistant depression (TRD).
- Conditions
- Depression, Major Depressive Disorder, Major Depressive Episode
- Trial name
- LeRNIT (NCT04999553)
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation (iTBS), Low Frequency Right (LFR)
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 480 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Osteoarthritis (OA), Osteoarthritis (OA) of the Hip
Evaluation of Choose to Move Replacement Ready (CTM-RR)
Choose to Move (CTM) is a 3-month, choice-based health-promoting program for low active older adults being scaled-up across British Columbia (BC), Canada.
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis (OA), Osteoarthritis (OA) of the Hip, Osteoarthritis (OA) of the Knee, Total Knee Anthroplasty
- Trial name
- CTM-RR (NCT07696650)
- Testing
- Choose to Move Replacement Ready
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Organ Donation After Circulatory Death
Brain-based Prediction of the Dying Duration in Humans After Withdrawal of Life Sustaining Therapies to Inform Donation After Circulatory Death
The purpose of this study is to develop a new tool that uses information collected before life-sustaining treatments are withdrawn to better predict whether a patient will die within the time needed for organ donation to be…
- Trial name
- NeuroDCD (NCT07698262)
- Where
- 11 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Obesity
Exercise Snacks in Obesity
To conduct a randomized control trial to determine the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a 12-week technology-enabled exercise snacks intervention with behaviour change counselling for improving cardiorespiratory fitness…
- Trial name
- NCT06924346
- Testing
- Exercise Snacks
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Hip Osteoarthritis
Feasibility of the Hip Instructional Prehabilitation Program for Enhanced Recovery (HIPPER)
Osteoarthritis (OA), leading to hip replacement, is a leading contributor to global mobility impairment. Given the boom in the older demographic it is not surprising that there is an 11% increased demand for replacement every 5…
- Trial name
- HIPPER (NCT02969512)
- Testing
- HIPPER, OASIS Online Educational Webinars
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Prostate Cancer
Genomic Biomarker-Selected Umbrella Neoadjuvant Study for High Risk Localized Prostate Cancer
The objective of this study is to see if providing an appropriate therapy based on the genomic testing of prostate tumour tissue will result in an improved clinical response.
- Trial name
- GUNS (NCT04812366)
- Testing
- Apalutamide 60mg Tab, Abiraterone Acetate 250mg, Prednisone 5mg Tab
- Where
- 9 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 315 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia