Clinical trials: sponsored by University of Calgary
Pediatric Femur Fracture
Pediatric Femur Fractures: Functional Bracing vs Spica Casting - Outcomes and Cost Analysis
Pediatric diaphyseal femur fractures that occur in children aged 6 months to 5 years old are traditionally treated with hip spica casting.
- Trial name
- NCT06569199
- Testing
- Functional Bracing, Hip Spica Cast
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Post Partum Depression
Video-Feedback Interaction Guidance for Improving Interactions Between Depressed Mothers and Their Infants ("VID-KIDS")
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a major public health issue. Known as "the thief that steals motherhood" since symptoms obstruct a mother's capacity for understanding and enjoying her baby, PPD affects approximately 1 in 5 moms.
- Trial name
- VID-KIDS (NCT03052374)
- Testing
- VID-KIDS Intervention Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Parent-Child Relations
ATTACH™ Program: Promoting Vulnerable Children's Health at Scale
ATTACH™ is a psycho-educational parenting program, designed with community agencies serving families of preschoolers affected by toxic stress (e.g.
- Trial name
- ATTACH™ (NCT04853888)
- Testing
- ATTACH™ Parenting Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Stroke
Independent Use of Brain Measurement-Based Rehabilitation System by Stroke Survivors
The Axem Home study is a randomized open label trial analyzing the safety and feasibility of coupling the Axem Home prototype device with exercise to improve motor recovery following a stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT05016193
- Testing
- Axem Home Prototype Device, Rehabilitation Exercise Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Stroke, Aphasia, Non-fluent
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Multi-modality Aphasia Therapy for Post-stroke Non-fluent Aphasia
Many stroke survivors experience aphasia, a loss or impairment of language affecting the production or understanding of speech. One common type of aphasia is known as non-fluent aphasia.
- Trial name
- REMAP (NCT04102228)
- Testing
- 1Hz inhibitory rTMS, Multi-Modality Aphasia Therapy (M-MAT)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Chronic Stroke
ANIMATOR - RehUP BCI Controlled Robotic Therapy vs. an Attention-based Control
ANIMATOR aims to examine how BCI therapy vs. attention based control therapy can be used to treat people in the chronic phase of stroke with moderate to severe upper extremity impairment.
- Trial name
- ANIMATOR (NCT06538506)
- Testing
- RehUp BCI Intervention, Control Therapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Primary Aldosteronism
Nuclear Imaging for Subtype Diagnosis of Primary Aldosteronism
This study is to evaluate the accuracy of a novel radiopharmaceutical tracer, para-chloro-2-[18F]fluoroethyl etomidate (CETO), used with positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT), as a way to subtype…
- Trial name
- NCT05472493
- Testing
- [18-F]CETO
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Optic Neuritis
High-Dose Vitamin D Induction in Optic Neuritis
This is a phase II randomized double-blind placebo/standard of care trial to determine if rapidly inducing vitamin D sufficiency in patients with acute optic neuritis results in less damage/greater recovery at 12 months as…
- Trial name
- VitaDON2 (NCT03302585)
- Testing
- Vitamin D3
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Probiotics, Infant, Newborn
Probiotics Supplementation and Intestinal Microbiome in Neonates With Gastrointestinal Surgery
Congenital defects of the gastrointestinal tract commonly require surgical intervention in the neonatal period. Intestinal surgery during this critical period of microbiome acquisition results in aberrant colonization of the…
- Conditions
- Probiotics, Infant, Newborn, Surgical Procedures, Operative, Gastro-Intestinal Disorder
- Trial name
- ProPS (NCT03266315)
- Testing
- FloraBaby
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Exercise Training
Exercise Frequency During Endurance Training: Cardiorespiratory, Hematological, and Muscle Oxidative Adaptations
The goal of this interventional study is to compare training for different numbers of days each week in healthy, young individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT05908578
- Testing
- High Frequency Exercise Training, Low Frequency Exercise Training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Stroke
The Canadian Maraviroc Randomized Controlled Trial To Augment Rehabilitation Outcomes After Stroke
The CAMAROS trial is a randomized controlled phase II trial analyzing the effect of coupling a C-C chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) antagonist, Maraviroc (Celsentri), and exercise to improve both upper and lower extremity recovery…
- Trial name
- CAMAROS (NCT04789616)
- Testing
- Maraviroc, Exercise Program, Activity Sensor
- Where
- 6 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Cervicogenic Headache
The Safety and Feasibility of tDCS Combined With Conservative Treatment for Cervicogenic Headaches
Annually, up to 150,000 individuals are affected by cervicogenic headaches (CGH) in Canada with many of these cases being chronic.
- Trial name
- NCT05582616
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Diarrhea Bloody
Improvements Through the Use of a Rapid Multiplex PCR Enteric Pathogen Detection Kit in Children With Hematochezia
Children presenting for emergency department (ED) care with bloody diarrhea (i.e. hematochezia) represent a diagnostic challenge.
- Trial name
- NCT03362970
- Testing
- BioFire Gastrointestinal Panel FilmArray®, Standard of Care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Acute Pain, Abdomen, Acute
Intravenous Ketorolac Vs. Morphine In Children With Acute Abdominal Pain
Appendicitis is a common condition in children 6-17 years of age, and the top reason for emergency surgery in Canada. Children with appendicitis can have very bad pain in their belly.
- Conditions
- Acute Pain, Abdomen, Acute, Abdominal Pain, Appendicitis
- Trial name
- KETOAPP (NCT06160778)
- Testing
- Ketorolac Tromethamine, Morphine Sulfate, normal saline
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 495 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
CMC Arthritis
Predictive Outcomes for Selective Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Denervation
Background: The thumb (or first) carpometacarpal (CMC) joint is commonly affected by osteoarthritis. Literature has reported a prevalence of 15% in women and 7% in men.
- Trial name
- NCT06467669
- Testing
- Wrist denervation procedure
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
ENCOMPASS: Expansion Study B, RCT
Some patients living with multiple long-term health conditions have difficulty accessing the services they need, despite available primary care and community resources.
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Chronic Kidney Diseases, Ischemic Heart Disease
- Trial name
- ENCOMPASS (NCT04790617)
- Testing
- Community Health Navigator Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 183 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Enhancing Community Health Through Patient Navigation, Advocacy and Social Support
Some patients who have multiple long-term health conditions have significant challenges accessing needed services despite available primary care and social services resources.
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Chronic Kidney Diseases, Ischemic Heart Disease
- Trial name
- ENCOMPASS (NCT03077386)
- Testing
- ENCOMPASS Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 176 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
ENCOMPASS: Expansion Study A, RCT
Some patients living with multiple long-term health conditions have difficulty accessing the services they need, despite available primary care and community resources.
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Chronic Kidney Diseases, Ischemic Heart Disease
- Trial name
- ENCOMPASS (NCT04790604)
- Testing
- Community Health Navigator Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 Infection
PERC Health Canada COVID-19
Although there are several licensed vaccines for SAR-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in Canada, none of them are approved for use in children under the age of 12, leaving five million children under 12 years unvaccinated.
- Trial name
- NCT05040763
- Testing
- Buccal Swabc- Copan flocked swab, Standard of Care COVID-19 swab
- Where
- 13 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 7,263 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
ENCOMPASS: Expansion Study C
Some patients living with multiple long-term health conditions have difficulty accessing the services they need, despite available primary care and community resources.
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Chronic Kidney Diseases, Ischemic Heart Disease
- Trial name
- NCT04791267
- Testing
- Community Health Navigator Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary