Clinical trials: sponsored by Unity Health Toronto
Antimicrobial Stewardship, Antimicrobial Drug Resistance
Peer Comparison Feedback As An Antimicrobial Prescribing Intervention To General Medicine Specialists
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of a peer comparison feedback report, combined with a best practices toolkit, on the volume of antimicrobial use by general medicine physicians.
- Trial name
- PEER AIMS (NCT07189364)
- Testing
- Peer Comparison Feedback Report
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fahad Razak
Pregnancy Related, Pregnancy Loss
Microbiome and Malnutrition in Pregnancy
This study is being conducted to investigate how a mother's nutritional status and her gut microbiome during pregnancy contribute to the birth outcomes and health of her baby.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Pregnancy Loss, Pregnancy Complications, Pregnancy; Parasitic Disease
- Trial name
- MMIP (NCT04992104)
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Competence, Assessment, Self
Evaluating Learning Curves and Competence in Colorectal Endoscopic Mucosal Resection Among Advanced Endoscopy Trainees
Quality improvement project with the aim to use a standardized assessment tool (EMR-STAT) to establish learning curves and competence thresholds for key cognitive and technical colorectal EMR core skills among advanced endoscopy…
- Trial name
- EMR-STAT (NCT06376006)
- Testing
- EMR STAT - Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth
Social Determinants of Health, Healthcare Disparities
Social Equity Data in Primary Care: How Best to Collect Data From Hard-to-Reach Populations
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a community-based outreach approach can improve the collection of social and demographic information in adult primary care patients who may be harder to reach through standard…
- Conditions
- Social Determinants of Health, Healthcare Disparities, Primary Health Care, Health Equity
- Trial name
- NCT07550101
- Testing
- Community health surveyor
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 760 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
Cerebral Hemorrhage Risk in Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
This study is one of the three projects of an NIH Rare Disease Clinical Research Consortium. A "consortium" is a group of centres sharing information and resources to perform research.
- Trial name
- BVMC6203 (NCT01158807)
- Where
- 19 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2,272 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia, HHT
CHORUS - Comprehensive HHT Outcomes Registry of the United States (Formerly OUR HHT Registry)
The goal of this study is to better understand HHT, the symptoms and complications it causes ("outcomes") and how the disease impacts people's lives.
- Conditions
- Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia, HHT, Arteriovenous Malformation of Brain
- Trial name
- NCT04150822
- Testing
- Registry and Saliva sample
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 296 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Open Abdomen, Mechanical Ventilation
Effects of AbClo Fascial Approximation Device in Patients With Open Abdomen on Respiratory Mechanics
Patients who underwent an abdominal surgery and had the abdomen remain open are called to have an "open abdomen". To limit the risk of further widening of their wounds, surgeons can use AbClo, which is a non-invasive abdominal…
- Trial name
- AbClo-Resp (NCT07154589)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
type1diabetes
Type 1 Diabetes Virtual Self-management Education and Support
OVERVIEW: People living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are expected to fit self-management and regular clinical consultations into busy lives.
- Trial name
- T1ME (NCT05756829)
- Testing
- High frequency, low touch virtual health care
- Where
- 9 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 580 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Cardiovascular Disease, Surgical Site Infection
Innovative Sternal Closure Techniques: Evaluating STRATAFIX™ and DERMABOND™ for Reduced Complications in CABG Patients
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a new method of closing the breastbone after heart bypass surgery can improve healing and reduce complications in adults undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Disease, Surgical Site Infection, Superficial Sternal Wound Infection, Mediastinitis
- Trial name
- NCT07507409
- Testing
- Knotless Barbed Sutures, Mesh-based Topical Skin Adhesive
- Volunteers
- 401 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, In Remission
Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease With CR Plus tDCS in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Depression (PACt-MD)
This 7-year randomized controlled trial will compare the efficacy of non-invasive brain stimulation (trans-cranial Direct Current Stimulation - tDCS) combined with cognitive remediation (CR) versus sham ("placebo") tDCS combined…
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, In Remission, Major Depressive Disorder, Single Episode, in Full Remission
- Trial name
- PACt-MD (NCT02386670)
- Testing
- tDCS + CR
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 375 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Neuropathic Pain
Psychotherapy for Ketamine's Enhanced Durability in Chronic Neuropathic Pain: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial
The purpose of the study is to investigate new therapies to alleviate pain on neuropathic chronic pain. At this time, the main purpose is to complete a feasibility or pilot study with 30 participants suffering from neuropathic…
- Trial name
- PSYKED-NP (NCT05639322)
- Testing
- Ketamine Hydrochloride, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Ketamine + Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Endometriosis, Chronic Pain
Virtual Mindfulness and Endometriosis
Endometriosis is a common gynecologic disease affecting 5-10% of women during their reproductive years.1 Symptoms are variable but can include debilitating pelvic pain, pain with intercourse, menstrual cycles, bowel movements and…
- Trial name
- NCT07501182
- Testing
- 10-week mindfulness course
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Using Big Data to Conduct Innovative Cardiovascular Clinical Trials
Traditional randomized clinical trials (RCTs) have provided extremely valuable information on medical therapies and procedures that have changed the way heart diseases are treated.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Dyslipidemias
- Trial name
- NCT04067297
- Testing
- Lipid management toolbox
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 500,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
Major Depressive Disorder
SMILE Trial - Imaging Sub-Study
This is a pilot sub-study of an ongoing trial comparing N2O to midazolam in MDD and will examine neuroimaging correlates of treatment response.
- Trial name
- NCT05528718
- Testing
- Nitrous oxide gas for inhalation, Midazolam injection
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Hiv
The T Cell Activator of Cell Killing ("TACK") IT ON" STUDY
Antiretroviral therapy or ART blocks HIV replication reducing plasma viral loads to undetectable levels but has no effect on persistently infected cells in the body, called the virus reservoir.
- Trial name
- "TACKITON (NCT06823596)
- Testing
- Efavirenz 600mg
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Appendicitis Acute
First Appendectomy Using Revolve Surgical Robotic Arm
This study is testing a new surgical device called the Revolve Surgical System (RSS) during appendix removal surgery. The RSS is designed to help surgeons perform minimally invasive surgery with improved precision and stability…
- Trial name
- NCT07455487
- Testing
- Revolve Surgical System - RSS
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Post-operative Pain, Post-operative Delirium
Superficial Parasternal Intercostal Plane Block in Cardiac Surgery Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess whether the use of intermittent superficial parasternal intercostal plane blocks reduces opioid usage in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with median sternotomy.
- Conditions
- Post-operative Pain, Post-operative Delirium, Post-cardiac Surgery, Chronic Pain
- Trial name
- EPOCH (NCT06028126)
- Testing
- Intermittent Superficial Parasternal Intercostal Plane Block - Experimental
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 340 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Monkeypox
Tecovirimat in Non-hospitalized Patients With Monkeypox
PLATINUM-CAN is a parallel collaborative trial linked with the sister trial PLATINUM led by Oxford University. PLATINUM-CAN is a multi-centre, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of Tecovirimat in non-hospitalized patients with…
- Trial name
- PLATINUM-CAN (NCT05534165)
- Testing
- Tecovirimat
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Marina Klein
Access to Primary Care
Evaluating Novel Approaches That Engage and Support Vulnerable Patient Groups to Equitably Access Primary Care
The goal of this initial clinical trial is to gather information for building a future national trial in Canada that can continuously look at different ways of helping people made vulnerable get a primary care provider.
- Trial name
- ENGAGE (NCT07439627)
- Testing
- Primary care connector
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Major Depressive Disorder, Suicide
Pain, Reward, Attention and Neurocircuitry: Biomarkers of Suicidality
The ultimate aim of this study is to identify a biomarker of suicide risk in MDD by measuring the "hedonic spectrum" (pain and reward responsivity), attention and its associated brain structures using brain scans (fMRI and DTI)…
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Suicide, Suicidal Ideation
- Trial name
- NCT02811198
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto