Clinical trials: sponsored by Unity Health Toronto
Major Depressive Disorder, Suicide
Identifying the Neural Basis of Capability for Suicide
Since capability for suicide involves overriding potential pain, and the opioid system plays a strong role in controlling pain perception, it follows that capability for suicide may be impacted by the opioid system.
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Suicide, Suicidal Ideation, Psychiatric Illness
- Trial name
- NCT03327129
- Testing
- fMRI
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Diabete Type 2
Effect of a Healthy Food Voucher on Blood Glucose Control in People With Type 2 Diabetes or Prediabetes
This randomized controlled trial (RCT) will determine if access to a voucher for healthy foods reduces blood sugar levels among people living on a low income who have type 2 diabetes or elevated blood sugar.
- Trial name
- VOUCH4DIABETES (NCT05776420)
- Testing
- Food voucher
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 390 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Use of Human Milk Cream to Decrease Length of Stay in Extremely Premature Infants
At present, widespread use of the human milk-based caloric supplement (cream) has not occurred, particularly in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), and further data are needed to support its adoption as a standard care…
- Trial name
- NCT02475434
- Testing
- Cream Supplement group
- Where
- 8 sites in United States, Austria
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Knee Dislocations, Multiple Ligament Knee Injuries
STaR Trial: Multiple Ligament Knee Injuries
The purpose of this study is to investigate effects of timing of surgery (early vs. delayed) and timing of post-operative rehabilitation (early vs.
- Trial name
- NCT03543098
- Testing
- Early Surgery, Delayed Surgery, Early Rehab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 690 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
HIV Infection, Syphilis Infection
Multiplo Tp/HIV Self-Test
To help reach the undiagnosed living with HIV and/or syphilis in Canada, self-tests for HIV and Syphilis may have substantial utility for increased identification of infected individuals through their relative ease of use and…
- Trial name
- NCT06716450
- Testing
- Multiplo TP/HIV Antibody Test
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
ARDS
Careful Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (COVID-19 and Non-COVID-19)
This is a multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial with an adaptive design assessing the efficacy of setting the ventilator based on measurements of respiratory mechanics (recruitability and effort) to reduce Day 60…
- Trial name
- CAVIARDS (NCT03963622)
- Testing
- Respiratory Mechanics, Standard Ventilation Strategy
- Where
- 33 sites in United States, Argentina and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 740 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Distal Femur Fracture, Periprosthetic Fracture Around Prosthetic Joint Implant Knee
pDIFFIR: Geriatric Periprosthetic DIstal Femur: FIxation Versus Replacement
Periprosthetic distal femur fractures are a significant source of morbidity and mortality for elderly patients. One treatment option involved a surgical fixation with plates or nails, screws and cables/wires along the side of…
- Conditions
- Distal Femur Fracture, Periprosthetic Fracture Around Prosthetic Joint Implant Knee, Knee Fracture
- Trial name
- pDIFFIR (NCT05805774)
- Testing
- Distal Femur Replacement, Surgical fixation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Benign Brain Tumor, Malignant Brain Tumor
Evaluation of cCeLL-Ex Vivo Confocal Microscopy for Real-time Brain Tumor Diagnosis
Intra-operative evaluation of residual brain tumor currently relies on frozen-section histopathology, which typically requires 20-30 minutes for tissue processing and interpretation, prolonging operative time and increasing…
- Trial name
- cCeLLExvivo (NCT06098248)
- Testing
- cCeLL - Ex vivo
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada, South Korea
- Volunteers
- 285 people
- Sponsor
- VPIX Medical
Major Depressive Disorder, Treatment Resistant Depression
Sustained Mood Improvement With Laughing Gas Exposure
Multi-centre, parallel group, blinded, 1:1 randomized controlled trial to determine the effect of nitrous oxide on reducing symptoms of depression in patients with treatment resistant depression.
- Trial name
- SMILE (NCT07262008)
- Testing
- Inhalation of Nitrous oxide (Laughing gas) + intravenous saline, inhalation of %100 oxygen + intravenous midazolam
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Women's College Hospital
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) Due to Alzheimer's Disease
Infrared Light for Memory Loss in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a transitional risk state that occurs between the normal aging process and Alzheimer's dementia (AD).
- Trial name
- PBMCI-Prime (NCT06618807)
- Testing
- Active tPBM device
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Diabetes Type 2, DKA
Diabetic Ketoacidosis From New SGLT2i: Can Genomics Estimate Risk
Sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have revolutionized care for people living with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
- Conditions
- Diabetes Type 2, DKA, Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Trial name
- DaNGER (NCT05402579)
- Testing
- Genomic analysis
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada
Non-anemic Iron Deficiency
Iron Treatment for Young Children With Non-anemic Iron Deficiency
The pre-school years are critical years for children to acquire early learning skills such as language, fine motor and social skills; this is termed early child development.
- Trial name
- OptEC (NCT01481766)
- Testing
- Ferrous Sulfate, Dietary counseling
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 127 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Heart Valve Disease, TAVI
Enhanced Valves Interventions and Safe AI Generated End Results
This non-interventional study aims to use artificial intelligence to improve the prediction of transcatheter heart valve interventions and optimize patient outcomes.
- Conditions
- Heart Valve Disease, TAVI, M-TEER, TTVI
- Trial name
- ENVISAGE (NCT07213531)
- Testing
- Medical imaging analysis via artificial intelligence algorithms
- Where
- 15 sites in United States, Canada and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 21,000 people
- Sponsor
- Montreal Heart Institute
Nutrition, Healthy
A Dose Response Investigation of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is an omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (n-3 PUFA), commonly consumed from fish, that regulates many critical functions within the body including the brain, eye, and heart.
- Trial name
- DRI-DHA (NCT06294067)
- Testing
- docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Mechanical Ventilation
DIAPHRAGM STRENGTH AND LUNG VOLUMES
Diaphragm dysfunction (loss of diaphragm strength) is common in the intensive care unit (ICU) patients using ventilators. The diaphragm is the main muscle of respiration and its dysfunction can prolong mechanical ventilation and…
- Trial name
- DIAVOLA (NCT07206459)
- Testing
- Healthy Patients, Critically Care Patients
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
A Phase I Double Blind Study of Metformin Acting on Endogenous Neural Progenitor Cells in Children and Young Adults With Multiple Sclerosis
A randomized multiple baseline feasibility trial where participants will start taking metformin at one of 3 randomly determined points (3-months, 6-months or 9 months) during the 12-month trial.
- Trial name
- NCT04121468
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
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
Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure
Asymmetrical High Flow Oxygen Versus Noninvasive Ventilation in Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure
NIV is a life-saving treatment for people with breathing failure and carbon dioxide (CO2) retention. It helps remove this waste gas from the lungs and reduces the effort needed to breathe.
- Trial name
- HIFOLD2 (NCT07157098)
- Testing
- asymmetrical high-flow nasal cannula, non-invasive ventilation with standard mask, non-invasive ventilation with a new mask
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery, Atherosclerosis
Effect of Evolocumab on Saphenous Vein Graft Patency Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine if evolocumab added to regular statin therapy improves vein graft patency after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery, Atherosclerosis, Vein Occlusion
- Trial name
- NEWTON-CABG (NCT03900026)
- Testing
- Evolocumab
- Where
- 22 sites in United States, Australia and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 782 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Pharmacy, Asthma Management
The Electronic Asthma Management System in Pharmacies
The goal of this study is to assess the effect of an electronic asthma management system in pharmacies (eAMS-Pharm) on asthma control assessment, asthma medication adjustment, asthma action plan delivery, and prompting for…
- Conditions
- Pharmacy, Asthma Management, Asthma, Computerized Decision Support System
- Trial name
- eAMS-Pharm (NCT07038642)
- Testing
- Pharmacy Clinical Decision Support System for Asthma Management
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto