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Working through regional Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) the sponsor will establish a 2-year pilot project to demonstrate that early recognition and intervention in the various Social Determinant of Health (SDoH) domains can reduce avoidable Emergency Department (ED) visits by high utilizers. The regional ACO's will contract with Medicaid Managed Care Plans to assign traditional high ED utilizing members to the pilot project. Members will be offered enhanced peer facilitated care management services connecting members with available SDoH community based services. Members fitting our eligibility criteria will self-select by way of completing a pilot project consent form.
The third generation epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor（EGFR-TKI） osimertinib has obvious curative effect for EGFR sensitive mutation and T790M mutation(PMID 27959700), but acquired drug resistance will occur. Previous studies show that apoptosis escape can lead to EGFR-TKI resistance.Osimertinib resistant cells show abnormal activation of PI3K/AKT/BIM activation(PMID 28765329). The classical drug aspirin can effectively decrease AKT phosphorylation and activate of BIM(PMID 28881293).So Investigators speculate that aspirin may decrease the PI3K/AKT/BIM signaling pathways, then promote osimertinib resistant cells apoptosis. The current study aims to evaluate the combination of aspirin and osimertinib in patients with EGFR/T790M mutations.
To assess safety of long-term macrolide therapy in patients with COPD-bronchiectasis overlap syndrome And evaluate its efficacy in treating COPD-bronchiectasis overlap syndrome regarding change in clinical, functional and microbiological profile. To define the, clinical, radiological, functional and microbiological patterns of patients with COPD-bronchiectasis overlap syndrome
The goal of the proposed research is to compare the ERIPTO protocol for post-traumatic osteoarthritis of the knee with that of bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) only. The investigators will also conduct a statistical regression analysis looking into factors such as time frame from initial injury, the type of injury, gender, and age when injury first occurred. The investigators plan on evaluating clinically and radiographically the effects of the ERIPTO Protocol. There will be two arms of this study. The first arm will be our protocol arm and the second arm will be our BMAC treatment only arm. The investigators plan on collecting objective data on osteoarthritis (OA) severity by taking plain films and assessing the Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) grading scheme in assessing OA severity. The investigators will also administer MRI evaluations for cartilage and meniscal growth prior to treatment and after 1 year. The investigators also plan on collecting subjective symptom scores in the form of knee injury and osteoarthritis outcomes scores (KOOS), visual analog scores (VAS), and international knee documentation criteria (IKDC) score for OA severity. The investigators plan to track changes in both subjective and objective measures of knee OA in our patients through the course of one year.
The investigators will conduct a single-center case series study. A total of 40 participants with insomnia will be enrolled. The aim of the study is to assess the therapeutic effect of head-point acupuncture for the treatment of insomnia.
In Canada, ~17 millions of adults between 30-64 y old could benefit from a prevention strategy to lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Although a lot of epidemiological studies reported positive cognitive outcomes in populations eating fish, there is skepticism about the link between docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 (OM3) fatty acid in fish and prevention of cognitive decline. This is largely because there is a disconnect between epidemiological, molecular and animal studies which generally favor a link between higher DHA intake and cognition whereas clinical DHA and fish oil trial seem not to support such as link. There are several knowledge gaps in this field that might explain why clinical trials were not successful. This project will focus on two major gaps : OM3 fatty acid metabolism and the blood-to-brain DHA link. OM3 supplements in cardiovascular disease have faced the same issues for decades but the more recent trials have now generated the clinical evidence supporting primary and secondary cardiovascular events reduction and a better risk to benefit balance of OM3 drugs compared to statins, for instance. What if, for cognitive decline, the target was missed because the supplement/drug formulations were not appropriately designed to target the brain? The investigators hypothesize that (i) E4 carriers display a faulty packaging of circulating OM3, leading to reduced bioavailability for brain cells, (ii) The use of new OM3 formulation can direct plasma DHA into brain compartments more readily available for the brain, thereby increasing brain DHA concentrations and improving cognition. Studies in mice and humans will be performed to test OM3 metabolism and the blood-to-brain DHA link. Ultimately the information generated in this research project will help to better design clinical trials in term of fatty acid formulation, expected level to reach in the plasma and the brain.
Using social media for health promotion is an innovative and emerging approach but remains relatively unexplored in cancer screening. Uptake of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening remains low and standard methods of reaching out are expensive with limited impact. The objective of this study is to conduct a cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) to test the effectiveness of social media messages for CRC screening on screening intention (primary outcome). The results of this trial will be of interest to Cancer Care Ontario and are likely to be taken up by other screening programs looking for innovative and novel ways to increase screening participation. The study results will be easily translatable identifying the most compelling CRC screening messages while the approach can easily be translated to other cancer disease sites with screening programs.
Late endovascular abdominal aneurysm repair (EVAR) complications not amenable to endovascular correction can undergo either late open conversion (LOC) or semi-conversion (SC). LOC is defined as a total or partial endograft explantation >30 days after the initial EVAR. SC is defined as open or laparoscopic surgery for endoleak (EL) correction with complete endograft preservation. The aim of this study is to collect in a prospective database the technical aspects of a multicenter experience of LOC and SC, and to analyse early and long-term outcomes of these two treatments.
The study aims to explore the ability of Oral activated charcoal to adsorb uremic toxins limiting the progression of chronic kidney disease and delaying the need for hemodialysis in patients with CKD stages III and IV. To compare its effect with the effect of dry seeds as absorbents of uremic toxins
Evaluate diagnostic and prognostic value of CD26 positive stem cell Stem Cells in classic myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). To study CD26 expression on different phases of CML (chronic phase, accelerated phase, blastic phase). To investigate whether CD26 positive stem cell are expressed only in Philadelphia chromosome positive MPN (CML) and/or in Philadelphia chromosome negative MPN (PV, ET, PMF).