There are about 28871 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Canada. The country of the clinical trial is determined by the location of where the clinical research is being studied. Most studies are often held in multiple locations & countries.
POAM is a multicenter, randomized, controlled, internal pilot trial, using a conventional, parallel group, two-armed design at 3 cardiac surgery centres in Canada. The study is designed to assess the feasibility of a future, definitive RCT investigating whether, in patients with chronic iron-deficiency anemia undergoing cardiac surgery, IV iron therapy in the postoperative period (initiated shortly after surgery, and repeated at 42 days after surgery, if needed) improves clinical outcomes (days alive and out of hospital at 90 days after surgery; DAOH-90) relative to placebo.
The main goal of this study is to validate the accuracy of the body position detection by non-invasive wearable monitors (Skiin garments, Myant Medical Corp) during sleep in pregnant participants. This is a first step towards examining the association between maternal sleep position and fetal growth.
This study aims to determine if repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can improve pain symptomology in adults with neuropathic pain (NP) following a spinal cord injury (SCI).
This study aims to evaluate the safety, efficacy and tolerability of abrocitinib in subjects with moderate to severe chronic hand eczema, and its effects on skin biomarkers using a noninvasive method of tape stripping.
The overarching goal of this research protocol is to acquire eye-tracking, cognitive, and disease-severity metrics in MS patients to train machine learning algorithms that will support the development and performance assessment of a sensitive and non-invasive eye-tracking software application. The training of our machine learning classifying algorithms to identify which eye-tracking metrics-or combination thereof-can serve as reliable markers of MS disease severity and cognitive status.
The primary purpose of this study is to see if individuals with Multiple Myeloma are able and interested in taking part in a tailored exercise program while undergoing their chemotherapy prior to a stem cell transplant. We also hope to learn if this type of program, along with a flexible delivery format (in-person and virtual), helps in maintaining or improving physical fitness, muscle mass and strength, and quality of life during chemotherapy.
Within the schizophrenia population, there are individuals that respond to first-line antipsychotic treatments while others do not. The availability of muscarinic M4 subtype receptors (M4R) may play a role as to whether a person with schizophrenia is responsive to first-line antipsychotics or not. The goal of this observational study is to compare the availability of M4R in antipsychotic-free patients with schizophrenia and matched healthy controls. In addition, M4R availability in schizophrenia patients will be examined in relation to response to first line antipsychotics and clinical and cognitive measures. This study may help better understand antipsychotic resistance in schizophrenia and lead to the development of new treatment options, particularly for cognitive deficits and negative symptoms.
The investigators wish to perform a prospective study at the Men's Health Clinic in Winnipeg, Manitoba to accomplish two goals: 1) Prospectively describe 1 year outcomes for MIST therapies performed at the clinic 2) perform a head to head comparison of Rezum water vapor therapy vs the iTind device in respect to symptom score improvement, uroflow parameters and side effect profile.
At the Neurosurgical Simulation and Artificial Intelligence Learning Centre, we seek to provide surgical trainees with innovative technologies that allow them to improve their surgical technical skills in risk-free environments, potentially improving patient operative outcomes. The Intelligent Continuous Expertise Monitoring System (ICEMS), a deep learning application that assesses and trains neurosurgical technical skill and provides continuous intraoperative feedback, is one such technology that may improve surgical education. In this randomized controlled trial, medical students from four Quebec universities will be blinded and randomized to one of three groups (one control and two experimental). Group 1 (control) will be provided with verbal AI tutor feedback based on the ICEMS error detection. Group 2 will be tutored by a human instructor who will receive ICEMS error data and deliver verbal instruction identical to that which the AI tutor delivers. Group 3 will be tutored by a human instructor who will be provided with ICEMS data but may deliver feedback as they feel is appropriate to correct the error. The aim of this study is to determine how the method of delivery of verbal surgical error instruction influences trainee response to instruction and overall surgical performance. Evaluating trainee responses to AI instructor verbal feedback as compared to feedback from human instructors will allow for further development, testing, and optimization of the ICEMS and other AI tutoring systems.
Large (≥20mm) colorectal polyps often harbor areas of advanced neoplasia, making them immediate colorectal cancer (CRC) precursors. Such polyps have to be completely removed to prevent CRC and to avoid surgery and/or adjuvant therapy. The laterally spreading lesions (LSLs) are removed via endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR). However, recurrence is common. Recent studies have found that the use of hybrid argon plasma coagulation (h-APC) for the ablation of the margin and base of resection post-EMR could significantly reduce the recurrence rate, and complete closure of the post-EMR defect can prevent other adverse pre- and post-procedure outcomes such as bleeding. It is hypothesized that hypothesize that performing hybrid argon plasma coagulation (h-APC) margin and base ablation post-EMR for large (≥20mm) colorectal LSLs will demonstrate a lower recurrence rate compared to Snare Tip Soft Coagulation (STSC) margin ablation. It is also hypothesized that performing complete closure of the EMR defect will result in lower rates of adverse events compared to cases where no defect closure is performed.