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.
The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that using the BirthTrack for management of labor shortens the time to delivery and thus improves both maternal and perinatal outcomes.
Pregabalin, administered prior to and following lateral thoracotomy surgery will reduce the likelihood of chronic post-thoracotomy pain syndrome (CPTPS).
Awake craniotomy for removal of brain tumour is performed because the tumour may be located close to areas of the brain that control specific functions such as movement or speech. Local anaesthesia (freezing) and sedation are required to make the patient comfortable and free of pain, but also to be able to cooperate for testing of brain function (speaking, moving) in order to preserve these areas while removing the brain tumour. The patient will be administered routine anesthetic drugs (sedatives (propofol) and pain killers (remifentanil)). The amount of sedation and analgesia (pain killer) is individually tailored to each patient as each person has different requirements. The usual way to give these medications is by the anesthesiologist assessing pain level, watching the patient and monitoring blood pressure and heart rate. Another way to give this medication is now available. This is with a special device, known as a patient-controlled analgesia pump (PCA). This device allows the patient to push a button to give pain medicine through an intravenous line and is frequently used for pain treatment after surgery and for other types of procedures. This device may be helpful during awake craniotomy, as it would allow patient-controlled administration of pain medicine and relaxing medicine whenever required. The amount of medication can be increased by more presses of the pump. At all times during the operation, the anesthesiologist will monitor the patient.
This is a multi-center, single arm trial of two doses of 18 mCi/kg of Ultratrace iobenguane I 131 administered to subjects with high-risk neuroblastoma. Iobenguane I 131 is a drug that has already been used in many children to treat neuroblastoma, and it is known to shrink some of the tumors, and cause manageable side effects. When administered intravenously, Iobenguane I 131 accumulates in the neuroblastoma cancer cells and causes them to die. In this study the investigators are investigating the use of a new form of Iobenguane I 131 called Ultratrace iobenguane I 131. This form is expected to deliver higher amounts of radioactive I 131 to the neuroblastoma cells. The primary purpose of the study is to determine if Ultratrace iobenguane I 131 can be used to successfully treat high-risk neuroblastoma. The study will also assess the safety of Ultratrace iobenguane I 131 when given to patients with high-risk neuroblastoma.
The purpose of the study is to determine if the overall central venous catheter related infection rate can be reduced by the application of Polysporin Triple Therapy ointment to the insertion site.
Primary Objective: - To demonstrate that re-challenge with an oxaliplatin based regimen (modified FOLFOX-6) will provide a clinical disease control rate (DCR) of at least 20% at the end of the chemotherapy. Secondary Objective: - To evaluate other measures of tumour's responses and safety.
The objective of this study is to determine the most effective dose of Wobenzym® N versus placebo at reducing pain severity as measured by the WOMAC pain score in subjects with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA) at 6 weeks of treatment.
Adalimumab is an antibody treatment that targets and neutralizes a molecule produced in the body that is associated with inflammation, tumor necrosis factor (TNF). This molecule is an important factor in causing the inflammation seen in people with a form of inflammatory spinal arthritis called spondylitis as well as inflammation in the bowel called Crohn's disease. Spondylitis and Crohn's disease tend to go together and this study will assess to what degree this treatment is effective for those patients that have both disorders at the same time.
This is an invitation to consider taking part in a research study occurring just before the upcoming influenza vaccination program across Canada. The purpose of the study is to closely assess influenza vaccine safety and immune responses, as part of a nationwide, annual surveillance project sponsored by the Public Health Agency of Canada. Such scrutiny is important given the changing nature of flu vaccines from year to year.
The purpose of this pilot study is to determine the presence, frequency, and severity of mental health disorders amongst adolescents undergoing spinal surgery for scoliosis.