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.
In this survey study, researchers want to find out more about how physicians are treating patients diagnosed with reduced kidney function (chronic kidney disease, CKD) and high blood sugar level (type 2 diabetes); what physicians know about the different treatment options available; and how they use this knowledge to treat their patients successfully. Additionally, researchers want to gather information about patient's awareness of their disease and which criteria they consider important for their treatment of the disease. The study will survey a total of 150 patients with type 2 diabetes: 50 patients with mild CKD; 50 patients with moderate CKD; and 50 patients with severe CKD. Patients eligible for this study can be male or female and should be at least 18 years old. In addition, a total of 150 physicians will be surveyed. Physicians eligible for this study may be general practitioners, endocrinologist, or nephrologists.
Study to compare the safety and efficacy of oregovomab versus placebo, administered in combination with specific cycles of a standard six-cycle chemotherapy regimen (paclitaxel and carboplatin), for the treatment of subjects with newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer who have undergone optimal debulking.
Medical students and medical residents are subject to increased stressors throughout their education. There is increased depression, anxiety, burnout, and distress in medical trainees compared to the general population. Globally, roughly 3 out of 10 medical students experience anxiety. A recent study also found that almost 3 out of 10 medical trainees experience depression or depressive symptoms and approximately 1 out of 10 have suicidal thoughts. All of this leads to poorer academics, increased dropout rates as well as reduced empathy and quality of care in affected trainees. Mindfulness programs are increasingly being used in medical schools to help deal with increased levels of depression, anxiety, stress, and burnout. Several studies have looked at medical students, medical residents, and various other healthcare professionals. These programs have been found to reduce depression, anxiety and stress while significantly improving mood, well being and mindfulness. Although in-person mindfulness programs have shown several benefits, there are limitations to its use in medical programs. A lack of time, flexibility, accessibility as well as the issue of cost, impact the uptake of in-person mindfulness programs. A potential alternative to this is online mindfulness programs. To date, there is limited research regarding medical students and online mindfulness programs. With that being said, studies focussed on other populations and online mindfulness have shown reductions in depression, anxiety and stress with improvements in mindfulness and mood. The study being proposed involves providing online mindfulness to medical students and residents in an 8-week program that consists of 8, 1-hour sessions with a mindfulness coach. Participants will be enrolled through informed consent. All participants will be given pre and post participation questionnaires to examine the impact of online mindfulness on anxiety, depression, stress and burnout. The results of this research may lead to future studies looking at the impact of online mindfulness practice for medical trainees and might also help open up the possibility of offering such programs in medical schools.
The purpose of the study is to determine if the combination of niraparib with Abiraterone Acetate (AA) plus prednisone compared with AA plus prednisone in participants with deleterious germline or somatic Homologous Recombination Repair (HRR) gene-mutated Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer (mCSPC) provides superior efficacy in improving radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS).
These studies test the hypothesis that sensory areas of the brain participate in the consolidation of speech motor memory by using transcranial magnetic stimulation to suppress activity in somatosensory and auditory cortex following adaptation in order to block retention of learning.
The primary purpose of this study is to define the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and determine a recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) and schedule of orally-administered RP-3500 (camonsertib) alone or in combination with talazoparib, a PARP inhibitor, or Gemcitabine in patients with advanced solid tumors with ATR inhibitor-sensitizing mutations. This study will also evaluate the safety and tolerability of RP-3500 (camonsertib) alone or in combination with talazoparib or gemcitabine, examine both the pharmacokinetics (PK)and pharmacodynamics (PD)and investigate its anti-tumor activity in solid tumors.
Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients are at risk for vitamin K deficiencies. Supplementation for fat-soluble vitamins A, D, and E is well established, but in CF, there is little data for vitamin K concerning the optimal dose and frequency of supplementation. Beyond its known role in coagulation, research has highlighted the role of vitamin K for bone health and the control of blood sugar levels. However, after pulmonary complications, the risk of diabetes and bone diseases are two important and frequent complications of CF. Patients with CF being at risk of vitamin K deficiencies, this vitamin could play a role in these complications.
Diabetes mellitus has been declared a major public health issue. Among the complications of the disease, retinopathy can have a significant impact on mobility and quality of life for individuals living with diabetes. As the leading cause of new blindness in adults, diabetic retinopathy has been shown to affect 23% of all Type 1 and 14% of Type 2 diabetic individuals. Various studies have reported that a number of components in the egg may contribute to visual function and eye health. Specifically, i) egg yolk naturally contains, and can be further enriched with the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin. Lutein and zeaxanthin protect the retina against light induced retinal damage by acting as potent antioxidants that shield the retina from harmful short-wave radiation. ii) eggs can also be enriched to provide a vehicle for specific nutrients to promote eye health including omega-3 fatty acid, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). A substantial amount of DHA is uniquely found within the retina. A DHA deficiency has shown to induce abnormal retina function indicating a constant supply of this nutrient is necessary for retina health. Currently, the American Diabetes Association declares that eggs are an excellent choice for people with diabetes, but information lacks on the status of whole egg consumption in diabetic individuals in relation to their retinal health. Therefore, the current study aims to determine if the consumption of two lutein and DHA enriched eggs per day can safely improve the retina function of individuals with type 2 diabetes. A total of 60 adult diabetic male and female participants will be recruited to take part in this double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel trial. Participants will be randomly assigned to include two DHA and lutein enriched eggs or regular eggs into their usual diet for 6 weeks. At the beginning and end of the trial, a variety of measures will be analyzed including blood lipid parameters, carotenoid status, anthropometrics, arterial stiffness, advanced glycated end products, macular pigment optical density and electroretinography. These measures will aid in determining whether enriched egg consumption can safely improve retina function, while not adversely effecting body composition and cardiovascular risk factors in individuals with diabetes. The results of this study will contribute to the development of valuable prevention strategies for eye health in individuals with diabetes, thereby improving their quality of life.
This study will investigate the effects of cranberry and quillaja capsules on symptoms of uncomplicated urinary tract infections.
Prostate cancer is the third most common cause of cancer death in men. Most patients with localized prostate cancer will be cured with surgery or radiation therapy, but up to 35% of patients will have their prostate cancer return.Current conventional imaging modalities have limitations particularly at low prostate specific antigen levels. This study proposes to use 68Ga-HTK03149 Dynamic Whole Body (DWB) Positron Emission Tomography / Magnetic Resonance Imaging (PET/MRI) scans which targets prostate-specific membrane antigens (PSMA) to detect where in the body the prostate cancer has recurred.