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 our study was to evaluate the hypothesis that single dose dexamethasone given sixty minutes preoperatively reduces visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores and improves quality of recovery in patients undergoing elective cesarean section as compared to the same dose given immediately prior to skin incision.
Heart failure (HF) is the most common cause of hospitalization in older adults. The month after hospital discharge represents a vulnerable period, when patients are at increased risk of death and readmission to hospital. Research has shown that certain discharge-planning services can reduce death and readmissions, but these have not been widely implemented. In this study, we will group evidence-informed discharge-planning services into 'Patient-centered Care Transitions in HF' (PACT-HF), a model of care that will prepare patients for their transition from hospital to home. Through PACT-HF, patients will benefit from a comprehensive assessment of their health care needs, learn to recognize and manage symptoms of HF, and receive the information and follow-up care needed to optimize their health. We will introduce PACT-HF to 10 Ontario hospitals over a number of time periods using a stepped wedge cluster trial design. We will compare the outcomes (hierarchically ordered) of patients in hospitals with PACT-HF to those in hospitals without PACT-HF. We anticipate that patients hospitalized at the sites with PACT-HF will have fewer readmissions, emergency visits, and deaths after discharge; report a better quality of life; and feel more prepared for discharge. We also anticipate that overall, PACT-HF will reduce health system costs.
Evaluation of High sensibility troponin levels modification by hemodialysis in terminal renal failure patient at Sherbrooke University Hospital Center as determined by serial measurements. Verification of potential effects of these levels and their variation as predictors of cardiovascular outcomes and events at 6 and 12 months.
To determine if the timing of administration of indomethacin affects the primary outcome of post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP). Patients undergoing ERCP will be randomly assigned to receive pre or post-procedure rectal indomethacin to prevent the occurrence of PEP.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban compared with placebo in the prevention of symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE) events and VTE-related death post-hospital discharge in high-risk, medically ill patients.
The current trial examines the potential benefits of continuous 12 week treatment with Santyl, measured in terms of wound bed appearance. The visual appearance of granulation tissue will be recorded at each visit for the purpose of examining the relationship between wound bed appearance and progress towards healing. In support of this longer treatment regimen with Santyl, a recent animal study found that application of Santyl for 12 weeks was safe and well tolerated. Therefore, the present study is designed to test the hypothesis that daily treatment of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) with Santyl for up to 12 weeks will result in more rapid development of granulation tissue than DFU treated with supportive care.
The purpose of this study is to estimate the retention rate of Abatacept over 24 months in routine clinical practice in every participating country depending on the treatment line.
The purpose of this study is to see whether altering the angle of the Magill forceps by 45 degrees will affect nasal intubation time in pediatric dental surgery patients. The null hypothesis is that their will be no difference between the nasal intubation times of those patients intubated with the conventional Magill forceps and those intubated with the altered Magill forceps.
This is a Phase I/II, multi-center, open-label study, composed with a Phase I part (dose-escalation phase) followed by a Phase II part (expansion phase). The dose escalation phase was designed to determine as primary objective the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) or recommended Phase II dose (RP2D) of EGF816 monotherapy in adult subjects with locally advanced (stage IIIB) or metastatic (stage IV) NSCLC harboring specific EGFR mutations. Patients may have or not have received prior lines of antineoplastic therapy. An adaptive Bayesian Logistic Regression Model (BLRM) employing the escalation with overdose control (EWOC) principle will be used during the dose escalation part for dose level selection and MTD recommendation. The primary objective of the Phase II part is to estimate antitumor activity of EGF816 as measured by overall response rate (ORR) determined by Blinded Independent Review Committee (BIRC) assessment in accordance to RECIST 1.1.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether ultrasound guided fascia iliaca blocks performed before surgery help to reduce pain after elective total hip replacements.