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.
Low birth weight (LBW) infants are particularly vulnerable to frequent infections and consequent morbidity resulting in sub-optimal breastfeeding, limited ingestion of complementary foods and ultimately micronutrient deficiencies that result in post-natal linear growth faltering. The objective of this study is to facilitate improved feeding practices through the early reduction of infections using the innovative tools of water-based hand sanitizer (beginning at birth) and an improved micronutrient powder (I-MNP) (beginning at 6 months of age). A community-based cluster randomized controlled trial will be carried out in Bangladesh using a 2x2 factorial design. LBW infants (n=480) will be recruited at birth and allocated to either HS or No HS from 0 to 6 months. From 6 to 12 months, half of the children in each group will be randomized to receive I-MNP. All groups will receive nutrition and hygiene education from birth to 12 months. Recumbent length is the primary outcome; morbidity, dietary intake and hemoglobin will be assessed as secondary outcomes. By working with BRAC, the largest implementation agency in Bangladesh, there is the opportunity to translate the results directly and quickly into child health programs in Bangladesh.
The primary objective of this observational study is to determine the incidence of medically attended (inpatient or outpatient) acute respiratory illnesses or events leading to worsening cardiorespiratory status (ie, acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [AECOPD] or worsening CHF) associated with RSV infections in high-risk adults (ie, those with severe COPD and/or advanced CHF) across multiple consecutive RSV seasons.
Chronic gynaecological pain is a major medical problem that affects 20-30% of women at different moments of their life. This largely neglected issue has a significant impact on the sexual and conjugal life of women suffering from it as well as on their psychological health. Furthermore, this kind of pain is not well understood, often misdiagnosed or even totally ignored. Also, treatment is limited and not extensively studied. This study aims at better understanding and treating gynaecological pain. The focus of the study will be provoked vestibulodynia, pain at the entry of the vagina. The efficacy of specialized pelvic floor physiotherapy will be compared to a topical cream (lidocaine) applied to the vulva. The treatment efficacy will be assessed in 234 women (aged from 18-45 years old) suffering from provoked vestibulodynia recruited in 4 hospitals (CHUS, Jewish General Hospital, Royal-Victoria Hospital, CHUM St-Luc).
The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the long-term safety of recombinant human Factor VIII Fc fusion protein (rFVIIIFc) in participants with hemophilia A. The secondary objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of rFVIIIFc in the prevention and treatment of bleeding episodes in participants with hemophilia A.
In addition to bowel cleansing agents, the current practice of bowel preparation for colonoscopy involves a low residue diet 48 hours prior to and a clear fluid diet the day before the procedure. This study aims to test whether patients who consume a low residue breakfast the day prior to colonoscopy have a difference in the quality of their bowel preparation. Patients requiring outpatient colonoscopies will be asked to participate. They will be randomized to either breakfast or no breakfast the day before the procedure. Colon cleanliness, patient hunger, and tolerance will be assessed. The investigators hypothesize that there will be no difference in bowel preparation scores and will be better tolerated
Tobacco smoke claims approximately 6000 lives annually in BC. In this study, the investigators will determine whether referring smoking patients from the Vancouver General Hospital Emergency Department to the investigators provincial QuitNow smoking cessation service will lead to improved patient outcomes, including number of cigarettes smoked, any quit attempts, and actual smoking cessation. Participants in the usual care arm will receive standard care. Participants in the intervention arm will be eligible for referral to QuitNow Services, where telephone counseling will be offered. Further follow-up on all enrolled patients will be conducted at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months to re-assess smoking status. The investigators hypothesis is that the intervention arm will have a higher quit rate that the control arm.
The primary objective of this observational study is to identify the molecular profiles and clinical characteristics that define subsets of myeloma patients during the course of the disease.
The purpose of this study is: - To compare blood sugar control on LY2605541 with insulin glargine after 52 weeks of treatment. - To compare the rate of nocturnal low blood sugar episodes on LY2605541 with insulin glargine during 52 weeks of treatment. - To compare the number of participants on LY2605541 reaching blood sugar targets without low blood sugar episodes at night to those taking insulin glargine after 52 weeks of treatment. - To compare the rate of low blood sugar episodes on LY2605541 with insulin glargine during 52 weeks of treatment
- The study is evaluating the safety and tolerability of Nivolumab (BMS-936558) when combined with three platinum-based doublet chemotherapy regimens (Cisplatin/Gemcitabine; Cisplatin/Pemetrexed; and Carboplatin/Paclitaxel) in subjects with NSCLC. - The study is evaluating the safety and tolerability of Nivolumab as maintenance therapy in combination with Bevacizumab/Avastin that will be given after at least 4 cycles of platinum doublet chemotherapy. - The study is evaluating the safety and tolerability of Nivolumab in combination with Erlotinib among epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation positive non-squamous NSCLC subjects and as monotherapy in subjects with NSCLC. - The study is evaluating the safety and tolerability of Nivolumab in combination with Ipilimumab in subjects with squamous and non-squamous NSCLC. - The study is evaluating the safety and tolerability of Nivolumab as switch maintenance therapy in subjects with squamous and non-squamous NSCLC. - The study is evaluating the safety and tolerability of Nivolumab as monotherapy among subjects with untreated, asymptomatic brain metastases and no evidence of cerebral edema.
The primary objective of this study is to ascertain whether there is evidence of longer survival relative to the control arm for three comparisons: 600 mg OGX-427 Arm to control Arm; 1000 mg OGX-427 Arm to control Arm; and pooled 600 mg and 1000 mg OGX-427 Arms to control Arm.