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 objective of this investigation is to compare the visual clinical performance of a silicone hydrogel daily disposable investigational contact lenses to a hydrogel daily disposable commercially available contact lenses.
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a hybrid in-person and virtual individualized physiotherapy program using the Healthy Eating and Active Living (HEAL-ME) online platform for children diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. We would like to know if this type of hybrid program delivery model is feasible, and if children and their parents are willing and able to participate in the program. We will do this by recording how many, and what type of physiotherapy sessions (in-person or virtual) are completed, what resources offered on the platform are accessed, and how many children complete the assessments.
People who inject drugs are at risk of injection-related infections, like abscesses or infective endocarditis. The Injection-Related InfectionS (IRIS) program hopes to improve treatment for participants by providing a low-barrier, one-stop shop model for people who inject drugs who experience injection-related infections to access more holistic and compassionate care. IRIS is a non-randomized clinical trial, meaning that it offers a specific program to eligible patients. This program offers care for substance use and infectious disease with additional peer support and systems navigation, if interested. The investigators anticipate enrolling 80 participants in the intervention and will follow participants throughout the infection treatment period (estimated 6-12 weeks). The investigators will collect information at the time of enrolment, at the 6-month mark, and monthly via electronic medical chart review. The investigators will use an interrupted time series analysis to evaluate the impact of the intervention on rates of treatment completion, emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and death, before versus after the intervention.
The goal of this clinical trial (the SIMPLY-SNAP trial) is to compare a simplified layered consent form to a full-length consent form for use during the informed consent process for a larger clinical trial of treatment of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection (the SNAP trial). The main questions it aims to answer are: - Does use of a simplified layered consent form lead to an increased recruitment rate to the SNAP trial? - Does use of a simplified layer consent form lead to increased participant understanding of the SNAP trial and increased participant satisfaction with the informed consent process? Participants will be randomized to either the full-length informed consent form or the simplified layered consent form containing links to optional supplementary information or videos. Research staff will use the assigned form to explain the SNAP trial to participants. After consent, participants will be evaluated on their understanding of the SNAP trial and satisfaction with the consent process using a questionnaire.
Purpose: The Electronic Implementation of Patient and Caregiver Reported Outcomes across cancer centres in Quebec project, or e-IMPAQc, was launched in 2017. e-IMPAQc's goal is to actively engage patients, their caregivers, healthcare professionals (HCPs), managers, policy makers, researchers and IT personnel to co-develop, implement, and evaluate an evidence-informed electronic patient-reported outcomes (e-PRO) screening and management program across Quebec. Methods: e-IMPAQc built on the Improving Patient Experience and Health Outcomes Collaborative (iPEHOC) project, the first initiative in the province to implement e-PRO screening and was rolled out in three phases. e-IMPAQc has five main components: 1) primary and secondary standardized e-PRO questionnaires and algorithm; 2) summary report for clinicians with alert system; 3) summary report for patients, with tailored notifications regarding symptom severity; 4) self-management fact sheets library; and 5) clinical dashboard. Phase 1 included initiating change management and the co-development of the e-PRO algorithm with patients, their caregivers, HCPs, managers, policy makers, researchers and IT personnel (herein collectively referred as stakeholders) across seven cancer centres. The iPEHOC algorithm was used as a starting point given its successful implementation in one of the participating cancer centres for several years. Phase 1 also included feasibility work to establish a caregiver-reported outcomes (CROs) algorithm as well as the identification and configuration of appropriate electronic platforms on which to house e-IMPAQc. In Phase 2 the focus was on preparing for imminent implementation through workflow mapping and putting in place implementation support (e.g., site coordinators). A pilot of e-IMPAQc (excluding CROs) was also undertaken at one of the participating centres. In Phase 3, e-IMPAQc is being sequentially rolled out to as many cancer centres as possible and then evaluated. Qualitative and quantitative methods are used to document the process of implementation, patient and caregiver, and knowledge transfer (KT) outcomes.
This is a Phase III, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and the effect of 2 mg Baxdrostat vs. placebo, administered QD orally, on the reduction of SBP, measured by average 24-hour ABPM in 212 participants with rHTN (defined as seated SBP ≥ 140 mmHg at Screening and mean ambulatory SBP ≥ 130 mmHg at baseline, despite a stable regimen of ≥ 3 antihypertensive agents, one of which is a diuretic).
The genicular artery embolization vs nerve ablation intervention (GENI) knee OA study is a three-arm randomized controlled trial to evaluate symptoms of knee osteoarthritis (OA) in patients after receiving one of three interventions: sham procedure, geniculate artery embolization (GAE) or genicular nerve phenol nerve ablation (PNA). The main question[s] the study aims to answer are: - Does GAE or genicular nerve PNA result in OA symptom alleviation compared to sham procedure? - Are there molecular or imaging biomarkers that aid in predicting treatment response for GAE or genicular nerve PNA? Subjects (N=150) patients with knee OA, resistant to non-surgical treatment for at least 3 months will be randomized 1:1:1 to either after GAE, genicular nerve PNA or sham procedure. Clinical outcomes will be measured using Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) and 11-point numerical rating scale (NRS) for pain completed at baseline, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months and then every 6 months for either two years or until the time of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgery.
The length of hospital stay after total hip and knee arthroplasty is determined based on the successful mobilization of the patients post surgery. Fast track pathways involving early mobilization and discharge of the patient on the same day of surgery, shortens the hospital stay and reduces the risk of adverse effects. The long acting LA (bupivacaine) is most commonly used in spinal anesthesia for arthroplasty surgeries and is associated with a prolonged motor and sensory block. In contrast, hypobaric bupivacaine and hypobaric mepivacaine helps in achieving the desired block level with smaller dosage and shorter onset time and faster recovery when compared to long acting local anesthetics. The aim of the study is to observe the effects of hypobaric local anesthetics ( bupivacaine and mepivacaine ) in patients undergoing unilateral total hip or knee arthroplasty in terms of time to onset and time to recovery of the block and also its effect on hemodynamic stability and time to mobilization after surgery. This study will allow the investigators to recommend optimal dosing strategies that in turn will help in faster recovery from spinal anesthesia and early mobilization thereby reducing harmful outcomes.
This is a Phase 3, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of infigratinib in children and adolescents with achondroplasia (ACH) who have completed at least 26 weeks of participation in the QED-sponsored study PROPEL (QBGJ398-001).
Investigators recently developed the APPROACH electronic patient reported outcome (ePROM) Survey and Clinician Report tools to collect individual results from online quality of life and health status surveys for patients with coronary heart disease, and report them back to their treating clinicians. This pilot interventional study uses a pre-post design to assess whether implementing the ePROM system into routine care is feasible and acceptable to patients and physicians, and to inform feasibility for a larger clinical trial. Specifically, the investigators aim to evaluate use of the ePROM Patient Survey and Clinician Report among eligible outpatients with known or suspected coronary artery disease and their cardiologists. Additionally, the investigators aim to determine if the use of the APPROACH ePROMs Clinician Report in routine medical encounters is acceptable (based on administrative burden, ease of use, and time required) to patients and clinicians, and supports effective communication for management of symptoms of coronary artery disease.