Ancaster, Canada Clinical Trials
A listing of Ancaster, Canada clinical trials actively recruiting patients volunteers.
Found 331 clinical trials
LoW Dose-Intensity vs. Standard Dose-Intensity COntinuous Renal ReplaceMent Therapy in Critically Ill Patients (WISDOM)
An estimated 10-15% of critically ill patients with acute kidney failure in the intensive care unit receive acute dialysis therapy. The majority of these patients initially receive a continuous form of dialysis therapy call continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). Prior studies have suggested that higher CRRT dose-intensity improved health outcomes …
Therapeutic Relevance of Abnormal Airway Morphology in Asthma
Most individuals with asthma can effectively manage their symptoms and maintain normal lung function using inhaled medications, unfortunately, there is a subset of asthma sufferers whose symptoms, lung function, and risk of asthma attacks remain unimproved despite conventional inhaled medications. There could be several reasons for this. One possibility is …
Postop Pain Management in Pituitary Tumour Patients
To assess the benefit of using an additional nerve block during minimally invasive pituitary surgery, to improve pain management after surgery. The medication (Bupivacaine) or a placebo (saline) will be injected during surgery and patients will be asked about their level of pain at multiple time points in the first …
ACB vs no Block for Pediatric ACL Reconstruction
The goal of this randomized controlled feasibility clinical trial is to assess the feasibility of conducting a randomized trial of adding a perioperative single-shot adductor canal block to standard of care general anesthesia compared to non-regional techniques in pediatric patients undergoing arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. The main clinical …
Multiprofen-CC™ to Reduce Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Total knee arthroplasty is a surgical treatment which involves replacing the damaged articular cartilage of the knee joint with an artificial prosthetic in end-stage knee osteoarthritis. Although total knee arthroplasties are mostly successful, approximately 1 in 5 patients are unsatisfied with their outcomes with 16-33% of patients of patients experiencing …
Precision Dosing of Oral Ibuprofen for PDA, A Pilot RCT
Newborns born early are at risk for a serious health problem called patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). PDA is a passageway between heart and lung that can cause life-threatening complications such as bleeding in the brain or even death if it remains open and large. When closure of PDA is needed, …
EMG Biofeedback Training to Improve Balance in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the impact of a novel dual-task EMG Biofeedback training method for improving balance in individuals living with multiple sclerosis. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: Does dual-task EMG biofeedback training deliver lasting balance benefits up to 3 months following …
Kinematic and Mechanical Alignment Randomized Trial
Knee replacement surgery is the second most common surgery in Canada. People who have very painful knee arthritis usually receive a knee replacement where the surgeon aims to make everyone's knee as straight as possible (called mechanical alignment). Mechanical alignment focuses on making the implant last as long as possible. …
Assessing Interventions of Diet in IBD
In this study, we are trying to learn how certain diets affect people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We want to understand what makes it hard or easy for them to stick to different eating plans, like intermittent fasting, the Mediterranean diet, and the Low FODMAP diet. By finding out …
AIRE-2 Device for Study of Breath Analysis in IBD
The goal of this Prospective single-blinded intervention feasibility study is the utilization of the AIRE-2 device and FoodMarble app to elucidate the interplay among diet, symptoms, and microbial fermentable features in IBD patients with persistent intestinal symptoms and their household controls. AIRE-2 captures exhaled hydrogen and methane and FoodMarble app …
