Hamilton, Canada Clinical Trials
A listing of Hamilton, Canada clinical trials actively recruiting patients volunteers.
Found 348 clinical trials
Regeneration of Acutely Injured Nerves With Temporary Electrical Stimulation
A novel temporary peripheral nerve stimulation system that delivers a single dose of electrical stimulation therapy for 1 hour will be evaluated for safety and effectiveness.
Revisiting the Universal Donor: Does Exposure to O Blood Products Affect Patient Outcomes?
In a recent analysis of a large transfusion database (Transfusion Research Utilization, Surveillance and Tracking database \[TRUST\]), the investigators found that the transfusion of ABO non-identical RBCs to group A individual was associated with an increased risk of death in-hospital compared to patients transfused with ABO identical RBCs (Red Blood …
A Randomized Multicenter Study for Isolated Skin Vasculitis
Multi-center sequential multiple assignment randomized trial comparing the effectiveness of three different standard of care treatment options for patients with isolated skin vasculitis.
Abatacept in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Myocarditis
The primary aim is to test whether abatacept, as compared to placebo, is associated with a reduction in major adverse cardiac events (MACE) among participants hospitalized with myocarditis secondary to an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI). The primary outcome, MACE, is a composite of first occurrence of cardiovascular death, non-fatal sudden …
Study of CTDNA Response Adaptive Immuno-Chemotherapy in Lung Cancer
The standard or usual treatment for this disease is pembrolizumab given by needle into the veins (IV). Some cancers shed DNA (circulating tumour DNA or ctDNA) or genes (biomarkers) into the blood, and levels of these biomarkers may be able to tell researchers how people respond to treatment with pembrolizumab …
Cardiac Sarcoidosis Randomized Trial
Prospective randomized controlled trial comparing low dose Prednisone(or Prednisolone)/Methotrexate combination to standard dose Prednisone(or Prednisolone) in patients diagnosed with acute active clinically manifest cardiac sarcoidosis and not yet treated. The Investigators hypothesize that low dose Prednisone(or Prednisolone)/Methotrexate combination will be as effective as standard dose Prednisone(or Prednisolone), and result in …
Advancing Brain Outcomes in Pediatric Critically Ill Patients Sedated With Volatile AnEsthestic Agents
The goal of a pilot study is to test a study plan to see if it is appropriate for a larger study. This study plan is looking at whether the use of inhaled sedatives (medications that help people be calm and sleep) can reduce delirium (extreme confusion) in children who …
PATHFINDER: Evaluating the Optimal First-Line Treatment Strategy for Moderate-to-Severely Active Ileal-dominant Crohn's Disease
There are currently three classes of biologic treatments approved in Canada for the management of moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease: anti-tumor necrosis factor \[TNF\] alpha, anti-integrin, and anti-interleukin \[IL\]-23 targeted agents. The purpose of this trial is to determine which of these three classes of biologics results in the highest percentage of …
A Non-pharmacological Cough Control Therapy
Coughing affects almost all individuals with ILD leading to physical, psychological and social distress and prevents individuals from performing their activities of daily living, working or socialising in public places. Unfortunately, there are no licensed medications available to treat chronic cough and the few drugs that have been tried resulted …
Sacral Neuromodulation as Treatment for Chronic Constipation
The objective of this study is to study if low level laser therapy will do more good than harm for patients with severe chronic refractory constipation. It is a proof of concept study without a placebo arm.
