North York, Canada Clinical Trials
A listing of North York, Canada clinical trials actively recruiting patients volunteers.
Found 1,370 clinical trials
Ultrasound Spectroscopy as Early Indicators of Radiation Treatment Response in Prostate, Rectum and Head & Neck Cancers
Our objective in this study is to identify an optimal ultrasound spectroscopy parameter that can be used as an early predictor of pathological complete or partial response in men with prostate cancer and men and women with rectum and head and neck cancers receiving treatment radiotherapy. We have previously demonstrated …
ATrial Tachycardia PAcing Therapy in Congenital Heart
Congenital heart disease (CHD) affects approximately 1% of newborns in the US, with 25% of those affected having critical conditions requiring open heart surgery within one year of birth. Surgical and medical advances have allowed many patients to live beyond their fourth and fifth decades of life. Unfortunately, cardiac arrhythmias …
Extended Effects of Cannabis Abstinence on Clinical Symptoms and Cognition in Depression
The prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD) is \~5.0%, and rates of co-occurring SUDs in these patients approach 40-50%. Specifically, rates of co-morbid cannabis use disorder (CUD) in patients with MDD are elevated 2-3 fold compared to 2.9% in the general population, and is associated with poorer treatment outcomes and …
Feasibility of Early Swallowing and Speech Intervention for Head and Neck Cancer Patients Treated SURGically
Oral cavity cancer (OCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide, with tongue cancer being one of the most common subtypes. Patients with oral cancers can experience painful swallowing, swallowing difficulty (dysphagia), and associated weight loss long after surgery. Not only is dysphagia an independent predictor of quality of …
Phenotyping Patients With Alcohol and Cannabis Use Disorders Using the Addictions Neuroclinical Assessment
This 2-arm study will recruit participants with 1) alcohol use disorder and 2) cannabis use disorder for a 12-week cognitive behavioral therapy, following a thorough baseline assessments on executive function, incentive salience, and negative emotionality.
The Sunnybrook Type 2 Diabetes Study
The Sunnybrook Type 2 Diabetes Study (S2DS) is a prospective observational study of people with prediabetes or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), that aims to understand the aetiologies, manifestations, and clinical consequences of mood and cognitive complications. The study recruits from the services at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and from …
Anesthetics and Analgesics in Children
The purpose of this study is to characterize the pharmacokinetic (PK) and safety profile of anesthetics and analgesics in children and adolescents.
Hemiarch vs Extended Arch in Type 1 Aortic Dissection
HEADSTART is a prospective, open-label, non-blinded, multicenter, randomized controlled trial that compares a composite of mortality and re-intervention in patients undergoing hemiarch and extended arch repair for acute DeBakey type 1 aortic dissection. Eligible patients will be randomized to one or the other surgical strategy and clinical and imaging outcome …
Study of Crizotinib for ROS1 and MET Activated Lung Cancer
This is a phase 2 study of a drug called crizotinib in people with metastatic (the cancer has spread to other parts of the body) non-small cell lung cancer with a mutation (change) in genes called ROS1 or MET. The purpose of this study is to look at how effective …
Using Neuroimaging and Behavioral Assessments to Understand Late Talking
Late talkers (LT), representing 10-20% of children under 3, demonstrate hallmark syntax and vocabulary deficits similar to preschoolers with developmental language disorder. While effective and early interventions can mitigate the impact of late talking, not enough is known about its neural basis, yet is needed to inform the design of …
