Vancouver, Canada Clinical Trials
A listing of Vancouver, Canada clinical trials actively recruiting patients volunteers.
Found 302 clinical trials
Nerve Blocks in Alloplastic Breast Reconstruction
Pain management is a major concern in oncologic breast surgery and reconstruction. Significant risks for acute and chronic pain after surgery might be reduced through improved pain control pre-operatively. Addition of regional anesthesia to a multimodal peri-operative pain management protocol offers a promising solution for improved recovery. For patients undergoing …
Creating a Calmer NICU: Optimizing Growth and Brain Development in Preterm Infants
Infants born preterm can spend months in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) where they experience stressful but essential procedures. Untreated stress is associated with altered brain development. Skin-to-skin care (SSC) is one of the most effective behavioral strategies for mitigating preterm infant stress and improving brain maturation. However, parents …
Preventing Ovarian Cancer Through Oportunistic Salpingectomy at the Time of Colorectal Surgery
This study aims to evaluate the feasibility, safety and cost-effectiveness of opportunistic salpingectomy (OS-the removal of the fallopian tubes) at the time of colorectal surgery to prevent ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer is the fifth cause of cancer-related mortality in females in Canada. OS can prevent the most common and lethal …
Motor & Autonomic Concomitant Health Improvements With Neuromodulation & Exercise Training: An SCI RCT
Spinal cord injury (SCI) disrupts many aspects of life, including the loss of volitional movement and involuntary control of bodily functions; both crucial functional recovery priorities for this population. Mobility impairments and secondary complications limit an individual's ability to exercise, a behavior known to have wide-ranging functional and health benefits. …
Montbretin Clinical Trial in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the investigational product, Montbretin A (MbA) in individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D). The main questions it aims to answer are: Safety of MbA Whether MbA has less side effects in comparison to other medications used to treat T2D Participants will: …
Optimizing Prostate Cancer Treatment in Men With Advanced Local Disease
Multi-modality therapy that includes a brachytherapy implant improves outcomes in locally advanced prostate cancer when compared to other radiation-based treatments, but is also associated with more adverse side effects. The goal of the OPTiMAL trial is to reduce these side effects by using advanced imaging and biopsy techniques to locate …
Left vs. Right Non-Inferiority Trial
The aim of this study is to test the hypothesis that low-frequency rTMS (LFR) works as well as the established intermittent thetaburst rTMS (iTBS) treatment for treatment resistant depression (TRD).
Liquid-biopsy Informed Platform Trial to Evaluate CDK4/6-inhibitor Resistant ER+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer
This study is being done to answer the following question: Can testing breast cancer for DNA abnormalities or "biomarkers" help predict which patients are most likely to be helped by certain treatments? The pre-study screening is being done to test a sample of blood (or tumour tissue) for biomarkers to …
Ibrutinib Combination Therapy in Transplant Ineligible Individuals With Newly Diagnosed Primary CNS Lymphoma
This study is being done to answer the following question: Can the addition of a new drug to the usual treatment lower the chance of primary central nervous system lymphoma growing or spreading? This study is being done to find out if this approach is better or worse than the …
Comparison of Immune Profiles in Chronic Rhinosinusitis Patients After Mepolizumab Treatment
This study aims to analyze the immune profiles of patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal polyps (CRSwNP) with and without asthma before and after Mepolizumab. A group of participants with CRS without nasal polyps (CRSsNP) with asthma will be included to compare their immune profiles to CRSwNP.
