Montreal, Quebec Clinical Trials
A listing of Montreal, Quebec clinical trials actively recruiting patients volunteers.
Found 646 clinical trials
Dexmedetomidine Added to Ropivacaine Single Shot vs Continuous Interscalene Nerve Block
Arthroscopic shoulder surgery is increasingly performed in an outpatient setting and post-operative pain management is often a real challenge as those surgeries are well recognized for their high level of pain which often affects physical rehabilitation. The interscalene block is a largely used anesthetic technique to perform these surgeries whilst …
Comparing the Effects of Cognitive Training and Physical Exercise on Cognition, Cerebral Autoregulation and Cerebral Vasoreactivity in Men and Women With Heart Failure
The objective of this project is to assess the effects of combined physical exercise and cognitive training interventions on cognitive and brain health in patients with heart failure (HF). Also, the role of sex on the effects of the interventions will be assessed.
Defining a Technique for the Use of Cryogenic Catheters for Biopsy and Ablation for the Diagnostic and Treatment of Pulmonary Lesions: An Ex-Vivo Human Lung Model Study.
Developing a standardized methodology for the use of novel cryogenic catheters for transbronchial cryobiopsy and cryoablation of pulmonary lesions.
In-clinic Endoscopic Polypectomy for Chronic Sinusitis With Nasal Polyps
Chronic rhinosinusitis, also called chronic sinusitis, is a very common life-long disease affecting over 5% of the Canadian population. Its symptoms, including daily facial pain and headache, an inability to breath through the nose and complete smell loss, regularly impair one's ability to work and to enjoy and participate in …
Enhancing the Acceptability of Psychological Treatments for Obsessive-compulsive Disorder
Effective treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) usually emphasize a behavioural approach called Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). In this treatment, patients are encouraged to face their fears repeatedly and for extended periods of time, with the help and support of a caring therapist. Although this is an approach that has …
Longitudinal One Year vs Single Day NRP Training.
The Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) recommends providers renew their certification every 2 years. However, many Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) in Canada face challenges of significant budget cuts in training and a large number of caregivers to train with a high turnover rate. This situation makes it difficult for managers …
Assessing Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Daily Enteric-coated Aspirin in Patients With StablE Diabetes II
This phase 2 study will include patients suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus and will first study their response to enteric coated aspirin at a dose of 80 mg per day for a 7-day period. Participants with an incomplete platelet inhibition after exposure to EC aspirin at doses of 80 …
GRID Therapy as Palliative Radiation for Patients With Advanced and Symptomatic Tumors
Palliative radiation therapy represents 40% of the on-going radiation at the Jewish General Hospital. In a traditional palliative radiation treatment to bulky or radioresistant tumors, radiotherapy schema varies from 24 to 30 Gys given in 3 to 10 fractions, depending on the tumor size, tumor location and tumor pathology. However, …
Virtual Reality MObility for Burn Patients
Background In the acute phase, burn patients undergo several painful procedures. Pediatric burn care procedures conducted in hydrotherapy have been known to generate severe pain intensity and moderate to high levels of anxiety. Hydrotherapy treatments are done with the use of opioids and benzodiazepines for pain and anxiety. Unfortunately, non-pharmacological …
Application of High-dose Insulin Therapy to Improve Liver Function and Regeneration
The primary objective of this interventional study is determine if the future liver remnant can be optimized by improving liver function pre-operatively in patients who are scheduled for major hepatectomy. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does high-dose insulin therapy improve liver function in the pre-operative setting? What …
