Clinical trials: sponsored by University of British Columbia
Complex Regional Pain Syndromes, Distal Radius Fractures
Prednisone for CRPS in Distal Radius Fracture
Wrist fractures are the most prevalent adult fracture. Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a common complication that can occur, leading to permanent disability and is costly to the patient and healthcare system.
- Trial name
- NCT06453447
- Testing
- Prednisone
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Appetite, Obesity
Exogenous Ketones and Appetite
People with obesity have different appetitive responses to stimuli compared to people without obesity. For example, people with obesity have a blunted postprandial ghrelin ('hunger' hormone) response, lower glucagon-like peptide…
- Conditions
- Appetite, Obesity, Ketones, Appetitive Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT06327464
- Testing
- Exogenous ketones
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Depressive Disorder, Major, Cognitive Dysfunction
bWell-D Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the acceptability, feasibility, and validity of the bWell Cognitive Care Platform for Depression (bWell-D), a novel Virtual Reality (VR) cognitive assessment and remediation tool…
- Trial name
- NCT06546917
- Testing
- bWell Cognitive Remediation, VR Experience
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Substance Use Disorders, Adolescent Behavior
The Canadian Underage Substance Use Prevention Trial
Despite having made some strides with respect to reducing adolescent drinking rates, illicit substance use and substance use disorders (SUDs) remain significantly above national targets for health promotion and disease prevention…
- Conditions
- Substance Use Disorders, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development
- Trial name
- CUSP (NCT04198974)
- Testing
- PreVenture Training (PTtT), PreVenture Training+Implementation Facilitation
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 12,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
Pregnancy, Iron Deficiency
Efficacy and Adverse Side Effects of Two Forms of Iron in Pregnancy
This two-arm, double-blind randomized clinical trial will recruit 172 generally healthy, low-risk pregnant individuals aged 19-42 years living in Vancouver, Canada.
- Trial name
- EASE-Iron (NCT06014983)
- Testing
- Ferrous fumarate, Ferrous bisglycinate
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Pregnancy, Dietary Analysis
Leucine Requirements During Pregnancy
This study aims to understand how much leucine, an essential amino acid, and protein building block, healthy pregnant women need during early and late pregnancy.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Dietary Analysis, Protein
- Trial name
- NCT07437248
- Testing
- Leucine Intake
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Endometrial Cancer
Detection of Endometrial Cancer Through Risk Modelling
The study goal is to investigate a non-invasive approach to predict endometrial cancer (EC) risk, better understand disease progression and identify opportunities for intervention.
- Trial name
- DETECTR (NCT06268626)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Osteoarthritis (OA) of the Knee
The GORUN Study: Gradual Onset of RUNning and Knee Joint Health in Novice Runners
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a debilitating disease affecting millions worldwide. Exercise is a core treatment for knee OA, and is advocated by all clinical guidelines.
- Trial name
- GORUN (NCT07528885)
- Testing
- Running volume increase
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Endometrium Cancer
Risk Evaluation and Screening to Tailor Prevention and Reduce the Incidence of Endometrial Cancer
This study proposes to assess feasibility and acceptability of screening and risk reducing interventions in individuals at increased for endometrial cancer (EC).
- Trial name
- RESToRE (NCT05651282)
- Testing
- Provera
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Focus of Study: Oral Tolerance Test With Glucose, Lactose, Sucrose
Lactose, Sucrose & Corn Syrup Tolerance
Lactose, one of the key nutrients in human milk may be critically important to infants for more reasons than being a source of energy.
- Trial name
- NCT01789307
- Testing
- corn syrup solids, sucrose
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Cellulitis
Oral Moxifloxacin Versus Cefazolin and Oral Probenecid in the Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in the Emergency Department
Patients often come to the emergency department with bacterial skin infections (known as "cellulitis"). Some patients with very severe infections are admitted to hospital for antibiotic treatment and some are sent home on oral…
- Trial name
- NCT00323219
- Testing
- Cefazolin and Moxifloxacin
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 390 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease), IBD
Exploring Fecal Calprotectin Levels, Maternal and Infant Microbiota, Infant Health, Nutrition, and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes With Patient With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
The goal of this prospective longitudinal cohort study is to examine how the human microbiome of pregnant women-including bacteria and fungi in the gastrointestinal tract, vaginal canal, skin, and breastmilk-may influence infant…
- Conditions
- IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease), IBD, IBD - Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Pregnancy
- Trial name
- CALINA-IBD (NCT07385807)
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Small Airways Diseases, Vaping
The Canadian Lung Outcomes in Users of Vaping Devices Study
Vaping is increasingly popular with both adolescent and adult Canadians, but the long-term health impacts remain unknown. We believe that the tools we currently have to detect lung disease in people who vape may be insufficient…
- Conditions
- Small Airways Diseases, Vaping, Vaping Related Disorder, Vaping Teens
- Trial name
- CLOUD (NCT06819969)
- Where
- 8 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Prevention of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases in Persons at Risk The PIONIR (Preventing IBD Onset in Individuals at Risk) Trial
The goal of this study is to explore in a cross over randomized controlled trial, the ability of the Tasty\&Healthy dietary intervention (NCT04239248) to alter the parameters associated with future risk of developing Chron's…
- Trial name
- PIONIR (NCT05211518)
- Testing
- Tasty&Healthy, Habitual diet
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Healthy Aging
Impact 360 for Healthy Agers
The Impact 360 study will evaluate the effects of a combined intervention of exercise, mindfulness, and nutrition on 8 key indicators of health and the mechanisms that drive these changes.
- Trial name
- NCT06516146
- Testing
- Exercise, Meditation, Diet
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Medical Education Assessment
AI vs Human Exam Assessment and Development (AHEAD Trial)
The Artificial Intelligence (AI) vs Human Exam Assessment and Development (AHEAD) Trial is a participant-blinded randomized controlled trial conducted among first-year medical students at the University of British Columbia.
- Trial name
- AHEAD (NCT07481162)
- Testing
- AI-generated MCQ examination, Human-generated MCQ examination
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 258 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Asthma, Healthy
Effects of Salbutamol in Athletes and Implications for Screening and Sports
β2-Agonists, commonly used to treat asthma, have also been used by athletes to enhance performance, leading to their ban by the International Olympic Committee in 1972.
- Conditions
- Asthma, Healthy, Effect of Drug
- Trial name
- NCT07037511
- Testing
- Salbutamol
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Healthy
Cannabis and Polysubstance Use: Response Inhibition and Stress Exposure
The purpose of this Phase I non-therapeutic trial is to examine the neurological effects of cannabis on stress reactivity and inhibition in healthy cannabis users.
- Trial name
- CAPU RISE (NCT05261321)
- Testing
- Cannabis oil with a high ratio of THC to CBD, Cannabis oil with a high ratio of CBD to THC
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Microbial Colonization
Comparing Impacts of Donor Human Milk to Formula Supplementation on the Gut Microbiome of Full-term Infants
The goal of this pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) is to examine donor human milk (DHM) as a clinical intervention targeted at achieving beneficial microbiome signatures in full-term infants who are exposed to intrapartum…
- Trial name
- PPDHM (NCT05815433)
- Testing
- Donor Human Milk - Nutritional Replacement
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Microbial Colonization
DOnor Milk to REpair the Full-term Infant MIcrobiome in Infants Born Via Cesarean Section.
The objective of this novel study is to establish proof of concept using a pilot randomized controlled trial to determine the effect of DHM compared to formula supplementation on the microbiome in full-term infants who are born…
- Trial name
- DO-RE-MI C-S (NCT06177184)
- Testing
- Donor Human Milk - Nutritional Replacement
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary