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Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) affects over 1 million individuals in the UK and results in costs of over £450 million per year to the National Health Service (NHS). Current rhythm control strategies are limited by high recurrences of AF. New strategies tackling more upstream…

This research study is an innovative school-based program for urban children with moderate to severe persistent or difficult-to-control asthma. The Telemedicine Enhanced Asthma Management-Uniting Providers (TEAM-UP) program enhances a school-based, primary care directed asthma pr…

This study elucidates the effects of the intravenous (IV) lidocaine infusion on the biology of pancreatic circulating tumor cells (CTCs) isolated from patients undergoing robotic pancreatectomy for all types of pancreatic cancer. A prospective randomized controlled double blinde…

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of AGN-241751 in participants with Major Depressive Disorder

This randomized phase III trial studies how well a multimedia self-management intervention works in preparing family caregivers and patients with stage I-III lung cancer for lung cancer surgery. The multimedia self-management intervention, Preparing for your Lung Cancer Surgery, …

This research study is studying whether participants and their doctors are willing to determine post-surgery treatment on the basis of response to pre-surgery treatment, and studying blood and tissue collected from participants treated with a combination of drugs as a treatment f…

This is a study of adults with acute low back pain flare-up at risk of becoming chronic and disabling. The study tests how well spinal manipulation and guided selfcare work compared to standard medical care. The treatments last up to eight weeks and participants will be followed …

Currently, there is minimal data on the combination of rivaroxaban and ticagrelor in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) managed with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Furthermore, there exists significant controversy among physicians in the use of oral anticoagulants …

REaCT ZOL will compare one 4 mg dose of Zoledronate vs. one 4 mg dose of Zoledronate given every 6 months for 3 years.

To evaluate the long-term safety of BI 655130 (SPESOLIMAB) in patients with moderate to severely active ulcerative colitis, who have completed treatment in previous trials To evaluate the long-term efficacy of BI 655130 (SPESOLIMAB) in patients with moderate to severely active u…

The principal objective is to test non-inferiority of the CRT-DX system as compared to a conventional CRT-D system, in terms of the combined endpoint of mortality, hospitalizations due cardiovascular causes, any complication leading to loss of lead functionality, in the subset of…

Background: Chronic hepatitis C infects the liver. It may scar the liver. This is called cirrhosis and may lead to liver cancer or death. Current chronic hepatitis C treatments cure most people. But some keep getting complications even after it is cured. Researchers want to stud…

Description of the presence of cell-free fetal DNA in maternal plasma allowed the possibility of non-invasive prenatal diagnosis. Whereas detection of paternally-inherited alleles is straightforward and being quickly implemented in routine, detection of maternally-inherited allel…

Obesity is a major public health problem worldwide. Bariatric surgery has proved to be the most effective treatment of morbid obesity in terms of weight reduction and remission of co-morbid conditions during long-term follow-up. Nowadays, France is ranked 3rd in terms of bariatri…

Patients with chronic pain are often prescribed long-term opioid therapy, despite the serious risks and growing concerns related to opioid use. The Toronto General Hospital has created the world's first multidisciplinary perioperative Transitional Pain Service Program (TPSP) aime…

This is a national, prospective study designed to investigate the genetic etiologies of non-immune hydrops fetalis (NIHF) and other birth defects. At least half of prenatally diagnosed NIHF cases remain of unknown etiology after standard work up, and a substantial proportion of o…

Chlamydia trachomatis is the most commonly reported bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI), especially among young women. Up to 75% of C. trachomatis infected women are asymptomatic. If untreated, C. trachomatis infection can cause sequelae such as pelvic inflammatory dis…

This is a prospective observational study of women undergoing vaginal treatment with the fractional carbon dioxide (fCO2) laser for various urogenital symptoms.

This is a single center randomized trial that seeks to determine if the use of an automated real-time electronic medical record Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) risk score can improve patient outcomes through the use of an early standardized nephrology focused intervention.

Glucocorticoids can be used to inhibit postoperative systemic inflammatory response syndrome. They may reduce the risk of major complications and mortality. Previous studies on the effect of glucocorticoids on postoperative cognitive dysfunction may lack generalizability due to s…