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Cannabis use increased 10 fold among adults over the age of 65 between 2014 and 2016 but very little data exists on the extent of their harmful effects on health and behavior. The overarching goal of this project is to test a novel harm reduction strategy in which older individua…

Comorbid Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) may be one factor that limits speech development in some minimally verbal children with autism. CAS is a disorder affecting speech movement planning. This study tests whether CAS-specific treatment, appropriately modified for minimally v…

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the efficacy of two related, but different ABM (Attention Biased Modification) treatments for depression in adults with elevated symptoms of depression. The main aims are: * Aim 1:examine whether gamified ABM leads to greater change …

Investigators will create and implement an e-cigarette intervention for Hispanic/Latino (H/L) high school youth. Focus groups with the target population (i.e., H/L high school students) and meetings with a community advisory board (CAB) will inform this intervention. The interven…

Hip pathologies that cause pain and functional limitations are common in the general population. These can include femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), labral tears and mild osteoarthritis (OA) among others. While more severe and symptomatic cases may require surgical intervention…

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a disease that affects the joints of the body, causing pain, stiffness, and reduced mobility. To treat knee OA, a therapy called platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is used, which involves making a concentrated substance from the patient's own blood and injecting it…

The goal of this prospective study is to evaluate the feasibility, sustainability, and public health impact of a district-based program for secondary prevention of Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) in Uganda.

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is becoming increasingly common in Canada and throughout the world. Fatty liver can increase the risks of perioperative complications for those who need liver surgery. A ketogenic diet is low in carbohydrates and can be very effective in reducing…

Benign parotid gland tumors, such as pleomorphic adenoma and Warthin tumors, constitute the majority of salivary gland neoplasms. Surgical excision remains the primary treatment, traditionally achieved through superficial parotidectomy (SP). However, SP may lead to complications …

As the third global leading cause of death, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) affects more than 300 million people worldwide. These patients suffer from 0.5-3.5 exacerbations per year on average. Each exacerbations dampened their health status as well as quality of lif…

Adolescents and young adults living with HIV experience higher premature mortality from cancer than their uninfected peers. In Zambia, because of multilevel barriers, interventions for early diagnosis and optimized treatment to reduce this cancer mortality are underutilized for t…

The population aged over 90 is growing worldwide, and the search for strategies to promote a better quality of life for the older persons is a challenge for science. Advancing age is associated with several physiological changes leading to different diseases, among which malnutri…

The overall goal of the proposed research is to evaluate the use of \[11C\]SY08 as a PET radiotracer for aggregated alpha synuclein (αS) in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD), Multiple system atrophy (MSA), Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) and healthy controls. The purpose…

This is a multicenter, open-label, Phase 1 study. The study will enroll subjects with advanced solid tumors. It consists of six parts. Objectives for Dose-Escalation Parts (Part 1 and Part 4) To evaluate the safety and tolerability of YL211 as monotherapy in patients with selecte…

The goal of this interventional study is to examine the effect of asthma flare-up clinic follow-up in adult subjects after an asthma flare-up. This study aim to answer the following questions: 1. Does a follow-up in a flare-up clinic improves disease outcomes? 2. Does a follow-u…

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of ENC-201-CED in a subcutaneous space in patients with Type I diabetes.

This is a randomized controlled clinical trial to explore the efficacy and mechanism of Tiaozhong-Yiqi Decoction (TZYD) in treating substance withdrawal syndrome, combining network pharmacology analysis and clinical validation. A total of 80 patients meeting the diagnostic crite…

The HIFSAT study will compare the standard direct lateral approach to hemiarthroplasty to a new muscle sparing approach (SPAIRE) in femoral neck fracture patients.

This pilot observational study is being done to identify possible biomarkers of response to endocrine therapy in patients with ER/PR+ metastatic lobular breast cancer (LBC) starting new endocrine therapy. 18F-fluorofuranylnorprogesterone Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomo…

Living with spinal cord injury (SCI) can have a significant negative impact on an individual's mental health and restrict participation in personally valued activities and roles. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is an evidence-based approach that can lessen symptoms of men…