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The Pictou County Personal Empowerment Program is a comprehensive health promotion program aiming to improve the quality of life as well as both physical and mental health in Adults living with chronic medical conditions. The program includes daily email communications over 6 mon…

Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) affects 30% of women worldwide. It negatively influences physical activity, work productivity, sexual life and overall quality of life. In 2018, the FIGO (International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics) revised its definition of AUB (FIGO-A…

Comparison between two diagnostic modalities for breast cancer diagnosis. Two different imaging systems are compared to evaluate the performance of the two systems

This is a Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Parallel-Controlled, Phase II Clinical Stud to assess the reduction of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) by SHR-1918 in patients with Hyperlipidemic.

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a diffuse inflammation of the lungs that occurs in a variety of diseases. According to the Berlin definition, ARDS is characterized by diffuse lung damage in patients with predisposing factors. Understanding the physiology of ARDS has…

The goal of this trial is to compare the effectiveness of small bite versus large bite abdominal incision closure in emergency settings. It will also evaluate the safety and outcomes of each technique. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does small bite closure reduce the …

This study consists of two parts: Part A Surveillance and Part B Transmission. The main purpose of Part A is to evaluate the prevalence of pre-dose and treatment-emergent amino acid substitutions in pediatric participants' \<12 years with influenza treated with baloxavir marboxi…

Gestational diabetes (GDM) develops during pregnancy and is becoming increasingly common. The condition is associated with adverse outcomes for mother and baby during both the pregnancy and delivery period. This study compares glucose variability (recorded by a continuous glucose…

In this clinical trial, participants with nerve pain after shingles or nerve injury will receive injections with NT 201 or placebo. The purpose is to measure the decrease of nerve pain with NT 201 compared to placebo. Trial details include: * Trial duration: 22-23 weeks; * Trea…

Metformin is a drug used to treat patients with diabetes. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of Metformin along with a low-calorie diet on obese and/or overweight adults with an increased waist measurement. In addition, the study also aims to look at the effect of the…

Sinus infections (also called acute rhinosinusitis or ARS) affect about 15% of adults each year, and are one of the top reasons people receive antibiotics in outpatient settings. Since most sinus infections are caused by viruses, many patients who take antibiotics for this condit…

Visit the study website https://dawnacnescarstudy.com/ACT for more information. Atrophic acne scars are flat, indented or with an inverted center scars that develop at the endpoint of the normal healing process for acne. Acne scarring that remains after acne resolves has a signif…

The general aim of the study was to provide evidence for the usability and feasibility of applying vibro-tactile stimulation (VTS) at home as a non-invasive form of neuromodulation to improve speech in people with spasmodic dysphonia (laryngeal dystonia). This work addresses a cl…

The objective of this study is to test the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of Flourish (formerly referred to as imHere4U), a digital suicide prevention intervention for cyberbullied adolescents. The specific aims are to: Aim #1: Conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) …

The goal of this research study is to determine the feasibility and potential effects of physical therapy and enhanced patient education delivered before breast cancer treatment. Physical therapy before cancer treatment aims to help with early identification and self-management o…

The majority of adults with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) have either overweight or obesity. As such, dietary management has been recommended as an adjunct to insulin treatment to improve glycemic control and facilitate weight loss in patients with T1DM. Daily calorie restriction (CR) i…

Virtual reality has been shown to reduce the pain experienced during medical procedures. The aim of this study is to determine to what extent the use of this technique could make it possible to defer the administration of neuroleptanalgesia during the endovenous thermal treatmen…

The goal of this study is to learn more about patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and exercise. Investigators want to see if meeting with a coach in person or by video conference will help these patients exercise, feel better, and change markers i…

The purpose of the study is to pilot test of PAfitME™ among (1) young adults (YA) cancer patients of color (POC) (Analytic Sample \[N=36\] after attrition of 30%) and (2) YA cancer patients of White (POW) (Analytic Sample \[N=36\] after attrition of 30%). Aim 1: Evaluate Exergam…

Vapendavir (VPV) is a drug being developed to treat human rhinovirus (RV) infection, one virus responsible for the common cold. Vapendavir prevents the virus from entering cells and making more infectious copies of itself. A study is being planned to investigate VPV in patients w…