Body Systems

Bones, Joints and Muscles36 Results found

Studies recruiting participants:

Shoe-worn Insoles and Knee Osteoarthritis

Knee osteoarthritis is one of the most prevalent and costliest chronic health conditions affecting Canadians.  In the absence of a cure, identification of effective and inexpensive treatment strategies is paramount.  Shoe-worn insoles (orthotics) may play a role in this regard.  However, outcomes

Recruiting
Principal Investigator 
Michael Hunt
Body Locations and Systems 
Knee, Osteoarthritis
Area 
Vancouver
Age 
50 and above

Reamer Irrigator Aspirator (RIA) vs Autogenous Iliac Crest Bone Graft (AICBG) for the Treatment of Non-unions

The specific question the investigators will seek to answer is: can the Reamer Irrigator Aspirator (RIA) provide a bone graft source for the treatment of nonunions that is equally effective to Autogenous Iliac Crest Bone Graft (AICBG) while resulting in a decreased amount of post-operative pain a

Recruiting
Principal Investigator 
Pierre Guy
Body Locations and Systems 
Bone Grafts
Area 
Vancouver
Age 
18-65

Falls Prevention Clinic

At the Falls Prevention Clinic, each subject receives a comprehensive assessment of his or her individual risk factors for falling in addition to a comprehensive medical examination. Recommendations and appropriate followup tests and referrals are ordered for patients on an individual basis.

Recruiting
Principal Investigator 
Teresa Liu-Ambrose
Body Locations and Systems 
Men's and Women's Health, Fractures
Area 
Various sites
Age 
70 and above

Expectations after Total Knee Replacement

The purpose of this study is to better understand the expectations patients have of a total knee replacement, and to compare the outpatient rehabilitation system in Canada with the inpatient rehabilitation system in Germany for the purpose of cost analysis and rehabilitation outcomes of patients

Recruiting
Principal Investigator 
Bassam A. Masri
Body Locations and Systems 
Knee Replacement
Area 
Vancouver

MyndMove

Many individuals with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) have difficulty using their hands and arms.

Recruiting
Principal Investigator 
Andrea Townson
Body Locations and Systems 
Spine
Area 
Vancouver

Closed for recruitment:

Hip Health Information Project (HHIP)

The Hip Health Information Project (HHIP) is a study investigating the experiences and perceptions of pre-surgical education to prepare patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip for hip replacement surgery.

Closed for Recruitment
Principal Investigator 
Bill Miller
Body Locations and Systems 
Osteoarthritis
Area 
Various sites
Age 
45 and above

Employment and Arthritis: Making it Work (MIW)

The investigators plan to conduct a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and the cost effectiveness of an on-line eLearning program (entitled Employment and Arthritis: Making it Work) designed to help people with inflammatory arthritis stay employed.

Closed for Recruitment
Principal Investigator 
Diane Lacaille
Body Locations and Systems 
Psoriatic Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, Ankylosing Spondylitis
Area 
Richmond
Age 
18-59

Study to Demonstrate the Efficacy (Including Inhibition of Structural Damage), Safety and Tolerability up to 2 Years of Secukinumab in…

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate efficacy including effect on inhibition of progression of structural damage, safety and tolerability up to 2 years with primary focus at Week 24, to support the use of secukinumab pre-filled syringe (PFS) by subcutaneous (s.c.) self-administration with

Closed for Recruitment
Principal Investigator 
Jan P. Dutz
Body Locations and Systems 
Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis
Area 
Vancouver
Age 
18 and above

Phase-3 Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Pomalidomide in Persons With Myeloproliferative-Neoplasm-Associated Myelofibrosis and RBC-Transfusion-Dependence Myelofibrosis and RBC-Transfusion-Dependence (RESUME)

The objective of this study is to determine whether pomalidomide is safe and effective in reversing red blood cell (RBC)-transfusion-dependence in persons with myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN)-associated myelofibrosis.

Closed for Recruitment
Principal Investigator 
Thomas Nevill
Body Locations and Systems 
Bone Diseases
Area 
Vancouver
Age 
18 and above

Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of an Activity Tracker-driven Intervention for Promoting Physical Activity in People Living With Osteoarthritis of the…

Physical activity is an essential first-line treatment for patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, a 2013 systematic review found only 13% met the activity recommendation of 150 minutes or more per week.

Closed for Recruitment
Principal Investigator 
Linda Li
Body Locations and Systems 
Osteoporosis, Knee
Area 
Vancouver
Age 
50 and above