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This is a parallel, Phase 3, 2-arm study for treatment. The purpose of this study is to measure improvement in pruritus with dupilumab subcutaneous injections compared with placebo injections in male and female participants aged at least 18 years with LSC. Study details include: The study duration will be up to 40 weeks. The treatment duration will be up to 24 weeks. The follow-up duration after treatment will be 12 weeks. The number of visits will be 6.
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Lichen Simplex ChronicusLocation:
- Investigational Site Number : 1240201, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
- Investigational Site Number : 1240209, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Investigational Site Number : 1240208, Markham, Ontario, Canada
- Investigational Site Number : 1240205, London, Ontario, Canada
- Investigational Site Number : 1240207, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Investigational Site Number : 1240203, Verdun, Quebec, Canada
- Investigational Site Number : 1240210, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Investigational Site Number : 1240208, Markham, Ontario, Canada
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Over 18While an upper limit of 26°C has been shown to be protective for heat-vulnerable older occupants (DOI: 10.1289/EHP11651), this recommendation did not consider the added heat burden associated with increases in internal heat production accompanying activities of daily living or the restriction to heat loss caused by clothing insulation. To safeguard the health of older adults, health agencies worldwide recommend the remain in cool space indoors, avoid strenuous activity, wear lightweight clothing, and drink cool water regularly throughout the day. However, older adults do not sense heat as well as their younger counterparts. Consequently, they may not take appropriate countermeasures to mitigate physiological strain from indoor overheating. This may include overdressing despite high indoor temperatures. In other cases, individuals may wear insulated clothing in hot weather to observe cultural or religious modesty requirements, which serve as expressions of faith and identity rather than a tool for thermoregulation. Further, individuals may be unaware of the consequences of increases in physical activity on heat gain and may therefore not adjust their normal day-to-day activity levels to prevent potentially dangerous rises in body temperature. Consequently, this may necessitate a lowering of recommended upper indoor temperature limit during hot weather. To address these important considerations, on separate occasions the investigators will assess the change in body temperature and cardiovascular strain in older adults (65-85 years) exposed for 8 hours to the recommended indoor temperature upper limit of 26°C and 45% relative humidity equivalent humidex of 29 (considered comfortable) while they A) perform seated rest dressed in light clothing (t-shirt, shorts and socks), B) perform light exercise (stepping exercise to simulate activities of daily living, 4-4.5 METS) every hour (except during lunch hour period) dressed in light clothing, C) perform light exercise (4-4.5 METS) every hour (except during lunch hour period) dressed in light clothing (t-shirt, shorts and socks) and an added clothing layer (sweatshirt and sweatpants) and D) perform seated rest dressed in light clothing (t-shirt, shorts and socks) and an added clothing layer (sweatshirt and sweatpants). With this experimental design, investigators will assess the effects of added clothing insulation and light activity, representative in activities of daily living on physiological strain and identify whether refinements in the recommended 26°C indoor temperature limit may be required.
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Heat Stress | Physiological StressLocation:
- University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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65 - 85Climate change increases extreme heat events, elevating global heat-illness risk. Females have reduced heat loss capacity (\~5%) compared to males, driven by differences in skin blood flow and sweating responses. While findings on sex-mediated mortality are mixed, some studies suggest older females (≥65 years), face higher heat-related mortality/morbidity risks, evidenced by disproportionate female deaths in the 2021 Western Heat Dome. The effects of extreme uncompensable heat on older females remain understudied. Heat exposure initially causes net heat gain, raising core/skin temperatures and triggering heat-loss responses. Under compensable heat stress, heat loss balances gain, stabilizing core temperature. Uncompensable heat stress (exceeding maximal dissipation capacity) causes continuous core temperature rise, posing severe health risks. The specific temperature and relative humidity (RH) limits where compensability is lost are critical survival determinants, influenced by age and sex. Ramping protocols identify these limits: participants face progressively increasing heat stress (e.g., staged humidity rises) while core temperature is monitored. Core temperature typically stabilizes initially, then exhibits an abrupt rapid increase at an inflection point, operationally defined as the limit of compensability. Despite increasing use, ramping protocol validity for accurately identifying this threshold remains unverified. This project assesses ramping protocol validity for determining uncompensable conditions in older females and evaluates cumulative thermal and cardiovascular strain, as well as psychological and cognitive responses to both uncompensable and compensable heat. Participants will complete five trials. Trial 1 (Ramping): Rest at 42°C, 28% RH for 70min, then incremental RH increases (3% every 10min) to 70% RH. Individual core temperature (rectal) inflection points are identified from the ramping trial. Trials 2-5 (Fixed Conditions, Randomized): i) \~10% below inflection; ii) \~5% below inflection; iii) \~5% above inflection; iv) Thermo-neutral control (26°C, 45% RH). Comparing the rate of rectal temperature change and cumulative strain during prolonged fixed exposures (especially below vs. above inflection) will validate if the ramping inflection point represents the true limit of compensability for older females.
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Aging | Heat Stress | Temperature Change, Body | Thermoregulation | Heat ExposureLocation:
- University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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65 - 85The goal of this clinical trial is to assess whether the use of intermittent superficial parasternal intercostal plane blocks reduces opioid usage in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with median sternotomy. Participants randomized to the intervention group will receive the blocks with 0.2% ropivacaine administered via catheters placed in the superficial parasternal intercostal plane bilaterally under ultrasound guidance. Researchers will compare this group with a control group given 0.9% saline through similarly placed catheters. The primary outcome will be cumulative postoperative opioid use (measured as Milligram Morphine Equivalent (MME)) up to 72 hours following catheter insertion.
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Post-cardiac Surgery | Chronic Pain | Post-operative Pain | Opioid Use Disorder | Anesthesia,...Location:
- St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Royal Columbian Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Over 18The primary goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of elacestrant versus standard endocrine therapy in participants with node-positive, Estrogen Receptor-positive (ER+), Human Epidermal Growth Factor-2 negative (HER2-) early breast cancer with high risk of recurrence.
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Breast CancerLocation:
- Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre; c/o Oncology Clinical Trials, Barrie, Ontario, Canada
- Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- BC Cancer -Surrey, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
- St. Michaels Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Regional Hospital Saint-Jerome, Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, Canada
- BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Mount Sinai Hospital - Study Supplies, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
- Centre hospitalier régional de Lanaudière, Saint-Charles-Borromée, Quebec, Canada
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Over 18This is a Phase 3, parallel group, 2-arm, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, 52-week treatment study to assess the efficacy and safety of rilzabrutinib as a treatment for adult patients with active IgG4-RD. The purpose of this study is to measure time to IgG4-RD clinical disease flare, and other relevant efficacy endpoints including flare-free rate, control of IgG4-RD disease activity, use of GC rescue and safety parameters such as treatment-emergent adverse events, clinical laboratory values and electrocardiograms (ECG) in participants aged 18 years and above, diagnosed with IgG4-RD and treated with rilzabrutinib tablets over a 52-week placebo-controlled period. Study details include: The study duration will be up to 60 weeks, including a 4-6-week screening period, a 52-week double blind treatment period, and 2 weeks of follow up (plus an optional OLE of 108 weeks). The number of visits will be 16 (plus an optional 9 visits during the OLE).
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Immunoglobulin G4 Related DiseaseLocation:
- Investigational Site Number : 1240001, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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Over 18This phase II trial compares the effect of retreatment with 177Lu-DOTATATE peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) to the usual approach of treatment with everolimus, sunitinib, or cabozantinib in patients who have previously received 177Lu-DOTATATE for gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (GEPNET) that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic) and that cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable). PRRT is a type of radiation therapy for which a radioactive chemical is linked to a peptide (small protein) that targets tumor cells. When this radioactive peptide is injected into the body, it binds to a specific receptor found on some tumor cells. The radioactive peptide builds up in these cells and helps kill the tumor cells without harming normal cells. In this trial 177Lu-DOTATATE is used for PRRT. 177Lu-DOTATATE PRRT may increase the length of time until worsening of the GEPNET compared to the usual approach. Everolimus is in a class of medications called kinase inhibitors. It is also a type of angiogenesis inhibitor. Everolimus works by stopping tumor cells from reproducing and by decreasing blood supply to the tumor cells. Sunitinib and cabozantinib, block certain proteins, which may help keep tumor cells from growing. They may also prevent the growth of new blood vessels that tumors need to grow. Sunitinib malate is a type of tyrosine kinase inhibitor and a type of antiangiogenesis agent. Retreating with 177Lu-DOTATATE may work better than everolimus, sunitinib or cabozantinib in shrinking or stabilizing tumors in patients with metastatic and unresectable GEPNET who were previously treated with 177Lu-DOTATATE.
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Metastatic Digestive System Neuroendocrine Tumor G1 | Unresectable Digestive System Neuroendocrine Tumor...Location:
- BCCA-Vancouver Cancer Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Odette Cancer Centre- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Ottawa Hospital and Cancer Center-General Campus, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Over 18This study aims to investigate how sepsis and critical illness can impair the cardiovascular system and microcirculation in intensive care unit (ICU) patients, which can lead to long-lasting muscle weakness/dysfunction or ICU-Acquired Weakness (ICU-AW) and exercise limitations.
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Sepsis | Shock | Critical Illness | Microcirculation | ICU Acquired WeaknessLocation:
- Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Over 18EFC18418 is a multinational, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, Phase 3 study with 3 treatment groups. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of 2 dosing regimens of itepekimab compared to placebo as add-on therapy to intranasal corticosteroids (INCS) in male and female participants with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) aged 18 years of age and older. Study details include: * The study duration per participant (4-week screening, 52-week treatment, 20-week safety follow-up) will be up to 76 weeks. For participants transitioning to the LTS18420 study, the study duration will be 56 weeks. * The treatment duration will be up to 52 weeks. * The number of visits will be 9 site visits and 20 phone/home visits.
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Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal PolypsLocation:
- Investigational Site Number : 1240001, Québec, Quebec, Canada
- Investigational Site Number : 1240005, London, Ontario, Canada
- Investigational Site Number : 1240002, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Over 18Primary Objective: To describe the pharmacokinetic (PK) profile of sarilumab in patients aged 1-17 years with Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (sJIA) in order to identify the dose and regimen for adequate treatment of this population. Secondary Objective: To describe the pharmacodynamics (PD) profile, the efficacy, and the long term safety of sarilumab in patients with sJIA.
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Juvenile Idiopathic ArthritisLocation:
- Investigational Site Number : 1240110, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Investigational Site Number : 1240112, Montreal, Quebec, Canada