Studies

PI: Pat Longmuir Study Contact: [email protected] Study Contact Full Name: Jenna Yaraskavitch Lay Summary: Active play is critically important for young children. It is essential for normal growth and development and is how children socialize with peers. Our previous study among 127 children with a congenital heart defects found lower activity levels among patients 18 … Read more

PI: Dr. Karine Khatchadourian Study contact: [email protected] Study contact full name: Elias Abou-Assaly Research Area: Gender Diversity Who to contact regarding participating: Dr. Gabrielle Doré-Brabant ([email protected]) Lay Summary: This study aims to explore the perspectives of Transgender and nonbinary youth and their caregiver(s), both pre- and post-transition, to identify needs and concerns regarding transition of … Read more

PI: Mark Tremblay Study contact: [email protected] Study contact full name: Mark Tremblay Research Area: Healthy Active Living and Obesity Who to contact regarding participating: Nora McRae and Emily Stone   Lay summary: The Pilot Study for Testing the App-based Global Adolescent and Child Physical Activity Questionnaire is a multi-country CIHR funded study that will develop … Read more

PI: Dr. Nirav Thacker Study contact: [email protected] Study contact full name: Isabelle Laforest Research Area: Cancer Who to contact regarding participating: Isabelle Laforest Lay Summary: This is a 2-arm, randomized, open-label, multicenter, global, Phase 3 study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of tovorafenib monotherapy versus SoC chemotherapy in patients with pediatric low-grade glioma … Read more

PI: Dr. Philippe Robaey Study contact: [email protected] Study contact full name: Alexander Maisonneuve Research Area: Mental Health Who to contact regarding participating: [email protected] Lay Summary: We are looking for clinicians or researchers with experience in precision medicine and/or artificial intelligence use within mental health care.

PI: Dr. Charles Hui Study contact: [email protected] Study contact full name: Jennifer Bowes Research area: Vaccination Who to contact regarding participation: [email protected] Lay summary: PROTOCOL-1 is a pneumococcal vaccine research trial for children and adolescents with chronic disease (or chronic medical conditions) Pneumococcal disease is an illness caused by certain germs (bacteria) called Streptococcus pneumoniae. These germs can cause serious infections … Read more

PI: Dr. David Mack Study contact: [email protected] Study contact full name: Ruth Singleton Research Area: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) (Gastrointestinal Conditions) Who to contact regarding participating: [email protected] Lay Summary: The PROMOTE study is being done to find out whether better gut (intestinal microbiome) health will reduce the need for greater amounts of your anti-TNFα medications … Read more

PI: Philippe Robaey Study contact: [email protected] Study contact full name: Benjamin Hudson Research Area: Mental Health Who to contact regarding participating: Benjamin Hudson Lay Summary: ADHD is a complex condition with a high number of diagnostic criteria, overlapping symptoms, and often accompanies other disorders. Despite this, ADHD is commonly diagnosed in short assessments that generalize … Read more

PI: Dr. Pat Longmuir and Clare Gray Study contact: [email protected] Study contact full name: Pat Longmuir Research Area: Mental Health Who to contact regarding participating: Eesha Mehra at [email protected] Lay Summary:  In Ontario, youth mental health is in crisis: suicide/self-harm doubled 2019-2022; 75% of youth with mental illness do not get care; 28,000 youth wait 8-12 … Read more

PI: Philippe Robaey Study contact: [email protected] Study contact full name: Chantale Melo Research Area: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Who to contact regarding participating: Anisa Soucy, Project Coordinator: [email protected] Lay Summary: We will test whether a brain imaging method (Neuromelanin-Magnetic Resonance Imaging) can predict the response to the stimulant in children with ADHD, and define … Read more