Studies

PI: Dr. David Mack Study contact: [email protected] Study contact full name: Ruth Singleton Research Area: Inflammatory Bowel Disease Who to contact regarding participation: [email protected] Lay Summary:  Participants are invited to join in this trial because you are currently enrolled in the main microbiome study and have already been diagnosed with IBD, either Crohn’s Disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC). This … Read more

PI: Dr. David Mack Study contact: [email protected] Study contact full name: Ruth Singleton Research Area: Inflammatory Bowel Disease Who to contact regarding participation: [email protected] Lay Summary:  Participation in this trial is aimed at those currently enrolled in the main microbiome study and have completed the Resistant Starch (RS) or the MEND Trial in placebo arm or were removed from these … Read more

PI: Dr. David Mack Study contact: [email protected] Study contact full name: Ruth Singleton Research Area: Inflammatory Bowel Disease Who to contact regarding participation: [email protected] The Canadian Children Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Network is a major effort put in place by pediatric IBD researchers and physicians in Canada to share knowledge, biological samples (samples of things from your body like … Read more

PI: Dr. David Mack Study contact: [email protected] Study contact full name: Ruth Singleton Research Area: Inflammatory Bowel Disease Who to contact regarding participation: [email protected], [email protected] Lay Summary:  The study aims to develop a transition program that will improve the process of transitioning to adult care for IBD patients across Canada and internationally. Other studies have shown that patients sometimes have … Read more

PI: Dr. David Mack Study contact: [email protected] Study contact full name: Ruth Singleton Research Area: Inflammatory Bowel Disease Who to contact regarding participation: [email protected] Lay Summary:  The reason we are asking you and your child to be in this study is so you can help us figure out the best way to assess symptoms and disease activity according to the … Read more

PI: Dr. David Mack Study contact: [email protected] Study contact full name: Ruth Singleton Research Area: Inflammatory Bowel Disease Who to contact regarding participation: [email protected] Lay Summary:  We are interested to learn more about the similar bacteria in the gut that seems to be familial (passed on from generation to generation). To study this we need to collect stool samples from … Read more

PI: Dr. Daniela Pohl Study contact: [email protected] Study contact full name: Valeria Dimitrova Research Area: Nervous System Conditions Who to contact regarding participation: [email protected] Lay Summary: Approximately 1% of the population worldwide lives with epilepsy. As our understanding of the genetic causes of epilepsy advances, personalized medicine is becoming more and more common in the … Read more

PI: Dr. Donna Johnston Study contact: [email protected] Study contact full name: Doaa Abdelfattah Research Area: Cancer Who to contact regarding participation: Dr. Donna Johnston (Site PI) Doaa Abdelfattah (Research Coordinator) Lay Summary: We are testing the efficacy of treatment with metformin for promoting cognitive recovery and brain growth in children/adolescents treated for medulloblastoma in a … Read more

PI: Dr. Mario Cappelli Study contact: [email protected] Study contact full name: Matthew Kent Research Area: Mental Health Who to contact regarding participating: Mathew Kent ([email protected]) Lay Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic brought (1) changes in the mental health and addictions of young people and (2) an abrupt transition to the virtual delivery of services. We are seeking … Read more

PI: Dr. Pat Longmuir Study contact: [email protected] Who to contact regarding participating: Jenna Yaraskavitch [email protected] Research Area: Healthy Active Living and Obesity Lay Summary: Physical activity is very important for the health and well-being of children and teens. However, medical conditions or disabilities can make it harder to be active. The CHEO Active website provides over … Read more