The Babbly App: working with families to study the usability and impact of this innovative approach for early detection and intervention of infants at risk of speech and language delay

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PI: Dr. Anna McCormick Study contact: [email protected] Study contact full name: Michelle Larin Research Area: Pregnancy and Newborn Who to contact regarding participating: Michelle Larin, RA [email protected] Lay Summary: CHEO researchers are investigating the usability of a smartphone app for infants 8 months – 14 months old that analyzes baby speech sounds using artificial intelligence … Read more

Injury Statistics in Outdoor Early Childhood Education (ECE) Programs in Comparison to Traditional ECE Programs in Canada

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PI: Mark Tremblay Study contact: [email protected] Study contact full name: Louise de Lannoy Research Area: Healthy Active Living and Obesity Who to contact regarding participating: [email protected] Lay Summary: We are seeking individuals who have experience working in early childhood education program(s) and can provide information regarding injury statistics to complete an online survey. This survey … Read more

RS Trial: A single center, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, parallel, pilot clinical trial to assess plant-derived food-based resistant starches (RS) individually optimized for patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) or Ulcerative colitis (UC)

The Human Gut Microbiota - Conceptual Illustration

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:  This study is being done to find out if the use of resistant starch (RS) that is optimized for each individual will help alter and/or restore the “healthier” microbiome of the gut. It does … Read more

Examining the intestinal microbiome in low-weight and weight-restored adolescents with a restrictive eating disorder

PI: Dr. Mark Norris Study contact: [email protected] Study contact full name: Chase Groulx Research Area: Mental Health – Eating Disorders Who to contact regarding participation: [email protected] Lay Summary: The communication between the brain and the organisms that live inside our gut is referred to as the “gut-brain connection” and is known to play a vital … Read more

A multi-center human microbiome observational study in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD)

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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:  This study is being done to significantly enhance our understanding of the role of the gut bacteria in health and disease in order to learn and understand as much as possible about the different … Read more

The MEND Trial: OptiMized REsistaNt Starch in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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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

OARS Trial: Open Label Arm Resistant Starch in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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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

CIDsCaNN: The Canadian Children Inflammatory Bowel Disease Network – A Partnership with the Ch.I.L.D. Foundation: multi-center inception cohort study

Blackboard with sign inflammatory bowel disease IBD and stethoscope.

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

Implementing a Multimodal Intervention to Improve the Transition of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) from Pediatric to Adult Care

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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