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Health Sciences Centre

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WINNIPEG, Manitoba R3A 1R9
Global Leader in Wounds and Injuries
Global Leader in Diabetes
Conducts research for Crohn's Disease
Conducts research for Infections
Conducts research for Type 2 Diabetes
141 reported clinical trials
20 medical researchers
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Summary

Health Sciences Centre is a medical facility located in WINNIPEG, Manitoba. This center is recognized for care of Wounds and Injuries, Diabetes, Crohn's Disease, Infections, Type 2 Diabetes and other specialties. Health Sciences Centre is involved with conducting 141 clinical trials across 395 conditions. There are 20 research doctors associated with this hospital, such as Sarvesh Logsetty, MD, Jai Shankar, MD FRCPC, Ryan Zarychanski, MD, and Tanya Sala, MD.

Top PIs

Clinical Trials running at Health Sciences Centre

Burns
Chronic Kidney Disease
Spinal Cord Injury
Ulcerative Colitis
Stroke
Kidney Disease
Paraplegia
Pneumonia
Human Papillomavirus
Limited Mobility
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PluroGel vs Standard Dressing

for Burns

Burn injuries can result in long term physical and mental sequelae, not only from the scarring but also the painful dressings. The standard of care today remains use of antibiotic topical dressings while awaiting demarcation of the burn depth, with surgical excision and grafting for deep partial thickness and full thickness areas. Demarcation can be appreciated on admission for full thickness burns but is often a prolonged process that can last weeks. The clinical evaluation of the depth of the burn is a complex decision that often is made more challenging by the presence of the proteinaceous pseudoeschar and the coagulated dermis itself. Surgical debridement is relatively 'coarse' and by its very nature requires removal of a thin layer of viable tissue to reach the level that is vascularized enough to support a skin graft. There has been growing interest in the use of adjuncts to reduce the amount tissue debrided and potentially reduce the need for surgery itself. Operatively, there have been some reports that use of hydro-dissection devices (Versajet™) may allow a more controlled debridement, resulting in less viable tissue being sacrificed. There is also a growing experience with enzymatic debridement, especially with Bromolein, derived from Pineapple (NexoBrid®). Neither of these have been shown to definitively improve care in randomized controlled trials, (RCTs) and there is suggestion that in some settings may actually cause harm.
Recruiting1 award Phase 1 & 2
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Pulsed Dye Laser Therapy

for Burn Scars

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects (good or bad) of pulsed dye laser treatment in burn scar height, texture, redness and pliability in acute burn injury.
Recruiting1 award N/A
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Laser Therapy

for Burn Scars

While the literature tends to support the use of laser therapy in the management of burn scars, there is a definite lack of appropriately powered, randomized controlled trials. Laser therapy can be quite expensive when compared to other treatment modalities for burn scars, and while promising, its true usefulness has yet to be conclusively demonstrated. For this reason, our assessing the effects of fractional vascular lasers on burn scars. It has been hypothesized that the fractional vascular lasers work on mature scars to decrease scar formation, and the fractional laser works on scar that is quiescent to promote remodelling. The retexturing/ resurfacing of the laser theoretically can decrease the visibility of the mesh pattern created by meshed split thickness skin graft). Objective: To determine the benefit of fractional vascular laser treatment in improving burn scar height, texture, vascularity and pliability in late burn scars.
Recruiting1 award N/A

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Health Sciences Centre is a medical facility located in WINNIPEG, Manitoba. This center is recognized for care of Wounds and Injuries, Diabetes, Crohn's Disease, Infections, Type 2 Diabetes and other specialties. Health Sciences Centre is involved with conducting 141 clinical trials across 395 conditions. There are 20 research doctors associated with this hospital, such as Sarvesh Logsetty, MD, Jai Shankar, MD FRCPC, Ryan Zarychanski, MD, and Tanya Sala, MD.