Directory of funded grants

A Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial of Accelerated Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation for Treatment Resistant Depression

Project Overview

By 2050, over 1 million Canadians will suffer from depression; many of whom will not respond to traditional antidepressant medication, known to as treatment resistant depression (TRD). The significant social, health, and economic burden of depression reflects, to a large degree, the limited success of current treatment options. Repetitive transcranial…

Social connection in long-term care home residents

Project Overview

This proposal aims to further the health and care of people living in long-term care (LTC) homes by improving the measurement of social connection. We will systematically appraise existing measures of social connection used in research in this population, including objective (e.g., social isolation) and subjective (e.g., loneliness) constructs. We…

Development of a caregiver reported and weighted dementia outcome

Project Overview

Caregivers of people living with dementia know the person the best and have direct experience of how their partner’s dementia is progressing. Their experiences are pivotal in judging the real-world benefits of treatment and making decisions to keep the person at home or consider different levels of care. To our…

TACKLing the challenges of PREsymptomatic sporadic Dementia – The TACKL-PRED Study

Project Overview

Dementia is becoming more prevalent with the aging of the baby boomer population and is imposing a major challenge to society, both from a financial and social perspective. Individuals suffering from dementia experience memory loss and decline in other mental abilities, which significantly impacts their quality of life. As a…

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