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Welcome to the WE-SPARK Research Registry. At WE-SPARK, we strive to create a central hub for health research in our community. By participating in research studies, you can play a vital role in informing future health practices, decisions and outcomes for others.

If you are interested in participating in a study, you can browse our database to see if you are eligible. If you aren’t ready to participate right now but would like to stay informed about WE-SPARK initiatives, join as a community member.

If you are a researcher and would like to have your study listed, please click the button below.

Research Registry Request

Active – Recruiting = studies that are actively looking for participants
Active – Not Recruiting = studies that are active but are not currently looking for participants.
Completed = studies that have been completed and are no longer recruiting. Study results will be provided once they are available.

COVID-19 and Early Childhood Developmental Milestones Research Study

Active – Recruiting

COVID-19 and Early Childhood Developmental Milestones Research Study

The purpose of this study is to understand the impacts that relative social isolation, in the sense that very young children (from neonates to 24 months old) have been exposed to during the COVID pandemic of the past 1.5 years, can have on all the different aspects of early development, including social development, language development, motor development, and cognitive development.

Would you like to learn more about your memory while doing fun cognitive tasks online?

Active – Recruiting

Would you like to learn more about your memory while doing fun cognitive tasks online?

Answering basic demographics and health questions Completing questionnaires about your mood and current cognitive functioning Completing memory and attention tests online These tests would be done in a 1-hour long session. Participants will also be invited to complete a second 30-minute session one month later.

Volunteers Needed for Prospective Memory Study

Active – Recruiting

Volunteers Needed for Prospective Memory Study

For this study, you will first be screened for eligibility. Then, you would fill out some questionnaires on your mood and rumination and complete a memory task four times within a week. All tests would be done online, so you could participate in this study from your own home.

Local Study Looking for Patient Participation

Active – Recruiting

Local Study Looking for Patient Participation

Looking for patients to volunteer to participate in this study, you will be asked to complete an online questionnaire asking about your awareness, experience and opinions about clinical trials. This survey should take approximately 15 minutes. Your participation would be completely voluntary and confidential.

Local Study Looking for Physician Participation

Active – Recruiting

Local Study Looking for Physician Participation

Looking for Physicians to volunteer to participate in this study. You will be asked to complete an online questionnaire asking about your awareness, experience and opinions about clinical trials. This survey should take approximately 15 minutes. Your participation would be completely voluntary and confidential.

Physical Activity and Primary Brain Tumour

Active – Recruiting

Physical Activity and Primary Brain Tumour

Participation in this study will require a telephone interview lasting approximately 5-10 minutes. Subsequently, participants will be sent an online questionnaire lasting approximately 20 minutes. Participants will then be sent follow-up surveys each month for 6 months (each lasting approximately 20 minutes).

The COHESION Study

Active – Recruiting

The COHESION Study

If you are at least 15 years old and live in Canada, you can participate! You will be invited to fill online surveys on a regular basis. You can also choose to download the COHESION research app that collects information on your mobility, physical activity levels and social contacts. For all information, please visit the study website listed at the top of this page.