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Medical conditions we study
Explore the research areas our network is actively studying. Choose a condition to see the studies currently recruiting for it, explained in plain, patient-friendly language.
Written in plain language for patients and caregivers, with links to Canadian sources.
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD or Heartburn)
How these pages work
Condition guides, and the research that goes with them
Each condition has a plain-language guide covering what it is, the symptoms, how it is diagnosed and managed in Canada, and why research into it continues. Where studies are enrolling, the guide links to a page listing them and the cities they run in. The guides describe care in general terms and are not a substitute for advice from your own doctor.
Before you decide
Common questions
What is the difference between a condition guide and a trials page?
A condition guide explains the condition itself: what it is, the symptoms, how it is diagnosed and managed in Canada, and why research into it continues. The trials page for the same condition lists the studies enrolling right now and where they are running. Each guide links to its trials page, and each trials page links back.
Who writes and checks this information?
The guides are written in plain language for patients and families, drawn from Canadian sources such as Health Canada, Statistics Canada and the national condition charities. They describe general care, not advice for your situation, and they are not a substitute for talking to your own doctor.
My condition is listed but no study is enrolling. What now?
Studies open and close continually. If nothing is enrolling for your condition today, study matching takes about five minutes and flags anything related, and joining the community list means the research team can contact you when a study for that condition opens.
Do I need a diagnosis to take part in research?
Usually yes for a condition-specific study, because the eligibility criteria are written around a confirmed diagnosis. Some studies also enrol healthy volunteers, and those are listed alongside the rest.
Ready when you are
See which studies you may qualify for
About five minutes. Free, and no obligation to take part.
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New studies and plain-language articles from our health library.
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