Research site · Windsor, ON

Windsor Health Centre

One of our physician-led research sites in Windsor, running clinical studies with local volunteers.
7 studies are enrolling here now
60+Studies completed
2Clinical investigators
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  • Physician-led: two clinical investigators on site
  • Every study is reviewed by a research ethics board before it opens
  • Run under Health Canada regulations and ICH Good Clinical Practice
  • What you submit goes only to this site’s research team

About this research site

Dr. Anees is a certified specialist in Respirology, having obtained his Fellowship in Pulmonary (lung) and Critical Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, NY. He is also a certified specialist in Sleep Medicine, having achieved a Fellowship in Sleep Medicine in 2010. He is a member of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Chest Physicians. Dr. Anees has been an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine at the University of Windsor since joining the Windsor medical establishment in 2013.

The people who would look after you

The investigators below are responsible for the studies run at this site, supported by the research team who coordinate your visits. These are the people you would meet.

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Dr. Syed AneesMD
Respirologist, sleep medicine specialist and clinical investigator
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Dr. Sabeen AnwarMD, FACR
Rheumatologist and internal medicine physician, clinical investigator
Study coordinators
  • PiyaStudy coordinator
  • Khondoker Mohammad AbdulahStudy coordinator

Therapeutic experience

Areas of medicine studied at this site, based on data from 2009 to 2026.

Lungs and breathing51Pain, bones and joints20General and preventive health1
A study can sit in more than one area. Numbers count studies, not visits or participants.
Track record

What this site has done

60+Studies completed
430+Volunteers
3Therapeutic areas
15+Approved medicines studied
7Enrolling right now
Figures from our study records, updated October 2026.
Contribution to medicine

Research here becomes medicine everywhere

Clinical studies are funded by the companies developing the treatment being tested. The companies below have sponsored research at this site, and many of them have gone on to bring new medicines to Canadians. A name here does not mean one of their studies is enrolling right now, and it is not an endorsement of any product.

Studies at this site have been sponsored by
  • AstraZeneca
  • GSK
  • Sanofi
  • Novartis
  • AbbVie
  • Boehringer Ingelheim
  • Celgene
  • Roche
  • Lilly
  • Pfizer
  • Regeneron
  • AnaptysBio
  • Antibe
  • Chiesi
  • Genentech
  • Gilead
  • Incyte
  • MannKind
  • Merck

ACELYRIN, Avillion, BELLUS Health, Galecto, Janssen, Pearl Therapeutics

Medicines now approved in Canada that were studied at this site
Lungs and breathing
  • Dupixent
  • Trelegy
  • Anoro
  • Breztri
  • Enerzair
  • Esbriet
  • Exdensur
  • Fasenra
  • Glycopyrronium / formoterol
  • Nucala
  • Tezspire
  • Ultibro
Pain, bones and joints
  • Rinvoq
  • Xeljanz
  • Olumiant
  • Otezla
  • Simponi
  • Taltz
  • Tremfya

A medicine is listed because it was part of at least one study at this site. This is not a recommendation: only your own doctor can say whether a medicine is right for you.

Enrolling now

Studies you could join at this site

All current studies

7 studies are recruiting here now, and 1 more is listed at this site but not taking new participants at the moment.

Recruiting
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Study for Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)
See if you may qualify — Study for Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) →Study details — Study for Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) →
Recruiting
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Study in People With Moderate to Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
See if you may qualify — Study in People With Moderate to Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease →Study details — Study in People With Moderate to Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease →
Recruiting
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Study of Initiating DepemokImab Early Therapy in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD)
See if you may qualify — Study of Initiating DepemokImab Early Therapy in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) →Study details — Study of Initiating DepemokImab Early Therapy in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) →
Recruiting
Rheumatoid Arthritis
A Study in Participants With Rheumatoid Arthritis
See if you may qualify — A Study in Participants With Rheumatoid Arthritis →Study details — A Study in Participants With Rheumatoid Arthritis →
Recruiting
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Study of Lunsekimig Compared With Placebo in Adult Participants With COPD
See if you may qualify — Study of Lunsekimig Compared With Placebo in Adult Participants With COPD →Study details — Study of Lunsekimig Compared With Placebo in Adult Participants With COPD →
Recruiting
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Study of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Type 2 Inflammation
See if you may qualify — Study of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Type 2 Inflammation →Study details — Study of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Type 2 Inflammation →
Recruiting
Asthma
Study for Adult Participants With Uncontrolled Moderate to Severe Asthma
See if you may qualify — Study for Adult Participants With Uncontrolled Moderate to Severe Asthma →Study details — Study for Adult Participants With Uncontrolled Moderate to Severe Asthma →
Study complete
Asthma
Research Study for Uncontrolled Eosinophilic Asthma
Study details — Research Study for Uncontrolled Eosinophilic Asthma →
Visiting

Getting here, and what a first visit looks like

Address2475 Dougall Avenue, Windsor, ON N8X 1T3
Phone(519) 252-4448
The research clinic is at 2475 Dougall Avenue, Windsor, ON N8X 1T3. Mention any parking, mobility or scheduling needs when the coordinator calls and the team will work around them where they can.
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What happens on a first visit
  1. 1A phone call firstA coordinator calls to go through your health history and answer your questions. Nothing is booked until you want it to be.
  2. 2Informed consentThe team walks through the study in plain language, including what is being tested and the known risks.
  3. 3Screening checksSimple tests confirm whether the study is a fit. Being screened does not commit you to taking part.
  4. 4Your decisionYou choose whether to continue, and you can stop at any point without affecting your regular care.

Inside the clinic

Other research sites in Ontario

All locations
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Questions about this site

Do I need a referral from my family doctor?
No. You can contact the site directly. With your permission the research team will keep your family doctor informed, which is standard practice in clinical research.
I am not a patient at this clinic. Can I still take part?
Yes. The site works with volunteers from across the Windsor area, alongside local family doctors, specialists and nurse practitioners.
Will taking part cost me anything?
No. Study visits and study-related assessments are provided at no cost, and reasonable travel costs may be reimbursed where a study allows it.
How far will I have to travel?
Visits for the studies listed here take place at 2475 Dougall Ave Windsor, ON N8X 1T3. The coordinator confirms the full visit schedule with you before you agree to anything.
What happens to the information I submit?
It goes to this site’s research team so they can contact you about studies. It is not sold, and you can ask to be removed from their records at any time.
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Ask Windsor Health Centre to contact you

Your answers go to our research team and this research site, so the team can prepare before they call. Completing the form does not obligate you to take part, and you can always call them directly on (519) 252-4448.
Study interest form

See if you may qualify

A few quick questions — about a minute. Your answers help the research team prepare before they contact you.

For anyone under 18, a parent or legal guardian should complete this form and would need to consent on their behalf.

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