Study Updates
As IMPACT progresses we will post updates and results here.
Progress To Date
Anonymized Collection
October 2024
We are embarking on a new chapter and have received ethics clearance for a new approach that will use anonymized collection of placental tissue. This will allow us to answer our study questions without placing undue stress and burden on patients. More on this exciting development in the study will be announced in the coming months!
Completion of Active Recruitment
September 2024
This month we have closed the first chapter in the IMPACT Study. For nearly 2 years we were actively recruiting participants from 4 sites across Ontario. We succeeded in recruiting 20 participants. Their contribution to the study was huge and we thank them for their participation. Those results will be published over the next year.
Population Database Study
June 2024
We have started a new project under the umbrella of the IMPACT Study that will use population level data available through ICES to examine our study objectives. This data will allow us to examine our study questions using big data and provide us with a sample size and statistical power that is not possible in studies that involve active participant recruitment.
Recruitment Has Started
November 2022
Recruitment has started at our study center in Kingston, Ontario. Our first participant has been enrolled! Other sites will join on as their ethics approvals are obtained.
Provincial Ethics Approval
Received September 2022
The study has been reviewed for ethical compliance and has been approved at the provincial level through Clinical Trials Ontario. Each site will now go through its own individual review.
Funding Obtained
This study is funded through a grant from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR).