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(Return tabled) Question No. 1123 Ms. Kirsty Duncan: With respect to the government’s position on chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI): (a) does the government track clinical trials on CCSVI currently being undertaken by other countries and, if yes, what are all clinical trials, identified by phase, currently being undertaken worldwide, (i) which countries are undertaking Phase lll trials; (b) does the government question whether CCSVI exists and, if yes, (i) why does the government not question whether treating CCSVI actually improves quality of life for Canadians with multiple sclerosis (MS); (c) how many cases of " major complications associated with venous angioplasty" have occurred in Canada and, if it is not possible ...[+++]to give this number, why, (i) what are identified complications to CCSVI and, for each complication, how many cases versus the number of procedures undertaken have occurred; (d) what are all procedures that have been performed on veins in Canada, including, procedures for Budd-Chiari syndrome and May-Thurner syndrome; (e) what is the government's position on ballooning veins and why does it consider that ballooning veins even once could be unsafe on fragile veins, even though participants involved in the proposed clinical trial will experience two procedures-one real, one simulated-in a one-year period; (f) is the government consulting with Canadians with MS, if so, (i) provide a list of all CCSVI groups the Minister of Health has met with along with the dates of the meetings, (ii) provide a list of all MS groups the Minister of Health has met with along with the dates of the meetings, (iii) provide the number of Canadians with MS the Minister of Health has met and the dates of all meetings, and if the government is not consulting, (iv) why not; (g) how does inviting the investigators of the seven MS-funded CCSVI studies to participate in the consensus workshop on ultrasound imaging meet CIHR's conflict of interest g ...

As an example, last Thursday, the committee heard from three of the most respected people in the world with regard to this matter: Dr. Zamboni, the inventor of the procedure, appeared before the committee by video conference; we also heard from Dr. Zivadinov, who worked with Dr. Zamboni and heads a major clinic in Buffalo, New York, with regard to this kind of disease treatment and related issues; and from Dr. Laupacis, of St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, who is recognized as an expert in evaluating the outcomes of treatments and their potential long-term benefit to patients.

This special procedure was developed in Italy by Dr. Zamboni.

So right now, Dr. Zamboni's group has provided evidence in terms of CCSVI in MS; however, it's a very small group of people, so it's a pilot study, as Dr. Zamboni has stated, and it was not randomized.