There are currently 816 clinical trials in Washington, District Of Columbia looking for participants to engage in research studies. Trials are conducted at various facilities, including Children's National Medical Center, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, MedStar Washington Hospital Center and Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Whether you're a healthy volunteer looking to participate in paid medical research or seeking trials related to a specific condition, the city provides a diverse range of opportunities near you.
The Myelin Disorders Biorepository Project
Recruiting
The Myelin Disorders Biorepository Project (MDBP) seeks to collect and analyze clinical data and biological samples from leukodystrophy patients worldwide to support ongoing and future research projects. The MDBP is one of the world's largest leukodystrophy biorepositories, having enrolled nearly 2,000 affected individuals since it was launched over a decade ago. Researchers working in the biorepository hope to use these materials to uncover new genetic etiologies for various leukodystrophies,... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
All
Trial Updated:
11/15/2024
Locations: Children's National Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Conditions: Leukodystrophy, White Matter Disease, Leukoencephalopathies, Aicardi Goutieres Syndrome, Metachromatic Leukodystrophy, TUBB4A-Related Leukodystrophy, 4H Syndrome, Krabbe Disease, Alexander Disease, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease, Adrenoleukodystrophy, Adrenomyeloneuropathy, Multiple Sulfatase Deficiency, Megalencephalic Leukoencephalopathy With Subcortical Cysts, Vanishing White Matter Disease, Cockayne Syndrome, Labrune Syndrome, ADLD, Gangliosidoses, Peroxisomal Biogenesis Disorder, AMN, ALD, ALD Gene Mutation, ALD (Adrenoleukodystrophy), X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy, X-ALD, AGS, Alexanders Leukodystrophy, AxD, Canavan Disease, CTX, Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatoses, GALC Deficiency, Globoid Leukodystrophy, H-ABC - Hypomyelination, Atrophy of Basal Ganglia and Cerebellum, HBSL, HBSL - Hypomyelination, Brain Stem, Spinal Cord, Leg Spasticity, LBSL, Leukoencephalopathy With Brain Stem and Spinal Cord Involvement and High Lactate Syndrome (Disorder), Leukoencephalopathy With Brainstem and Spinal Cord Involvement and Lactate Elevation, ALSP, CSF1R Gene Mutation, HCC - Hypomyelination and Congenital Cataract, MLC1, MLD, PMD, PLP1 Null Syndrome, PLP1 Gene Duplication | Blood or Tissue | Mutations, Pelizaeus Merzbacher Like Disease, Zellweger Syndrome, Refsum Disease, Salla Disease, Sialic Storage Disease, Sjögren, Sjogren-Larsson Syndrome, Van Der Knapp Disease, Charcot-Marie-Tooth, CMT, Mct8 (Slc16A2)-Specific Thyroid Hormone Cell Transporter Deficiency, Allan-Herndon-Dudley Syndrome, Cadasil, GM2 Gangliosidosis, BPAN, LCC, Mucopolysaccharidoses, TBCK-Related Intellectual Disability Syndrome
Evaluating Safety and Efficacy of Prostate-sparing Radical Cystectomy
Recruiting
The purpose of this clinical trial is to determine if prostate-capsule-sparing cystectomy improves functional outcomes without comprising oncologic outcomes in male patients receiving a radical cystectomy. Patients will be randomized to one of two groups: prostate capsule-sparing radical cystectomy or nerve-sparing radical cystectomy. Patients will be monitored following standard of care guidelines and clinical data will be collected. Patients in both groups will be asked to complete an erectile... Read More
Gender:
MALE
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
11/15/2024
Locations: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia
Conditions: Bladder Cancer
Combining a Smartphone App With Medications to Manage Heavy Drinking
Recruiting
One in 10 Veterans have an alcohol use disorder. However, few Veterans receive evidenced-based psychosocial interventions or medications to treat alcohol use disorder. Barriers to receiving these treatments include long wait times, stigma, and long distances from treatment facilities. Even fewer Veterans receive psychosocial and medication interventions together, despite clinical practice guidelines recommending both and evidence of better outcomes. Expanding access to these treatments in primar... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 80 years
Trial Updated:
11/15/2024
Locations: Washington DC VA Medical Center, Washington, DC, Washington, District of Columbia
Conditions: Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Tobacco Use Disorder: High Resolution Targeting of the Human Insula
Recruiting
The goal of this clinical trial is to to inhibit the dorsal anterior insula (dAI) with low intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU) to determine the causal role for the dAI in smoking cue induced craving in individuals with tobacco use disorder (TUD); smoking cue induced craving is a clinically important behavior which has been associated with the severity of nicotine addiction. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: * the safety and tolerability of dAI LIFU compared to sham stimulation in in... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 75 years
Trial Updated:
11/15/2024
Locations: Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Conditions: Tobacco Use Disorder
Focused Ultrasound for the Complex Patient
Recruiting
The goal of this clinical trial is to to inhibit the anterior insula (AI) with low intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU) to determine the causal role for the AI in pain processing, anxiety, and opiate cue-induced craving. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: * the safety and tolerability of LIFU delivered bilaterally to AI compared to sham stimulation in individuals with opiate use disorder (OUD), anxiety, and chronic back pain * the effects of LIFU vs sham on measures of pain processing... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 75 years
Trial Updated:
11/15/2024
Locations: Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Conditions: Opioid Use Disorder, Chronic Back Pain, Anxiety
Atypical Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome (aHUS) Registry
Recruiting
Post-marketing safety data on patients treated and untreated with eculizumab or ravulizumab.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
All
Trial Updated:
11/13/2024
Locations: Clinical Trial Site, Washington, District of Columbia
Conditions: Atypical Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome
Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Safety of Epeleuton in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
Recruiting
To assess the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and safety of Epeleuton capsules in adult SCD patients who are aged ≥18 years.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
11/13/2024
Locations: Medstar Health, Washington, District of Columbia
Conditions: Sickle Cell Disease
A Phase I/II Study of Trametinib and Azacitidine for Patients With Newly Diagnosed Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia
Recruiting
This clinical trial will test the safety and efficacy of combining trametinib and azacitidine in patients with juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML). Newly diagnosed lower-risk JMML patients will receive trametinib and azacitidine. High-risk JMML patients will receive trametinib, azacitidine, fludarabine, and cytarabine.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 1 month and 21 years
Trial Updated:
11/07/2024
Locations: Children's National Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Conditions: Leukemia, Juvenile Myelomonocytic, JMML, JCML, Neurofibromatosis 1, CBL Syndrome
StrataMGT in the Reduction of Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus (LS) Symptoms
Recruiting
This study is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of StrataMGT for the management of vulvar lichen sclerosus symptoms.
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
11/07/2024
Locations: Centers for Vulvovaginal Disorders, DC, Washington, District of Columbia
Conditions: Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus
Study of Nab-Paclitaxel and Gemcitabine With or Without SBP-101 in Pancreatic Cancer
Recruiting
The study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study of standard treatment with nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine with or without SBP-101 in subjects previously untreated for metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA), including subjects who have received prior neoadjuvant or adjuvant treatment.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
11/04/2024
Locations: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia
Conditions: Pancreatic Cancer Metastatic, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Pancreatic Cancer Stage IV
Neoadjuvant PD-1 Inhibitor Dostarlimab (TSR-042) Vs. Combination of Tim-3 Inhibitor Cobolimab (TSR-022) and PD-1 Inhibitor Dostarlimab (TSR-042) in Melanoma
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to test the effects of anti-PI-1 inhibitor (TSR-042) or anti-PD-1/anti-TIM-3 combination (TSR-042 / TSR-022) in patients with operable melanoma.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
11/01/2024
Locations: Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Conditions: Melanoma Stage III, Melanoma Stage IV
Safety and Efficacy of ALLO-316 in Subjects With Advanced or Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
Recruiting
This is a Phase 1 dose escalation study following a 3+3 study design. The purpose of the TRAVERSE study is to assess the safety, efficacy, and cell kinetics of ALLO-316 in adults with advanced or metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma after a lymphodepletion regimen comprising fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and ALLO-647 to define a Phase 2 dose.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 75 years
Trial Updated:
10/30/2024
Locations: Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia
Conditions: Advanced/Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma