There are currently 2699 clinical trials in Boston, Massachusetts looking for participants to engage in research studies. Trials are conducted at various facilities, including Massachusetts General Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess 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.
Amplatzer Amulet LAAO Vs. NOAC
Recruiting
The objective of this trial is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Amulet LAA occluder compared to NOAC therapy in patients with non-valvular AF at increased risk for ischemic stroke and who are recommended for long-term NOAC therapy. The clinical investigation is a prospective, randomized, multicenter active control worldwide trial. Subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio between the Amulet LAA occlusion device ("Device Group") and a commercially available NOAC medication ("Cont... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
02/25/2025
Locations: Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts +1 locations
Conditions: Atrial Fibrillation, Stroke, Bleeding
Minority Barriers in Anesthesia
Recruiting
The investigators aim to survey members of the ASA (medical students, residents, and attendings) who self-identify as minorities to assess if there are systemic barriers to minorities pursuing leadership positions. The investigators hypothesize that structural issues such as a lack of formalized mentoring programs play a role in reduced minority professional advancement.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 25 years and 75 years
Trial Updated:
02/25/2025
Locations: Iwona Bonney, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Minority Barrier, Lack of Mentoring Program, Pass Over for Promotion
Investigating the Utility of Demyelination Tracer [18F]3F4AP in Controls and Multiple Sclerosis Subjects
Recruiting
Our overall objective is to obtain an initial assessment of the potential value of using \[18F\]3F4AP for imaging demyelinating diseases such as multiple sclerosis: * Aim 1) Assess the safety of \[18F\]3F4AP in healthy volunteers and subjects with multiple sclerosis (MS). Hypothesis 1: Administration of \[18F\]3F4AP will result in no changes in vitals or other adverse events. * Aim 2) Assess the pharmacokinetics of a bolus infusion of \[18F\]3F4AP in humans including healthy volunteers and MS p... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 65 years
Trial Updated:
02/25/2025
Locations: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Multiple Sclerosis
A Study of NB003 in Patients with Advanced Malignancies
Recruiting
This a A Phase 1, Open-label, Multicenter Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of NB003 in Subjects with Advanced Malignancies
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
02/25/2025
Locations: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Advanced Solid Tumor
uTRACT Jelmyto Registry: A Registry of Patients With Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer (UTUC) Treated With Jelmyto
Recruiting
The purpose of this registry is to evaluate real world experience and outcomes of patients with Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer (UTUC) treated with Jelmyto in the United States.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
02/25/2025
Locations: Mass General Hospital (MGH), Boston, Massachusetts +1 locations
Conditions: Urothelial Carcinoma, Urothelial Carcinoma Recurrent, Urothelial Carcinoma Ureter, Urothelial Carcinoma Ureter Recurrent, Urothelial Cancer of Renal Pelvis, Urothelial Carcinoma of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter, Carcinoma, Transitional Cell, Transitional Cell Carcinoma of Renal Pelvis
Expressive Writing on Minority Stressors Among Sexual Minority Veterans
Recruiting
Sexual minority stressors (e.g., sexual minority identity-based discrimination) contribute to greater risk for and severity of depression, anxiety, substance use disorders and suicide among sexual minority Veterans. However, no brief, scalable, one-on-one interventions targeting sexual minority stressor-related distress are available in Veterans Affairs (VA) for sexual minority Veterans. The proposed research will examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a brief,... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
02/25/2025
Locations: VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety
Doulas As Environmental Educators and Partners Study
Recruiting
The aims of this project are: Aim 1: Determine the extent to which an environmental health literacy educational intervention designed for doulas improves their environmental health literacy of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in personal care products. Hypothesis 1a. Doulas who participate in an environmental health literacy course will have a higher environmental health literacy score based on quantitative questionnaire evaluation post-course compared to pre-course. Hypothesis 1b. Doula... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
All
Trial Updated:
02/25/2025
Locations: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Debunking the Frailty-sarcopenIa-ADT Axis in mEtastatic Prostate canceR With multiComponent Exercise: The FIERCE Trial
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a 16-week supervised, clinic-based circuit training intervention utilizing resistance and functional exercises and self-directed aerobic exercise will improve frailty and sarcopenic status and disease progression outcomes among pre-frail/frail metastatic prostate cancer patients receiving androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). The names of the study intervention involved in this study is: • Supervised circuit training (aerobic and resistance exerc... Read More
Gender:
MALE
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
02/25/2025
Locations: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts +2 locations
Conditions: PROSTATE CANCER, Metastatic Prostate Cancer, Metastatic Prostate Carcinoma
Contraceptive Efficacy Study of Ovaprene
Recruiting
This will be a multi-center, single arm, open-label study of Ovaprene, a non-hormonal intravaginal ring, to investigate the contraceptive effectiveness, safety and acceptability of Ovaprene.
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
Between 18 years and 40 years
Trial Updated:
02/25/2025
Locations: Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Contraception
A Simple Intervention to Increase Persistence on PrEP in MSM to Improve Decision Making
Recruiting
Oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a highly effective HIV prevention modality that requires individuals to take a daily tablet to prevent themselves acquiring HIV. In South Africa while this is freely available in the public sector, persistence (that is continuation after initiation) is low amongst vulnerable populations, including men who have sex with men (MSM). This study is a feasibility and acceptability study of a behavioral economics informed intervention to improve persistence... Read More
Gender:
MALE
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
02/25/2025
Locations: Boston Univeristy School ofPublic Health, Global Health, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: HIV Infections
The COMPASSION Study
Recruiting
The aim of this research study is to better understand the in-home hospice experience for participants, caregivers, hospice nurses, and oncology providers by conducting telehealth check-ins between participants and caregivers and oncology care teams.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
02/25/2025
Locations: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Breast Cancer, Metastatic Breast Cancer, Advanced Breast Cancer, Unresectable Breast Carcinoma
MagicTouch for Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis in Coronary Artery Lesions
Recruiting
A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Two-Arm, Single-blind Superiority Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of the MagicTouch™ Sirolimus- Coated Balloon in the Treatment of Coronary Drug-Eluting Stent In-Stent Restenosis. Subjects with prior DES implantation presenting with ISR lesions undergoing PCI will be randomized into two groups: treatment with the MagicTouch™ sirolimus-coated balloon or POBA on a 2:1 basis. Approximately 492 subjects will be enrolled in the randomized study in a... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 110 years
Trial Updated:
02/24/2025
Locations: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: In-Stent Restenosis, Cardiovascular Diseases, Coronary Artery Disease