There are currently 2652 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, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Brigham and Women's Hospital. 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.
Cortical-Basal Ganglia Speech Networks
Recruiting
In this research study the researchers want to learn more about brain activity related to speech perception and production.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 85 years
Trial Updated:
06/26/2024
Locations: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Parkinson Disease, Essential Tremor, Dystonia
Daratumumab, Pomalidomide, and Dexamethasone (DPd) in Relapsed/Refractory Light Chain Amyloidosis Patients Previously Exposed to Daratumumab
Recruiting
This study will test the hypothesis that in patients with previous daratumumab exposure, combination therapy of daratumumab, pomalidomide, and dexamethasone (DPd) will yield higher complete remission (CR) rates in relapsed/refractory amyloidosis than historical pomalidomide/dexamethasone treatment.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/25/2024
Locations: Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Amyloid, AL Amyloidosis, Refractory AL Amyloidosis
RGX-314 Gene Therapy Administered in the Suprachoroidal Space for Participants With Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration (nAMD) (AAVIATE)
Recruiting
RGX-314 is being developed as a potential novel one-time gene therapy treatment for the treatment of neovascular (wet) age related macular degeneration (wet AMD). Wet AMD is characterized by loss of vision due to new, leaky blood vessel formation in the retina. Wet AMD is a significant cause of vision loss in the United States, Europe and Japan, with up to 2 million people living with wet AMD in these geographies alone. Current anti-VEGF therapies have significantly changed the landscape for tre... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 50 years and 89 years
Trial Updated:
06/25/2024
Locations: Boston Location, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration (nAMD)
Prospective Screening for Breast Cancer-related Lymphedema
Recruiting
The primary objectives of this study are twofold: 1) to detect and determine the level of symptoms, functional disability, and changes in quality of life that breast cancer patients experience from changes in their arms during and after treatment for breast cancer by collecting patient reported outcome measures, objective measurements, and clinical information in a prospectively maintained database and 2) to improve breast cancer-related lymphedema outcomes by early detection using objective mea... Read More
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/25/2024
Locations: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Lymphedema
SHARON: A Clinical Trial for Metastatic Cancer With a BRCA or PALB2 Mutation Using Chemotherapy and Patients' Own Stem Cells
Recruiting
The clinical trial is a phase 1, single-arm trial that will evaluate the safety of the investigational treatment on metastatic cancer in patients who have a deleterious or suspected deleterious BRCA1, BRCA2, or PALB2 genetic alteration. The investigational treatment will involve 2 cycles of a combination of intravenous melphalan, BCNU, low-dose I.V. ethanol, vitamin B12b, and vitamin C in association with autologous hematopoietic stem cell infusion. A dose-escalation schedule will be employed fo... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/24/2024
Locations: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Metastatic, BRCA1 Mutation, BRCA2 Mutation, Pancreatic Acinar Cell Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Pancreatic Cancer, Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer, Metastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Breast Cancer Metastatic, Breast Cancer Stage IV, Pancreatic Cancer Stage IV, HER2-negative Breast Cancer, HER2 Negative Breast Carcinoma, Adenocarcinoma of the Breast, PALB2 Gene Mutation
A Safety and Efficacy Study Evaluating CTX131 in Adult Subjects With Relapsed or Refractory Solid Tumors
Recruiting
This is an open-label, multicenter, Phase 1/2 study evaluating the safety and efficacy of CTX131™ in subjects with relapsed or refractory solid tumors.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/24/2024
Locations: Research Site 6, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma, Cervical Carcinoma, Esophageal Carcinoma, Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Registry of Asthma Characterization and Recruitment 3 (RACR3)
Recruiting
This is a multi-center, non-interventional registry to create and maintain a database of participants to serve as a recruitment source for current and future DAIT NIAID-sponsored Childhood Asthma in Urban Settings (CAUSE) studies.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
All
Trial Updated:
06/24/2024
Locations: Boston Children's Hospital: Department of Immunology, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Asthma
Safety and Efficacy of Atorvastatin v. Placebo on HCC Risk
Recruiting
Prospective randomized, multi-center, double blind placebo-controlled trial to assess the chemopreventive impact of atorvastatin (20 mg oral) vs placebo in up to 60 adults with advanced fibrosis at high risk of developing HCC.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/24/2024
Locations: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Liver Fibroses, Cirrhosis
A Masked, Placebo-controlled Study to Assess Iptacopan in Age-related Macular Degeneration
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of Iptacopan to prevent conversion of early or intermediate age-related macular degeneration (AMD) eyes to new incomplete retinal pigment epithelium and outer retinal atrophy (iRORA) or late AMD.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
50 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/24/2024
Locations: Opthamalic Consultants of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Comparison of Residual Gastric Volume Between Children Who Drink Different Clear Oral Fluid Volume
Recruiting
According to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) fasting guideline for patients undergoing elective surgery, the 2-hour fasting period is suggested for clear oral fluid (including water, pulp-free juice and tea or coffee without milk). This guideline does not give any suggestions for proper volume of clear oral fluid intake. This study is a prospective randomized control trials in children aged 13 through 17 years who are scheduled for an elective upper GI endoscopy procedure in the... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 13 years and 17 years
Trial Updated:
06/24/2024
Locations: Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Fasting, Gastric Emptying
REACH (Restore Energy, Activity Can Help) Lupus Study
Recruiting
The goal of this clinical trial is to pilot test the REACH peer coaching program for fatigue in people with systemic lupus erythematosus. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Is the REACH program feasible and acceptable to participants? 2. What is the impact of the REACH program on fatigue? Researchers will compare the REACH peer coaching program to the REACH mobile health application to see if the REACH program works to reduce fatigue. Participants will: * Use the REACH mobile healt... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/24/2024
Locations: Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Fatigue
Permissive Hypotension After Cardiac Surgery
Recruiting
The objective of this pilot randomized controlled trial is to demonstrate the feasibility of implementing a pragmatic clinical trial randomizing patients to permissive hypotension versus usual care and to determine the impact of permissive hypotension on vasopressor exposure, ICU length of stay, markers of end organ perfusion, and clinically relevant patient outcomes. The data collected from this pilot study will be used as preliminary data for study design and grant applications for a larger mu... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/23/2024
Locations: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Surgery