There are currently 2700 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.
4D-150 in Patients With Neovascular (Wet) Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Recruiting
Phase 1/2 dose-escalation and randomized, controlled, masked expansion trial in adults with wet AMD undergoing active anti-VEGF treatment. Substudies will evaluate the safety and tolerability of 4D-150 contralateral eye dosing and characterize vector shedding.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
50 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/20/2025
Locations: Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston & Boston Eye Surgery and Laser Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Neovascular (Wet) Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Dropless Pars Plana Vitrectomy Study
Recruiting
To demonstrate that intraoperative use of subtenon triamcinolone acetonide at the time of surgery without postoperative eye drops is non-inferior to the regimen of postoperative eye drops following primary pars plana vitrectomy for retinal detachment.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
40 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/20/2025
Locations: Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment
Spevatamig (PT886) as Monotherapy or in Combination With Chemo and/or ICI, for the Treatment of Patients With Advanced Gastric, Gastroesophageal Junction, Pancreatic Ductal or Biliary Tract Carcinomas (the TWINPEAK Study)
Recruiting
This is a first-in-human, Phase 1/2, open-label, dose escalation and dose expansion and combination study designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and preliminary efficacy of Spevatamig (PT886). Patients with the following tumor types will be eligible for screening: unresectable or metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma, gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma, biliary tract carcinoma (BTC) and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/20/2025
Locations: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Biliary Tract Cancer (BTC)
Study of Avutometinib (VS-6766) +Defactinib With Gemcitabine and Nab-paclitaxel in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer
Recruiting
This study will assess the safety and efficacy of avutometinib (VS-6766) and defactinib in combination with gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel in patients with Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) who have been previously untreated.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/20/2025
Locations: Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: KRAS Activating Mutation, Metastatic Cancer, Pancreas Cancer, Neoplasms Pancreatic, Malignant Neoplasm of Pancreas
Precision Ventilation vs Standard Care for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Recruiting
The goal of this interventional study is to compare standard mechanical ventilation to a lung-stress oriented ventilation strategy in patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). Participants will be ventilated according to one of two different strategies. The main question the study hopes to answer is whether the personalized ventilation strategy helps improve survival.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/20/2025
Locations: Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts +3 locations
Conditions: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Respiratory Failure
Consolidation of First-Line MRD+ Remission With Cema-cel in Patients With LBCL
Recruiting
This is a randomized, open-label study in adult patients who have completed standard first line therapy for large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) and achieved a complete response or partial response suitable for observation, but who have minimal residual disease (MRD) as detected by the Foresight CLARITY™ Investigational Use Only (IUO) MRD test, powered by PhasED-Seq™. The purpose of the trial is to assess the efficacy and safety of consolidation with cemacabtagene ansegedleucel (cema-cel), an allogeneic... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/20/2025
Locations: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts +1 locations
Conditions: Large B-cell Lymphoma
Preoperative Fasting vs. Not Fasting in Critically Ill Patients
Recruiting
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if fasting or not fasting before a procedure has an effect on recovery in those who are critically ill. The main questions it aims to answer for patients on a breathing machine who are receiving tube feeding are: * Does the risk of lung complications and death differ between those who are not fasting, which may have a higher chance of allowing tube feeding to enter the lungs, and fasting, which temporarily stops nutrition before a procedure? * Is ther... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/20/2025
Locations: Mass General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts +1 locations
Conditions: Critical Illness, Surgical Procedure, Unspecified, Pulmonary Aspiration, Fasting
Study of PYX-201 in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Advanced Solid Tumors
Recruiting
The primary objective of this study is to determine the recommended Phase 2 doses (RP2D(s)) and maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of PYX-201 in combination with pembrolizumab for participants with advanced solid tumors.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/20/2025
Locations: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Advanced Solid Tumours
Paclitaxel Coated Balloon for the Treatment of Chronic bEnigN sTricture- Bowel
Recruiting
To determine the safety and efficacy of GIE Medical's ProTractX3™ TTS DCB for the treatment of recurrent benign bowel strictures.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
22 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/19/2025
Locations: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Bowel; Stricture
Paclitaxel Coated Balloon for the Treatment of Chronic bEnigN sTricture- Esophagus
Recruiting
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of the ProTractX3™ DCB for the treatment of benign esophageal strictures.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
22 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/19/2025
Locations: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Esophageal Stricture
A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Clinical Activity of GSK5733584 for Injection in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors
Recruiting
The goal of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of GSK5733584. The study will also see how the levels of GSK5733584 change over time at different dose amount.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/19/2025
Locations: GSK Investigational Site, Boston, Massachusetts +1 locations
Conditions: Solid Tumors, Neoplasms
Observational Study for Patients at Risk for Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Recruiting
The purpose of this prospective observational study is to collect data from participants who have recently had an allogenic Stem Cell Transplant(alloSCT) and are at risk of Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease(cGVHD)
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/18/2025
Locations: Massachusetts Cancer Research Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: cGVHD