There are currently 208 clinical trials in Worcester, Massachusetts looking for participants to engage in research studies. Trials are conducted at various facilities, including University of Massachusetts Medical School, UMass Memorial Medical Center, University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center and UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus. 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.
A Study Comparing Talquetamab in Combination With Daratumumab or in Combination With Daratumumab and Pomalidomide Versus Daratumumab in Combination With Pomalidomide and Dexamethasone in Participants With Multiple Myeloma That Returns After Treatment or is Resistant to Treatment
Recruiting
The purpose of the study is to compare the efficacy of talquetamab subcutaneous(ly) (SC) in combination with daratumumab SC and pomalidomide (Tal-DP) and talquetamab SC in combination with daratumumab SC (Tal-D), respectively, with daratumumab SC in combination with pomalidomide and dexamethasone (DPd).
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/25/2025
Locations: University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts
Conditions: Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma
Citadel Embolization Device Study
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to gather safety and effectiveness data on Stryker Neurovascular's Next Generation Target Detachable Coil (hereafter referred to as the Citadel Embolization Device), when used with Target Detachable Coils, in the treatment of wide-neck intracranial aneurysms.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 80 years
Trial Updated:
04/24/2025
Locations: UMass Memorial Health, Worcester, Massachusetts
Conditions: Unruptured Wide-neck Aneurysms
Ear-Seizure Detection (EarSD) Study
Recruiting
The proposed study is an investigator-initiated study that aims to measure the accuracy of a wearable seizure detection and prediction device (Ear-Seizure Detection Device (EarSD)) by simultaneous recording with conventional video-EEG (Electroencephalogram) on patients with epileptic seizures in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit of the hospital.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/23/2025
Locations: Ummmc-Memorial Campus, Worcester, Massachusetts +1 locations
Conditions: Seizures, Epilepsy
SAfety of Regional Citrate Anticoagulation (SARCA Study)
Recruiting
This is an Open-label, Prospective, Multicenter Study to Assess the SAfety of Regional Citrate Anticoagulation Delivered by the multiFiltratePRO system in Adult Patients Requiring Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (SARCA Study).
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/23/2025
Locations: UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts
Conditions: Acute Kidney Injury, ESRD
AS-1763 in Patients With Previously Treated CLL/SLL or Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Recruiting
This is an open-label, multi-center Phase 1b clinical study of oral AS-1763 (docirbrutinib) in patients with CLL/SLL or B-cell NHL who have failed or are intolerant to ≥2 lines of systemic therapy.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/23/2025
Locations: University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts
Conditions: B-cell Malignancy, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma, Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia, Mantle Cell Lymphoma, Marginal Zone Lymphoma, Follicular Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
The Role of Occupational Therapy for Improving Medication Management for Persons With AMD, DR and Glaucoma
Recruiting
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if education about additional task lighting, enhanced contrast, enlarged print instructions, smart apps and organizational strategies will improve medication management skills. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does additional task lighting, enhanced contrast, enlarged print instructions, smart apps and organizational strategies improve medication management skills, reduce errors and improve functional use of remaining vision for this task? P... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 50 years and 100 years
Trial Updated:
04/22/2025
Locations: MCPHS 10 Lincoln Square, Worcester, Massachusetts
Conditions: Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Sleep for Stroke Management and Recovery Trial
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to determine whether treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with positive airway pressure starting shortly after acute ischemic stroke (1) reduces recurrent stroke, acute coronary syndrome, and all-cause mortality 6 months after the event, and (2) improves stroke outcomes at 3 months in patients who experienced an ischemic stroke.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/22/2025
Locations: UMass Memorial Medical Center,, Worcester, Massachusetts
Conditions: Ischemic Stroke, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive, Stroke, CPAP, Telemedicine, Home Sleep Apnea Test, Randomized Clinical Trial, Multicenter Trial
A Study to Evaluate Long-term Safety of Ecopipam Tablets in Children, Adolescents and Adults With Tourette's Disorder
Recruiting
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of ecopipam tablets in children (greater than or equal to \[\>=\] 6 and less than \[\<\] 12 years of age), adolescents (\>=12 and \<18 years of age), and adults (\>=18 years of age) with Tourette's Syndrome (TS).
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
6 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/21/2025
Locations: Umass Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts
Conditions: Tourette Syndrome
Study of Sacituzumab Govitecan-hziy and Pembrolizumab Versus Treatment of Physician's Choice in Patients With Triple Negative Breast Cancer Who Have Residual Invasive Disease After Surgery and Neoadjuvant Therapy (ASCENT-05/AFT-65 OptimICE-RD/GBG 119/NSABP B-63)
Recruiting
The goal of this study is to find out if the experimental product, sacituzumab govitecan-hziy (SG) in combination with pembrolizumab given after surgery, is effective and safe compared to the treatment of physician's choice (TPC) which includes either pembrolizumab or pembrolizumab plus capecitabine in participants with triple negative breast cancer that still remains after surgery and pre-surgical treatment.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/18/2025
Locations: University of Massachusetts Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
Conditions: Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Asthma Link Effectiveness Trial
Recruiting
The goal of this cluster Randomized Control Trial is to determine the effectiveness of Asthma Link, a school supervised asthma therapy program, compared with an educational asthma workbook, in improving asthma symptoms for children with poorly controlled asthma aged 5-14.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 5 years and 14 years
Trial Updated:
04/17/2025
Locations: University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts
Conditions: Childhood Asthma
A Study to Investigate the Efficacy of Durvalumab Plus Tremelimumab in Combination With Chemotherapy Compared With Pembrolizumab in Combination With Chemotherapy in Metastatic NSCLC Patients With Non-squamous Histology Who Have Mutations and/or Co-mutations in STK11, KEAP1, or KRAS
Recruiting
The purpose of the study is to assess the efficacy of durvalumab plus tremelimumab in combination with chemotherapy compared with pembrolizumab in combination with chemotherapy in metastatic NSCLC patients with non-squamous histology who have mutations and/or co-mutations in STK11, KEAP1, or KRAS.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 130 years
Trial Updated:
04/17/2025
Locations: Research Site, Worcester, Massachusetts
Conditions: Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
A Multicenter Access and Distribution Protocol for Unlicensed Cryopreserved Cord Blood Units (CBUs)
Recruiting
This study is an access and distribution protocol for unlicensed cryopreserved cord blood units (CBUs) in pediatric and adult patients with hematologic malignancies and other indications.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
All
Trial Updated:
04/15/2025
Locations: University of Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts
Conditions: Hematologic Malignancies, Inherited Disorders of Metabolism, Inherited Abnormalities of Platelets, Histiocytic Disorders, Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML or ANLL), Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Other Acute Leukemia, Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML), Myelodysplastic (MDS) / Myeloproliferative (MPN) Diseases, Other Leukemia, Hodgkin Lymphoma, Non-hodgkin Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma/ Plasma Cell Disorder (PCD), Inherited Abnormalities of Erythrocyte Differentiation or Function, Disorders of the Immune System, Severe Aplastic Anemia, Autoimmune Diseases