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 to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Safety of Dysport® for the Prevention of Chronic Migraine in Adults
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to understand the safety and effectiveness of the study drug, Dysport® when compared with placebo in preventing chronic migraine. A migraine is a headache with severe throbbing pain or a pulsating sensation, usually on one side of the head, and is often accompanied by feeling or being sick and a sensitivity to bright lights and sound. Chronic migraine is defined as having at least 15 days of headache a month with at least 8 of those days being migraine headache day... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
05/26/2025
Locations: New England Regional Headache Center, Inc., Worcester, Massachusetts
Conditions: Chronic Migraine
A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Safety of Dysport® for the Prevention of Episodic Migraine in Adults
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to understand the safety and effectiveness of the study drug, Dysport® when compared with placebo in preventing episodic migraine. A migraine is a headache with severe throbbing pain or a pulsating sensation, usually on one side of the head, and is often accompanied by feeling or being sick and a sensitivity to bright lights and sound. Episodic Migraine is defined as having less than 15 days of headache a month with at least 6 days with migraine headaches. Migrain... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
05/26/2025
Locations: New England Regional Headache Center, Inc., Worcester, Massachusetts
Conditions: Episodic Migraine
Continuous Glucose Monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit
Recruiting
The aim of the proposed clinical trial is to study the use of the Dexcom G7 continuous glucose monitor (CGM) within the intensive care unit (ICU) environment. The overall goal is to validate the accuracy and practicality of the Dexcom G7 when used to assess glycemia in critically ill patients.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
05/25/2025
Locations: UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts
Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus
Phase 3 Study of T-DXd and Rilvegostomig Versus SoC in Advanced HER2-expressing Biliary Tract Cancer
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to measure the efficacy and safety of T-DXd with rilvegostomig or T-DXd monotherapy compared with gemcitabine plus cisplatin and durvalumab in patients with advanced treatment naïve HER2-expressing BTC.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 99 years
Trial Updated:
05/23/2025
Locations: Research Site, Worcester, Massachusetts
Conditions: Biliary Tract Cancer
MagicTouch™Sirolimus-Coated Balloon for Treatment of Coronary Artery Lesions in Small Vessels
Recruiting
This is a multicenter, randomized, single-blind pivotal study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the MagicTouchTM Drug coated balloon in treatment of small vessels in patients with coronary artery disease. The objective is to establish the safety and efficacy of the Magic TouchTM Drug coated balloon in treatment of small vessels (≤2.75 mm). A total of 1605 subjects will be enrolled in a maximum of 50 study sites located in North America. Additional sites located in Europe and South America... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 80 years
Trial Updated:
05/22/2025
Locations: University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts
Conditions: Coronary Artery Disease, Native Coronary Artery Stenosis, Cardiovascular Diseases
A Study of Imlunestrant Versus Standard Endocrine Therapy in Participants With Early Breast Cancer
Recruiting
The main purpose of this study is to measure how well imlunestrant works compared to standard hormone therapy in participants with early breast cancer that is estrogen receptor positive (ER+) and human epidermal receptor 2 negative (HER2-). Participants must have already taken endocrine therapy for two to five years and must have a higher-than-average risk for their cancer to return. Study participation could last up to 10 years.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
05/22/2025
Locations: University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts
Conditions: Breast Neoplasms
A Study of Lasmiditan (LY573144) Treatment in Children Aged 6 to 17 With Migraine
Recruiting
The reason for this study is to see if lasmiditan is safe and effective in children aged 6 to 17 with migraine. The study will last up to 20 weeks and may include up to 4 visits.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 6 years and 17 years
Trial Updated:
05/22/2025
Locations: New England Regional headache Center, Inc, Worcester, Massachusetts
Conditions: Migraine
A Study in Participants With Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) With Anhedonia and Inadequate Response to Current Antidepressant Therapy Including a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) or Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor (SNRI)
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to assess the socio-demographic, disease-related and treatment-related characteristics, and the standard of care (SOC) treatment patterns of participants with major depressive disorder (MDD) with anhedonia with inadequate response to their current antidepressant treatments and treated according to the standard of care treatment.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 74 years
Trial Updated:
05/22/2025
Locations: Univeristy of Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts
Conditions: Depressive Disorder, Major
An Adjuvant Endocrine-based Therapy Study of Camizestrant (AZD9833) in ER+/HER2- Early Breast Cancer (CAMBRIA-2)
Recruiting
This is a Phase III open-label study to assess if camizestrant improves outcomes compared to standard adjuvant endocrine therapy for patients with ER+/HER2- early breast cancer with intermediate-high or high risk for disease recurrence who completed definitive locoregional therapy (with or without chemotherapy). The planned duration of treatment in either arm within the study will be 7 years.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 130 years
Trial Updated:
05/20/2025
Locations: Research Site, Worcester, Massachusetts
Conditions: Breast Cancer, Early Breast Cancer
Efficacy and Safety of Obefazimod in Subjects With Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease
Recruiting
This study has 3 treatment phases, a 12-Week Induction Phase, a 40-Week Maintenance Phase, and a 48-Week Extension Phase. The objective is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of obefazimod compared to placebo as induction and maintenance therapy in subjects with moderately to severely active CD after inadequate response (no response, loss of response, or intolerance) to conventional therapies and/or advanced therapies. The primary objective for the 48-Week Extension Phase is to evaluate the sa... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 75 years
Trial Updated:
05/19/2025
Locations: University of Massachusetts, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
Conditions: Moderately to Severely Active Crohn Disease
ShotBlocker During Intramuscular Injection Randomized Control Trial
Recruiting
The objective of this trial is to evaluate the effect of Bionix ShotBlocker on pain of injection of the first Hepatitis B vaccine in healthy newborns. ShotBlocker is a pain reducing tool used in babies, children, and adults for injections. Swaddling during the injection and administration of oral sucrose prior to the injection are established standards of care for painful procedures in neonates. The investigators hypothesize that the use of ShotBlocker in addition to swaddling and oral sucrose a... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 37 weeks and 42 weeks
Trial Updated:
05/19/2025
Locations: UMass Memorial Medical Center- Memorial Campus, Worcester, Massachusetts
Conditions: Neonatal Pain
Trial of Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine OSE2101 in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Secondary Resistance to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor
Recruiting
Multicenter, randomized (2:1), open-label phase 3 study in HLA-A2 positive patients with squamous and non-squamous metastatic NSCLC with ICI secondary resistance. Patients will be randomized into 2 arms (randomization 2:1): experimental Arm A with OSE2101 monotherapy or control Arm B SoC with docetaxel monotherapy. Stratification factors will be histology (squamous versus non squamous) and ECOG Performance Status (0 versus 1).
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
05/19/2025
Locations: University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts
Conditions: Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer