Massachusetts is currently home to 3155 active clinical trials, seeking participants for engagement in research studies. These trials take place at a variety of cities in the state, including Boston, Worcester, Springfield and Burlington. Whether you're a healthy volunteer interested in paid medical research or someone seeking trials related to a specific condition, the state offers a diverse array of opportunities in your vicinity.
Causal Lesion Network Guided Treatment of Bipolar Mania With Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
NCT05445466
Recruiting
Mania is a core symptom of bipolar disorder involving periods of euphoria. Decreased inhibitory control, increased risk-taking behaviors, and aberrant reward processing are some of the more recognized symptoms of bipolar disorder and are included in the diagnostic criteria for mania. Current drug therapies for mania are frequently intolerable, ineffective, and carry significant risk for side effects. Presently there are no neurobiologically informed therapies that treat or prevent mania. However... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 65 years
Trial Updated:
08/09/2024
Locations: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Bipolar Disorder, Schizo Affective Disorder
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Corticosteroids to Treat Pancreatitis
NCT05160506
Recruiting
This research is being done to determine if the administration of a short course of intravenous hydrocortisone, an anti-inflammatory medication, to patients with severe acute pancreatitis will improve their clinical outcomes and decrease the length of hospitalization. We think that because inflammation in the body drives the progression of pancreatitis, giving a short course of intravenous hydrocortisone may mitigate disease progression and improve clinical outcomes in patients with severe acute... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 99 years
Trial Updated:
08/09/2024
Locations: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Pancreatitis, Pancreatitis, Acute, Corticosteroid, Hydrocortisone
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Mind Body Syndrome Therapy for Chronic Pain
NCT04689646
Recruiting
The goal of this study is to determine if a mind-body intervention can help people suffering from chronic back pain. The study is a randomized, partially blinded trial examining the effectiveness of a mind body intervention in reducing disability from back pain and alleviating back pain in participants as compared to usual care and an active control (second mind body intervention). The investigators will secondarily investigate whether the intervention alleviates anxiety related to the pain and... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 67 years
Trial Updated:
08/09/2024
Locations: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Chronic Pain, Chronic Pain Syndrome
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Phenotyping Mechanistic Pathways for Adverse Health Outcomes in Sleep Apnea
NCT04575740
Recruiting
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a highly prevalent disorder with adverse neurocognitive and cardio-metabolic outcomes. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the gold standard therapeutic option to treat airway obstructions during sleep and thus, prevent its adverse cardiovascular and neurocognitive outcomes. Previous clinical trials, however, have largely failed to show a consistent impact of CPAP on these health outcomes. One of the main limitations of these trials may be the inadequa... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 21 years and 80 years
Trial Updated:
08/09/2024
Locations: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Sleep Apnea
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Improving Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise Using Target Heart Rate Trial
NCT05925634
Recruiting
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two types of exercise prescriptions in cardiac rehabilitation eligible older adults (60 years or older) with heart disease. The investigators found in a single site pilot trial (insert NCTxxx) that one exercise prescription was better and are now repeating this study in a larger population at two sites (Baystate Medical Center, Springfield MA and Henry Ford Health System, Detroit MI). The main questions the investigators aim to answer are: 1. Compar... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 60 years and 99 years
Trial Updated:
08/08/2024
Locations: Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts
Conditions: Myocardial Infarction, Coronary Artery Bypass, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Heart Failure, Cardiac Valve Surgery
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Evaluation of a New Strategy for Protocolized Antibiotic Care for Severe Open Fractures: SEXTANT
NCT04678154
Recruiting
The proposed study is a multi-center, prospective randomized controlled trial comparing current standard of care treatment to the SEXTANT treatment protocol in patients with Type III open fractures of the tibia and IIIB fractures of the ankle and hindfoot.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 64 years
Trial Updated:
08/08/2024
Locations: Harvard/Mass General/Brigham Hospitals, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Post Operative Surgical Site Infection
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Testing the Use of Combination Therapy in Adult Patients With Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma, the EQUATE Trial
NCT04566328
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares the combination of four drugs (daratumumab, bortezomib, lenalidomide and dexamethasone) to the use of a three drug combination (daratumumab, lenalidomide and dexamethasone). Bortezomib may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Chemotherapy drugs, such as lenalidomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spread... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/08/2024
Locations: Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Plasma Cell Myeloma, RISS Stage I Plasma Cell Myeloma, RISS Stage II Plasma Cell Myeloma
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Study to Evaluate Biological & Clinical Effects of Significantly Corrected CFTR Function in Infants & Young Children
NCT04509050
Recruiting
This is a two-part, multi-center, prospective longitudinal, exploratory study of highly effective cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulators and their impact on children with cystic fibrosis (CF).
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
10 years and below
Trial Updated:
08/08/2024
Locations: Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Cystic Fibrosis
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Using Biomarkers to Help Guide Safe Immunotherapy Discontinuation in Patients With Unresectable Stage IIIB-IV Melanoma, The PET-Stop Trial
NCT04462406
Recruiting
This phase II trial investigates how well biomarkers on PET/CT imaging drive early discontinuation of anti-PD-1 therapy in patients with stage IIIB-IV melanoma that cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable). Anti-PD-1 therapy has become a standard therapy option for patients with unresectable melanoma. This trial is being done to determine if doctors can safely shorten the use of standard of care anti-PD1 therapy for melanoma by using biomarkers seen on PET/CT imaging and tumor biopsy.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/08/2024
Locations: Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Advanced Melanoma, Clinical Stage III Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Melanoma of Unknown Primary, Pathologic Stage IIIB Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IIIC Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IIID Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Unresectable Acral Lentiginous Melanoma, Unresectable Melanoma, Unresectable Mucosal Melanoma
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Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone With or Without Daratumumab in Treating Patients With High-Risk Smoldering Myeloma
NCT03937635
Recruiting
This phase III trial studies how well lenalidomide and dexamethasone works with or without daratumumab in treating patients with high-risk smoldering myeloma. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as lenalidomide and dexamethasone, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as daratumumab, may induce changes in the body's immune system and may... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/08/2024
Locations: Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Smoldering Plasma Cell Myeloma
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Impact of Metabolic Health on Sperm Epigenetic Marks in Humans
NCT03860558
Recruiting
This study is designed to evaluate whether epigenetic markers in overweight men with type 1 diabetes (T1D) or type 2 diabetes (T2D) can be improved with a 3 month lifestyle intervention or program focused in glycemic intervention.
Gender:
MALE
Ages:
Between 18 years and 65 years
Trial Updated:
08/08/2024
Locations: Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Overweight, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
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Radiation Therapy With or Without Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Stage III-IVA Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Who Have Undergone Surgery
NCT02734537
Recruiting
This phase II trial studies how well radiation therapy with or without cisplatin works in treating patients with stage III-IVA squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck who have undergone surgery. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. It is not yet kno... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/08/2024
Locations: Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Spindle Cell Variant, Lip and Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, p16INK4a Negative Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage III Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage III Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Oral Cavity Verrucous Carcinoma, Stage III Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IVA Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IVA Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVA Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVA Oral Cavity Verrucous Carcinoma, Stage IVA Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8
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