There are currently 1194 clinical trials in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania looking for participants to engage in research studies. Trials are conducted at various facilities, including University of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Alleghany General Hospital and Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh UPMC. 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.
Testing the Use of Ado-Trastuzumab Emtansine Compared to the Usual Treatment (Chemotherapy With Docetaxel Plus Trastuzumab) or Trastuzumab Deruxtecan for Recurrent, Metastatic, or Unresectable HER2-Expressing Salivary Gland Cancers
Recruiting
This phase II trial compares the effect of usual treatment of docetaxel chemotherapy plus trastuzumab, to ado-emtansine (T-DM1) in patients with HER2-postive salivary gland cancer that has come back (recurrent), that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body, or cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable). This trial is also testing how well trastuzumab deruxtecan works in treating patients with HER2-low recurrent or metastatic salivary gland cancer. Trast... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/14/2025
Locations: UPMC-Saint Margaret, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania +4 locations
Conditions: Metastatic Salivary Gland Carcinoma, Recurrent Salivary Gland Carcinoma, Stage III Major Salivary Gland Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Major Salivary Gland Cancer AJCC v8, Unresectable Salivary Gland Carcinoma
Pediatric Influence of Cooling Duration on Efficacy in Cardiac Arrest Patients (P-ICECAP)
Recruiting
This is a multicenter trial to establish the efficacy of cooling and the optimal duration of induced hypothermia for neuroprotection in pediatric comatose survivors of cardiac arrest. The study team hypothesizes that longer durations of cooling may improve either the proportion of children that attain a good neurobehavioral recovery or may result in better recovery among the proportion already categorized as having a good outcome.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 2 days and 17 years
Trial Updated:
07/14/2025
Locations: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (UPMC), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conditions: Cardiac Arrest, Out-Of-Hospital, Hypothermia, Induced, Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain
Comparing Cisplatin Every Three Weeks to Cisplatin Weekly When Combined With Radiation for Patients With Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
Recruiting
This phase II/III trial compares whether cisplatin given weekly with radiation therapy is better tolerated than cisplatin given every three weeks with radiation therapy for the treatment of head and neck cancer that has spread to other places in the body (advanced). The second part of this study will also help to find out if the cisplatin given weekly approach will extend patients' life by at least the same amount of time as the cisplatin given every three weeks approach. Cisplatin is in a class... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/14/2025
Locations: Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conditions: Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Advanced Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Advanced Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Advanced Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Clinical Stage III HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage III Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IV Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage III Head and Neck Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IV Head and Neck Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8
Two Studies for Patients With Unfavorable Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer Testing Less Intense Treatment for Patients With a Low Gene Risk Score and Testing a More Intense Treatment for Patients With a Higher Gene Risk Score, The Guidance Trial
Recruiting
This phase III trial uses the Decipher risk score to guide therapy selection. Decipher score is based on the activity of 22 genes in prostate tumor and may predict how likely it is for recurrent prostate cancer to spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body. Decipher score in this study is used for patient selection and the two variations of treatment to be studied: intensification for higher Decipher score or de-intensification for low Decipher score. Patients with higher Decipher risk scor... Read More
Gender:
MALE
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/14/2025
Locations: Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania +6 locations
Conditions: Prostate Adenocarcinoma
Testing the Addition of the Chemotherapy Drug Lomustine (Gleostine) to the Usual Treatment (Temozolomide and Radiation Therapy) for Newly Diagnosed MGMT Methylated Glioblastoma
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares the effect of adding lomustine to standard chemotherapy with temozolomide and radiation therapy versus temozolomide and radiation therapy alone in shrinking or stabilizing newly diagnosed MGMT methylated glioblastoma. MGMT methylated tumors are more likely to respond to temozolomide chemotherapy. Temozolomide is in a class of medications called alkylating agents. It works by damaging the cell's DNA and may kill tumor cells and slow down or stop tumor growth. Lomusti... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 70 years
Trial Updated:
07/14/2025
Locations: Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania +3 locations
Conditions: Glioblastoma, Gliosarcoma
Benralizumab Airway Remodeling Study in Severe Eosinophilic Asthmatics
Recruiting
The purpose of the study is to evaluate effect of benralizumab on structural and lung function changes in severe eosinophilic asthmatics. Changes will be assessed over 48 week treatment period in patients with persistent symptoms despite standard therapy of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) plus long acting B2-agonist (LABA) with or without additional controller medication. Patients who complete treatment will enter 4 weeks follow-up period.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 70 years
Trial Updated:
07/14/2025
Locations: Research Site, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conditions: Asthma
Testing the Addition of the Drug Relugolix to the Usual Radiation Therapy for Advanced-Stage Prostate Cancer, The NRG Promethean Study
Recruiting
This phase II trial compares the usual treatment of radiation therapy alone to using the study drug, relugolix, plus the usual radiation therapy in patients with castration-sensitive prostate cancer that has spread to limited other parts of the body (oligometastatic). Relugolix is in a class of medications called gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor antagonists. It works by decreasing the amount of testosterone (a male hormone) produced by the body. It may stop the growth of cancer cel... Read More
Gender:
MALE
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/14/2025
Locations: UPMC-Magee Womens Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania +4 locations
Conditions: Oligometastatic Prostate Carcinoma, Prostate Adenocarcinoma, Stage IVB Prostate Cancer AJCC v8, Prostate Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Prostate Intraductal Carcinoma
Testing Longer Duration Radiation Therapy Versus the Usual Radiation Therapy in Patients With Cancer That Has Spread to the Brain
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares the effectiveness of fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery (FSRS) to usual care stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) in treating patients with cancer that has spread from where it first started to the brain. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. FSRS delivers a high dose of radiation to the tumor over 3 treatments. SRS is a type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position the patient and precisely give... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/14/2025
Locations: UPMC-Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania +1 locations
Conditions: Anatomic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Metastatic Breast Carcinoma, Metastatic Digestive System Carcinoma, Metastatic Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain, Metastatic Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Metastatic Melanoma, Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma, Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Renal Cell Cancer AJCC v8
Comparing the Addition of Radiation Either Before or After Surgery for Patients With Brain Metastases
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares the usual treatment of surgery after stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) to receiving SRS before surgery in treating patients with cancer that has spread to the brain (brain metastases). Stereotactic radiosurgery is a type of radiation therapy that delivers a high dose of radiation to target tumors and minimizes effect on normal surrounding brain tissue. The combination of surgery and radiation may stop the tumor from growing for a few months or longer and may reduce sy... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/14/2025
Locations: UPMC-Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania +1 locations
Conditions: Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain
Testing the Addition of Stereotactic Radiation Therapy With Immune Therapy for the Treatment of Patients With Unresectable or Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer, SAMURAI Trial
Recruiting
This phase II trial tests whether the addition of radiation to the primary tumor, typically given with stereotactic ablative radiation therapy (SABR), in combination with standard of care immunotherapy improves outcomes in patients with renal cell cancer that is not recommended for surgery and has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic). Radiation therapy uses high energy photons to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Stereotactic body radiation... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/14/2025
Locations: UPMC-Magee Womens Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania +5 locations
Conditions: Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma, Stage III Renal Cell Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Renal Cell Cancer AJCC v8, Unresectable Renal Cell Carcinoma
Two Studies for Patients With High Risk Prostate Cancer Testing Less Intense Treatment for Patients With a Low Gene Risk Score and Testing a More Intense Treatment for Patients With a High Gene Risk Score, The PREDICT-RT Trial
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares less intense hormone therapy and radiation therapy to usual hormone therapy and radiation therapy in treating patients with high risk prostate cancer and low gene risk score. This trial also compares more intense hormone therapy and radiation therapy to usual hormone therapy and radiation therapy in patients with high risk prostate cancer and high gene risk score. Apalutamide may help fight prostate cancer by blocking the use of androgen by the tumor cells. Radiatio... Read More
Gender:
MALE
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/14/2025
Locations: Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania +7 locations
Conditions: Prostate Adenocarcinoma, Stage III Prostate Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVA Prostate Cancer AJCC v8
Testing the Addition of the Drug Apalutamide to the Usual Hormone Therapy and Radiation Therapy After Surgery for Prostate Cancer, INNOVATE Trial
Recruiting
This phase III trial studies whether adding apalutamide to the usual treatment improves outcome in patients with lymph node positive prostate cancer after surgery. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-ray to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Androgens, or male sex hormones, can cause the growth of prostate cancer cells. Drugs, such as apalutamide, may help stop or reduce the growth of prostate cancer cell growth by blocking the attachment of androgen to its receptors on cancer cells, a mechani... Read More
Gender:
MALE
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/14/2025
Locations: UPMC-Magee Womens Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania +4 locations
Conditions: Prostate Adenocarcinoma, Stage I Prostate Cancer AJCC v8, Stage II Prostate Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Prostate Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVA Prostate Cancer AJCC v8