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120 Clinical Trials near Massachusetts

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This trial tests if adding a new drug called Serplulimab to standard treatments (chemotherapy and radiotherapy) can help patients with a specific type of lung cancer. Serplulimab aims to boost the immune system to fight cancer more effectively. Serplulimab has shown benefits when combined with chemotherapy in previous trials.
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18 - 99
Sex:All
511 Participants Needed
This trial is testing two different treatment combinations for patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer who have not received any prior treatment. One group will receive a new drug called Serplulimab along with standard chemotherapy, while the other group will receive an existing drug called Atezolizumab with the same chemotherapy. Both immunotherapy drugs aim to help the immune system fight cancer, and the chemotherapy drugs work by killing cancer cells. Atezolizumab has been shown to improve survival in small-cell lung cancer when combined with chemotherapy, changing the standard first-line therapy.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18+
Sex:All
200 Participants Needed
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Frexalimab for Multiple Sclerosis

Boston, Massachusetts
Power Preferred
The study is evaluating the efficacy and safety of Frexalimab in patients with non-relapsing, secondary progressive MS. The primary objective is to determine whether Frexalimab can delay disability progression compared to placebo.
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18 - 60
Sex:All
858 Participants Needed
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Frexalimab for Multiple Sclerosis

Boston, Massachusetts
Power Preferred
The study is evaluating whether Frexalimab performs better than the existing MS medication, Teriflunomide, at reducing the number of relapses in patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis.
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18 - 55
Sex:All
1400 Participants Needed
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MM120 for Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Watertown, Massachusetts
Power Preferred
The reason for this study is to see if the investigational study drug, called MM120, can help people with Anxiety compared to a placebo. A placebo is an inactive drug that looks like MM120 but does not contain any active ingredients.
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18 - 74
Sex:All
198 Participants Needed
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SP-624 for Depression

Boston, Massachusetts
Power Preferred
This trial is testing the efficacy of an investigational drug, SP-624 (study drug) to see how well it might work to treat major depressive disorder.
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:18 - 65
Sex:All
456 Participants Needed
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Fasedienol Nasal Spray for Social Anxiety

Cromwell, Connecticut
Active on Power
This Phase 3 clinical trial is designed to evaluate the Fasedienol Nasal Spray (fasedienol) for adults that are 18-65 who suffer from symptoms of social anxiety such as nervousness, worry or fear of judgement. In addition, there is an Open Label Extension phase of the study for patients that choose to participate where use of nasal spray for up to 12 months will be assessed.
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18 - 65
Sex:All
236 Participants Needed
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SEP-363856 for Depression

Worcester, Massachusetts
Active on Power
A Phase 2/3 Trial is designed to evaluate SEP-363856 as Adjunctive Therapy in the Treatment of Adults With Major Depressive Disorder
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2, 3
Age:18 - 65
Sex:All
900 Participants Needed
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BI 456906 for Obesity

East Greenwich, Rhode Island
This trial tests a medicine called survodutide, which is injected regularly to help people with obesity or overweight lose weight. It focuses on adults with a high BMI and related health issues who have tried dieting before. The goal is to see if survodutide can reduce serious heart problems and improve overall health.
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18+
Sex:All
4935 Participants Needed
This trial is testing gotistobart, a new drug that helps the immune system fight advanced lung cancer in patients who haven't responded to other treatments. It works by blocking a protein that allows cancer cells to hide from the immune system.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18+
Sex:All
600 Participants Needed
This trial tests if a low caffeine green tea extract with high EGCG can help women aged 18-40 with fibroids get pregnant. The EGCG may shrink fibroids and improve the uterus lining, increasing pregnancy chances. EGCG, a major component of green tea, has been studied for its potential benefits in reducing uterine fibroids and improving reproductive health.
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18 - 40
Sex:Female
50 Participants Needed
A Phase Ib/III Open-label, Randomised Study of Capivasertib plus CDK4/6 Inhibitors and Fulvestrant versus CDK4/6 Inhibitors and Fulvestrant in Hormone Receptor-Positive and Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Negative Locally Advanced, Unresectable or Metastatic Breast Cancer (CAPItello-292)
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18 - 99
Sex:All
895 Participants Needed
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Tofersen for ALS

Boston, Massachusetts
This trial is testing a medication called tofersen in adults who have a genetic mutation that can lead to ALS, a serious nerve disease. These individuals show early signs of nerve damage. Tofersen works by lowering harmful proteins in the body to protect nerves and potentially delay or prevent the disease.
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18+
Sex:All
158 Participants Needed
This trial tests a gene therapy for people with X-linked retinitis pigmentosa. It uses a harmless virus to deliver a healthy gene to eye cells, aiming to improve their function and slow down vision loss. Gene therapy targeting the RPE65 gene has shown promise in treating inherited retinal dystrophies, including retinitis pigmentosa.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:3+
Sex:All
97 Participants Needed
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VX-880 for Type 1 Diabetes

Boston, Massachusetts
This trial will test the safety and effectiveness of VX-880 infusion in people with Type 1 diabetes who have trouble sensing low blood sugar and experience severe low blood sugar episodes. The treatment aims to help manage their blood sugar levels better.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18 - 65
Sex:All
52 Participants Needed
This trial tests if romosozumab can help women with anorexia nervosa build stronger bones over a year, followed by alendronate to maintain the strength. The goal is to see if this combination improves bone health. Romosozumab is a treatment that both increases bone formation and decreases bone breakdown, primarily used to reduce fracture risk in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:20 - 60
Sex:Female
30 Participants Needed
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ION363 for ALS

Boston, Massachusetts
This trial is testing a new drug called ION363 to help people with a specific genetic form of ALS (FUS-ALS). The study will see if the drug can help these patients live longer and maintain their abilities better. Participants will receive the drug for a period of time, then all will get the drug for an extended duration.
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:10 - 65
Sex:All
95 Participants Needed
This study will test the effectiveness of naltrexone/bupropion medication as a maintenance therapy for the treatment of loss-of-control eating and weight loss following bariatric surgery. This is a controlled test of whether, amongst responders to acute treatments, naltrexone/bupropion medication results in superior maintenance and longer-term outcomes compared with placebo.
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Enrolling By Invitation
Trial Phase:Phase 2, 3
Age:18 - 70
Sex:All
100 Participants Needed
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Multiple Treatments for ALS

North Worcester, Massachusetts
The HEALEY ALS Platform Trial is a perpetual multi-center, multi-regimen clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of investigational products for the treatment of ALS.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2, 3
Age:18+
Sex:All
1500 Participants Needed
The purpose of the trial is to assess the efficacy and safety of tirzepatide to dulaglutide in participants with type 2 diabetes and increased cardiovascular risk.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:40+
Sex:All
13299 Participants Needed
This trial tests a pill that helps women with endometriosis who are undergoing IVF. These women often have lower success rates with IVF, and the pill helps manage hormone levels to improve their chances of having a baby.
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18 - 40
Sex:Female
112 Participants Needed
In individuals with overweight/obesity, increases in physical activity (PA) can improve metabolic and cardiovascular health, independent of weight loss. However, PA levels are often low in individuals with overweight/obesity, and primary care providers (PCPs) are tasked with addressing this issue. The investigative team developed and successfully piloted integrating a Fitbit program into clinical care, where patients were referred by PCPs, and PCPs could view PA data in the Epic electronic health record. Though feasible, PCPs wanted additional support for PA management. The investigative team proposes a reimbursable service of a health coach to work collaboratively with PCPs, to deliver a Fitbit-supported PA program to patients with overweight/obesity who have been prescribed a weight loss medication for weight loss for a minimum of 3 months. In Aim 1, the team will enroll PCPs to refer patients to a 12-week health coaching program. In Aim 2, the team will conduct interviews with enrolled patients/PCPs to understand their perspectives on the program, and with new sites to establish relationships for a future R01 submission.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2, 3
Age:18 - 100
Sex:All
30 Participants Needed
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if bitopertin works and is safe to treat EPP or XLP in participants 12 years or older. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Whether bitopertin increases pain-free sunlight exposure after 6 months of treatment in participants with EPP or XLP. * How PPIX concentration levels change from before bitopertin treatment to after 6 months of treatment. Researchers will compare bitopertin to a placebo look-alike substance that contains no drug. Participants will complete daily questionnaires and attend study visits for assessments.
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:12+
Sex:All
150 Participants Needed
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D-Fi for Epidermolysis Bullosa

Worcester, Massachusetts
The purpose of this study is to determine whether administration of D-Fi in addition to standard of care improves wound healing as compared to standard of care alone (control) in children, adolescents, and adults with Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:2+
Sex:All
32 Participants Needed
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BI 1291583 for Bronchiectasis

Boston, Massachusetts
This study is open to adults with bronchiectasis. People can participate in this study if they produce sputum and have had flare-ups (also called exacerbations). The purpose of this study is to find out whether a medicine called BI 1291583 helps people with bronchiectasis. Participants are put into 2 groups randomly, which means by chance. One group takes BI 1291583 tablets and the other group takes placebo tablets. A placebo tablet looks like the BI 1291583 tablet but does not contain any medicine. Participants take 1 tablet once a day for up to 1 year and 6 months. Participants are in the study for up to 1 year and 8 months. During this time, participants visit the study site up to 10 times and get about 13 phone calls from the site staff. Participants complete a daily diary on a smartphone about their bronchiectasis symptoms and study doctors regularly check for any changes. The study doctors document when participants experience flare-ups. The number of flare-ups is compared between the participants who receive BI 1291583 and those who receive the placebo. The study doctors also regularly check participants' health and take note of any unwanted effects.
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18+
Sex:All
1680 Participants Needed
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Bionetide for Rett Syndrome

Boston, Massachusetts
Primary Objective • To investigate the efficacy of treatment with oral Bionetide versus placebo in girls and women with Rett syndrome Key Secondary Objective • To investigate the efficacy of treatment with oral Bionetide versus placebo on ability to communicate in girls and women with Rett syndrome
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:5 - 20
Sex:Female
210 Participants Needed
Adults 18 years of age and older or above legal age with lung fibrosis related to systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease can participate in this study. People can only take part if they show no improvement in lung function after standard treatment with immunosuppressant medicine. The main purpose of this study is to find out how a medicine called nerandomilast affects the lungs in people with systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease. Participants are put into 2 groups randomly, which means by chance. One group takes nerandomilast tablets and the other group takes placebo tablets. Placebo tablets look like nerandomilast tablets but do not contain any medicine. Participants take a tablet 2 times a day for 26 weeks. Participants continue immunosuppressant treatment for their underlying rheumatic disease. Participants are in the study for about 7.5 months. During this time, they visit the study site 8 times. At study visits, participants have lung function tests. At select visits, chest imaging is performed. Participants fill in questionnaires about their symptoms and quality of life. The results between the 2 groups are compared to see whether the treatment works. The doctors also regularly check participants' health and take note of any unwanted effects.
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18+
Sex:All
400 Participants Needed
The purpose of this study is to assess the consistency of immune response to three different lots of GSK's investigational varicella vaccine (VNS Vaccine), and to compare the safety and immune response of VNS vaccine to an already approved varicella vaccine (VV) known as Varivax. The study will be conducted in healthy children aged 12 to 15 months, who have neither contracted varicella nor received a varicella vaccination.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:12 - 15
Sex:All
1840 Participants Needed
Hypothyroidism is a common condition, more frequent in females, associated with excess of cardiovascular risk and poor quality of life not completely abrogated by treatment with levothyroxine. There is an unmet need to define a safe, effective, and feasible regimen to be applied in large trials aimed at assessing levothyroxine/liothyronine combination therapy in patients living with hypothyroidism. To address this knowledge gap we propose a randomized, three-arm, double-blind, controlled, escalating dose parallel pilot study whose results will lay the foundation of large multicenter trial(s) able to demonstrate the effectiveness (or lack thereof) of levothyroxine/liothyronine combination therapy.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2, 3
Age:18+
Sex:All
90 Participants Needed
Sleep disturbances, cognitive reserve, and continuing pain and inflammation are other risk factors contributing to delirium (confusion and agitation) and neurocognitive decline (in the long term) following heart surgery. Investigators aim to test a bundle of sleep optimization, cognitive exercise before surgery, and extended pain relief for 48 hours with intravenous acetaminophen combined with enhanced recovery after surgery protocols (SCOPE bundle). SCOPE will fill significant gaps in evidence by testing the value of a patient and care-provider-focused intervention that can potentially minimize POD and improve outcomes (cognitive \& physical function, sleep quality, pain, depression or anxiety, and survival) important to patients and families. The SCOPE trial will address many heart surgery outcome-related questions commonly asked by patients: What can I do to reduce my chances of developing confusion, hallucinations, or delirium after surgery? How can I best prepare before surgery to improve my long-term health and avoid disability? Are there exercises I can participate in that improve my sleep, pain, and mood after surgery? Intellectual pursuits, physical activity, and social interactions support cognitive reserve, while poor health, poor sleep hygiene, poor nutrition, and mental health disease can diminish reserve. Various interventions with different intensities and timing to augment cognitive reserve have been associated with positive outcomes on neuropsychological testing. Adaptive video gaming for as little as 10 hours leads to the maintenance of independence in activities of daily living and sustained improvements in speed of processing, attention, and working memory in older people. Likely through the increased cognitive reserve, perioperative brain exercise aims to protect against morbid cognitive recovery after surgery. Sleep is vital for memory and cognitive function. Poor sleep traits in older adults that are potentially modifiable, including short/long duration, daytime napping, and associated sleepiness, led to an almost 2-fold increase in delirium risk. Patients will complete an evidence-based course on healthy sleep habits and will complete guided exercises designed to restructure behaviors and thinking. They are encouraged to follow a set of recommendations to improve their sleep (e.g., optimal sleep duration, advice for habits such as daytime napping, maintaining a regular sleep schedule, avoiding caffeine, regular daylight exposure, dimming lights or electronics and relaxation and thought exercises for optimal sleep); many of these sleep behaviors have been strongly linked to increased risk for cognitive decline. Investigators propose that sleep optimization before AND after (an established best practice sleep bundle) surgical insult will contribute to cognitive reserve leading to decreased delirium risk and key patient-centered outcomes (postoperative sleep, pain, cognition, mood, and survival). Inadequate pain relief and opioids are both risk factors for delirium. Surgery on the chest is a significant pain source. Approximately 30-75% of patients suffer from moderate to severe pain in the postoperative period. Almost half of the patients have severe pain at rest, and three-quarters have severe pain during coughing and movement. Pain and inflammation are closely biochemically linked. Sleep, brain exercise, and adequate pain control with opioid-sparing can be additive or synergistic interventions to prevent delirium following heart surgery. Investigators propose three specific aims by conducting a 1:1 randomized controlled trial in 406 heart surgery patients 60 or older undergoing heart surgery. They will be administered perioperative sleep optimization, brain exercise training, and intravenous acetaminophen over 48 hours. A trained expert will administer the sleep and cognitive exercise protocols at least two weeks before surgery. This expert will handhold the patients for two weeks until the surgery. Thus, the gains made before surgery with better sleep quality and improved brain reserve will be sustained with postoperative pain control to lower the ongoing inflammation. Through this trial, investigators will evaluate if the SCOPE bundle can reduce 1) in-hospital delirium, 2) long-term (one, six, and twelve months) cognitive, physical, and self-care function, and 3) barriers to implementation of this bundle. Currently, no options are routinely available to patients to optimize their sleep and cognition before cardiac surgery. The proposed research is significant because it will be the first to test the bundled behavioral intervention approach (sleep optimization, brain exercise) before surgery with extended, scheduled pain management with non-opioids following surgery. The SCOPE trial will yield relevant and immediately actionable data to improve care for over 900,000 adults in the U.S. each year.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:60+
Sex:All
406 Participants Needed
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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do clinical trials in Massachusetts pay?

Each trial will compensate patients a different amount, but $50-100 for each visit is a fairly common range for Phase 2–4 trials (Phase 1 trials often pay substantially more). Further, most trials will cover the costs of a travel to-and-from the clinic.

How do clinical trials in Massachusetts work?

After a researcher reviews your profile, they may choose to invite you in to a screening appointment, where they'll determine if you meet 100% of the eligibility requirements. If you do, you'll be sorted into one of the treatment groups, and receive your study drug. For some trials, there is a chance you'll receive a placebo. Across trials in Massachusetts 30% of clinical trials have a placebo. Typically, you'll be required to check-in with the clinic every month or so. The average trial length in Massachusetts is 12 months.

How do I participate in a study as a "healthy volunteer"?

Not all studies recruit healthy volunteers: usually, Phase 1 studies do. Participating as a healthy volunteer means you will go to a research facility in Massachusetts several times over a few days or weeks to receive a dose of either the test treatment or a "placebo," which is a harmless substance that helps researchers compare results. You will have routine tests during these visits, and you'll be compensated for your time and travel, with the number of appointments and details varying by study.

What does the "phase" of a clinical trial mean?

The phase of a trial reveals what stage the drug is in to get approval for a specific condition. Phase 1 trials are the trials to collect safety data in humans. Phase 2 trials are those where the drug has some data showing safety in humans, but where further human data is needed on drug effectiveness. Phase 3 trials are in the final step before approval. The drug already has data showing both safety and effectiveness. As a general rule, Phase 3 trials are more promising than Phase 2, and Phase 2 trials are more promising than phase 1.

Do I need to be insured to participate in a medical study in Massachusetts ?

Clinical trials are almost always free to participants, and so do not require insurance. The only exception here are trials focused on cancer, because only a small part of the typical treatment plan is actually experimental. For these cancer trials, participants typically need insurance to cover all the non-experimental components.

What are the newest clinical trials in Massachusetts ?

Most recently, we added Nerandomilast for Interstitial Lung Disease, BI 1291583 for Bronchiectasis and Bionetide for Rett Syndrome to the Power online platform.

What do the "Power Preferred" and "SuperSite" badges mean?

We recognize research clinics with these awards when they are especially responsive to patients who apply through the Power online platform. SuperSite clinics are research sites recognized for a high standard of rapid and thorough follow-up with patient applicants. Meanwhile, Power Preferred clinics are the top 20 across the entire Power platform, recognized for their absolute top patient experience.

Which clinics have received Power Preferred and SuperSite awards in Massachusetts ?

The clinics in Massachusetts currently recognized as Power Preferred are: Boston Clinical Trials in Boston, Massachusetts Boston Clinical Trials Site Number : 8401178 in Boston, Massachusetts Adams Clinical in Watertown, Massachusetts Boston Clinical Trials in Boston, Massachusetts Copley Clinical in Boston, Massachusetts Boston Clinical Trials in Roslindale, Massachusetts