Belmont, Massachusetts Clinical Trials

E Emily A Berner, BS

IlluminOss Photodynamic Bone Stabilization System for the Treatment of Impending and Actual Pelvis Fractures

The aim of this project is to assess the effectiveness of the IlluminOss pelvic implants in patients with pelvic metastatic disease presenting with pain, risk of pathologic fracture, non-displaced or minimally displaced pathologic fracture of the pelvis, and geriatric patients with pelvic fragility fractures. Results from this study will be …

G Geoffrey Shapiro

Study of the CDK4/6 Inhibitor Abemaciclib in Solid Tumors Harboring Genetic Alterations in Genes Encoding D-Type Cyclins or Amplification of CDK4 or CDK6

This research study is studying a targeted therapy as a possible treatment for cancer abnormality in one of the following genes: CCND1, CCND2, CCND3, CDK4, or CDK6. The drug involved in this study is: -Abemaciclib

D Deborah Forst, MA

NeuroPathways Intervention for Brain Tumor Patients

This goal of this study is to test an information and support intervention for patients with malignant (or "high-grade") brain tumors. This study was developed to help patients cope after a brain tumor diagnosis. The main question this study aims to answer is whether this intervention (which includes access to …

J Jacqui Guzman, BA

Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain Treated With Tai Chi and Chiropractic Care

This feasibility project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of chiropractic care combined with Tai Chi (TC) training to reduce pain and disability in adults with chronic non-specific neck pain (CNNP).

G George Kimbiris, MD

Pulmonary Embolism - Thrombus Removal With Catheter-Directed Therapy

PE-TRACT is an open-label, assessor-blinded, randomized trial, aiming to compare catheter-directed therapy (CDT) and anticoagulation (CDT group) with anticoagulation alone (No-CDT) in 500 patients with submassive PE, proximal pulmonary artery thrombus and right ventricular dilation.

J Jorge J. Castillo, MD

Pirtobrutinib and Venetoclax in Waldenström Macroglobulinemia

This study is being done to examine the safety and effectiveness of pirtobrutinib combined with venetoclax as a possible treatment for participants with Waldenström Macroglobulinemia (WM). The names of the study drugs involved in this study are: Pirtobrutinib (a Noncovalent Bruton Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) inhibitor) Venetoclax (a BCL2 inhibitor)

G Gregory Yanik, MD

BElumosudil for Bronchiolitis Obliterans Prevention/Therapy (BEBOP)

The goal of this research study is to test the efficacy of a novel immunosuppressive agent, belumosudil, in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients who have been newly diagnosed or have developing (early stage) bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS). The name of the study drugs involved in this study are: …

Using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) to Understand Hallucinations in Schizophrenia

This study uses a noninvasive technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to study how hallucinations work in schizophrenia. TMS is a noninvasive way of stimulating the brain, using a magnetic field to change activity in the brain. The magnetic field is produced by a coil that is held next to …

G Gabriela Hobbs, MD

Ruxolitinib in Thrombocythemia and Polycythemia Vera

This research is being done to see if the drug ruxolitinib is effective in reducing the symptoms caused by low-risk essential thrombocythemia (ET) and polycythemia vera (PV). \- This research study involves the study drug Ruxolitinib.

U Ula Jurkunas, MD

Targeting Reactive Oxygen Species Production as a Novel Therapeutic in Fuch's Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy

This protocol will investigate whether topical application of N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) eye drops decreases oxidative stress and confers cytoprotection in patients with FECD.