Newton, Massachusetts Clinical Trials

R Ryan Osselborn

Stopping TSC Onset and Progression 2B: Sirolimus TSC Epilepsy Prevention Study

This trial is a Phase II randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled multi-site study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of early sirolimus to prevent or delay seizure onset in TSC infants. This study is supported by research funding from the Office of Orphan Products Division (OOPD) of the US Food and …

D Denise L Faustman, MD, PhD

Repeat BCG Vaccinations for the Treatment of New Onset Type 1 Diabetes in Children Age 8-<18 Years

The purpose of this study is to investigate if repeat bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccinations can confer a beneficial immune and metabolic effect in new onset pediatric Type 1 diabetes.

S Study Coordinator

Kisspeptin Administration Subcutaneously to Patients With IHH

The goal of this study is to see whether kisspeptin, a naturally occurring hormone, can stimulate the release of other reproductive hormones in men and women with idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH). The investigators are also examining whether kisspeptin can help women release eggs from their ovaries. Kisspeptin will be administered …

K Kamryn Eddy, Ph.D.

The Role of Estrogen in the Neurobiology of Eating Disorders

This is a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study of the effects of transdermal estradiol versus placebo on cognitive flexibility, reward processing, and eating disorder pathology in hypoestrogenemic female adolescents and young adults (ages 14-35 years) with an eating disorder characterized by extreme dietary restriction and/or excessive exercise. Subjects will be …

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)