Woburn, Massachusetts Clinical Trials

S Svetlana Azova, MD

Type 1 Diabetes Management Using a Very Low Carbohydrate Versus Standard Diet

Despite major technological advances, management of type one diabetes mellitus (T1D) remains suboptimal, putting millions of people at risk for immediate and long-term complications. After meals, a mismatch between carbohydrate absorption rate and insulin action typically leads to alternating periods of hyper- and hypoglycemia. A conceptually promising approach to control …

E Eva Morava-Kozicz, MD, PhD

Clinical and Basic Investigations Into Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation

The purpose of this research is to study the natural history of congenital disorders of glycosylation and its causes and treatments.

B Breanna Piekarski, RN, BSN

Transplantation of Autologously Derived Mitochondria Following Ischemia

The investigators propose a robust therapeutic intervention to ameliorate myocardial ischemia/ reperfusion injury and significantly decrease morbidity and mortality in patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), by direct injection of autogeneic mitochondria into the ischemic myocardium.

N Nanette Matrullo

XACT ACE Observational Registry

Compile real world data on the use of the XACT ACE Robotic System

C Caroline Mitchell, MD, MPH

Vaginal Microbiota Transplant

This is a randomized trial of vaginal microbiome transplant vs. saline placebo to restore a Lactobacillus dominant vaginal microbial community in women with recurrent bacterial vaginosis.

J Jilian Foreman

Ruxolitinib for the Treatment of T-Cell Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia

This phase II trial tests whether ruxolitinib works to shrink tumors in patients with T-cell large granular lymphocyte leukemia. Ruxolitinib may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

A Adnan Majid, MD FCCP

Inter-lobar Fissure Completion in Patients With Failed Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction

The purpose of this protocol is to perform a pilot prospective controlled clinical trial to evaluate the potential role of lung fissure completion with pleural adhesiolysis strategy (experimental intervention) in severe emphysema/COPD patients with failed bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) via the use of endobronchial valves (EBVs) therapy. In select …

The HIgh-fidelity Hydraulic couPling Upper-arm Cuff Assessment of Limits, Safety, and Effectiveness (HIPULSE) Trial

The purpose of this study is to compare measurements of blood pressure (BP) and fluid responsiveness between the Philips AMC and invasive radial arterial line in surgical patients.

T Theresa Leonarczyk, PhD, RN

Cryocompression for CIPN

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness, tolerability, and safety of using cooling therapy and pressure (cryocompression) to reduce peripheral neuropathy, a condition affecting the nerves supplying the arms and legs (limbs) resulting in possible numbness, pain, and/or loss of motor function, that may occur as a result of taxane-based …

J Julia Jashinski, MSW

Effect of Mindfulness-based Neurofeedback for Adolescents With Elevated Repetitive Negative Thinking

This study will test the hypotheses that adolescent with repetitive negative thinking who at at-risk for serious mental illness will show greater default mode network (DMN) connectivity than healthy controls, at-risk adolescents will show greater changes in DMN connectivity than healthy controls, and that a longer session of mindfulness based …