Woburn, Massachusetts Clinical Trials

Comparing Hypothermic Temperatures During Hemiarch Surgery

Hypothermic circulatory arrest is an important surgical technique, allowing complex aortic surgeries to be performed safely. Hypothermic circulatory arrest provides protection to cerebral and visceral organs, but may result in longer cardiopulmonary bypass times during surgery, increased risks of bleeding, inflammation, and neuronal injury. To manage these consequences, a trend …

G Gursimran Kochhar, MD

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Ulcerative Colitis

Chronic intestinal hypoxia and accompanying mucosal inflammation is a hallmark of ulcerative colitis (UC). Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) involves breathing 100% oxygen under increased atmospheric pressure to increase tissue oxygenation. Two small prospective randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that the delivery of HBOT to UC patients hospitalized for acute moderate …

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 Jonathan Reneau, MD

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 …

K Kristin Rooney

GEnetic Testing in Elective Single Embryo Transfer (GETSET): A Randomized Clinical Trial

The GETSET trial is a prospective randomized trial designed to evaluate the clinical outcomes of incorporating preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidies (PGT-A) in elective single embryo transfer in women between 35 and 40 years of age.

A Amit Anand, M.D.

Ketamine Treatment of Youth Suicide Attempters

Ketamine, an NMDA antagonist, has been shown to have rapid anti- suicidal effects. However, its safety and efficacy and special populations has not been investigated and documented. Several reports in adults suggest rapid decrease of suicidal ideation. In the last decade there is an alarming increase of the number of …

K Kristina Simonyan, MD, PhD

Brain-Computer Interfaces in Laryngeal Dystonia

The researchers will develop and evaluate the use of adaptive closed-loop brain-computer interface therapeutic intervention in laryngeal dystonia.

E Elizabeth A Lawson, MD

Oxytocin for Weight Loss in Adolescents

This is a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study of the effects of intranasal oxytocin in youths with obesity, ages 12-18 years old. Subjects will be randomized to receive intranasal oxytocin or placebo (3 sprays per nostril, 4 times per day) for 12 weeks. Study visits include screening to determine eligibility, …

Study Evaluating UCART20x22 in B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

First-in-human, open-label, dose-finding and dose-expansion study of UCART20x22 administered intravenously in subjects with relapsed or refractory B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (B-NHL). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and clinical activity of UCART20x22 and determine the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) and Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D).