Patients ages 8 – 17 with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes have an opportunity to participate in the PROTECT Study, a clinical trial to see if a study drug called teplizumab can safely preserve insulin-producing cells. Previous clinical studies have suggested a benefit of teplizumab......
12 November, 2019 DiabetesNo More Needles to Prevent HAE Attacks? We need you to help us find out. Right now, patients are being enrolled in the APeX-S study, a worldwide clinical research study to investigate the long-term safety of an investigational oral medication to prevent hereditary angioedema (HAE)......
29 October, 2019 Allergies & Immune System Brain & Nervous System Cardiovascular Child Health Lungs & BreathingWe are interested in learning about the health care experiences of people who have difficulties with walking and who later in life develop certain types of cancer. Researchers at the Health Policy Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital are running this study, which is funded......
28 October, 2019 CancerAre you more likely to take risks for big rewards or play it safe to avoid loss? Help us learn more about how stress, mood, gender, and personality influence decision making in the face of rewards! Men and women ages 18-65 may be eligible to......
16 October, 2019 *Healthy Volunteer Studies Mental Health & BehaviorThe PACIFIC Study is testing whether group exercise in combination with education on aging and health or behavioral health improves pain and physical function in older adults with knee arthritis. Participant Eligibility 65 years or older Have a diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis Have knee pain......
15 October, 2019 Bones, Joints & Muscles Pain Management/AnesthesiologyResearch in the fields of applied behavior analysis (ABA) and neuroscience are typically done in parallel. This means that we know very little about the brain basis of repetitive/stereotypic behaviors or of developmental delay more generally. This study is doing crossover work, to see if......
11 October, 2019 Child Health Mental Health & BehaviorThe DIAGNOSE CTE Research Project is an NIH (National Institutes of Health) funded study focused on developing methods of diagnosing Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) during life and to examine potential risk factors for the disease. CTE is a degenerative brain disease, thought to be caused,......
03 October, 2019 *Healthy Volunteer Studies Brain & Nervous System Mental Health & BehaviorThe goal of this study is to enroll 200 healthy participants who will be collecting nasal swabs over a period of 1 year. 100 participants will be enrolled in each of two categories based on self-report over the last 3 years; susceptible (≥ 4 colds......
17 September, 2019 *Healthy Volunteer StudiesWho can participate in the study? Women with stage II-IV ovarian, fallopian tube, or peritoneal cancer who have undergone surgery and completed chemotherapy within six months (ongoing maintenance therapy is OK) and who are in clinical remission. Our study We will compare the effects of......
11 September, 2019 Cancer Wellness, Lifestyle & Environmental Health Women's HealthAsthma is a condition where people experience symptoms of wheezing and shortness of breath in response to exposures such as allergens and exercise. There are many people who have allergies to substances in the environment such as pollen or grasses, but only some of the......
06 September, 2019 Allergies & Immune System
