Clinical trials: sponsored by Boston Medical Center
Smoking Cessation
Hospital-based Patient Navigation and Smoking Cessation
In a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT), smokers hospitalized on the general internal medicine or family medicine service will be randomized to: 1) enhanced traditional care (ETC), or 2) patient navigation (PN).
- Trial name
- NCT03452371
- Testing
- Patient Navigation, Enhanced Traditional Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Cancer
Socio-legal Services for Underserved Populations Through Patient Navigation to Optimize Resources During Treatment
The investigators plan to compare standard patient navigation with an enhanced navigation partnered with the Medical Legal Partnership | Boston (MLP) to determine if assessing legal needs of newly diagnosed cancer patients in…
- Trial name
- SUPPORT (NCT02232074)
- Testing
- Patient navigation enhanced with legal support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 306 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Chronic Pain, Depression
Integrative Medicine Group Visits: A Patient-Centered Approach to Reducing Chronic Pain and Depression
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Integrative Medicine Group Visits (IMGV) are effective for treating patients with chronic pain and depression.
- Trial name
- IMGV (NCT02262377)
- Testing
- Integrative Medicine Group Visits
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 159 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Glaucoma
Efficacy of Glaucoma Drop Aids in Medication Compliance in the Patient Population at Boston Medical Center
The purpose of this study is to determine whether glaucoma drop aids will be cost-effective in delivery of ophthalmic medications by improving medication compliance, visual function, and even decreasing medication waste in the…
- Trial name
- NCT02867995
- Testing
- Eye Drop Aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
AL Amyloidosis
Trial of High Dose Melphalan/Stem Cell Transplant With or Without Bortezomib
Standard treatment for AL Amyloidosis is high-dose melphalan and stem cell transplant. This study will compare the safety and effectiveness of standard treatment with high-dose melphalan and stem cell transplant, compared with…
- Trial name
- VelRand (NCT02489500)
- Testing
- Bortezomib, Melphalan, Neupogen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Lung Cancer
Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Treating Patients With Stage I or Stage II Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
RATIONALE: Stereotactic radiosurgery can send x-rays directly to the tumor and cause less damage to normal tissue. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of stereotactic radiosurgery in treating…
- Trial name
- NCT00852644
- Testing
- computed tomography, fludeoxyglucose F 18, hypofractionated radiation therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Alcohol-Related Disorders, Anxiety Disorders
Psychosocial and Medication Treatment for Anxiety in Alcoholism
The proposed project is written as a "typical clinical practice" test and is a fully-controlled trial of a combined anxiety-focused CBT and pharmacotherapy (venlafaxine; CBT-VEN) delivered for patients with comorbid alcohol-use…
- Trial name
- NCT00248612
- Testing
- Venlafaxine, CBT, Progressive muscle relaxation therapy (PMR)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 162 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Head and Neck Cancer
Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Stereotactic radiosurgery may be able to send x-rays directly to the tumor and cause less damage to normal tissue. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects of stereotactic radiosurgery in treating…
- Trial name
- NCT00851253
- Testing
- stereotactic radiosurgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Respiratory Insufficiency
Clinical Trial of a Computer-driven Weaning System for Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of a computer-assisted ventilator weaning system (Drager Smartcare) to our current standard of care in the medical intensive care unit.
- Trial name
- NCT00606554
- Testing
- Computer-assisted weaning program, Standard of Care weaning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Obesity
Reducing Obesity in Underserved Postpartum African American Women
In this proposal, the investigators will develop a culturally-tailored, 8-week clinic-based weight loss program to reduce obesity among postpartum African American (AA) adult women that can be integrated into a postpartum care…
- Trial name
- RENEW (NCT02448563)
- Testing
- Nutrition and physical activity education
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Pharmacokinetics
The Pharmacokinetics of 12 Week Continuous Patch Use
Investigators propose a descriptive pharmacokinetic study of the serum hormone levels of estrogen and progesterone with extended use (12 weeks) of the contraceptive patch.
- Trial name
- NCT02585999
- Testing
- Xulane Contraceptive Patch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Cervical Cancer
An Intervention Study To Improve Human PapillomaVirus ( HPV) Immunization in Haitian and African American Girls
In the United States, Black women are more likely to die of cervical cancer than White women. In developing countries and globally, Haitian immigrant women are more likely to die of cervical cancer than any other women in the…
- Trial name
- HPV (NCT01254669)
- Testing
- BNI-brief Negotiated Interview
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Femoral Fractures
A Multicenter Randomized Trial Comparing IM Nails and Plate Fixation in Distal Femur Fractures
This study looks at two (2) types of surgical treatments and hopes to answer the question, "which is the best way to surgically treat a distal femur fracture?" Both procedures being studied are standard of care (used routinely)…
- Trial name
- NCT00429663
- Testing
- reamed, interlocking intramedullary nail, locking periarticular plate
- Where
- 22 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Breast Cancer
Positron Emission Mammography and Standard Mammography in Women at High Risk of Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: Screening tests may help doctors find cancer cells early and plan better treatment for breast cancer. It is not yet known whether positron emission mammography is more effective than standard mammography in finding…
- Trial name
- NCT00896649
- Testing
- questionnaire administration, digital mammography, positron emission mammography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 193 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Multiple Myeloma
HD Melphalan and SCT in Patients With IGDD or LCDD
RATIONALE: Giving chemotherapy before a stem cell transplant stops the growth of cancer cells by stopping them from dividing or killing them.
- Trial name
- NCT00681044
- Testing
- filgrastim, melphalan, Stem Cell Infusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Ankle Injuries
A Multicenter Randomized Trial Comparing Antiglide and Lateral Plate Fixation in Ankle Fractures
The role of operative fixation of unstable, displaced lateral malleolus fractures is well-established (Mayer, Mak, and Yablon). However, the optimal type of fixation remains the subject of debate.
- Trial name
- NCT00718302
- Testing
- Antiglide Plate, Lateral Plate
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 249 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Colorectal Cancer
Risk Stratification to Promote Effective Shared Decision-Making for Colorectal Cancer Screening
Shared decision-making (SDM) has been advocated as a strategy for increasing colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates. Our studies to date suggest that while the use of a novel computer-based decision aid facilitates several…
- Trial name
- NCT01596582
- Testing
- Risk Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 352 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Nasopharyngeal Carriage of S. Pneumoniae
Streptococcus Pneumonia: Effects of PCV13 on Pneumococcal Carriage
The specific aim is to evaluate the impact of PCV13 as administered in the pediatric primary care clinic at Boston medical center on the serotype specific carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in children < 5.
- Trial name
- NCT01109108
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Sarcopenia, Hypogonadism
TOM: Testosterone in Older Men With Sarcopenia
The purpose of this study is to determine whether testosterone replacement in older men with low testosterone levels will increase muscle strength, improve physical performance and overall sense of well being, and reduce fatigue.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Hypogonadism, Muscular Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT00240981
- Testing
- Topical testosterone gel 1% (active formulation)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 209 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Multiple Myeloma
Melphalan, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone in Treating Patients With Primary Systemic Amyloidosis
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as melphalan and dexamethasone, work in different ways to stop the growth of abnormal plasma cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- MRD (NCT00679367)
- Testing
- dexamethasone, lenalidomide, melphalan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center