Clinical trials: sponsored by Boston Medical Center
Multiple Myeloma
Melphalan, Bortezomib, and Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Primary Systemic Amyloidosis
RATIONALE: Giving melphalan and bortezomib before and after a stem cell transplant stops the growth of abnormal cells by stopping them from dividing or killing them.
- Trial name
- NCT00790647
- Testing
- filgrastim, bortezomib, melphalan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Multiple Myeloma, Plasma Cell Neoplasm
2nd Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in Patients With Persistent/Recurrent (AL) Amyloidosis
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of plasma cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00075608
- Testing
- filgrastim, melphalan, autologous stem cell transplantation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Laryngeal Diseases, Chronic Laryngeal Neuropathy
Trial of the Treatment of Chronic Laryngitis With Amitryptiline
The study will compare the effectiveness of amitriptyline versus placebo (inactive medication) in treating chronic laryngitis.
- Trial name
- NCT02434523
- Testing
- Amitriptyline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Alcoholism, Alcohol Dependence
Interdisciplinary Study of Two Novel Anticonvulsants in Alcoholism
This is a double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group design study with 4 treatment groups; levetiracetam, zonisamide, topiramate, and placebo control. Subjects will receive study medications for 14 weeks.
- Conditions
- Alcoholism, Alcohol Dependence, Alcohol Abuse
- Trial name
- NCT00862563
- Testing
- Topiramate, Zonisamide, Levetiracetam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Dysphagia
Efficacy of Electrical Stimulation for Dysphagia in Head & Neck Cancer Patients
The purpose of the investigation is to learn whether intense swallowing exercise or intense swallowing exercise coupled with electrical stimulation (E-Stim) helps patients who had head/neck cancer and currently have dysphagia…
- Trial name
- NCT00629265
- Testing
- Neurotech NT2000 Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES)
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Ascites, Cirrhosis
Improving Performance of Paracentesis in Medical Residency Training
The investigators hypothesize that there is significant variability in management of patients with ascites despite guidelines provided by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, the professional organization…
- Trial name
- NCT01403987
- Testing
- Residency Program Teaching, Lecture, Pocket Card Reference
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Health Education, Sudden Infant Death
Study of the Impact of Parental Note Taking on the Effectiveness of Anticipatory Guidance
The delivery of anticipatory guidance is an essential component of pediatric practice. Given the large amount of information to be shared during each encounter and the limited time available, there is a need for an effective and…
- Trial name
- NCT01014169
- Testing
- Note taking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Colonic Polyps, Colonic Neoplasms
Improving Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy With a Simple Educational Card
The purpose of this study is to determine whether adding a simple educational card to standard pre-procedure instructions improves the quality of bowel preparation for colonoscopy.
- Trial name
- NCT00643682
- Testing
- Educational card
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center