Mass General - Division of Clinical Research

The goal of this clinical trial is to test a behavioral health program (Interventions for Stressful Transitions in Later Life, InSTILL, for Individuals) for skilled nursing facility residents. The main questions it aims to answer is whether the program is program is feasible, satisfactory, and helpful. Participants will join 6 bi-weekly sessions of the InSTILL program. Participants will complete assessments at three timepoints (all) and a brief-exit interview.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Nov 2025

open study

The purpose of this study is to explore the feasibility and acceptability of a nurse-led, coping, and supportive care intervention for patients with triple-negative breast cancer. The intervention aims to improve psychosocial outcomes in patients with triple-negative breast cancer (e.g., quality of life (QOL), anxiety, fear of cancer recurrence (FCR)).

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Jun 2026

open study

The purpose of this trial is to evaluate safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic impact of PrP-siRNA in symptomatic prion disease patients.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: May 2026

open study

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether tofersen is safe and effective in adults with non-SOD1 ALS. Tofersen is currently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat SOD1-ALS. The main questions it aims to answer are: - Does tofersen lower the levels of neurofilament light chain (NfL) in the blood and CSF of adult participants with non-SOD1 ALS? - Is tofersen safe and tolerable for adult participants with non-SOD1 ALS? - Does tofersen affect other measurements such as clinical outcomes and quality-of-life measures in participants with non-SOD1 ALS? Participants will : - Receive 100mg tofersen via lumbar puncture for 24 weeks. The doses are at the following time points: Weeks 0, 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, and 24. - Complete 2 follow-up visits following the end of the dosing period at Weeks 28 and 32. - Complete a variety of questionnaires and outcome measurements such as strength and breathing testing.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Dec 2025

open study

PIONEER-ALS is a Phase 1/2, multicenter, open-label, ascending dose, uncontrolled, first-in-human study that will evaluate the safety, tolerability and effects on clinical and biomarker endpoints of intracisternal administration of Vtx-002 in participants with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Two escalating dose (low dose and high dose) cohorts are planned. The duration of the study will be a maximum of 5 years and 5 weeks (265 weeks) for each participant. The screening period may last up to 5 weeks to complete screening procedures.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Dec 2025

open study

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether the study drug THRV-1268 can safely and effectively shorten the QT interval in people diagnosed with Long QT Syndrome Type 2 (LQTS 2). The study will also learn about the safety and tolerability of THRV-1268 at different doses. The main questions this study aims to answer are: Does THRV-1268 reduce the QTc interval (a measure of the heart's electrical recovery time)? What side effects or medical problems occur when participants take THRV-1268? Which dose of THRV-1268 works best and is safest? Participants will: Complete a 3-week observation period with ECG and Holter monitoring to establish baseline QTc measurements Take THRV-1268 tablets twice daily at two dose levels for 6 weeks (Part A) or be randomly assigned to a dose group for 6 weeks (Part B) Have clinic visits and tests to monitor safety and changes in their heart rhythm May continue taking THRV-1268 for up to 1 year for ongoing safety and efficacy evaluation Researchers will compare changes in QTc over time and evaluate side effects to determine whether THRV-1268 can help reduce the risk of abnormal heart rhythms and sudden cardiac events in people with LQTS 2.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Mar 2026

open study

The overall aim of this study is to develop an intervention that can help recovery in patients surviving severe brain injury but failing to fully recover. In particular, this project aims to (1) determine neurobehavioral responses to low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFUP) in patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC) following brain injury, (2) determine neurophysiologic (EEG) responses to LIFUP in patients with DoC and (3) identify and evaluate ethical perspectives of patient representatives (family members and surrogate decision-makers) surrounding investigation of therapeutic neuromodulation technologies such as LIFUP in patients with DoC.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: May 2026

open study

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a novel RAS(ON) inhibitor compared to standard of care (SOC) observation only.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Dec 2025

open study

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare a core set and enhanced set of implementation strategies in increasing the reach of evidence-based treatments to patients with HIV and depression. The main questions it aims to answer are: What proportion of patients start an evidence-based treatment for depression (reach)? What percentage of patients show clinical improvement in depression and what percentage attain viral undetectability within one year (effectiveness)? Researchers will compare high and low reach clinics to further inform tailored implementation strategies for uptake and maintenance. Clinics will be randomized into one of two study arms: core versus enhanced strategies. In both arms, core strategies will be utilized. Enhanced clinics will also receive more resource-intensive training.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: May 2026

open study

Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is a serious and impairing eating disorder - occurring in up to 4% of adults - for which most individuals do not have access to treatment. The proposed study aims to develop and test a mobile app to scale delivery of cognitive-behavioral therapy for ARFID. Knowledge gained will contribute to the development of a clinically accessible, scalable, inexpensive treatment for ARFID, a highly impairing disorder for which there are significant barriers to care access.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Apr 2026

open study

This phase II trial compares the use of pembrolizumab and radiation therapy to chemotherapy with cisplatin, gemcitabine, 5-fluorouracil or mitomycin-C and radiation therapy for the treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Chemotherapy drugs, such as cisplatin, gemcitabine, 5-fluorouracil or mitomycin-C, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays, particles, or radioactive seeds to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Giving pembrolizumab with radiation may kill more tumor cells than chemotherapy with radiation therapy in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Jun 2025

open study

This is a non-inferiority patient-centered and pragmatic comparative-effectiveness pregnancy randomized controlled trial (RCT) with postpartum maternal and child follow-up through 2 years of 1,572 individuals with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) randomized to oral metformin versus injectable insulin. This study will determine if metformin is not inferior to insulin in reducing adverse pregnancy outcomes, is comparably safe for exposed individuals and children, and if patient-reported factors, including facilitators of and barriers to use, differ between metformin and insulin. A total of 1,572 pregnant individuals with GDM who need pharmacotherapy will be recruited at 20 U.S. sites using consistent treatment criteria to metformin versus insulin. Participants and their children will be followed through delivery to two years postpartum.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Aug 2024

open study

This phase II trial compares the effects of immunoglobulin replacement therapy with a placebo for preventing infectious complications in patients receiving CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy. Hypogammaglobulinemia is a common complication in patients who receive CD19 CAR-T cell therapy. This is a condition in which the level of immunoglobulins (antibodies) in the blood is low and the risk of infection is high. Immunoglobulin replacement therapy works by replacing the body's immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies with donor blood product derived IgG antibodies that may help prevent infection. IgG antibodies are often depleted as a result of CAR-T therapy. Giving immunoglobulin replacement therapy may prevent infectious complications in patients receiving CD19 CAR-T cell therapy.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Jun 2024

open study

The primary objectives of this study are to determine the recommended dose(s) of PYX-201 for participants with recurrent/metastatic (R/M) solid tumors, and to determine the objective response rate (ORR) in participants treated with PYX-201 as a single agent.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Mar 2023

open study

The aim of this study is to assess the safety, side effects and effectiveness of EP0031 (Lunbotinib) in patients with advanced RET-altered non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in monotherapy and in combination with standard of care (SOC) chemotherapy.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Sep 2022

open study

The Fabry Registry is an ongoing, international multi-center, strictly observational program that tracks the routine clinical outcomes for patients with Fabry disease, irrespective of treatment status. No experimental intervention is involved; patients in the Registry undergo clinical assessments and receive care as determined by the patient's treating physician. The primary objectives of the Registry are: - To enhance the understanding of the variability, progression, and natural history of Fabry disease, including heterozygous females with the disease; - To assist the Fabry medical community with the development of recommendations for monitoring patients and reports on patient outcomes to help optimize patient care; - To characterize and describe the Fabry population as a whole; - To evaluate the long-term safety and effectiveness of Fabrazyme® Fabry Pregnancy Sub-registry: This Sub-registry is a multicenter, international, longitudinal, observational, and voluntary program designed to track pregnancy outcomes for any pregnant woman enrolled in the Fabry Registry, regardless of whether she is receiving disease-specific therapy (such as enzyme replacement therapy with agalsidase beta) and irrespective of the commercial product with which she may be treated. Data from the Sub-registry are also used to fulfill various global regulatory requirements, to support product development/reimbursement, and for other research and non-research-related purposes. No experimental intervention is given; thus a patient will undergo clinical assessments and receive standard of care treatment as determined by the patient's physician. If a patient consents to this Sub-registry, information about the patient's medical and obstetric history, pregnancy, and birth will be collected, and, if a patient consents to data collection for her infant, data on infant growth through month 36 postpartum will be collected.

Type: Observational [Patient Registry]

Start Date: Jul 2001

open study

The purpose of this study is to see if combining silevertinib with temozolomide after surgery and radiotherapy helps treat newly diagnosed glioblastoma (GBM) better than using temozolomide alone in the maintenance setting. Specifically, this study is being done to find answers to the following questions: - How much of the study drugs (silevertinib combined with temozolomide) should be given to participants with GBM? - What are the side effects participants have when taking the study drug (silevertinib combined with temozolomide)? - Can the study drug (silevertinib combined with temozolomide) help participants with GBM live longer without disease progression compared to treatment with temozolomide alone?

Type: Interventional

Start Date: May 2026

open study

The overall aim of this study is to develop an intervention that can help recovery in patients surviving severe brain injury but failing to fully recover. In particular, this multicenter project aims to (1) establish short-term efficacy of tFUS as a therapeutic to promote recovery in patients with prolonged DoC as compared to sham treatment, (2) establish dose-related safety and efficacy of tFUS as a therapeutic intervention in prolonged DoC patients and (3) explore preliminary predictors and biomarkers of susceptibility and response to thalamic sonication.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Apr 2025

open study

This is a randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of Resilience Training in college students with elevated transdiagnostic risk for developing a serious mental illness.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Feb 2025

open study

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of rapcabtagene autoleucel versus comparator in participants with severe active Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA) or Microscopic Polyangiitis (MPA)

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Mar 2025

open study

Women living with HIV have been shown to experience more frequent and severe hot flashes and night sweats (collectively known as vasomotor symptoms) as compared to women living without HIV. This correlates with disturbed sleep, increased depressive symptoms, increased anxiety, worse mental function, interference with activities of daily living including work, and worse overall quality of life. Hormone therapy is considered to be the most effective therapy for hot flashes and night sweats and the most appropriate choice to prevent bone loss at the time of menopause for women without HIV. However, the usefulness of hormone therapy has not been specifically studied in women living with HIV. This trial is being done to see if: - There is evidence to support the use of hormone therapy (estradiol with or without progesterone) for the treatment of hot flashes and night sweats in women living with HIV - Hormone therapy improves mental function, mood, sleep, quality of life, bone health, heart health, and inflammation in women living with HIV - Hormone therapy is safe and tolerable for women living with HIV

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Apr 2026

open study

This study is designed to characterize the safety, tolerability, and anti-tumor activity of MDX2001 in patients with advanced solid tumors.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Jun 2024

open study

This study is to prospectively compare clinical effectiveness between clinically- matched incremental hemodialysis and conventional hemodialysis in patients with incident kidney dysfunction requiring dialysis and residual kidney function. The study will enroll 350 patients on chronic hemodialysis and 140 caregivers of enrolled patients. Patients will be randomized in 1:1 ratio to either incremental start hemodialysis or conventional hemodialysis. Caregivers will be followed along with patients for an average period of 2 years post randomization.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Feb 2024

open study

The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the role of blood pressure (BPV) variability in patients suffering from acute ischemic stroke. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. To determine the association of BPV with functional/cognitive outcome after ischemic stroke. 2. To determine a pathophysiologic mechanism of BPV's deleterious effect on functional outcome. 3. To evaluate potential treatment targets to pharmacologically reduce BPV after ischemic stroke.

Type: Observational

Start Date: Jul 2024

open study

The purpose of this study is to obtain preliminary device safety information and demonstrate proof of principle (feasibility) of the ability of people with tetraplegia to control a computer cursor and other assistive devices with their thoughts.

Type: Interventional

Start Date: Oct 2023

open study