Clinical Trials
for Stroke in Massachusetts
44 clinical trials for Stroke are currently recruiting participants at study sites in Massachusetts. Study-related care is provided at no cost.
Stroke clinical trials in Massachusetts: what to expect
Stroke trials come in three kinds. Acute treatment trials enroll within hours of a stroke, inside the hospital, and are not something you apply to. Recovery and rehabilitation trials enroll from a few weeks to many years after a stroke and test intensive therapy, robotics, brain and nerve stimulation, virtual reality and medicines meant to help the brain rewire. Prevention trials test blood thinners, cholesterol and blood pressure treatments and procedures to lower the chance of a second stroke.
In Massachusetts, recruiting stroke studies are concentrated in Boston, Charlestown, Springfield and Worcester, with sites in 3 other cities. 11 of the 44 are run by a drug or device company, which usually means a larger study with travel reimbursement; the rest are academic or hospital-led.
Who stroke trials usually look for
Listings state the time since stroke, the type (a clot or a bleed) and the kind of difficulty they study, such as arm and hand weakness, walking, speech or vision, often with a range on a standard scale that the study therapist scores. Many recovery trials enroll people six months or more after their stroke, so an older stroke does not rule you out. Prevention trials look for a stroke or mini-stroke in a recent window plus a specific risk factor such as atrial fibrillation. Most require that you can give consent and take part in sessions.
What taking part involves
Rehabilitation trials are intensive: several sessions a week for four to twelve weeks, with assessments by a therapist before, after and some months later, and sometimes an MRI. The comparison group often receives standard therapy or the same program later. Prevention trials are long and light: a study medicine or placebo added to usual care, visits every few months for several years. Study care and equipment are free and travel is usually reimbursed; a family member is welcome at visits.
Questions worth asking the study team
How many sessions are required and where; whether a comparison group receives the therapy later; whether current rehabilitation can continue; what the assessments involve; and whether transport can be arranged.
Showing 20 of 44 recruiting Stroke trials in Massachusetts
Where the Stroke studies are in Massachusetts
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston18 trials
- Boston Medical Center, Boston7 trials
- Tufts Medical Center, Boston4 trials
- Baystate Medical Center, Springfield3 trials
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston3 trials
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston3 trials
Counts are recruiting studies listing at least one site in Massachusetts, from ClinicalTrials.gov, refreshed every two days.
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