Boston University Charles River Campus
Clinical trials sponsored by Boston University Charles River Campus, explained in plain language.
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Zapping the brain to fight Alzheimer's memory loss
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study is testing if a gentle, non-invasive electrical stimulation to the brain can help improve memory in people with Alzheimer's disease. Researchers believe memory problems may be linked to poor coordination between different brain areas, and this stimulation aims to help …
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Boston University Charles River Campus • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 23, 2026 15:18 UTC
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Zapping brain waves could calm OCD in days
Symptom relief Recruiting nowThis study is testing a non-invasive brain stimulation technique to reduce symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Researchers will use a gentle electrical current applied to the scalp to target specific brain rhythms involved in reward and decision-making. The goal is t…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Boston University Charles River Campus • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Apr 01, 2026 21:41 UTC
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Scientists test tech to help you hear in a crowd
Symptom relief Recruiting nowThis study aims to improve hearing aids so users can better understand speech and locate sounds in noisy, multi-talker environments like restaurants or parties. Researchers are testing three specific hearing aid features: boosting high-pitched sounds, using a speech enhancement a…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Boston University Charles River Campus • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Mar 16, 2026 15:25 UTC
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Scientists scan brains to unlock the mystery of stuttering
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study aims to understand how the brain plans and starts speech, and how this process is different in people who stutter or have a neurodegenerative language disorder called primary progressive aphasia. Researchers will use brain scans (fMRI) and non-invasive brain stimulatio…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Boston University Charles River Campus • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Apr 01, 2026 14:41 UTC
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Investigating subcortical contributions to speech sequencing in deep brain stimulator recipients
Recruiting nowThis study will examine how two important brain circuits - one involving the subthalamic nucleus (STN) and one involving the ventral intermediate nucleus of the thalamus (VIM) - contribute to learning and producing speech sequences. Participants will include two groups: 1. indivi…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Boston University Charles River Campus
Last updated Mar 11, 2026 14:54 UTC