Tufts Medical Center
Clinical trials sponsored by Tufts Medical Center, explained in plain language.
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Ultrasound-Guided breathing care may shorten NICU stays for infants
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study tests whether using lung ultrasound to guide breathing treatments can help infants with respiratory failure leave the NICU sooner. About 64 newborns will be randomly assigned to either ultrasound-guided care or standard care. The goal is to see if this approach reduces…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Tufts Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:01 UTC
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Glow-in-the-Dark dye could simplify vulvar cancer surgery
Diagnosis Not yet recruitingThis pilot study will test whether a fluorescent dye called indocyanine green (ICG), used with a special handheld camera, can find sentinel lymph nodes as well as the standard blue dye in early-stage vulvar cancer. Ten patients will receive both dyes during surgery, and doctors w…
Sponsor: Tufts Medical Center • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:52 UTC
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Vitamin d dosing trial aims to stop prediabetes from becoming diabetes
Prevention Not yet recruitingThis study tests whether taking weekly vitamin D supplements, with doses adjusted to reach a target blood level, can help control blood sugar in 100 adults aged 30-74 who have prediabetes (high risk for type 2 diabetes). Participants are randomly assigned to receive vitamin D or …
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Tufts Medical Center • Aim: Prevention
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:10 UTC
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Custom drug testing: a new way to match RA patients with their ideal treatment
Knowledge-focused Not yet recruitingThis study aims to learn which FDA-approved rheumatoid arthritis (RA) medication works best for each individual patient. Researchers will enroll 18 adults with newly diagnosed, moderately to severely active RA. Participants will try up to four different RA drugs in a random order…
Sponsor: Tufts Medical Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:06 UTC