Mental health · Boston area, MA
Mental health studies in Boston area, MA
70 recruiting studies have a site in the Boston area. This page includes nearby cities such as Cambridge, Brookline, Newton, Waltham.
70 recruiting studiesSource: ClinicalTrials.gov, refreshed October 26, 2026How we list studies
Studies
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Targeting Specific Brain Networks to Treat Specific Symptoms in Depression
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Project EMPOWER-OCD
Boston University Charles River Campus
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Future Leaders Program: Testing a Youth Leadership, Engagement, and Mindfulness Program
Boston University Charles River Campus
- Location
- Boston, MA + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 14+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Using Machine Learning to Optimize User Engagement and Clinical Response to Digital Mental Health Interventions
Boston University Charles River Campus
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Neural Markers of Treatment Mechanisms and Prediction of Treatment Outcomes in Social Anxiety
Boston University Charles River Campus
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–50
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Neuromodulation for a Novel OCD Biomarker and Treatment
Boston University Charles River Campus
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Transforming Adolescent Perception and Mental Health Through Meditation and Cognitive Reappraisal A Mixed Method Study
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 15–18
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Neural Mechanisms of Family-Focused Treatment for Youth Depression
Boston University Charles River Campus
- Location
- Boston, MA + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 7–12
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Resilient Families Feasibility Trial
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Social Needs Screening and Chronic Diseases Study (WE CARE)
University of Massachusetts, Worcester
- Location
- Worcester, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Breaking Silence Through Story: A Narrative Medicine Intervention for Parents of Children With Urogenital Conditions
Sarah Schlegel
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Music Use in Parturients Admitted to Labor & Delivery
Tufts Medical Center
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Mixed Methods Pilot Trial of the STEP Home Workshop to Improve Reintegration and Reduce Suicide Risk for Recently Transitioned Veterans
VA Office of Research and Development
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
The TEAM Study - Treatment Efficacy for Autism/Attention Using Mixed Amphetamine
Gagan Joshi
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 8–18
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Self-Adjusted Nitrous Oxide: A Feasibility Study in the Setting of Vasectomy
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–85 · Men only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Promoting Resilience in Early Survivorship Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12–25
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Executive Function Training for Children and Adolescents
Northeastern University
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12–17
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Facilitation of Extinction Retention and Reconsolidation Blockade by IV Allopregnanolone in PTSD.
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–55
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
National Pregnancy Registry for Psychiatric Medications
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–45 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Foundational Programs to Combat Clinician Stress
Lancaster General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA + 5 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 25–70
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Testing "Doula Link", a Multi-Component Intervention to Improve Perinatal Mental Health
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Neuromodulation of Executive Function Across Neuropsychiatric Populations
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
Who these studies look for
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