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Clinical trials and research at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, INC.
As of November 12, 2026, Find a Trial lists 63 NIH-funded research projects at this institution, with $44.2 million in listed awards. Every study is explained in plain English. Data from ClinicalTrials.gov and NIH RePORTER, updated November 12, 2026.
- 63NIH research projects
NIH-funded research (newest 40 of 63)
Early-stage science funded by the US National Institutes of Health. Most of these projects don't enroll patients, but they show what is being worked on.
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Center to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections at Harvard Pilgrim
This NIH grant supports a program to monitor and prevent infections acquired in healthcare settings, with a focus on improving patient safety for people receiving care at participating facilities.
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IGF factors and binding proteins in gestational diabetes and fetal growth
A study in pregnant people looks at how insulin-like growth factors and their binding proteins affect gestational diabetes and how a baby grows.
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Carefully weighing medications during pregnancy in autoimmune diseases
This project examines how advanced autoimmune medications taken by pregnant people with autoimmune diseases affect both mother and baby.
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Environmental toxins and kids’ heart health over time
This project looks at how exposure to environmental pollutants may shape heart health from early childhood through young adulthood in families followed over years.
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Medicaid groceries for adults with type 2 diabetes and type 2 diabetes management
A real-world program in California will test whether medically tailored groceries improve diet and metabolic health for adults with type 2 diabetes who use Medicaid.
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Electronic surveillance for hospital-onset sepsis to expand detection of serious healthcare-associated infections
A hospital-based study aims to improve detection of serious infections that patients can get in hospital by using electronic patient data to flag sepsis earlier and more reliably.
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Nutrition Help in Home-Visiting Programs for Better Parent-Child Health
A project will add a nutrition-focused program to home-visiting services to help families with young children eat healthier and manage food access.
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Supportive and restrictive factors and mental health in LGBT adolescents and young adults
A study to understand how policies affecting LGBT people influence mental health in teens and young adults.
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Sleep data that predict opioid treatment outcomes
A big multi-site study will look at sleep and circadian patterns to help predict how well people with opioid-use disorder do when on standard treatments.
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How laws and support affect mental health of LGBTQ adolescents and young adults
This project looks at how recent laws and levels of community support affect the mental health of LGBTQ teens and young adults.
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Impact of SNAP benefit cuts on people's healthy grocery choices
A research study looks at how ending emergency SNAP benefits in March 2023 affected what people buy for healthy food and how it relates to chronic disease risk.
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How reproductive and biological aging affect women's health and diabetes risk
This project will look at how reproductive milestones (like age at menopause), biological aging markers from blood, and actual age relate to diabetes and other aging-related conditions in women.
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Making alcohol use disorder treatment more available in underserved areas
This project looks at whether placing more mental health clinicians in underserved areas helps people with alcohol use disorder get treatment and avoid alcohol-related hospital and emergency visits.
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Long-acting cabotegravir injections for HIV prevention
This project looks at whether bimonthly cabotegravir injections can make HIV prevention easier and reach people who have trouble taking daily pills, especially in Black, Latino, and transgender communities.
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Neighborhoods and health across life: Early-life food security, diet quality, and chemical exposures
This grant explores how early-life food insecurity, diet quality, and chemical exposures affect heart and blood vessel health across life for people from pregnancy through adulthood.
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Advancing Sepsis Quality Measurement to Improve Care and Outcomes
Aims to find better ways for hospitals to measure and improve sepsis care so that adults with sepsis have fewer complications and follow-up readmissions.
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Infant Genomic Sequencing to Guide Lifelong Care
This project looks at how sequencing babies at birth could inform healthier, long-term care for children and help tailor medications as they grow.
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How conditions before birth shape health in your twenties
This project looks at whether a mother's health, chemical exposures, and neighborhood during pregnancy affect young adults' physical and mental health.
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Making Marketplace insurance available for pregnancy earlier
This grant looks at whether treating pregnancy as a qualifying life event helps pregnant people access Marketplace health insurance earlier to support prenatal care.
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How sex differences shape genes linked to depression
Researchers are developing new ways to understand how being male or female changes genetic links to depression in adults.
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How neighborhoods, food, and chemical exposures affect health from pregnancy through childhood
This project looks at how food choices, chemical exposures, and where people live during pregnancy and childhood might connect to heart health for both mothers and children.
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Making linked real-world diabetes data more reliable
This project improves how linked health records are used to learn which diabetes medicines work best and are safest for people with diabetes.
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IGF factors and binding proteins in gestational diabetes and fetal growth
This research looks at how placental IGF binding proteins may influence gestational diabetes and fetal growth, aiming to understand why some pregnancies are more risk-prone.
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New Insights into How Food Labels Help People Choose Healthier Foods
A real-world study looks at how updated Nutrition Facts Labels and Guiding Stars labeling affect what people buy in supermarkets.
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Policy research on Medicaid coverage of rapid genomic testing for sick infants
Aims to understand how Medicaid decides to cover rapid genomic testing for critically ill infants and how those decisions affect care and costs.
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InvesT1D: Helping teens take charge of Type 1 diabetes
This project offers small financial rewards to help teenagers with type 1 diabetes stick to their care and improve blood sugar control.
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Newborn genome screening to find and prevent childhood and adult genetic diseases
This project looks at whether adding genomic sequencing for newborns and targeted testing of their siblings can help find treatable heart, muscle, and metabolic conditions earlier.
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PFAS exposure and bone, muscle, and heart health in older adults
This project looks at whether long-term exposure to PFAS 'forever chemicals' is linked to weaker bones, lower muscle strength, and more heart problems in older adults.
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Telehealth access for children's mental health in underserved areas
This project looks at whether state telehealth rules help children in areas with few mental health providers get mental health care.
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Comparing prescription weight-loss medicines for heart and metabolic health
This project compares different prescription weight-loss medicines to see how they affect heart health, diabetes-related outcomes, and use of health care among adults.
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Improving detection of serious infections in hospitals using electronic methods
This study is looking to improve how hospitals spot serious infections like sepsis by using electronic data, making it easier and more accurate to find patients who might be at risk, so they can get the care they need faster and stay safer.
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How sleep patterns affect success in opioid treatment
This project uses sleep and body‑clock measurements in people with opioid-use disorder to help identify who is likely to stay in medication treatment.
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Exploring the long-term effects of genomic sequencing for newborns
This study is looking at how testing a baby's genes right after birth can help doctors spot any genetic disorders and predict future health issues, so they can provide better care and treatments tailored to each child's needs.
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Predicting how HIV levels rebound after stopping treatment
Researchers are creating models to predict how viral load changes after people with HIV stop antiretroviral therapy.
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Using clinic records to find people who could benefit from PrEP
A tool that uses clinic records to help community health center teams find and talk with people who could benefit from HIV prevention medicine (PrEP).
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Using hospital records to find serious infections that start during a hospital stay
A computer-based method uses routine hospital records to spot serious infections that begin during inpatient care for hospitalized patients.
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How ending emergency SNAP benefits changed supermarket food purchases
This project looks at grocery purchases before and after emergency SNAP payments ended to understand how people on SNAP changed what they buy.
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Improving Maternal Care for All Mothers
This project looks at how health policies help bring more maternal care providers to communities that need them most, aiming to improve care for mothers across the country.
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How including pregnancy as a qualifying life event can improve maternal and child health
This study is looking at how recognizing pregnancy as a special reason to sign up for health insurance could help expectant moms get the prenatal care they need, especially for those who don’t qualify for Medicaid or employer insurance.
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Using big data to improve medication safety for pregnant patients
This study is looking at how safe certain medications are for pregnant women by using advanced data analysis to quickly find important information, so that moms-to-be and their doctors can make better decisions about what medications to use.
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