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Clinical trials and research at Miriam Hospital
As of November 12, 2026, Find a Trial lists 80 NIH-funded research projects at this institution, with $37.3 million in listed awards. Every study is explained in plain English. Data from ClinicalTrials.gov and NIH RePORTER, updated November 12, 2026.
- 80NIH research projects
NIH-funded research (newest 40 of 80)
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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HIV drug resistance in the new ART era in Kenya
This project looks at how HIV drug resistance develops and is managed in Kenya as newer HIV medicines become common.
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AI chatbot guides doxycycline PEP for MSM
A pilot study tests an AI chatbot to help men who have sex with men use doxycycline after exposure to prevent STIs.
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HIV Drug Resistance in the ART Era in Kenya
A study looking at how HIV drug resistance emerges and changes as treatment options evolve in Kenya, with an eye toward improving care where monitoring is limited.
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Adapting Future Thinking to Help Weight Loss
A patient-friendly program tests if imagining future outcomes can help people with obesity make better food choices and lose weight.
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Weight-loss maintenance: using real-time data to tailor behavioral support
A weight-management program uses real-time prompts and personalized support to help adults keep weight off after initial loss.
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Childhood adversity and teen substance use: how mood and feelings influence risky choices
A psychologist is studying how tough early life experiences affect teens’ chances of using substances, focusing on how feelings and mood may link adversity to later use.
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Remote yoga for long-term weight loss
A remote yoga program added to an online weight-loss plan aims to help adults keep off weight for longer.
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How natural hormones and birth-control hormones affect vaping in young women
This project looks at whether natural menstrual cycle changes and hormonal birth control change vaping habits and cravings in young adult women who use e-cigarettes.
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Remote weight loss options: which approach works best for you
A study tests two remote weight loss formats, with or without coaching, to see which helps adults (including African American participants) lose weight over a year.
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Integrating HIV prevention into opioid-use care to protect patients
A multi-institution team will find practical ways to weave HIV prevention like screening and PrEP into care settings where people with opioid use disorder already receive help.
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Human-centered design to improve coaching for small weight regain during weight loss maintenance
A small, patient-friendly coaching program is being refined to help people bounce back quickly after a tiny weight regain during weight loss maintenance.
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Helping people with heart failure and mild thinking problems manage their care through mindfulness and body-awareness
This project teaches mindfulness and attention skills to help people with heart failure and mild thinking problems notice symptoms and follow medicines and lifestyle advice more reliably.
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A technology-based plan to help heart patients keep healthy habits after rehab
A plan using everyday technology to help adults who finished cardiac rehab stay active, eat well, and take medicines, especially those who face barriers.
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Better detection and care for eating problems in young people with type 1 diabetes
This project creates a training program to help diabetes clinic providers spot and respond to eating disorders in adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes.
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Omega-3 fats EPA vs DHA: how they affect blood clotting and HDL in atherosclerosis
This study tests whether EPA and DHA have different effects on blood clotting and HDL function in people with atherogenic lipid problems.
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Just-in-time support to help people with obesity and chronic pain manage stress
A patient-friendly plan using smartphone and wearable data to deliver timely help for stress that worsens obesity and pain in adults with these conditions.
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Trauma-informed care toolkit to improve inpatient obstetric care
A hospital-based project will create and pilot a trauma-informed care toolkit for mothers giving birth in inpatient obstetric units to improve safety and outcomes.
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Community collaborative core supports stress, trauma, and resilience research
A community-focused hub helps researchers and local partners work together to study stress, trauma, and resilience and develop practical prevention and intervention ideas.
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Technology and Data Core to Advance STAR COBRE Research
A dedicated core will provide cutting-edge tech, data management, and analysis support to STAR COBRE projects to improve how stress, trauma, and resilience are studied.
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Administrative Core of the STAR Center for Stress, Trauma, and Resilience
This grant funds an Administrative Core to help a center study how adversity and trauma affect health, by providing leadership, project support, and career development for researchers.
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STAR Center: Stress, Trauma, and Resilience and Heart Health
A nationwide program helps adults who faced childhood stress build healthier hearts and lives by studying how early adversity affects cardiovascular disease and by developing ways to prevent it.
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Weight-neutral plan to improve health in adults with higher weight
A small, patient-facing study tests a weight-neutral approach to help adults with higher body weight improve cardiometabolic health without focusing on weight loss.
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Easier food tracking to help adults with obesity stick with weight-loss treatment
This project tests simpler, lower-burden ways of tracking food and weight to help adults with obesity keep up with treatment and lose more weight.
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Understanding why people slip on their diet during behavioral obesity treatment
Researchers are studying how and why adults with obesity miss their diet targets during treatment, with the goal of helping people achieve better weight loss outcomes.
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How prenatal marijuana affects the placenta and infant brain growth
This project will look at how marijuana use during pregnancy changes the placenta and might affect an infant's growth and brain development.
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Improving HIV Prevention for People with Opioid Use Disorder
This project aims to connect people with opioid use disorder to important HIV prevention services in places where they already receive care.
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How HIV becomes resistant to today's HIV medicines in Kenya
Learning how HIV develops resistance to newer HIV treatments in Kenya so people can keep getting medicines that work.
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How early stress and relationships affect teen eating and risky behavior
This project uses short, real-time phone surveys and interviews with teens to learn how early-life stress and daily relationship problems relate to risky behaviors and eating habits.
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Mindfulness and optimism program for pregnant people
This offers a mindfulness phone app for pregnant people with low optimism to help reduce traumatic birth experiences and postpartum stress.
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Community Collaborative for Childhood Stress, Trauma, and Resilience
This program builds community partnerships and research support to help children and adults who experienced childhood stress or trauma take part in studies that aim to improve health.
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Center on Stress, Trauma, and Resilience
This center looks at how early-life stress and trauma affect physical and mental health and aims to find ways to help pregnant people, children, young adults, and adults affected by early trauma.
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Imagining your future to support weight loss
This project compares two ways of using future-imagining exercises to help adults with overweight or obesity lose weight in an online behavioral program.
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Comparing remote weight loss programs and understanding who benefits most
This project looks at different online and video-based programs to help adults lose weight and discover which approaches work best for different people.
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Using smartphone data and sensors to help adults keep weight off
This project uses phone check-ins, sensors, and analytics to spot when adults who lost weight are starting to relapse and deliver timely support to prevent regained weight.
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Improving health for adults with higher body weight without focusing on weight loss
This study is looking for adults with higher body weight who want to improve their health by enjoying better eating habits and fun physical activities, without focusing on losing weight.
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Remote yoga program to support long-term weight loss
This online program offers yoga alongside a behavioral weight-loss plan for adults who want to keep weight off long-term.
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Mindfulness to prevent high blood pressure during pregnancy
This project offers prenatal mindfulness training to pregnant people at risk for pregnancy-related high blood pressure to help lower blood pressure and support heart health.
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Making an online weight loss program better for people in poverty who get care at their regular doctor's office
This project aims to make an existing online weight loss program more helpful and accessible for adults living in poverty who receive care at their primary doctor's office.
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Adapting a weight management program for teens with type 1 diabetes
This study is creating a special weight management program just for teens with type 1 diabetes who are also struggling with being overweight, helping them tackle their unique challenges in a friendly and supportive way.
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Investigating how marijuana use during pregnancy affects the placenta and infant development
This study is looking at how using marijuana during pregnancy affects the placenta and could impact your baby's brain development, with the goal of finding ways to better protect babies from any harm.
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