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Clinical trials and research at Northeastern University
As of November 12, 2026, Find a Trial lists 12 clinical trials run by Northeastern University that are recruiting, in United States. There are also 222 NIH-funded research projects at this institution, with $116.4 million in listed awards. Every study is explained in plain English. Data from ClinicalTrials.gov and NIH RePORTER, updated November 12, 2026.
- 12Clinical trials
- 222NIH research projects
- 1Country
Newest trials
All recruiting trials (12)
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Following the Sound of Music
This study tests whether listening to music with attentional prompts can help hearing and thinking skills in healthy older adults.
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Ecological Momentary Intervention for Post-Stroke Anomia
This study tests a smartwatch-based training that delivers frequent, real-life word-finding practice to adults with chronic aphasia after a stroke.
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Overcoming Barriers to Focused Brain Stimulation with Transcranial Temporal Interference
This study tests a non-invasive brain stimulation method called transcranial temporal interference stimulation (TIS) to see if it can reliably influence motor cortex activity in healthy adults.
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Body Acceptance After Baby: a single-session online program to help new moms with body image
This project tests a single-session online acceptance-based program to help new moms who feel unhappy with their appearance.
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Executive function training for 12–17-year-olds
This project will test six different executive-function training programs to see which help 12–17-year-olds with and without ADHD improve working memory, attention, and self-control.
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Intervention for heavy drinking in young adults
This study tests a new program that helps young adults aged 18-25 who drink heavily by using online counseling and mobile tools to encourage them to drink less.
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Understanding how auditory training helps with speech in noise
This study is testing different auditory training methods to see if they can help older adults understand speech better in noisy places.
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Animated character that explains medical illustrations
This study will test whether an animated virtual character helps adults understand medical pictures and feel less anxious than reading the pictures alone, and whether a virtual‑reality version works better than a 2D computer version.
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Evaluating how medical illustrations affect understanding and emotions
This study tests how different styles of medical illustrations can help people understand health information better and feel less anxious about it.
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Using music to improve memory in healthy older adults
This study is testing whether listening to music can help improve memory in healthy older adults.
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Gamma-frequency music therapy for mild Alzheimer's disease
This study is testing a new therapy that uses special music and light to see if it can help people with mild Alzheimer's disease feel better and slow down their symptoms.
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Using a mobile app to prevent depression in Chinese American adolescents
This study is testing a mobile app designed to help Chinese American teens feel better and reduce depression by promoting mental wellbeing.
NIH-funded research (newest 40 of 222)
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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Mediators and Modulators of Executive Function Training in Older Adults
A large study to understand what parts of brain-training programs for older adults help or hinder engagement and improvements in thinking skills.
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Ultra-low-power ML brain implants to help manage Alzheimer’s and related disorders
A project to create a tiny, energy-saving brain-monitoring device with smart software that can help detect and manage Alzheimer’s-related conditions in real time.
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AI-powered video guidance to help blind and low-vision people do daily tasks
A hospital-style grant is funding a wearable glasses system that gives BLV individuals real-time, step-by-step video instructions to do everyday tasks.
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Precision laser-assisted brain tumor surgery using gigahertz pulse bursts
A new brain tumor surgery method uses real-time imaging and ultra-precise laser bursts to remove cancer cells while sparing healthy brain tissue.
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Administrative supplement to extend IGVF work on variant interpretation
A one-year extension to finish and expand resources that help scientists interpret genetic variants and predict their effects on health.
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Combined peer support and online program to help HIV prevention for youths
A youth-focused program combines a web-based alcohol/sexual risk intervention with peer counseling and navigation to reduce HIV risk and alcohol use.
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Finding medicines for understudied human proteins using AI
Researchers are using AI plus large-scale chemical proteomics to find which small molecules bind and change the activity of understudied human proteins that may be linked to disease.
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Using AI to find existing medicines that could help Alzheimer's disease
Using advanced artificial intelligence to search for approved drugs that might work for people with Alzheimer's disease.
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Understanding how tau fibrils differ in Alzheimer’s disease in human brain tissue
Researchers will study the different forms of tau protein clumps in brain tissue from people with Alzheimer’s disease to learn how these structures relate to disease patterns and progression.
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New molecules from Clostridia biosynthesis to fight antibiotic resistance
Scientists will study unusual natural products made by anaerobic gut bacteria like Clostridia to discover new antibiotic-building blocks.
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From Motion to Mechanism: How Cellular Dynamics Shape Molecular Programs and Function In Vivo
This grant explores how cells’ movements and signals in living tissues influence molecular programs, aiming to connect dynamic cell behavior with tissue function.
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Platform to discover new antifungals for serious fungal infections
A new platform will help scientists find non-toxic compounds that kill dangerous fungi, aiming to help patients with invasive fungal infections.
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Understanding and reducing burnout in community health centers using systems thinking
A research project at Northeastern University aims to help doctors and nurses in community health centers feel less overwhelmed by improving workflows and resilience.
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A new way to map uridine edits in lung cancer RNA
Researchers are developing a new method to find and distinguish specific uridine modifications across all RNAs in lung cancer cells to better understand cancer biology.
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Healthy Relationships Project helps protect tweens from sexual abuse
A nationwide school program is being tested in 7th–8th graders to prevent child sexual abuse and problematic sexual behaviors.
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AI to uncover biological causes of exceptional longevity and links to Alzheimer's
This project uses artificial intelligence to combine gene, protein, and metabolite data across species to find biological processes that promote long life and may protect against Alzheimer's.
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Music-based support to improve hearing and thinking in older adults at risk for Alzheimer's
A study tests whether a music-based listening program helps older adults, including those at risk for Alzheimer’s, understand speech in noisy settings and supports thinking skills better than two active control approaches.
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Understanding What Makes Working Memory Training Work for Teens with ADHD or Brain Injury
A study with teens and young adults will test how different ways of training memory and thinking skills work best, especially for those with ADHD or brain injuries.
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Quantum sensor-enabled magnetic resonance for biology
Researchers are developing diamond-based quantum sensors to dramatically improve magnetic resonance imaging of biological samples, aiming to study proteins and membranes at extremely small scales.
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Gamma-Music Based Intervention for Mild Alzheimer's Disease
A non-drug approach using gamma-frequency music and light cues to help people with mild Alzheimer's improve memory and mood.
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Ultra-sensitive proteomics for tiny clinical samples
A project to create highly sensitive protein and multiomic analysis tools that can work with very small patient samples to help understand disease biology and guide personalized treatments.
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Executive Function Training in Older Adults: What Helps It Work
This grant tests how different ways of delivering brain-training exercises affect older adults, including those at risk for Alzheimer’s disease, to see what helps people stick with training and improve thinking skills.
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Bioengineering map of how forces shape living cell machinery
A scientist team will study how mechanical forces inside living cells influence stem cell fate and gene regulation.
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Open-source XR platform to make vision tests and therapies accessible for people with vision loss
A grant to create an open-source XR platform that lets adults with low vision access basic vision tests and training from home or clinic.
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Attention-based music listening to improve hearing in noisy places for older adults
This compares an attention-focused music listening program to other listening activities to see if it helps older adults, including those at risk for Alzheimer's, understand speech better in noisy settings.
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Computational design of light-activated enzymes to make medicines faster and better
A computational program aims to design photoenzymes that use light to drive useful chemical changes for making pharmaceuticals more efficiently and sustainably.
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Integrative biophysical modeling of how tissue surfaces move and jam
Researchers are studying how groups of cells on organ surfaces switch from being static to moving together in curved, tube-like and other shapes to help understand tissue remodeling.
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Cartilage-targeted Exosome Gene Therapy for OA Pain Relief
A new, non-viral gene-delivery approach uses engineered exosomes to deliver therapeutic genes directly to cartilage and help relieve pain in people with osteoarthritis.
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AI-powered chemical proteomics to discover drugs for orphan proteins
A scientist team at Northeastern University is testing new AI-enabled methods to find drug-like compounds that can target hard-to-reach,
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Bio Tools: How biomedical tools and methods shape science
This NIH grant supports building a data-driven way to track how tools and software used in biomedicine influence science and society.
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Boosting thinking skills like attention and planning in older adults
This project tests different kinds of brain-training programs to help adults 60 and older keep memory, attention, and planning skills sharper.
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Auditory-perceptual speech features in preschoolers to differentiate CAS and dysarthria
A new project will help young children who have suspected motor speech disorders by identifying clear speech feature patterns to tell CAS from dysarthria.
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Machine learning to predict iron deficiency risk in babies based on mom’s stress during pregnancy
A fast, data-driven approach uses a mother’s stress during pregnancy to help predict which babies might be at risk for iron deficiency anemia.
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Foundational work on how bacterial surface sugars affect interactions
Scientists are studying how the sugars on the surface of bacteria help them communicate and invade cells, with new computational tools to map these sugars and their interactions.
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GIRK potassium channels and heart rhythm in aging and platelet function
A study focused on how specific heart and blood vessel channels (GIRK) influence heart rate, heart-rate variability, and clotting risk as people age.
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Bacterial Ser/Thr Kinases: How bacteria sense and adapt to their environment
Scientists are studying a specific bacterial signaling system to understand how bacteria grow, become resistant to antibiotics, and form biofilms, with the goal of improving human health.
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Glycan-based mucin models to better understand disease and guide biomaterial design
A researcher is using computer models to study mucins, sugar-coated proteins, to learn how they work in diseases like cystic fibrosis and certain cancers, and to guide the design of new, friendly biomaterials.
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3D tumor microenvironment platform to test immunotherapies for multiple myeloma
A 3D, lab-grown model of multiple myeloma’s tumor environment is being developed to help test immunotherapies and new drug options.
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Engineered macrophages for tracking and controlling inflammation
A project to create and test specially engineered macrophages that can be seen with different imaging methods and used to control inflammation in the body.
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Fractionated photoimmunotherapy to boost immune response in ovarian cancer
A new treatment approach uses targeted light-activated therapy in advanced ovarian cancer to kill cancer cells while helping immune cells fight the disease.
Quick answers
How many clinical trials run by Northeastern University are recruiting right now?
12, as of November 12, 2026. We update this list each time we refresh our data from ClinicalTrials.gov.
Where are these trials running?
All of them have sites in United States. Each study page lists its sites and which ones are recruiting.
How do I join one?
Open a study, check the "Is this trial a fit for you?" section, then contact the study team listed on the page. They will ask a few screening questions. Asking is free and does not commit you to anything. Talk it over with your doctor first.
Find the studies that fit you
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