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Paid Clinical Trials in Elk Grove, CA

Studies commonly pay $75 to $4,500 per completed study

626 clinical trials are currently recruiting participants within 30 miles of Elk Grove. Listings below come straight from the official NIH registry, alongside the area's top-rated research centers with real Google reviews.

626studies recruiting
9+research centers nearby
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Studies recruiting near Elk Grove right now

Top 25 of 626 recruiting studies, sorted by proximity — each links to its official registry page

Alternation in the Human Microbiome With Commonly Used Topical Medications

Healthy Phase 1 Interventional 24 participants sought
University of California, Davis, Department of Dermatology — Sacramento, California (12.9 mi) · Sponsor: University of California, Davis
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03437005)

Testing Shorter Duration Radiation Therapy Versus the Usual Radiation Therapy in Patients With High Risk Prostate Cancer

Prostate Adenocarcinoma, Stage III Prostate Cancer AJCC v8 Phase 3 Interventional 1,209 participants sought
Kaiser Permanente-Rancho Cordova Cancer Center — Rancho Cordova, California (12.7 mi) · Sponsor: NRG Oncology
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05946213)

Study of RMC-9805 in Participants With KRAS G12D-Mutant Solid Tumors

Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Phase 1 Interventional 604 participants sought
University of California, Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center — Sacramento, California (12.9 mi) · Sponsor: Revolution Medicines, Inc.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06040541)

[68Ga]Ga DOTA-5G as a Diagnostic Imaging Agent for Metastatic/Advanced Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer (LBC)

Metastatic Lobular Breast Carcinoma Phase 1 Interventional 30 participants sought
University of California Davis — Sacramento, California (12.9 mi) · Sponsor: University of California, Davis
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07020806)

A Study of Vepugratinib (LY3866288) in Participants With Cancer in the Urinary Tract

Carcinoma, Transitional Cell, Urinary Bladder Neoplasms Phase 3 Interventional 450 participants sought
University of California Davis (UC Davis) Comprehensive Cancer Center — Sacramento, California (12.9 mi) · Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07218380)

GATEWAY: Safety Evaluation of the MiniMed™ NMX8-AID System in Children and Adults Living With Diabetes

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus N/A Interventional 400 participants sought
Sutter Institute for Medical Research — Sacramento, California (12.9 mi) · Sponsor: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07228117)

Connect-One: Early Feasibility Study of Connexus® Brain-Computer Interface (BCI)

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Neuromuscular Disease N/A Interventional 2 participants sought
University of California, Davis — Sacramento, California (12.9 mi) · Sponsor: Paradromics
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07357428)

A Phase 3 Study of Tabelecleucel for Participants With Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disease After Failure With Rituximab or Rituximab and Chemotherapy

Epstein-Barr Virus+ Associated Post-transplant Lymphoproliferative Disease (EBV+ PTLD), Solid Organ Transplant Complications Phase 3 Interventional 115 participants sought
University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center (Adults only) — Sacramento, California (12.9 mi) · Sponsor: Pierre Fabre Medicament
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03394365)

Lung-MAP: A Master Screening Protocol for Previously-Treated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Previously Treated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Phase 2, Phase 3 Interventional 10,000 participants sought
Mercy Cancer Center - Elk Grove — Elk Grove, California (0.8 mi) · Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03851445)

Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone With or Without Daratumumab in Treating Patients With High-Risk Smoldering Myeloma

Smoldering Plasma Cell Myeloma Phase 3 Interventional 288 participants sought
Mercy Cancer Center - Elk Grove — Elk Grove, California (0.8 mi) · Sponsor: ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03937635)

Strengthening Neuro-Cognitive Skills for Success in School, Work and Beyond

TBI, Cognitive Dysfunction N/A Interventional 120 participants sought
VA Northern California Health Care System, Mather, CA — Sacramento, California (12.9 mi) · Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04109027)

Complex Adult Deformity Surgery (CADS)

Adult Spinal Deformity, Scoliosis N/A Observational 1,500 participants sought
University of California, Davis, Department of Orthopedic Surgery — Sacramento, California (12.9 mi) · Sponsor: International Spine Study Group Foundation
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04194138)

A Study of Treatment for Medulloblastoma Using Sodium Thiosulfate to Reduce Hearing Loss

Childhood Medulloblastoma Phase 3 Interventional 225 participants sought
University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center — Sacramento, California (12.9 mi) · Sponsor: Children's Oncology Group
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05382338)

A Study to Determine the Efficacy and Safety of Finerenone and SGLT2i in Combination in Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure (CONFIRMATION-HF)

Heart Failure Phase 3 Interventional 1,500 participants sought
CON-10024 Sacramento, CA Investigational Site — Sacramento, California (12.9 mi) · Sponsor: Colorado Prevention Center
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06024746)

ACX-362E [Ibezapolstat] for Oral Treatment of Recurrent Clostridioides Difficile Infection

Clostridium Difficile Infection Recurrence Phase 2 Interventional 20 participants sought
UC Davis Medical Center — Sacramento, California (12.9 mi) · Sponsor: Acurx Pharmaceuticals Inc.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07513285)

A Study of Multiple Therapies in Biomarker-selected Participants With Resectable Stages IB-III Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Phase 2 Interventional 99 participants sought
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center — Sacramento, California (12.9 mi) · Sponsor: Genentech, Inc.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04302025)

A Study Assessing Corneal Endothelial Cells in Participants With Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration (nAMD) Treated With the Port Delivery System With Ranibizumab (PDS)

Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration Phase 4 Interventional 188 participants sought
Retinal Consultants Med Group — Sacramento, California (12.9 mi) · Sponsor: Genentech, Inc.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04853251)

Feasibility of the BrainGate2 Neural Interface System in Persons With Tetraplegia (BG-Speech-02)

Anarthria, Dysarthria N/A Interventional 2 participants sought
University of California, Davis — Sacramento, California (12.9 mi) · Sponsor: Leigh R. Hochberg, MD, PhD.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06094205)

Narrow Excision Versus Wide Excision for the Treatment of Adults With Invasive Cutaneous Melanoma, ICEMAN Trial

Clinical Stage IA Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IB Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8 N/A Interventional 1,000 participants sought
University of California, Davis — Davis, California (21.2 mi) · Sponsor: OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06673095)

Testing Higher Dose Radiation Therapy for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

Locally Advanced Unresectable Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Stage II Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v8 Phase 3 Interventional 356 participants sought
Sutter Medical Center Sacramento — Sacramento, California (12.9 mi) · Sponsor: NRG Oncology
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06958328)

Safety and Effectiveness of the VisiPlate Aqueous Shunt in Patients With Refractory Open-Angle Glaucoma

Open Angle Glaucoma (OAG) N/A Interventional 165 participants sought
Sacramento Eye Consultants — Sacramento, California (12.9 mi) · Sponsor: Avisi Technologies Inc.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07220876)

LY4268989 in Adults With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis

Ulcerative Colitis (UC), Ulcerative Colitis, Active Moderate Phase 2 Interventional 1,431 participants sought
GMC Clinical Research — Folsom, California (21.3 mi) · Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07415044)

A Study to Develop a Blood-based Test for Aiding the Diagnosis/Prognosis of Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults and for Monitoring the Development of Secondary Events in Patients Diagnosed With Traumatic Brain Injury

Traumatic Brain Injury N/A Observational 2,000 participants sought
University Of California Davis, Neurological Surgery — Sacramento, California (12.9 mi) · Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07455136)

Pilot Study Exploring the Effects of Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation on Gait in People With Motor Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury

Spinal Cord Injury N/A Interventional 15 participants sought
UC Davis Point West — Sacramento, California (12.9 mi) · Sponsor: University of California, Davis
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07674927)
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Top-rated research centers in Elk Grove

Dedicated clinical research sites near you — with their real Google ratings, reviews and contact details

Center For Clinical Trials Of Sacramento, Inc.

7600 Hospital Dr G, Sacramento, CA 95823
(916) 525-3377

Sutter Institute for Medical Research: Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento

★ 4.5
2801 Capitol Ave #400, Sacramento, CA 95816
(916) 453-5898
"Nice and friendly, they called me at my appointment time. Not a lot of seating in the waiting room."
— stephen scharp, 4★

UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center

★ 1.8
2921 Stockton Blvd #2305, Sacramento, CA 95817
(916) 703-9184

UC Davis Health - Participate in Clinical Trials

2921 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95817
(855) 823-1660

Integrative Research Institute

★ 5.0
4825 J St Ste 100, Sacramento, CA 95819
(916) 775-5080
"Great team of specialists. Very nice staff."
— Angelina Begas, 5★

Clinical Trials Research

★ 5.0
3750 Auburn Blvd Ste A, Sacramento, CA 95821
(916) 487-8230
"I asked for a business location and it popped right up."
— Barbara McGarvey, 5★

Benchmark Research

★ 4.1
4345 Arden Wy, Sacramento, CA 95864
(916) 476-2805
"Doors aren't open looks like there doing something sort of construction"
— Amie Prather, 3★

California Correctional Health Care Services

★ 5.0
8260 Longleaf Dr, Elk Grove, CA 95758
(916) 691-3000

Center for Healthcare Policy & Research

4480 2nd Ave, Sacramento, CA 95817
(916) 734-7918

Clinical trials in Elk Grove: what's recruiting

The Elk Grove area currently has 626 studies open to new participants, according to the ClinicalTrials.gov registry maintained by the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Among the studies closest to Elk Grove, the most active research areas are:

  • Cancer & Oncology11 studies
  • Heart & Vascular3 studies
  • Immune & Skin2 studies
  • Diabetes & Metabolism1 studies

Every listing shows the study phase, the recruiting site and its distance from Elk Grove, and links to the official registry page where eligibility criteria and study contacts are published. Compensation is set by each sponsor: industry surveys report typical payments of $75 to $4,500 per completed study, with short observational studies at the low end and multi-visit or overnight Phase 1 studies at the high end.

How to enroll in a paid study in Elk Grove

Start with a study whose condition matches your profile — or a healthy-volunteer study if you have no diagnosis. Contact the research site through the registry page, complete a short phone screen, then attend an in-person screening visit. If you qualify, the study team walks you through the informed consent document, which details every procedure, risk and payment before you commit. You can withdraw at any point, and enrollment is always free.

Elk Grove participants can also register with the dedicated research centers listed above — many maintain volunteer databases and call when a matching study opens — or sign up for our email alert below to hear when a new study starts recruiting within 30 miles of your ZIP code.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to be sick to join a clinical trial in Elk Grove?
No. Many studies recruit healthy volunteers, especially early-phase studies run at dedicated research centers. Others need participants diagnosed with a specific condition. Every trial lists its eligibility criteria — age range, condition, medications — and the study team screens you before enrollment.
How do I join a study in Elk Grove, CA?
Pick a study that matches your profile, contact the research site (or apply through the study links on this page), pass a phone pre-screen, then attend an in-person screening visit. If you qualify, you review and sign the informed consent and the study begins. The process typically takes 1-3 weeks.
What is the difference between a research center and a hospital study in Elk Grove?
Dedicated research centers (listed on this page with their Google ratings) run studies as their core business — often healthy-volunteer and vaccine studies with structured compensation. Hospital and university studies tend to focus on patients with specific conditions. Both types are registered and IRB-supervised.
How often do new paid studies open in Elk Grove?
Constantly — trials open and close enrollment every week. This page is refreshed weekly from the NIH registry. Join the email alert to be notified when a new study opens within 30 miles of Elk Grove.
Can I be in more than one clinical trial at a time?
Generally no — most studies exclude participants currently enrolled in another trial, and paid Phase 1 studies enforce a washout period (often 30 days or more) between studies. Frequent healthy volunteers in Elk Grove typically complete one or two studies per year.

Paid clinical trials near Elk Grove

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