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Paid Clinical Trials in Oakland, CA

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

2,248 clinical trials are currently recruiting participants within 30 miles of Oakland. Listings below come straight from the official NIH registry, alongside the area's top-rated research centers with real Google reviews.

2,248studies recruiting
9+research centers nearby
4condition categories
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Studies recruiting near Oakland right now

Top 25 of 2,248 recruiting studies, sorted by proximity — each links to its official registry page

One-Time DNA Study for Vasculitis

Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss), Giant Cell Arteritis N/A Observational 1,000 participants sought
University of California, San Francisco — San Francisco, California (11.1 mi) · Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01241305)

Emicizumab for Severe Von Willebrand Disease (VWD) and VWD/Hemophilia A

Von Willebrand Disease, Type 3, Concomitant VWD and Hemophilia Phase 1 Interventional 40 participants sought
Stanford University: Stanford Children's Health — Redwood City, California (21.1 mi) · Sponsor: Bleeding and Clotting Disorders Institute Peoria, Illinois
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05500807)

A Clinical Study of Zilovertamab Vedotin (MK-2140) Plus Rituximab Plus Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, and Prednisone (R-CHP) Versus Polatuzumab Vedotin Plus R-CHP in People With Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) (MK-2140-011/waveLINE-011)

Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse Phase 2 Interventional 594 participants sought
Bass Medical Group ( Site 0123) — Walnut Creek, California (11.5 mi) · Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06890884)

A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Oral Nizubaglustat (AZ-3102) in Late-infantile and Juvenile Forms of Niemann-Pick Type C Disease, GM1 Gangliosidosis or GM2 Gangliosidosis

Niemann-Pick Type C Disease, GM1 Gangliosidosis Phase 3 Interventional 147 participants sought
UCSF Children's Hospital and Research Center at Oakland — Oakland, California (3.1 mi) · Sponsor: Azafaros B.V.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07054515)

Intercostal Cryoanalgesia in Double Lung Transplant Recipients

Post-operative Pain Management N/A Interventional 148 participants sought
University of California San Francisco — San Francisco, California (11.1 mi) · Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07281118)

A Study in People With Diabetic Macular Edema to Test How Well Different Doses of BI 3812465 Are Tolerated

Diabetic Macular Edema Phase 1, Phase 2 Interventional 49 participants sought
Bay Area Retina Associates - Walnut Creek — Walnut Creek, California (11.5 mi) · Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07553429)

Chemoimmunotherapy and Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant for NK T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma

NK-Cell Lymphoma, NK-Cell Leukemia EARLY/Phase 1 Interventional 40 participants sought
University of California San Francisco — San Francisco, California (11.1 mi) · Sponsor: New York Medical College
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03719105)

Binimetinib and Imatinib for Unresectable Stage III-IV KIT-Mutant Melanoma

Melanoma Stage III, Melanoma Stage IV Phase 2 Interventional 25 participants sought
University of California, San Francisco — San Francisco, California (11.1 mi) · Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04598009)

A Study Testing the Combination of Dasatinib or Imatinib to Chemotherapy Treatment With Blinatumomab for Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Philadelphia Chromosome Positive (Ph+) or ABL-Class Philadelphia Chromosome-Like (Ph-Like) B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (B-ALL)

B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Phase 2 Interventional 222 participants sought
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland — Oakland, California (3.1 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06124157)

Implementing a Decision Support Tool to Prevent Community-Acquired Pressure Injury in Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) in the Spinal Cord Injury Clinic

Spinal Cord Injury, Pressure Injury N/A Interventional 808 participants sought
VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA — Palo Alto, California (24.4 mi) · Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06529094)

Contingency Management for Veteran Smokers Undergoing Major Elective Surgery

Tobacco Use Disorder, Substance Use Disorder (SUD) N/A Interventional 36 participants sought
San Francisco VA Health Care System — San Francisco, California (11.1 mi) · Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06678672)

The Osteoporotic Fracture Classification-based Scoring System for Treatment Decision in Thoracolumbar Osteoporotic Fractures

Osteoporotic Fractures, Osteoporosis N/A Observational 648 participants sought
University of California San Francisco (USCF) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery — San Francisco, California (11.1 mi) · Sponsor: AO Foundation, AO Spine
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07027306)

A Phase II Study With a Safety Run-In of the Addition of N-803 to a Chemoimmunotherapy Backbone for the Treatment of Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Neuroblastoma

Neuroblastoma Recurrent Phase 2 Interventional 54 participants sought
University of California San Francisco — San Francisco, California (11.1 mi) · Sponsor: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07085338)

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
University of California San Francisco UCSF The Madison Clinic for Pediatric Diabetes — San Francisco, California (11.1 mi) · Sponsor: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07228117)

Study of TX000045 in Participants With Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Interstitial Lung Disease

Hypertension, Pulmonary, Lung Diseases, Interstitial Phase 2 Interventional 25 participants sought
San Francisco — San Francisco, California (11.1 mi) · Sponsor: Tectonic Operating Company, Inc.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07473700)

Targeted Therapy to Increase RAI Uptake in Metastatic DTC

Papillary Thyroid Cancer, Pediatric Cancer N/A Observational 32 participants sought
University of California San Francisco — San Francisco, California (11.1 mi) · Sponsor: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05024929)

Feasibility of Acquiring Hyperpolarized Imaging in Patients With Meningioma

Meningioma Phase 1 Interventional 50 participants sought
University of California, San Francisco — San Francisco, California (11.1 mi) · Sponsor: Javier Villaneuva-Meyer, MD
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06014905)

APPROVE Trial: Evaluating a Prescription Digital Therapeutic for Treatment of OAB in Women

Overactive Bladder (OAB), Urinary Urgency N/A Interventional 596 participants sought
Stanford University — Palo Alto, California (24.4 mi) · Sponsor: Medstar Health Research Institute
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06797245)

A Clinical Study of Intismeran Autogene (V940) and Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in People With Melanoma (V940-012/INTerpath-012)

Malignant Melanoma Phase 2 Interventional 160 participants sought
UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay ( Site 4044) — San Francisco, California (11.1 mi) · Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06961006)

Gauging Outcomes of Total Milk Ingestion on Lipid and gControl

Heart Diseases, Cardiovascular Disease N/A Interventional 110 participants sought
UCSF Medical Center at Parnassus — San Francisco, California (11.1 mi) · Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07087184)
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Studies you may be able to join near Oakland

These studies are recruiting through partner research networks. We may be paid a referral fee if you complete their screening form — this never changes what you pay (nothing) or the compensation the study offers you.

Research study for alcohol-related liver damage

Enrolling US adults aged 18 to 70 with alcohol-induced liver damage and a history of heavy drinking. Not open to people with a recent stroke, heart attack, dialysis, or who take blood thinners.

Screening is free and takes a few minutes. Eligibility and any compensation are confirmed by the study team, not by this site.

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Research studies for chronic kidney disease

This research platform is enrolling Black and African American adults in eligible areas who have been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. Compensation may be available. The study team confirms eligibility before enrollment.

Screening is free and takes a few minutes. Eligibility and any compensation are confirmed by the study team, not by this site.

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Research study for bladder problems after spinal cord injury

This study is enrolling US adults aged 18 to 75 living with chronic involuntary bladder leakage caused by a spinal cord injury, for research including investigational gene therapy approaches. The study team confirms eligibility and any compensation before enrollment.

Screening is free and takes a few minutes. Eligibility and any compensation are confirmed by the study team, not by this site.

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Top-rated research centers in Oakland

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

Oakland Clinical

3300 Webster St #1106, Oakland, CA 94609
(510) 817-2000

The Jordan Research and Education Institute (REDI): Sutter Alta Bates Summit

★ 5.0
2420 Ashby Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705
(510) 204-4155

California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute: Sutter Health Affiliate

★ 3.5
475 Brannan St #130, San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 600-1600

International Center for Integrative Medicine

3824 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA 94619

John Muir Health Clinical Research Center

2700 Grant St #102, Concord, CA 94520
(925) 674-2580

Center for Clinical Research, Inc.

20100 Lake Chabot Rd, Castro Valley, CA 94546
(800) 363-1069

Clinical Research of California

1399 Ygnacio Valley Rd #11c, Walnut Creek, CA 94598

Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute

★ 4.0
5700 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Oakland, CA 94609
(510) 450-7600

La Clinica De La Raza: Casa CHE

★ 3.4
1537 Fruitvale Ave, Oakland, CA 94601
(510) 535-3500
"I am very grateful for all the help you gave me. You are wonderful people, and may God bless you for everything. Thank you so much, especially Erick,…"
— nelson jimenez, 5★

Clinical trials in Oakland: what's recruiting

The Oakland area currently has 2,248 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 Oakland, the most active research areas are:

  • Cancer & Oncology10 studies
  • Diabetes & Metabolism3 studies
  • Heart & Vascular2 studies
  • Lungs & Breathing1 studies

Every listing shows the study phase, the recruiting site and its distance from Oakland, 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 Oakland

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.

Oakland 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

How much do paid clinical trials in Oakland pay?
Compensation varies by study length, procedures and overnight stays. Industry surveys report typical payments from $75 to $4,500 per completed study, with simple observational studies at the low end and multi-week inpatient Phase 1 studies at the high end. Each listing's study team will confirm the exact amount before you enroll.
Do I need to be sick to join a clinical trial in Oakland?
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.
Are clinical trials in Oakland safe?
Every trial on this page is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov, the official NIH registry, and is overseen by an Institutional Review Board (IRB). Before joining you receive an informed consent document detailing procedures, risks and compensation. Participation is voluntary and you can withdraw at any time.
Is compensation for clinical trials taxable?
In the U.S., clinical trial compensation is generally considered taxable income, and research sites may issue a 1099 form for payments above $600 in a year. Reimbursements for travel or meals are typically treated differently. Consult a tax professional for your situation.
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 Oakland typically complete one or two studies per year.

Paid clinical trials near Oakland

Other metros within reach

Hayward, CA2,257 San Francisco, CA2,230 Concord, CA1,505 Vallejo, CA1,493 Fremont, CA2,247 Sunnyvale, CA1,157 Antioch, CA447 Fairfield, CA341

By condition

Eligibility and exclusions, condition by condition

Alcoholic Liver Disease in Oakland Chronic Kidney Disease (HealthMatch) in Oakland Bladder Issues Due To Spinal Cord Injury in Oakland All conditions

More of CA

Long Beach3,366 Torrance3,258 Fullerton3,251 Anaheim3,193 Garden Grove3,186 Pomona3,148 Glendale2,964 Los Angeles2,949 Huntington Beach2,867 Santa Clarita2,384 Hayward2,257

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