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Paid Clinical Trials in Columbus, GA

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

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

71studies recruiting
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7condition categories
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Studies recruiting near Columbus right now

Top 25 of 71 recruiting studies, sorted by proximity — each links to its official registry page

Phase III Study Investigating Heart Failure and Cardiovascular Death With Baxdrostat in Combination With Dapagliflozin

Heart Failure Phase 3 Interventional 11,300 participants sought
Research Site — Columbus, Georgia (7.3 mi) · Sponsor: AstraZeneca
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06677060)

A Study to Investigate Efficacy and Safety of Teplizumab Compared With Placebo in Participants 1 to 25 Years of Age With Stage 3 Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Phase 3 Interventional 723 participants sought
IACT Health - Columbus - Talbotton Road- Site Number : 8400003 — Columbus, Georgia (7.3 mi) · Sponsor: Sanofi
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07088068)

A Study to Test Whether Vicadrostat in Combination With Empagliflozin Helps People With Heart Failure

Heart Failure Phase 3 Interventional 6,712 participants sought
Columbus Regional Research Institute — Columbus, Georgia (7.3 mi) · Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06424288)

Cadisegliatin as Adjunctive Therapy to Insulin in Participants With Type 1 Diabetes

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 Phase 3 Interventional 150 participants sought
Centricity Research - Columbus — Columbus, Georgia (7.3 mi) · Sponsor: vTv Therapeutics
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06334133)

Evaluation of Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Povetacicept in Participants With Primary Membranous Nephropathy (pMN)

Primary Membranous Nephropathy Phase 2, Phase 3 Interventional 176 participants sought
DaVita Clinical Research Columbus — Columbus, Georgia (7.3 mi) · Sponsor: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07204275)

A Study to Investigate Outcomes With Elecoglipron Compared With Placebo in Adult Participants With Chronic Kidney Disease.

Chronic Kidney Disease Phase 3 Interventional 7,000 participants sought
Research Site — Columbus, Georgia (7.3 mi) · Sponsor: AstraZeneca
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07753993)

A Study Evaluating Efruxifermin in Subjects With Non-Cirrhotic Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)/Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH) and Fibrosis

NASH With Fibrosis, MASH With Fibrosis Phase 3 Interventional 1,650 participants sought
Akero Clinical Study Site — Columbus, Georgia (7.3 mi) · Sponsor: Akero Therapeutics, Inc
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06215716)

A Study to Assess Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab With or Without Sacituzumab Tirumotecan (MK- 2870) in Adult Participants With Resectable Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Not Achieving Pathological Complete Response (pCR) (MK-2870-019)

Non Small Cell Lung Cancer Phase 3 Interventional 780 participants sought
Centricity Research Columbus Cancer Center ( Site 0005) — Columbus, Georgia (7.3 mi) · Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06312137)

A Study of Repotrectinib (TPX-0005) in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors Harboring ALK, ROS1, or NTRK1-3 Rearrangements

Locally Advanced Solid Tumors, Metastatic Solid Tumors Phase 1, Phase 2 Interventional 500 participants sought
Local Institution - 2134 — Columbus, Georgia (7.3 mi) · Sponsor: Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03093116)

A Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of ION775

Hypertriglyceridemia, Severe Hypertriglyceridemia Phase 2 Interventional 72 participants sought
Ionis Investigative Site — Columbus, Georgia (7.3 mi) · Sponsor: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07604974)

A Study to Test Whether BI 3802876 is Tolerated in People With Compensated Liver Cirrhosis Due to Metabolic Dysfunction- Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH)

Liver Cirrhosis Phase 2 Interventional 30 participants sought
Centricity Research Columbus Georgia Multispecialty — Columbus, Georgia (7.3 mi) · Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07325526)

Intra-arterial Gemcitabine vs. IV Gemcitabine and Nab-Paclitaxel Following Radiotherapy for LAPC

Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Phase 3 Interventional 190 participants sought
Piedmont-Columbus Regional - John B. Amos Cancer Center — Columbus, Georgia (7.3 mi) · Sponsor: RenovoRx
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03257033)

An Adjuvant Endocrine-based Therapy Study of Camizestrant (AZD9833) in ER+/HER2- Early Breast Cancer (CAMBRIA-2)

Breast Cancer, Early Breast Cancer Phase 3 Interventional 5,500 participants sought
Research Site — Columbus, Georgia (7.3 mi) · Sponsor: AstraZeneca
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05952557)

A Research Study on How Well Cagrilintide and CagriSema Work in Children and Adolescents With Excess Body Weight

Overweight, Obesity Phase 3 Interventional 460 participants sought
Columbus Research Foundation — Columbus, Georgia (7.3 mi) · Sponsor: Novo Nordisk A/S
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07253285)

A Study of Trontinemab in Participants With Early Symptomatic Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimers Disease Phase 3 Interventional 800 participants sought
Alzheimer's Research and Treatment Center - Columbus — Columbus, Georgia (7.3 mi) · Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07169578)

A Study to Investigate CV Outcomes With Elecoglipron Compared With Placebo in Adult Participants With HFpEF or HFmrEF

Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Heart Failure With Mildly Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFmrEF) Phase 3 Interventional 6,950 participants sought
Research Site — Columbus, Georgia (7.3 mi) · Sponsor: AstraZeneca
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07761117)

Study of Izalontamab Brengitecan (BMS-986507) Versus Platinum-Pemetrexed for EGFR-mutated Non-small Cell Lung Cancer After Failure of EGFR TKI Therapy (IZABRIGHT-Lung01)

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Phase 2, Phase 3 Interventional 500 participants sought
John B Amos Cancer Center — Columbus, Georgia (7.3 mi) · Sponsor: Bristol-Myers Squibb
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07100080)

A Study to Learn More About How Well Sevabertinib Works and How Safe it is Compared With Standard Treatment, in Participants Who Have Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) With Mutations of the Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2)

Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, HER2 Mutation Phase 3 Interventional 555 participants sought
John B. Amos Cancer Center — Columbus, Georgia (7.3 mi) · Sponsor: Bayer
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06452277)

Use of fenoTRACK Device for Monitoring Changes of Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) in Uncontrolled Asthma Subjects and Controlled Asthma Subjects

Asthma N/A Observational 160 participants sought
AllerVie Clinical Research — Columbus, Georgia (7.3 mi) · Sponsor: Biometry Inc
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07228026)

A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Nanosomal Docetaxel Lipid Suspension in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Patients

Triple Negative Breast Cancer Phase 3 Interventional 657 participants sought
Columbus Regional Research Institute, LLC — Columbus, Georgia (7.3 mi) · Sponsor: Jina Pharmaceuticals Inc.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03671044)
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Top-rated research centers in Columbus

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

Centricity Research

★ 4.7
910 Talbotton Rd, Columbus, GA 31904
(706) 321-0495
"Great people, very kind and considerate. No complaints! 😊"
— Dre Hayes, 5★

DaVita Clinical Research

★ 5.0
4 Bradley Park Ct #2b, Columbus, GA 31904
(706) 596-8222

ClinCept Clinical Research

★ 5.0
4621 River Rd, Columbus, GA 31904
(706) 780-2255
"Amazing staff always kind making sure you are in the best study for your needs. They have never failed me."
— katie eberly, 5★

Alzheimer's Research and Treatment Center Georgia

2122 Manchester Expy Ste A-002A, Columbus, GA 31904
(706) 653-8455

Metabolic Research Center | Columbus

★ 5.0 (180 reviews)
6440 W Hamilton Park Rd Suite A-103, Columbus, GA 31909
(706) 653-7888

Columbus Research Institute

★ 5.0
5820 Veterans Pkwy #304, Columbus, GA 31904
(706) 653-0419

Columbus Memory Center & Health Education Foundation

★ 3.0
7196 N Lake Dr, Columbus, GA 31909
(706) 327-4000
"My mil was diagnosed on her first visit with Alzheimer's, prescribed, sent for MRI...she progressed downhill, I called to try & move up her next appt…"
— Janice Byers, 1★

Clinical Research Institute

★ 5.0
1215 Eagles Landing Pkwy Ste. 209, Stockbridge, GA 30281
(678) 782-5358
"Loving, caring professional staff. Highly recommended. Thank you ALL 4 everything. Namaste"
— ____.pause___, 5★

Clinical Research Atlanta

★ 4.2
175 Country Club Dr #200B, Stockbridge, GA 30281
(770) 507-6867
"Great team of people and I haven't had any issues."
— Victorious Bastard, 5★

Clinical trials in Columbus: what's recruiting

The Columbus area currently has 71 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 Columbus, the most active research areas are:

  • Cancer & Oncology8 studies
  • Diabetes & Metabolism4 studies
  • Heart & Vascular3 studies
  • Liver & Kidney3 studies
  • Brain & Mental Health1 studies

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

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.

Columbus 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 Columbus 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 Columbus?
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 Columbus, GA?
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.
How often do new paid studies open in Columbus?
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 Columbus.
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 Columbus typically complete one or two studies per year.

Paid clinical trials near Columbus

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