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Paid Clinical Trials in Rockford, IL

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

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

113studies recruiting
7+research centers nearby
3condition categories
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Studies recruiting near Rockford right now

Top 25 of 113 recruiting studies, sorted by proximity — each links to its official registry page

Radiation Therapy With or Without Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Stage III-IVA Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Who Have Undergone Surgery

Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Phase 2 Interventional 189 participants sought
UW Health Carbone Cancer Center Rockford — Rockford, Illinois (1.7 mi) · Sponsor: ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02734537)

MYELOMATCH: A Screening Study to Assign People With Myeloid Cancer to a Treatment Study or Standard of Care Treatment Within myeloMATCH (MyeloMATCH Screening Trial)

Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Myeloid Leukemia Arising From Previous Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasm Phase 2 Interventional 2,000 participants sought
Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Kishwaukee — DeKalb, Illinois (27.9 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05564390)

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
Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Kishwaukee — DeKalb, Illinois (27.9 mi) · Sponsor: NRG Oncology
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06958328)

Collection of Research Data and Samples From Patients Who Experience Immunotherapy Side Effects

Malignancy N/A Observational 240 participants sought
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center — Rockford, Illinois (1.7 mi) · Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04242095)

A Study Evaluating Sotorasib Platinum Doublet Combination Versus Pembrolizumab Platinum Doublet Combination as a Front-Line Therapy in Participants With Stage IV or Advanced Stage IIIB/C Nonsquamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers (CodeBreaK 202)

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Phase 3 Interventional 750 participants sought
Mercyhealth — Janesville, Wisconsin (29.3 mi) · Sponsor: Amgen
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05920356)

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
Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Kishwaukee — DeKalb, Illinois (27.9 mi) · Sponsor: NRG Oncology
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05946213)

Testing the Use of Neratinib or the Combination of Neratinib and Palbociclib Targeted Treatment for HER2+ Solid Tumors (A ComboMATCH Treatment Trial)

Malignant Female Reproductive System Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm Phase 2 Interventional 70 participants sought
Mercyhealth Cancer Institute - Rockford — Rockford, Illinois (1.7 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06126276)

Testing the Addition of an Anti-Cancer Drug, Cabozantinib to the Immunotherapy Drug Cemiplimab (REGN2810), in Adolescents and Adults With Advanced Adrenocortical Cancer

Locally Advanced Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma, Metastatic Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma Phase 2 Interventional 48 participants sought
Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Kishwaukee — DeKalb, Illinois (27.9 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06900595)

Testing the Addition of an Antiangiogenic Drug (Bevacizumab) to Chemotherapy (Carboplatin and Paclitaxel) Combined With Immunotherapy (Pembrolizumab) for pMMR, TP53 Mutated Endometrial Cancer

Advanced Endometrial Carcinoma, Recurrent Endometrial Carcinoma Phase 3 Interventional 255 participants sought
Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Kishwaukee — DeKalb, Illinois (27.9 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07198074)

A Study Assessing Long-Term Safety and Effectiveness in Treatment Management of Atrial Fibrillation With VARIPULSE Catheter System

Atrial Fibrillation N/A Interventional 276 participants sought
Mercy Hospital — Janesville, Wisconsin (29.3 mi) · Sponsor: Biosense Webster, Inc.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07227532)

Enroll -HD: A Prospective Registry Study in a Global Huntington's Disease Cohort

Huntington's Disease N/A Observational 35,000 participants sought
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford — Rockford, Illinois (1.7 mi) · Sponsor: CHDI Foundation, Inc.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01574053)

De-Escalation of Breast Radiation Trial for Hormone Sensitive, HER-2 Negative, Oncotype Recurrence Score Less Than or Equal to 18 Breast Cancer (DEBRA)

Stage I Breast Cancer Phase 3 Interventional 1,670 participants sought
UW Health Carbone Cancer Center Rockford — Rockford, Illinois (1.7 mi) · Sponsor: NRG Oncology
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04852887)

Testing Docetaxel-Cetuximab or the Addition of an Immunotherapy Drug, Atezolizumab, to the Usual Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in High-Risk Head and Neck Cancer

Oropharyngeal p16INK4a-Negative Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage III Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7 Phase 2, Phase 3 Interventional 613 participants sought
UW Health Carbone Cancer Center Rockford — Rockford, Illinois (1.7 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01810913)

S1501 Dual Observational and Randomized Cohort Study of Patients With Metastatic HER-2+ Breast Cancer at Risk of Cardiac Toxicity

Cardiotoxicity, HER2/Neu Positive Phase 3 Interventional 491 participants sought
Mercyhealth Hospital and Cancer Center - Janesville — Janesville, Wisconsin (29.3 mi) · Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03418961)

Prospective Non-Interventional Study Comparing Osimertinib +/- Chemotherapy for EGFR-Mutated NSCLC Patients

Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Gene Mutation N/A Observational 538 participants sought
Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Kishwaukee — DeKalb, Illinois (27.9 mi) · Sponsor: PrECOG, LLC.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06538038)

Testing Olaparib for One or Two Years, With or Without Bevacizumab, to Treat Ovarian Cancer

Fallopian Tube Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma, Fallopian Tube High Grade Serous Adenocarcinoma Phase 3 Interventional 880 participants sought
UW Health Carbone Cancer Center Rockford — Rockford, Illinois (1.7 mi) · Sponsor: NRG Oncology
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06580314)

Targeted Therapy Directed by Genetic Testing in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Advanced Solid Tumors, The ComboMATCH Screening Trial

Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Anatomic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8 Phase 2 Interventional 2,900 participants sought
Mercyhealth Cancer Institute - Rockford — Rockford, Illinois (1.7 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05564377)

Comparing Impact of Treatment Before or After Surgery in Patients With Stage II-IIIB Resectable Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Resectable Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Stage II Lung Cancer AJCC v8 Phase 3 Interventional 1,100 participants sought
UW Health Carbone Cancer Center Rockford — Rockford, Illinois (1.7 mi) · Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06632327)

Carotid Implants for PreveNtion of STrokE ReCurrEnce From Large Vessel Occlusion in Atrial Fibrillation Patients Treated With Oral Anticoagulation

Atrial Fibrillation, Oral Anticoagulation N/A Interventional 2,000 participants sought
Mercyhealth Javon Bea Hospital - Riverside — Rockford, Illinois (1.7 mi) · Sponsor: Javelin Medical
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05723926)

Effectiveness of an Automated Falls-Risk Screening and Referral Tool in the Emergency Department (ED)

Falls-Risk N/A Observational 30,000 participants sought
Swedish American Emergency Department — Rockford, Illinois (1.7 mi) · Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05810064)

Combining Immunotherapy and Radiation Therapy to Help Patients Avoid Bladder Removal After Treatment Shrinks Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, BRIGHT Trial

Muscle Invasive Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma, Stage II Bladder Cancer AJCC v8 Phase 2 Interventional 111 participants sought
Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Kishwaukee — DeKalb, Illinois (27.9 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07061964)

Comparing the Outcome of Immunotherapy-Based Drug Combination Therapy With or Without Surgery to Remove the Kidney in Metastatic Kidney Cancer, the PROBE Trial

Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Phase 3 Interventional 364 participants sought
Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Kishwaukee — DeKalb, Illinois (27.9 mi) · Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04510597)

Adding Nivolumab to Usual Treatment for People With Advanced Stomach or Esophageal Cancer, PARAMUNE Trial

Advanced Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma Phase 2, Phase 3 Interventional 224 participants sought
Mercyhealth Cancer Institute - Rockford — Rockford, Illinois (1.7 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06203600)

Testing the Use of Chemotherapy After Surgery for High-Risk Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Liver, Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Phase 2 Interventional 141 participants sought
UW Health Carbone Cancer Center Rockford — Rockford, Illinois (1.7 mi) · Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05040360)

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy, Excision And Observation vs Chemoradiotherapy For Rectal Cancer

Rectal Cancer Phase 3 Interventional 250 participants sought
Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Kishwaukee — DeKalb, Illinois (27.9 mi) · Sponsor: Canadian Cancer Trials Group
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06205485)
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Studies you may be able to join near Rockford

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 Rockford

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

UW Health | Carbone Cancer Center Rockford Laboratory

★ 4.8
3535 N Bell School Rd, Rockford, IL 61114
(779) 696-9400
"Friendly staff knowable staff all appointments right on time Dr Kahn took the time to answer all my questions"
— Fred Amundson, 5★

UW Health | Carbone Cancer Center Rockford

★ 4.7
3535 N Bell School Rd, Rockford, IL 61114
(779) 696-9400
"Nice and easy. On time. The two nurses were very experienced with very pleasant demeanor and helpful attitude."
— waleed said, 5★

Chicago Clinical Research Institute, Inc.

★ 5.0
611 W Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 823-6800

Innovative Clinical Research Center

★ 2.3
521 Kora Ln, Island Lake, IL 60042
"On March, 11 2024 I had a Urinary tract problem which they asked me to send results to a lab, and getting medication the same day, but that medicatio…"
— Jared Avitia, 1★

Avicenna Clinical Research

★ 4.9
9912 SW Hwy, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
(708) 575-5535
"Joy Jibunoh was very professional and knowledgeable!! Showed great patience when asking questions with clarity!"
— tony torres, 5★

New Life Clinical Research llc

★ 5.0
(847) 454-3872
"I am deeply grateful to Ekta Grewal for her incredible support throughout my journey in the NLCR program. Not only did she provide me with a partial …"
— Brianna Oppong-Antwi, 5★

Pillar Clinical Research, Chicago, Illinois

★ 4.8
3400 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60641
(224) 534-7332
"All the staff of GREAT ADMINISTRATION THEY REALLY TAKE CARE OF THEIR PEOLE. AND I DO MEAN ALL. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE. I WOULD DEFINITELY RECO…"
— Vig Dall, 5★

Clinical trials in Rockford: what's recruiting

The Rockford area currently has 113 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 Rockford, the most active research areas are:

  • Cancer & Oncology19 studies
  • Liver & Kidney3 studies
  • Heart & Vascular2 studies

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

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.

Rockford 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 Rockford?
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 Rockford 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.
How do I join a study in Rockford, IL?
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.
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.
How often do new paid studies open in Rockford?
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 Rockford.

Paid clinical trials near Rockford

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