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Paid Clinical Trials in Springfield, IL

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

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

192studies recruiting
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Studies recruiting near Springfield right now

Top 25 of 192 recruiting studies, sorted by proximity — each links to its official registry page

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
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine — Springfield, Illinois (2.2 mi) · Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03851445)

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
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine — Springfield, Illinois (2.2 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05564390)

Fast Induced Remodeling in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction, Concentric Hypertrophy N/A Interventional 105 participants sought
Prairie Education and Research Cooperative-St. John's — Springfield, Illinois (2.2 mi) · Sponsor: Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05839730)

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
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine — Springfield, Illinois (2.2 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06124157)

Dinutuximab With Chemotherapy, Surgery and Stem Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Children With Newly Diagnosed High Risk Neuroblastoma

Ganglioneuroblastoma, Nodular, Neuroblastoma Phase 3 Interventional 478 participants sought
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine — Springfield, Illinois (2.2 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06172296)

Multicenter Study of Lumateperone for the Treatment of Irritability Associated With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Pediatric Patients

Irritability Associated With Autism Spectrum Disorder Phase 3 Interventional 160 participants sought
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine — Springfield, Illinois (2.2 mi) · Sponsor: Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06690398)

Comparing Combinations of Drugs to Treat Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma (NDMM) When a Stem Cell Transplant is Not a Medically Suitable Treatment

Plasma Cell Myeloma Phase 3 Interventional 510 participants sought
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine — Springfield, Illinois (2.2 mi) · Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05561387)

Testing the Addition of High Dose, Targeted Radiation to the Usual Treatment for Locally-Advanced Inoperable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Locally Advanced Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Stage IIB Lung Cancer AJCC v8 Phase 3 Interventional 474 participants sought
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine — Springfield, Illinois (2.2 mi) · Sponsor: NRG Oncology
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05624996)

A Study to Compare Standard Therapy to Treat Hodgkin Lymphoma to the Use of Two Drugs, Brentuximab Vedotin and Nivolumab

Lugano Classification Limited Stage Hodgkin Lymphoma AJCC v8 Phase 3 Interventional 1,875 participants sought
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine — Springfield, Illinois (2.2 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05675410)

Nephroureterectomy With and Without Lymph Node Dissection for Upper Tract Urothelial Cell Carcinoma

Urothelial Carcinoma N/A Interventional 94 participants sought
Southern Illinois University — Springfield, Illinois (2.2 mi) · Sponsor: Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06262516)

A Clinical Trial of EYE201/MK-8748 in People With Macular Degeneration (MK-8748-002)

Macular Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration Phase 2, Phase 3 Interventional 960 participants sought
Springfield Clinic — Springfield, Illinois (2.2 mi) · Sponsor: EyeBiotech Ltd.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07440225)

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
Central Illinois Hematology Oncology Center — Springfield, Illinois (2.2 mi) · Sponsor: ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02734537)

Testing Shorter Duration Radiation Therapy Versus the Usual Radiation Therapy in Patients Receiving the Usual Chemotherapy Treatment for Bladder Cancer, ARCHER Study

Muscle Invasive Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma, Stage II Bladder Cancer AJCC v8 Phase 3 Interventional 486 participants sought
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine — Springfield, Illinois (2.2 mi) · Sponsor: NRG Oncology
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07097142)

Testing the Addition of Anti-Cancer Drug Sonrotoclax, to the Standard Treatment Zanubrutinib, for Previously Untreated CLL/SLL

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Small Lymphocytic Leukemia Phase 3 Interventional 466 participants sought
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine — Springfield, Illinois (2.2 mi) · Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07321652)

Endovascular Ablation of the Right Greater Splanchnic Nerve in Subjects Having HFpEF

Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF N/A Interventional 150 participants sought
Prairie Education and Research Cooperative — Springfield, Illinois (2.2 mi) · Sponsor: Axon Therapies, Inc.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04592445)

A Study to Test the Addition of the Drug Cabozantinib to Chemotherapy in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Osteosarcoma

High Grade Osteosarcoma, Localized Osteosarcoma Phase 2, Phase 3 Interventional 1,122 participants sought
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine — Springfield, Illinois (2.2 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05691478)

ARTEMIS - A Research Study to Look at How Ziltivekimab Works Compared to Placebo in People With a Heart Attack

Cardiovascular Risk, Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) Phase 3 Interventional 10,000 participants sought
Prairie Cardiovascular Consultants, Ltd. — Springfield, Illinois (2.2 mi) · Sponsor: Novo Nordisk A/S
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06118281)

S1703 Serum Tumor Marker Directed Disease Monitoring in Patients With Hormone Receptor Positive Her2 Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer

Anatomic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Estrogen Receptor Positive N/A Interventional 739 participants sought
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine — Springfield, Illinois (2.2 mi) · Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03723928)

Evaluating the Impact of Maridebart Cafraglutide on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Participants With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Overweight or Obesity

Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Overweight Phase 3 Interventional 12,800 participants sought
Prarie Education and Research — Springfield, Illinois (2.2 mi) · Sponsor: Amgen
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07037433)

THRIVE- THerapeutic IntravasculaR Ultrasound (TIVUS™) REnal Denervation System Versus Sham for the Adjunctive Treatment of Hypertension

Hypertension N/A Interventional 261 participants sought
St. John's Prairie Heart — Springfield, Illinois (2.2 mi) · Sponsor: SoniVie Inc.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06559891)

Testing the Addition of Anti-Cancer Drug, Cetuximab, to Standard of Care Treatment (Pembrolizumab) for Returning or Spreading Head and Neck Cancer After Previous Treatment

Multiple conditions Phase 3 Interventional 158 participants sought
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine — Springfield, Illinois (2.2 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06589804)

LY4268989 in Adults With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis

Ulcerative Colitis (UC), Ulcerative Colitis, Active Moderate Phase 2 Interventional 1,431 participants sought
Springfield Clinic - First — Springfield, Illinois (2.2 mi) · Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07415044)

Comparing Rituximab and Mosunetuzumab Drug Treatments for People With Low Tumor Burden Follicular Lymphoma

Classic Follicular Lymphoma, Follicular Lymphoma With Unusual Cytological Features Phase 3 Interventional 600 participants sought
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine — Springfield, Illinois (2.2 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06337318)

Testing an Enhanced Digital Delivery Model for Inherited Cancer Genetic Testing in Young Adults With Cancer

Miscellaneous Neoplasm, Nos, Non-Neoplastic Condition, Nos N/A Interventional 535 participants sought
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine — Springfield, Illinois (2.2 mi) · Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07091617)
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Studies you may be able to join near Springfield

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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 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 Springfield

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

Behavioral Health Center of Illinois

★ 4.0 (15 reviews)
1220 S 7th St, Springfield, IL 62703
(217) 679-5379
"Started off as a 4 star review. After going here for a while to see Brittany it was a mutual decision there wasn't much point to keep going. Brittany…"
— Brett R, 1★

SIU Medicine Smith Alzheimer's Center

★ 5.0
751 N Rutledge St Rm 3100, Springfield, IL 62702
(217) 545-8000
"The activity day at Duncan Park was a wonderful way to engage everyone. The live music was a nice touch as it really encouraged dancing and singing …"
— Daren Perrero, 5★

SIU Medicine Simmons Cancer Institute

★ 4.4
315 W Carpenter St, Springfield, IL 62702
(217) 545-8000

Clinical trials in Springfield: what's recruiting

The Springfield area currently has 192 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 Springfield, the most active research areas are:

  • Cancer & Oncology16 studies
  • Heart & Vascular6 studies
  • Diabetes & Metabolism1 studies
  • Immune & Skin1 studies

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

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.

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

Paid clinical trials near Springfield

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