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Paid Clinical Trials in Des Moines, IA

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

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

226studies recruiting
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Studies recruiting near Des Moines right now

Top 25 of 226 recruiting studies, sorted by proximity — each links to its official registry page

Study of Daraxonrasib (RMC-6236) in Patients With RAS Mutated NSCLC (RASolve 301)

NSCLC (Non-small Cell Lung Cancer), Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Phase 3 Interventional 590 participants sought
University of Iowa Health Care, Mission Cancer + Blood — Waukee, Iowa (14.5 mi) · Sponsor: Revolution Medicines, Inc.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06881784)

A Study of Eloralintide (LY3841136) in Participants With Persistent Obesity Who Are Treated With a Weekly Incretin

Overweight, Obesity Phase 3 Interventional 900 participants sought
Iowa Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center — West Des Moines, Iowa (5.2 mi) · Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07392190)

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

Childhood Medulloblastoma Phase 3 Interventional 225 participants sought
Blank Children's Hospital — Des Moines, Iowa (1.9 mi) · Sponsor: Children's Oncology Group
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05382338)

Testing the Addition of Total Ablative Therapy to Usual Systemic Therapy Treatment for Limited Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, ERASur Trial

Metastatic Colorectal Adenocarcinoma, Stage IV Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8 Phase 2 Interventional 146 participants sought
Iowa Methodist Medical Center — Des Moines, Iowa (1.9 mi) · Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05673148)

A Global Study of Volrustomig (MEDI5752) for Participants With Unresected Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Following Definitive Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy

Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Phase 3 Interventional 1,145 participants sought
Research Site — Des Moines, Iowa (1.9 mi) · Sponsor: AstraZeneca
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06129864)

A Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Oral Armour Thyroid Compared to Synthetic T4 for the Treatment of Primary Hypothyroidism in Adult Participants

Hypothyroidism Phase 2, Phase 3 Interventional 2,800 participants sought
Iowa Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center /ID# 256750 — West Des Moines, Iowa (5.2 mi) · Sponsor: AbbVie
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06345339)

Trial Against INtractable Type 2 Diabetes (CAPTAIN-T2D)

Type 2 Diabetes, Cortisol Excess Phase 2 Interventional 1,500 participants sought
Iowa Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center — West Des Moines, Iowa (5.2 mi) · Sponsor: Sparrow Pharmaceuticals
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07296484)

A Study of the Drugs Selumetinib vs. Carboplatin and Vincristine in Patients With Low-Grade Glioma

Low Grade Astrocytoma, Low Grade Glioma Phase 3 Interventional 170 participants sought
Blank Children's Hospital — Des Moines, Iowa (1.9 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04166409)

Sirolimus Coated BALloon Versus Standard Balloon Angioplasty in The Treatment of Below The Knee Arterial Disease

Arterial Disease of Legs, Below-the-knee Obstruction N/A Interventional 368 participants sought
Unity Point Health Des Moines — Des Moines, Iowa (1.9 mi) · Sponsor: Concept Medical Inc.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06182397)

Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement With the Medtronic Intrepid™ TMVR System in Patients With Severe Symptomatic Mitral Regurgitation.

Mitral Valve Regurgitation N/A Interventional 1,056 participants sought
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center — Des Moines, Iowa (1.9 mi) · Sponsor: Medtronic Cardiovascular
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03242642)

An Open-label Study Comparing Lutetium (177Lu) Vipivotide Tetraxetan Versus Observation in PSMA Positive OMPC.

Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer (OMPC) Phase 3 Interventional 450 participants sought
Unity Point Clinic — Des Moines, Iowa (1.9 mi) · Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05939414)

Observational Study of Decentralized Urine Optical Interaction Patterns Associated With Environmental Microplastic and Nanoplastic Exposure

Healthy Adult Participants N/A Observational 15 participants sought
Decentralized / At-Home Participation (U.S.) — Des Moines, Iowa (1.9 mi) · Sponsor: Ecotera Health LLC
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07775495)

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
Iowa Methodist Medical Center — Des Moines, Iowa (1.9 mi) · Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04510597)

Evaluating the Addition of Adjuvant Chemotherapy to Ovarian Function Suppression Plus Endocrine Therapy in Premenopausal Patients With pN0-1, ER-Positive/HER2-Negative Breast Cancer and an Oncotype Recurrence Score Less Than or Equal to 25

Breast Cancer Phase 3 Interventional 3,960 participants sought
Iowa Methodist Medical Center — Des Moines, Iowa (1.9 mi) · Sponsor: NRG Oncology
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05879926)

A Study to Test Whether Vicadrostat (BI 690517) in Combination With Empagliflozin Helps People With Heart Failure and a Weak Pumping Function of the Left Side of the Heart

Heart Failure Phase 3 Interventional 4,200 participants sought
The Iowa Clinic, PC — West Des Moines, Iowa (5.2 mi) · Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06935370)

Testing Early Treatment for Patients With High-Risk Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) or Small Lymphocytic Leukemia (SLL), EVOLVE CLL/SLL Study

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma Phase 3 Interventional 247 participants sought
Iowa Methodist Medical Center — Des Moines, Iowa (1.9 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04269902)

Testing the Addition of Stereotactic Radiation Therapy With Immune Therapy for the Treatment of Patients With Unresectable or Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer, SAMURAI Trial

Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma, Stage III Renal Cell Cancer AJCC v8 Phase 2 Interventional 240 participants sought
Iowa Methodist Medical Center — Des Moines, Iowa (1.9 mi) · Sponsor: NRG Oncology
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05327686)

Surovatamig (AZD0486) as Monotherapy in Participants With Relapsed/Refractory (R/R) B-cell NHL

B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Follicular Lymphoma (FL) Phase 2 Interventional 270 participants sought
Research Site — Waukee, Iowa (14.5 mi) · Sponsor: AstraZeneca
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06526793)

Testing the Addition of the Drug BMX-001, a Radioprotector, or a Placebo to the Usual Chemoradiation Therapy for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

Multiple conditions Phase 2 Interventional 98 participants sought
Iowa Methodist Medical Center — Des Moines, Iowa (1.9 mi) · Sponsor: NRG Oncology
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06532279)

A Study of Amivantamab and mFOLFOX6 or FOLFIRI Versus Cetuximab and mFOLFOX6 or FOLFIRI as First-line Treatment in Participants With KRAS/NRAS and BRAF Wild-type Unresectable or Metastatic Left-sided Colorectal Cancer

Colorectal Neoplasms Phase 3 Interventional 1,000 participants sought
Mission Cancer Blood — Waukee, Iowa (14.5 mi) · Sponsor: Janssen Research & Development, LLC
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06662786)

Comparing Retreatment of 177Lu-DOTATATE PRRT Versus the Usual Treatment in Patients With Metastatic Unresectable Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors, NET RETREAT Trial

Metastatic Digestive System Neuroendocrine Tumor G1, Metastatic Digestive System Neuroendocrine Tumor G2 Phase 2 Interventional 100 participants sought
Iowa Methodist Medical Center — Des Moines, Iowa (1.9 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05773274)

A Study of Pasritamig With or Without JNJ-87189401 Versus Placebo for Late Line Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC)

Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostatic Neoplasms Phase 3 Interventional 1,203 participants sought
Mission Cancer Blood — Waukee, Iowa (14.5 mi) · Sponsor: Janssen Research & Development, LLC
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07164443)

Product Performance Report: Evaluate Long-term Reliability & Performance of Medtronic Marketed Cardiac Therapy Products

Arrhythmia, Bradycardia N/A Observational 20,000 participants sought
Research site — West Des Moines, Iowa (5.2 mi) · Sponsor: Medtronic
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00271180)
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Top-rated research centers in Des Moines

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

ICTS Research Clinic Integrated Clinical Trial Services, Inc.

★ 3.7
1031 Office Park Rd #9, West Des Moines, IA 50265
(515) 223-2300
"The first time I started with Integrated Clinical Trial Services my EKG showed I had a concern. I went to Iowa Heart and was tested/treated and put …"
— kenn bekker, 5★

Heartland Medical Research

1230 8th St Ste 200, West Des Moines, IA 50265
(515) 225-6050

Des Moines University Clinic

★ 4.2
3200 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50312
(515) 271-1700
"It's the osteopathic college renamed. The best part of it is the osteopathic manipulation department. I'm seeing one that can do myofascial and she's…"
— Diane Falkoski, 5★

Iowa Oncology Research Association

1221 Pleasant St #450, Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 241-3305

The Iowa Clinic Research - West Des Moines Campus

5950 University Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50266
(515) 875-9815

OpenLoop Health

★ 4.5
317 6th Ave #400, Des Moines, IA 50309
(855) 597-1248

The Iowa Clinic Research - Ankeny Campus

1410 SW Tradition Dr, Ankeny, IA 50023
(515) 875-9815

Mission Cancer + Blood

★ 4.0 (22 reviews)
110 E Court Ave Ste. 200, Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 282-2921
"Rating solely on disability access. This is an extremely difficult place to access, starting in the parking lot. The disabled parking is as far as p…"
— Dan Hodge, 2★

Dr. Robert R. Shreck, MD

★ 5.0 (2 reviews)
1221 Pleasant St Ste 100, Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 282-2921
"Best doctor and friend all around Danny parnell"
— Danny Parnell, 5★

Clinical trials in Des Moines: what's recruiting

The Des Moines area currently has 226 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 Des Moines, the most active research areas are:

  • Cancer & Oncology13 studies
  • Heart & Vascular3 studies
  • Diabetes & Metabolism2 studies
  • Liver & Kidney2 studies

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

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.

Des Moines 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 Des Moines 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.
Are clinical trials in Des Moines 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 Des Moines, IA?
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.
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 Des Moines typically complete one or two studies per year.

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