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Paid Clinical Trials in Asheville, NC

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

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

124studies recruiting
9+research centers nearby
6condition categories
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Studies recruiting near Asheville right now

Top 25 of 124 recruiting studies, sorted by proximity — each links to its official registry page

A Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of IMVT-1402 as Treatment for Adult Participants With Graves' Disease

Graves' Disease Phase 2 Interventional 240 participants sought
Site Number - 1051 — Asheville, North Carolina (2.1 mi) · Sponsor: Immunovant Sciences GmbH
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06727604)

RENAISSANCE 2: SPN-817 Phase 2, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study in Adults With Focal Onset Seizures

Focal Onset Seizures Phase 2 Interventional 216 participants sought
Asheville Neurology Specialists — Asheville, North Carolina (2.1 mi) · Sponsor: Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06798896)

A Study to Assess Disease Activity and Adverse Events of Intravenous (IV) Telisotuzumab Vedotin Compared to IV Docetaxel in Adult Participants With Previously Treated Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, c-MET Phase 3 Interventional 768 participants sought
AdventHealth Hendersonville /ID# 265349 — Hendersonville, North Carolina (18.2 mi) · Sponsor: AbbVie
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04928846)

A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Pegozafermin in Participants With Compensated Cirrhosis Due to MASH

Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH) / Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) With Compensated Cirrhosis Phase 3 Interventional 762 participants sought
89bio Clinical Study Site — Asheville, North Carolina (2.1 mi) · Sponsor: 89bio, Inc.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06419374)

A Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Zanidatamab to Trastuzumab, Each in Combination With Physician's Choice Chemotherapy, for the Treatment of Participants With Metastatic HER2-positive Breast Cancer

Metastatic HER2-positive Breast Cancer Phase 3 Interventional 550 participants sought
Messino Cancer Center — Asheville, North Carolina (2.1 mi) · Sponsor: Jazz Pharmaceuticals
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06435429)

A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Two Doses of AP-472 as Adjunctive Therapy to Levodopa in Parkinson's Disease (PD) Participants With Motor Fluctuations

Parkinson Disease Phase 2 Interventional 150 participants sought
Asheville Neurology Specialists, P.A. (Site #229) — Asheville, North Carolina (2.1 mi) · Sponsor: Appello Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07432958)

Sequential and Comparative Evaluation of Pain Treatment Effectiveness Response

Chronic Low Back Pain N/A Interventional 2,529 participants sought
Asheville VA Medical Center, Asheville, NC — Asheville, North Carolina (2.1 mi) · Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04142177)

Reducing Fluid Overload in Heart Failure Patients Using a Non-invasive, Renal Independent System

Chronic Heart Failure, CKD Stage 3 N/A Interventional 40 participants sought
Mission Hospital — Asheville, North Carolina (2.1 mi) · Sponsor: AquaPass Medical Ltd.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06360380)

Multi-Center Study of Clinical and Inflammatory Outcomes in Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation and Traditional Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs

Cardiovascular Diseases N/A Interventional 450 participants sought
Mission Health — Asheville, North Carolina (2.1 mi) · Sponsor: Pritikin ICR
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06424119)

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
Margaret R Pardee Memorial Hospital — Hendersonville, North Carolina (18.2 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04269902)

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
Cardiology Associates_Asheville — Asheville, North Carolina (2.1 mi) · Sponsor: Novo Nordisk A/S
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06118281)

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Toxicity Risk Prediction in Solid Tumors

Malignant Solid Neoplasm N/A Observational 2,062 participants sought
AdventHealth Infusion Center Asheville — Asheville, North Carolina (2.1 mi) · Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04871542)

Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of RAP-219 in Adult Participants With Focal Seizures FOCUS-1

Focal Seizure, Epilepsy Phase 3 Interventional 333 participants sought
Asheville Neurology Specialists — Asheville, North Carolina (2.1 mi) · Sponsor: Rapport Therapeutics Inc.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07563881)

A Long-term Extension Study of JNJ-81201887 (AAVCAGsCD59) Parent Studies in Participants With Geographic Atrophy (GA) Secondary to Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)

Geographic Atrophy, Macular Degeneration Phase 2, Phase 3 Interventional 274 participants sought
Asheville Eye Associates - Western Carolina Retinal Associates — Asheville, North Carolina (2.1 mi) · Sponsor: Janssen Research & Development, LLC
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06635148)

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
Asheville Clinical Research- Site Number : 8400045 — Asheville, North Carolina (2.1 mi) · Sponsor: Sanofi
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07088068)

Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety of Suzetrigine (SUZ) for Pain Associated With Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain Phase 3 Interventional 734 participants sought
Asheville Clinical Research — Asheville, North Carolina (2.1 mi) · Sponsor: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07231419)

A Study of Combination Chemotherapy for Patients With Newly Diagnosed DAWT and Relapsed FHWT

Anaplastic Kidney Wilms Tumor, Recurrent Kidney Wilms Tumor Phase 2 Interventional 256 participants sought
Mission Hospital — Asheville, North Carolina (2.1 mi) · Sponsor: Children's Oncology Group
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04322318)

Evaluating Whether an Educational Website Called Current Together After Cancer (CTAC) Improves Follow-up Care for Colorectal Cancer Survivors

Colorectal Cancer Stage II, Colorectal Cancer Stage III Phase 3 Interventional 1,057 participants sought
Margaret R Pardee Memorial Hospital — Hendersonville, North Carolina (18.2 mi) · Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07018869)

SAFety and Efficacy of Human Anti-thymocyte ImmunoGlobUlin SAB-142 ARresting Progression of Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 Diabetes Phase 2 Interventional 159 participants sought
Asheville Clinical Research — Asheville, North Carolina (2.1 mi) · Sponsor: SAb Biotherapeutics, Inc.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07187531)

A Clinical Trial of EYE201/MK-8748 in People With Macular Degeneration (MK-8748-003)

Macular Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration Phase 2, Phase 3 Interventional 960 participants sought
Asheville Eye Associates, Retina Division (Site 077) — Asheville, North Carolina (2.1 mi) · Sponsor: EyeBiotech Ltd.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07496567)

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
Mission Hospital — Asheville, North Carolina (2.1 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06124157)
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Studies you may be able to join near Asheville

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A partner research network matches volunteers with studies that are currently enrolling in the United States. You answer a few screening questions about your health and where you live; if a study looks like a fit, its team contacts you to confirm eligibility.

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Top-rated research centers in Asheville

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

Clinical Study Center of Asheville

★ 5.0
131 McDowell St #201, Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 253-5600

Asheville Clinical Research

★ 4.5
7 Walden Ridge Dr Ste 200, Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 579-2273
"They are great. They're among the kindest people I know. I like making money getting a flu shot. There's other research studies. Im doing a low b…"
— Ruth Gilbert, 5★

Asheville Medical Research & Education Corporation

1100 Tunnel Rd, Asheville, NC 28805

center for research, assessment, and treatment efficacy

★ 3.3
14 S Pack Square, Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 231-3297
"This company doesn’t file insurance and is private pay only. So sad to see such a necessary resource out of reach for most in Asheville."
— Caitie, 1★

Messino Cancer Centers

★ 4.8
551 Brevard Rd, Asheville, NC 28806
(828) 212-7021
"Dr. Palmeri at Messino Cancer Center is absolutely great!! He is professionally extremely knowledgeable and able to quickly and concisely explain thi…"
— Keith Acker, 5★

Ritual Recovery - Drug & Alcohol Rehab in Asheville

★ 4.9 (110 reviews)
100 Victoria Rd, Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 382-8534
"Ritual Recovery helped me change my life and gave me an opportunity to get back on my feet and tools to use that help me stay clean to this day. I hi…"
— Josh Poston, 5★

CReATE Educational & Neuropsych Testing

★ 5.0 (1 reviews)
14 S Pack Square Ste 505, Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 231-3297
"Having referred students and parents to CReATE over the past fifteen years, we have found their educational evaluations to be extremely thorough and …"
— Tina Evans, 5★

Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine

★ 4.9
135 Sweeten Creek Rd, Asheville, NC 28803
"The lessons were comprehensive and yet accessible, and the experiential projects allowed me to translate those lessons into active practice immediate…"
— Dr. Carl Ide, 5★

Institute for Applied Neuroscience

★ 3.4 (5 reviews)
90 Acton Cir, Candler, NC 28715
(828) 251-2882
"This review is intended as a caution to anyone interested in undergoing neurofeedback at this office. I had a negative reaction to the treatment, whi…"
— Suzanne Reinhardt, PhD, 1★

Clinical trials in Asheville: what's recruiting

The Asheville area currently has 124 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 Asheville, the most active research areas are:

  • Cancer & Oncology6 studies
  • Heart & Vascular6 studies
  • Diabetes & Metabolism4 studies
  • Liver & Kidney2 studies
  • Brain & Mental Health1 studies

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

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.

Asheville 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 Asheville 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 Asheville?
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 Asheville 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.
What is the difference between a research center and a hospital study in Asheville?
Dedicated research centers (listed on this page with their Google ratings) run studies as their core business — often healthy-volunteer and vaccine studies with structured compensation. Hospital and university studies tend to focus on patients with specific conditions. Both types are registered and IRB-supervised.
How often do new paid studies open in Asheville?
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 Asheville.

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