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Paid Clinical Trials in Wilmington, NC

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

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

115studies recruiting
9+research centers nearby
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Studies recruiting near Wilmington right now

Top 25 of 115 recruiting studies, sorted by proximity — each links to its official registry page

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
Accellacare - Wilmington - 1917 Tradd Court — Wilmington, North Carolina (3.8 mi) · Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company

Odevixibat Pregnancy and Lactation Surveillance Program: A Study to Evaluate the Safety of Odevixibat During Pregnancy and/or Lactation

Pregnancy Related N/A Observational 20 participants sought
Virtual Research Coordination Center Odevixibat (BYLVAY) Pregnancy Surveillance Program — Wilmington, North Carolina (3.8 mi) · Sponsor: Ipsen

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 - 1060 — Wilmington, North Carolina (3.8 mi) · Sponsor: Immunovant Sciences GmbH

Diuretics Alone vs. Aortix Endovascular Device for Acute Heart Failure

Heart Failure, Cardiorenal Syndrome N/A Interventional 320 participants sought
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center — Wilmington, North Carolina (3.8 mi) · Sponsor: Procyrion

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
Wilmington Health — Wilmington, North Carolina (3.8 mi) · Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim

Evaluation of Sonelokimab in Patients With Active Psoriatic Arthritis and Anti-TNFα Inadequate Response

Arthritis, Psoriatic Phase 3 Interventional 600 participants sought
Clinical Site — Leland, North Carolina (9.6 mi) · Sponsor: MoonLake Immunotherapeutics AG

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 — Wilmington, North Carolina (3.8 mi) · Sponsor: AstraZeneca

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 — Wilmington, North Carolina (3.8 mi) · Sponsor: AstraZeneca

A Study to Assess the Safety and Effectiveness of ELAPR002f Injectable Gel in Adult Participants With Atrophic Acne Scars

Acne Scars Phase 3 Interventional 395 participants sought
Wilmington Dermatology Center /ID# 256192 — Wilmington, North Carolina (3.8 mi) · Sponsor: AbbVie

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
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center — Wilmington, North Carolina (3.8 mi) · Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

Testing the Addition of Herceptin Hylecta or Phesgo to the Usual Chemotherapy for HER2 Positive Endometrial Serous Carcinoma or Carcinosarcoma

Endometrial Carcinoma, Endometrial Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma Phase 3 Interventional 360 participants sought
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center — Wilmington, North Carolina (3.8 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

A Phase III Study to Assess the Effect of FDC Laroprovstat/Rosuvastatin Compared With Laroprovstat, Rosuvastatin and Placebo on LDL-C in LLT-naïve Patients.

Hypercholesterolaemia Phase 3 Interventional 600 participants sought
Research Site — Wilmington, North Carolina (3.8 mi) · Sponsor: AstraZeneca

Study to Evaluate Safety, Efficacy and Immunogenicity of Acne mRNA Vaccine in Adults With Moderate to Severe Acne

Acne Phase 1, Phase 2 Interventional 800 participants sought
Trial Management Associates - Wilmington - Floral Parkway- Site Number : 8400104 — Wilmington, North Carolina (3.8 mi) · Sponsor: Sanofi Pasteur, a Sanofi Company

MOVE: Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor (TGCT) Real-World Participant Experience With Vimseltinib

Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor N/A Observational 100 participants sought
Synexus Clinical Research, US INC — Wilmington, North Carolina (3.8 mi) · Sponsor: Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Open Label Study to Investigate the Safety and Efficacy of Ponesimod in Moderate-to-Severe Chronic Plaque Psoriasis

Moderate-to-severe Chronic Plaque Psoriasis Phase 3 Interventional 300 participants sought
Vanda Investigational Site — Wilmington, North Carolina (3.8 mi) · Sponsor: Vanda Pharmaceuticals

A Phase III Renal Outcomes and Cardiovascular Mortality Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Baxdrostat in Combination With Dapagliflozin in Participants With Chronic Kidney Disease and High Blood Pressure

Chronic Kidney Disease and Hypertension Phase 3 Interventional 5,000 participants sought
Research Site — Wilmington, North Carolina (3.8 mi) · Sponsor: AstraZeneca

Evaluation of IV AMBTX-01 (Neridronate) for Treatment of CRPS Type 1 (CRPS-RISE)

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I Phase 3 Interventional 270 participants sought
Ambros Clinical Trial Site — Wilmington, North Carolina (3.8 mi) · Sponsor: Ambros Therapeutics, Inc.

Safety and Effectiveness Evaluation of the High-intensity Focused Ultrasound Device for Lifting Lax Submental and Neck Tissue

Skin Laxity (Submental and Neck), Facial Skin Laxity N/A Interventional 273 participants sought
Dermatology — Wilmington, North Carolina (3.8 mi) · Sponsor: CLASSYS Inc.

A Study of LY4395089 and Mirikizumab (LY3074828) Given Together and Mirikizumab (Alone) in Adults With Crohn's Disease

Crohn Disease Phase 2 Interventional 60 participants sought
Innovo Research - Wilmington Gastroenterology Associates — Wilmington, North Carolina (3.8 mi) · Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company
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Studies you may be able to join near Wilmington

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Top-rated research centers in Wilmington

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

Accellacare Research of Wilmington

★ 4.9
1907 Tradd Ct, Wilmington, NC 28401
(910) 799-5500
"My experience with PMG Research of Wilmington has been just great.<br>the staff there are always very friendly and very professional. they always mak…"
— Cynthia Williamson, 5★

PMG Research of Wilmington

★ 4.0
1202 Medical Center Dr, Wilmington, NC 28401
(910) 815-6108

M3 Wake Research Wilmington

2716 Ashton Dr, Wilmington, NC 28412
(910) 408-5746

Catalyst Clinical Research

2528 Independence Blvd Ste 100, Wilmington, NC 28412
(919) 648-0668

WDC Clinical Research Center

710 Military Cutoff Rd Ste 220, Wilmington, NC 28405
(910) 726-9346

PharPoint Research, Inc.

★ 5.0
21 S Front St Ste 200, Wilmington, NC 28401
(910) 790-0482
"Very good! I'm happy to see such wonderful Souls diving deep into helping Humanity."
— MindOps, 5★

Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center

★ 3.1
2131 S 17th St, Wilmington, NC 28401
(910) 667-7000
"Nurses took great care of me and honored all my requests. And the surgery must have gone well, because I came out great!"
— david kirk, 5★

Coastal Horizons Center

★ 2.8 (89 reviews)
615 Shipyard Blvd, Wilmington, NC 28412
(910) 343-0145
"Switched here from Better Life Partners, which was an awesome program. This place sucks. I've been in the lobby for 3 1/2 hours waiting to be called,…"
— Joshua Ward, 1★

Eastcoast Research

★ 5.0
1213 Culbreth Dr Ste 208, Wilmington, NC 28405
(910) 763-3260
"Did a one on one discussion with a narrator. She was very professional and polite. It was very easy and a good experience."
— Barbara Baize, 5★

Clinical trials in Wilmington: what's recruiting

The Wilmington area currently has 115 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 Wilmington, the most active research areas are:

  • Heart & Vascular5 studies
  • Immune & Skin5 studies
  • Liver & Kidney3 studies
  • Cancer & Oncology3 studies
  • Diabetes & Metabolism2 studies

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

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.

Wilmington 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 Wilmington 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 Wilmington 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 Wilmington, NC?
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 Wilmington?
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 Wilmington.
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 Wilmington typically complete one or two studies per year.

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