There are currently 456 clinical trials in Little Rock, Arkansas looking for participants to engage in research studies. Trials are conducted at various facilities, including University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Children's Hospital, GSK Investigational Site and Arkansas Cancer Research Center at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Whether you're a healthy volunteer looking to participate in paid medical research or seeking trials related to a specific condition, the city provides a diverse range of opportunities near you.
A Study to Assess the Long-term Safety of KarXT for the Treatment of Manic Episodes in Bipolar-I Disorder (BALSAM-3)
Recruiting
This is a phase 3, open-label extension study to assess the long-term safety of KarXT for the treatment of mania or mania with mixed features in Bipolar-I disorder (BP-I) The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of KarXT in the treatment of participants with mania or mania with mixed features associated with BP-I.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 65 years
Trial Updated:
08/14/2025
Locations: Local Institution - 0021, Little Rock, Arkansas +1 locations
Conditions: Bipolar Disorder Type I With Mania
Phase 3 Study of Adjunctive Treatment With Seltorexant in Adult and Elderly Participants With Major Depressive Disorder and Insomnia Symptoms
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to know how well seltorexant works, and also to evaluate safety and maintenance effect of seltorexant compared with placebo as an adjunctive therapy to an antidepressant in improving depressive symptoms in participants with major depressive disorder with insomnia symptoms (MDDIS) who have had an inadequate response to current antidepressant therapy with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) or serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI).
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 74 years
Trial Updated:
08/14/2025
Locations: Preferred Research Partners, Little Rock, Arkansas
Conditions: Depressive Disorder, Major
A Study to Evaluate TAR-210 Versus Single Agent Intravesical Cancer Treatment in Participants With Bladder Cancer
Recruiting
The main purpose of this study is to compare the disease-free survival between participants receiving treatment with TAR-210 versus investigator's choice of intravesical chemotherapy for treatment of intermediate-risk NMIBC.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/14/2025
Locations: Arkansas Urology, Little Rock, Arkansas
Conditions: Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of PT027 Compared With PT007 Administered As Needed in Participants 12 to < 18 Years of Age With Asthma
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of budesonide/albuterol metered-dose inhaler (BDA MDI) with albuterol sulfate metered-dose inhaler (AS MDI), both administered as needed, on the annualized rate of severe asthma exacerbations in adolescents with a documented clinical diagnosis of asthma and at least one severe exacerbation in the prior year.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 12 years and 17 years
Trial Updated:
08/14/2025
Locations: Research Site, Little Rock, Arkansas
Conditions: Asthma
A Study to Compare Standard Therapy to Treat Hodgkin Lymphoma to the Use of Two Drugs, Brentuximab Vedotin and Nivolumab
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares the effect of adding immunotherapy (brentuximab vedotin and nivolumab) to standard treatment (chemotherapy with or without radiation) to the standard treatment alone in improving survival in patients with stage I and II classical Hodgkin lymphoma. Brentuximab vedotin is in a class of medications called antibody-drug conjugates. It is made of a monoclonal antibody called brentuximab that is linked to a cytotoxic agent called vedotin. Brentuximab attaches to CD30 posi... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 5 years and 60 years
Trial Updated:
08/14/2025
Locations: Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas
Conditions: Lugano Classification Limited Stage Hodgkin Lymphoma AJCC v8
Pembrolizumab With or Without Maintenance Sacituzumab Tirumotecan (Sac-TMT; MK-2870) in Metastatic Squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) [MK-2870-023]
Recruiting
This is a phase 3 study of pembrolizumab in combination with carboplatin/taxane (paclitaxel or nab-paclitaxel) followed by pembrolizumab with or without maintenance sacituzumab tirumotecan (sac-TMT; MK-2870) in first-line treatment of metastatic squamous non-small cell lung cancer. It is hypothesized that pembrolizumab with maintenance sacituzumab tirumotecan is superior to pembrolizumab without sacituzumab tirumotecan maintenance with respect to overall survival (OS).
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/14/2025
Locations: CARTI Cancer Center ( Site 0006), Little Rock, Arkansas
Conditions: Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, NSCLC
A Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Satralizumab in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of satralizumab, a humanized anti-interleukin-6 receptor (aIL-6R) monoclonal antibody, in ambulatory and non-ambulatory participants with DMD age ≥ 8 to \< 18 years old receiving corticosteroid therapy.
Gender:
MALE
Ages:
Between 8 years and 17 years
Trial Updated:
08/14/2025
Locations: Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas
Conditions: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Testing the Addition of MEDI4736 (Durvalumab) to Chemotherapy Before Surgery for Patients With High-Grade Upper Urinary Tract Cancer
Recruiting
This phase II/III trial compares the effect of adding durvalumab to chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone before surgery in treating patients with upper urinary tract cancer. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as durvalumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Chemotherapy drugs, such as methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin, cisplatin, and gemcitabine work in different ways to stop the growth of... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/14/2025
Locations: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
Conditions: Renal Pelvis and Ureter Urothelial Carcinoma
Effectiveness, Implementation, and Cost of Cognitive Processing Therapy in Prisons
Recruiting
Addiction and trauma exposure are common among the 5.5 million people (1 in 47 adults) in the U.S. who are in prison or under supervision. About 85% of people in prison have a substance use disorder or are there for a drug-related crime, and many have experienced serious trauma before being incarcerated. Posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) are often a result of trauma and are linked to more severe drug use, higher rates of relapse, and increased crime. PTSS and substance use disorder (SUD) each... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/14/2025
Locations: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
Conditions: PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD and Alcohol Use Disorder, PTSD and Trauma-related Symptoms, Substance Use Disorder (SUD), Depression, Mental Health, Trauma, Trauma Exposure, Traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Stress, Post Traumatic Stress Symptoms
A Study of INCB123667 in Participants With Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer With Cyclin E1 Overexpression
Recruiting
This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of INCB123667 in Participants With Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer (PROC) With Cyclin E1 Overexpression.
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
Between 18 years and 99 years
Trial Updated:
08/14/2025
Locations: Uams Winthrop P Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Little Rock, Arkansas
Conditions: Ovarian Cancer
A Study to Test the Efficacy and Safety of Staccato Alprazolam in Study Participants 12 Years of Age and Older With Stereotypical Prolonged Seizures
Recruiting
The purpose of the study is to assess the success of a single administration of Staccato alprazolam compared with placebo both in rapidly terminating a seizure episode within 90 seconds and with no recurrence of seizure(s) up to 2 hours after investigational medicinal product (IMP) administration.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
12 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/14/2025
Locations: Ep0162 50494, Little Rock, Arkansas
Conditions: Stereotypical Prolonged Seizures
A Study of Milvexian in Participants After a Recent Acute Coronary Syndrome
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to evaluate that milvexian is superior to placebo, in addition to standard-of-care, in reducing the risk of major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) (the composite of cardiovascular \[CV\] death, myocardial infarction \[MI\], and ischemic stroke).
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/14/2025
Locations: Arkansas Heart Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas
Conditions: Acute Coronary Syndrome