There are currently 2030 clinical trials in Chicago, Illinois looking for participants to engage in research studies. Trials are conducted at various facilities, including Northwestern University, Rush University Medical Center, University of Chicago and University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center. 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.
Focused Radiation Versus Systemic Therapy for Kidney Cancer Patients With Limited Metastasis, SOAR Study
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares the effect of stero-ablative radiotherapy (SAbR) followed by standard of care systemic therapy, to standard of care systemic therapy alone, in patients with kidney cancer that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to a limited (2-5) number of places in the body (metastatic). Study doctors want to find out if this approach is better or worse than the usual approach for metastatic kidney cancer. The usual approach is defined as the care most people get... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/15/2025
Locations: Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois +1 locations
Conditions: Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma, Stage IV Renal Cell Cancer AJCC v8
Fontan Udenafil Exercise Longitudinal Assessment Trial - 2
Recruiting
This study will evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of udenafil, an orally administered, potent and selective inhibitor of PDE5, versus placebo for the treatment of adolescent who have had the Fontan procedure.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 12 years and 18 years
Trial Updated:
08/15/2025
Locations: Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, Illinois +1 locations
Conditions: Single Ventricle Heart Disease
Testing Pump Chemotherapy in Addition to Standard of Care Chemotherapy Versus Standard of Care Chemotherapy Alone for Patients With Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases: The PUMP Trial
Recruiting
This phase III trial compares hepatic arterial infusion (HAI) (pump chemotherapy) in addition to standard of care chemotherapy versus standard of care chemotherapy alone in treating patients with colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver (liver metastases) and cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable). HAI uses a catheter to carry a tumor-killing chemotherapy drug called floxuridine directly into the liver. HAI is already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in metas... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/15/2025
Locations: University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Illinois
Conditions: Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Liver, Stage IV Colorectal Cancer AJCC v8, Unresectable Colorectal Carcinoma
Movement Amplification Gait Training to Enhance Walking Balance Post-Stroke
Recruiting
Stroke is a leading cause of disability in the United States, affecting approximately 795,000 people annually. The Veteran's Health Administration provides over 60,000 outpatient visits for stroke-related care annually at a cost of over $250 million. Among ambulatory people with chronic stroke (PwCS), impaired balance is a common health concern that substantially limits mobility (those with the worst balance walk the least). This project will explore adaptive strategies employed by PwCS in balan... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 80 years
Trial Updated:
08/15/2025
Locations: Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
Conditions: Chronic Hemiparetic Stroke
A Study Using Nivolumab, in Combination With Chemotherapy Drugs to Treat Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC)
Recruiting
This phase II trial tests effects of nivolumab in combination with chemotherapy drugs prior to radiation therapy patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab, 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 gemcitabine and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping the... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
21 years and below
Trial Updated:
08/15/2025
Locations: Lurie Children's Hospital-Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Conditions: Stage II Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage III Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IV Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of KarXT + KarX-EC for Cognitive Impairment in Alzheimer's Disease (MINDSET 2)
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of KarXT + KarX-EC for cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's Disease
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 60 years and 85 years
Trial Updated:
08/15/2025
Locations: Great Lakes Clinical Trials - Andersonville, Chicago, Illinois
Conditions: Alzheimer's Disease
Testing the Role of DNA Released From Tumor Cells Into the Blood in Guiding the Use of Immunotherapy After Surgical Removal of the Bladder, Kidney, Ureter, and Urethra for Urothelial Cancer Treatment, MODERN Study
Recruiting
This phase II/III trial examines whether patients who have undergone surgical removal of bladder, kidney, ureter or urethra, but require an additional treatment called immunotherapy to help prevent their urinary tract (urothelial) cancer from coming back, can be identified by a blood test. Many types of tumors tend to lose cells or release different types of cellular products including their DNA which is referred to as circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) into the bloodstream before changes can be seen... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/15/2025
Locations: Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois +4 locations
Conditions: Muscle Invasive Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma, Stage II Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage III Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage IV Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma AJCC v7, Muscle Invasive Renal Pelvis Urothelial Carcinoma, Muscle Invasive Ureter Urothelial Carcinoma, Muscle Invasive Urethral Urothelial Carcinoma
A Clinical Trial of Elsunersen in Pediatric SCN2A-DEE to Assess Efficacy and Safety
Recruiting
A Randomized, Multi-Center, Double-Blind, Sham-Procedure-Controlled Clinical Trial to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Elsunersen in Pediatric Participants with Early Onset SCN2A Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 1 day and 18 years
Trial Updated:
08/15/2025
Locations: Praxis Research Site, Chicago, Illinois
Conditions: Epileptic Encephalopathy, SCN2A Encephalopathy
Feasibility of a Dog Training Therapy Program in UC Outpatient Youth Receiving Psychiatric Services
Recruiting
The goal of this pilot project is to test for initial efficacy of the Recovery \& Care Canine-Assisted Therapy program that has been developed and implemented in Lawrence Hall, a Chicago-based residential treatment center for maltreated youth. In this study, the investigators test the feasibility, acceptability, and short-term efficacy of expanding the program to a group of youth currently in outpatient treatment for social, emotional, and behavioral problems. Results from this project will prov... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 8 years and 17 years
Trial Updated:
08/15/2025
Locations: University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Conditions: Emotion Regulation, Behavioral Disorder, Self Esteem
A Study to Evaluate INCA035784 in Participants With Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
Recruiting
This study is being conducted to evaluate the safety and tolerability of INCA035784 in participants with myeloproliferative neoplasms.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/15/2025
Locations: University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
Conditions: Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
A Study of TAR-200 Versus Intravesical Chemotherapy in Participants With Recurrent High-Risk Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer (HR-NMIBC) After Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to compare disease free survival (DFS) in participants with recurrence of papillary-only high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (HR-NMIBC) within 1 year of last dose of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) therapy and who refused or are unfit for Radical Cystectomy (RC), receiving TAR-200 versus investigator's choice of single agent intravesical chemotherapy.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/15/2025
Locations: Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
Conditions: Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Neoplasms
Comparing Retreatment of 177Lu-DOTATATE PRRT Versus Everolimus in Patients With Metastatic Unresectable Midgut Neuroendocrine Tumors, NET RETREAT Trial
Recruiting
This phase II trial compares the effect of retreatment with 177Lu-DOTATATE peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) to the usual approach of treatment with everolimus in patients who have previously received 177Lu-DOTATATE for midgut neuroendocrine tumor (NET) that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic) and that cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable). PRRT is a type of radiation therapy for which a radioactive chemical is linked to... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/15/2025
Locations: Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois +1 locations
Conditions: Metastatic Midgut Neuroendocrine Tumor, Unresectable Midgut Neuroendocrine Tumor, Metastatic Midgut Neuroendocrine Tumor G1, Metastatic Midgut Neuroendocrine Tumor G2