Iowa is currently home to 794 active clinical trials, seeking participants for engagement in research studies. These trials take place at a variety of cities in the state, including Iowa City, Des Moines, Sioux City and West Des Moines. Whether you're a healthy volunteer interested in paid medical research or someone seeking trials related to a specific condition, the state offers a diverse array of opportunities in your vicinity.
Chemo-Immunotherapy Followed by Durvalumab and Ceralasertib in Treatment Naïve Patients With Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
Recruiting
The primary objective of this single arm study is to estimate the progression free survival of previously-untreated patients with extensive stage small cell lung cancer. Patients will receive initial chemo-immunotherapy followed by maintenance therapy with durvalumab and oral ceralasertib.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/05/2025
Locations: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
Conditions: Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
A Study of the Drugs Selumetinib Versus Carboplatin/Vincristine in Patients With Neurofibromatosis and Low-Grade Glioma
Recruiting
This phase III trial studies if selumetinib works just as well as the standard treatment with carboplatin/vincristine (CV) for subjects with NF1-associated low grade glioma (LGG), and to see if selumetinib is better than CV in improving vision in subjects with LGG of the optic pathway (vision nerves). Selumetinib is a drug that works by blocking some enzymes that low-grade glioma tumor cells need for their growth. This results in killing tumor cells. Drugs used as chemotherapy, such as carboplat... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 2 years and 21 years
Trial Updated:
06/05/2025
Locations: Blank Children's Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa
Conditions: Low Grade Glioma, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Visual Pathway Glioma
Chronic Venous Thrombosis: Relief With Adjunctive Catheter-Directed Therapy (The C-TRACT Trial)
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of image-guided, endovascular therapy (EVT) is an effective strategy with which to reduce Post Thrombotic Syndrome (PTS) disease severity and improve quality of life in patients with established disabling iliac-obstructive post thrombotic syndrome (DIO-PTS).
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/05/2025
Locations: University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Conditions: Deep Vein Thrombosis, Venous Stasis, Venous Insufficiency, Venous Leg Ulcer, Venous Reflux, Post Thrombotic Syndrome
A Study of Remternetug (LY3372993) in Early Alzheimer's Disease (TRAILRUNNER-ALZ 3)
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to measure the difference in time to developing or worsening memory, thinking, or functional problems due to Alzheimer's disease occurring in participants receiving study drug compared to placebo. Participation could last up to 255 weeks including screening, a double-blind treatment period, and a double-blind observation period. In addition, eligible participants who receive placebo during the double-blind treatment period may choose to extend their study participat... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 55 years and 80 years
Trial Updated:
06/04/2025
Locations: Cedar Valley Medical Specialists, Waterloo, Iowa
Conditions: Alzheimer's Disease
STEP TEENS Weight Maintenance: A Research Study on How Well Semaglutide Helps Teenagers With Excess Body Weight to Lose Weight and Maintain Weight Loss
Recruiting
The study is testing how well semaglutide can help adolescents with excess body weight to lose weight and to maintain weight loss. All participants in the study will receive semaglutide as a weekly injection. The study medicine is injected with a thin needle in the stomach, thighs or upper arms. All participants will get semaglutide treatment for a minimum of 3 years.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 12 years and 15 years
Trial Updated:
06/04/2025
Locations: University Of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
Conditions: Obesity
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Pegozafermin in Participants With Compensated Cirrhosis Due to MASH
Recruiting
The study will assess the efficacy and safety of pegozafermin administered in participants with compensated cirrhosis due to MASH (biopsy-confirmed fibrosis stage F4 MASH \[previously known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, NASH\]).
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 75 years
Trial Updated:
06/04/2025
Locations: 89bio Clinical Study Site, Iowa City, Iowa
Conditions: Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH) / Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) With Compensated Cirrhosis
Assessing Benefits and Harms of Cannabis/Cannabinoid Use Among Cancer Patients Treated in Community Oncology Clinics
Recruiting
This is a multi-site clinical study enrolling 2000 newly diagnosed patients with breast, colorectal, melanoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or non-small cell lung cancer, who are planning to receive one or more systemic cancer directed therapies with chemotherapy and/or (immune checkpoint inhibitors) ICIs.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/04/2025
Locations: UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Ankeny Clinic, Ankeny, Iowa
Conditions: Breast Carcinoma, Colorectal Carcinoma, Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Melanoma, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
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
Recruiting
This study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of Armour Thyroid treatment compared with synthetic T4 in subjects who have primary hypothyroidism and are currently stabilized (i.e., in-range thyroid-stimulating hormone \[TSH\]) on synthetic T4 treatment. This study will also therefore evaluate the efficacy and safety of dose conversion from synthetic T4 therapy to Armour Thyroid therapy.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 75 years
Trial Updated:
06/04/2025
Locations: West Broadway Clinic /ID# 256756, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Conditions: Hypothyroidism
A Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Pegozafermin in Participants With MASH and Fibrosis (ENLIGHTEN-Fibrosis)
Recruiting
The study will assess the efficacy and safety of 2 dose regimens of pegozafermin for the treatment of liver fibrosis stage 2 or 3 in adult participants with MASH (previously known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis \[NASH\]).
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 80 years
Trial Updated:
06/04/2025
Locations: 89bio Clinical Study Site, Iowa City, Iowa
Conditions: Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASH) / Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) With Fibrosis
A Clinical Study of Intismeran Autogene (V940) Treatment and Pembrolizumab in People With Bladder Cancer (V940-005/INTerpath-005)
Recruiting
Researchers are looking for new ways to treat people with high-risk muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma (MIUC). Urothelial carcinoma is a type of bladder cancer that begins in cells that line the inside of the bladder and other parts of the urinary tract, such as part of the kidneys, ureters, and urethra. People with MIUC usually have chemotherapy before surgery, then surgery to remove the cancer. Chemotherapy is a type of medicine to destroy cancer cells or stop them from growing. After surger... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/04/2025
Locations: University of Iowa ( Site 0110), Iowa City, Iowa
Conditions: Bladder Cancer
A Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Benfotiamine in Patients With Early Alzheimer's Disease (BenfoTeam)
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to learn more about the safety, effectiveness and tolerability of the study drug called Benfotiamine which may delay or slow the progression of the symptoms of early Alzheimer's disease.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 50 years and 89 years
Trial Updated:
06/04/2025
Locations: University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Conditions: Alzheimer Disease
The REBALANCE Study - a Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Pivotal Study of the May Health System
Recruiting
A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Pivotal Study of the May Health System in Transvaginal Ablation of Ovarian Tissue under Ultrasound Guidance in Women with Infertility due to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
Between 18 years and 40 years
Trial Updated:
06/04/2025
Locations: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
Conditions: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Infertility, Female