There are currently 133 clinical trials in Akron, Ohio looking for participants to engage in research studies. Trials are conducted at various facilities, including Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron, Akron Children's Hospital, Cleveland Clinic Akron General and Akron General Medical 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.
Active Surveillance, Bleomycin, Etoposide, Carboplatin or Cisplatin in Treating Pediatric and Adult Patients With Germ Cell Tumors
Recruiting
This phase III trial studies how well active surveillance help doctors to monitor subjects with low risk germ cell tumors for recurrence after their tumor is removed. When the germ cell tumor has spread outside of the organ in which it developed, it is considered metastatic. Chemotherapy drugs, such as bleomycin, carboplatin, etoposide, and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from sp... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
All
Trial Updated:
08/08/2025
Locations: Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron, Akron, Ohio
Conditions: Childhood Extracranial Germ Cell Tumor, Extragonadal Embryonal Carcinoma, Germ Cell Tumor, Malignant Germ Cell Tumor, Malignant Ovarian Teratoma, Stage I Ovarian Choriocarcinoma, Stage I Ovarian Embryonal Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage I Ovarian Yolk Sac Tumor AJCC v6 and v7, Stage I Testicular Choriocarcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage I Testicular Embryonal Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage I Testicular Yolk Sac Tumor AJCC v6 and v7, Stage II Ovarian Choriocarcinoma, Stage II Ovarian Embryonal Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage II Ovarian Yolk Sac Tumor AJCC v6 and v7, Stage II Testicular Choriocarcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage II Testicular Embryonal Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage II Testicular Yolk Sac Tumor AJCC v6 and v7, Stage III Ovarian Choriocarcinoma, Stage III Ovarian Embryonal Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage III Ovarian Yolk Sac Tumor AJCC v6 and v7, Stage III Testicular Choriocarcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage III Testicular Embryonal Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage III Testicular Yolk Sac Tumor AJCC v6 and v7, Stage IV Ovarian Choriocarcinoma, Stage IV Ovarian Embryonal Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage IV Ovarian Yolk Sac Tumor AJCC v6 and v7, Testicular Mixed Choriocarcinoma and Embryonal Carcinoma, Testicular Mixed Choriocarcinoma and Teratoma, Testicular Mixed Choriocarcinoma and Yolk Sac Tumor, Stage I Testicular Seminoma AJCC v6 and v7
Study of Perioperative Dostarlimab in Participants With Untreated T4N0 or Stage III dMMR/MSI-H Resectable Colon Cancer
Recruiting
The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of perioperative dostarlimab compared with standard of care (SOC) in participants with untreated T4N0 or Stage III (resectable), defective mismatch repair/ microsatellite instability high (dMMR/MSI-H) colon cancer.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/07/2025
Locations: GSK Investigational Site, Akron, Ohio
Conditions: Colonic Neoplasms, Neoplasms, Colon
Study to Evaluate Avacopan in Combination With a Rituximab or Cyclophosphamide-containing Regimen, in Children From 6 Years to < 18 Years of Age With AAV.
Recruiting
The main objective of this study is to explore the efficacy of avacopan in participants affected by AAV.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 6 years and 17 years
Trial Updated:
08/06/2025
Locations: Akron Childrens Hospital, Akron, Ohio
Conditions: Vasculitis
Stepped Approach to Reducing Risk of Suicide in Primary Care
Recruiting
Suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people aged 12-17 years in the United States, yet many youth at risk for suicide are not identified or go untreated. Stepped care approaches have been shown to be effective at reducing suicide risk in clinical settings, including primary care. The goal of this hybrid I stepped wedge effectiveness-implementation study is to test the effectiveness of a population-based quality improvement (QI) intervention, entitled STARRS-PC (Stepped Approa... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 12 years and 17 years
Trial Updated:
08/05/2025
Locations: AxessPointe Community Health Centers/Health Quarters, Akron, Ohio
Conditions: Suicidal Ideation, Suicide, Attempted, Suicide Prevention
Two Dose Levels of Privigen in Pediatric CIDP
Recruiting
A randomized, open-label, prospective, multicenter study designed to investigate 2 dose levels in pediatric subjects 2 to ≤ 17 years of age with confirmed or possible CIDP, either previously exposed to IVIG treatment or unexposed to IVIG treatment
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 2 years and 17 years
Trial Updated:
08/04/2025
Locations: Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, Ohio
Conditions: Pediatric Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)
Investigations of Reproductive Cancers in Women
Recruiting
The goal of this study is to create a non-invasive diagnostic test to rule out gynecological cancer in females aged 45 and older with abnormal uterine or postmenopausal bleeding.
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
Between 45 years and 100 years
Trial Updated:
08/01/2025
Locations: Summa Health, Akron, Ohio
Conditions: Uterine Cancer
De-Escalation of Breast Radiation Trial for Hormone Sensitive, HER-2 Negative, Oncotype Recurrence Score Less Than or Equal to 18 Breast Cancer (DEBRA)
Recruiting
This Phase III Trial evaluates whether breast conservation surgery and endocrine therapy results in a non-inferior rate of invasive or non-invasive ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence (IBTR) compared to breast conservation with breast radiation and endocrine therapy.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 50 years and 70 years
Trial Updated:
08/01/2025
Locations: Summa Health System - Akron Campus, Akron, Ohio +1 locations
Conditions: Stage I Breast Cancer
Colon Adjuvant Chemotherapy Based on Evaluation of Residual Disease
Recruiting
This Phase II/III trial will evaluate the what kind of chemotherapy to recommend to patients based on the presence or absences of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) after surgery for colon cancer.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/01/2025
Locations: Summa Health System - Akron Campus, Akron, Ohio +1 locations
Conditions: Stage III Colon Cancer
Evaluating the Addition of Adjuvant Chemotherapy to Ovarian Function Suppression Plus Endocrine Therapy in Premenopausal Patients With pN0-1, ER-Positive/HER2-Negative Breast Cancer and an Oncotype Recurrence Score Less Than or Equal to 25
Recruiting
This Phase III Trial will determine whether adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT) added to ovarian function suppression (OFS) plus endocrine therapy (ET) is superior to OFS plus ET in improving invasive breast cancer-free survival (IBCFS) among premenopausal, early- stage breast cancer (EBC) patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive, HER2-negative tumors and 21-gene recurrence score (RS) between 16-25 (for pN0 patients) and 0-25 (for pN1 patients).
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
Between 18 years and 60 years
Trial Updated:
08/01/2025
Locations: Summa Health System - Akron Campus, Akron, Ohio +1 locations
Conditions: Breast Cancer
Product Performance Report: Evaluate Long-term Reliability & Performance of Medtronic Marketed Cardiac Therapy Products
Recruiting
The main purpose of the Product Performance Report (formerly referred to as System Longevity Study) is to evaluate long-term performance of Medtronic market-released cardiac rhythm products by analyzing product survival probabilities.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
All
Trial Updated:
07/29/2025
Locations: Not set, Akron, Ohio
Conditions: Arrhythmia, Bradycardia, Heart Failure, Sinus Tachycardia
Multicenter Single-arm Trial to Investigate Clinical Outcomes When Cohealyx™ is Used for Full Thickness Wounds
Recruiting
The goal of this study is to look at clinical outcomes when Cohealyx Collagen Matrix is used to treat full thickness wounds after surgical excision in patients that require a skin graft to heal their wounds. The main question it aims to answer is how long does it take for Cohealyx to support definitive closure.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
All
Trial Updated:
07/29/2025
Locations: Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, Ohio
Conditions: Burn, Trauma Wound, Full Thickness Wounds, Surgical Wound
Endoscopic Evidence of Maintenance of Healing With Oral NEXIUM in Patients 1 to 11 Years Old With Erosive Esophagitis.
Recruiting
The aim of the study is to compare the safety and efficacy of two doses of Nexium in maintaining healing of erosive esophagitis in patients 1 to 11 years of age.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 1 year and 11 years
Trial Updated:
07/28/2025
Locations: Research Site, Akron, Ohio
Conditions: Erosive Esophagitis