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Paid Clinical Trials in Santa Barbara, CA

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

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

97studies recruiting
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Studies recruiting near Santa Barbara right now

Top 25 of 97 recruiting studies, sorted by proximity — each links to its official registry page

Title: A Multimodal Exercise Program With Gamification for Parkinson Disease (MEP+G)

Parkinson Disease EARLY/Phase 1 Interventional 50 participants sought
Equilibrium Physical Therapy — Ventura, California (26.5 mi) · Sponsor: California State University, Northridge
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06538298)

Testing the Use of Combination Therapy in Adult Patients With Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma, the EQUATE Trial

Plasma Cell Myeloma, RISS Stage I Plasma Cell Myeloma Phase 3 Interventional 1,450 participants sought
Ridley-Tree Cancer Center — Santa Barbara, California (1.4 mi) · Sponsor: ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04566328)

Efficacy and Safety Study of Ixoberogene Soroparvovec (Ixo-vec) in Participants With Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration (AQUARIUS)

Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration (nAMD), Wet AMD Phase 3 Interventional 284 participants sought
Adverum Clinical Site 175 — Santa Barbara, California (1.4 mi) · Sponsor: Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07482176)

A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Orally Administered VX-01

Diabetic Retinopathy, NPDR - Non Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy Phase 2 Interventional 100 participants sought
California Retina Consultants- Santa Barbara — Santa Barbara, California (1.4 mi) · Sponsor: Vantage Biosciences Ltd
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06770933)

Palazestrant in Combination With Ribociclib for the First-line Treatment of ER+/HER2- Advanced Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer, Locally Advanced Breast Cancer Phase 3 Interventional 1,000 participants sought
Clinical Trial Site — Santa Barbara, California (1.4 mi) · Sponsor: Olema Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07085767)

Study Comparing AAA817+ARPI Versus Standard of Care in Adult Participants With PSMA-positive mCRPC

Prostate Cancer Phase 3 Interventional 940 participants sought
Sansum Clinic — Santa Barbara, California (1.4 mi) · Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06855277)

A Three-Part Phase 3 Study of Sofetabart Mipitecan in Participants With Platinum-Resistant (Part A) and Platinum-Sensitive (Parts B and C) Ovarian Cancer

Ovarian Neoplasms, Fallopian Tube Neoplasms Phase 3 Interventional 1,630 participants sought
Sansum Clinic — Santa Barbara, California (1.4 mi) · Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07213804)

De-Escalation of Breast Radiation Trial for Hormone Sensitive, HER-2 Negative, Oncotype Recurrence Score Less Than or Equal to 18 Breast Cancer (DEBRA)

Stage I Breast Cancer Phase 3 Interventional 1,670 participants sought
Ridley-Tree Cancer Center — Santa Barbara, California (1.4 mi) · Sponsor: NRG Oncology
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04852887)

A Study Evaluating Sotorasib Platinum Doublet Combination Versus Pembrolizumab Platinum Doublet Combination as a Front-Line Therapy in Participants With Stage IV or Advanced Stage IIIB/C Nonsquamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers (CodeBreaK 202)

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Phase 3 Interventional 750 participants sought
Sansum Clinic — Santa Barbara, California (1.4 mi) · Sponsor: Amgen
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05920356)

Effect of Dalcetrapib on CV Risk in a Genetically Defined Population With a Recent ACS

Acute Coronary Syndrome Phase 3 Interventional 2,000 participants sought
Research Site — Santa Barbara, California (1.4 mi) · Sponsor: DalCor Pharmaceuticals
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05918861)

A Study of Elacestrant Versus Standard Endocrine Therapy in Women and Men With ER+,HER2-, Early Breast Cancer With High Risk of Recurrence

Breast Cancer Phase 3 Interventional 4,220 participants sought
Sansum Clinic — Solvang, California (26.4 mi) · Sponsor: Stemline Therapeutics, Inc.
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06492616)

Lung-MAP: A Master Screening Protocol for Previously-Treated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Previously Treated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Phase 2, Phase 3 Interventional 10,000 participants sought
Ridley-Tree Cancer Center — Santa Barbara, California (1.4 mi) · Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03851445)

Efficacy and Safety Study of Treprostinil Palmitil Inhalation Powder (TPIP) in Participants With Pulmonary Hypertension Associated With Interstitial Lung Disease (PH-ILD)

Pulmonary Hypertension, Interstitial Lung Disease Phase 3 Interventional 344 participants sought
USA001 — Santa Barbara, California (1.4 mi) · Sponsor: Insmed Incorporated
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07179380)

A Study of Disitamab Vedotin Alone or With Pembrolizumab in Urothelial Cancer That Expresses HER2

Urothelial Carcinoma Phase 2 Interventional 372 participants sought
UCLA Montecito Primary & Specialty Care — Montecito, California (5.1 mi) · Sponsor: Seagen, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04879329)

Testing the Addition of Stereotactic Radiation Therapy With Immune Therapy for the Treatment of Patients With Unresectable or Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer, SAMURAI Trial

Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma, Stage III Renal Cell Cancer AJCC v8 Phase 2 Interventional 240 participants sought
Ridley-Tree Cancer Center — Santa Barbara, California (1.4 mi) · Sponsor: NRG Oncology
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05327686)

CATALINA-2: A Clinical Study of TORL-1-23 in Platinum-resistant Ovarian Cancer.

Epithelial Ovarian Cancer, Primary Peritoneal Phase 2 Interventional 230 participants sought
SCRI - Sansum Clinic — Santa Barbara, California (1.4 mi) · Sponsor: TORL Biotherapeutics, LLC
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06690775)

A Phase 1 Study of Ruxolitinib, Steroids and Lenalidomide for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM) Patients

Multiple Myeloma Phase 1 Interventional 134 participants sought
Sansum Clinic- Ridley-Tree Cancer Center — Santa Barbara, California (1.4 mi) · Sponsor: Oncotherapeutics
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03110822)

Staged Complete Revascularization for Coronary Artery Disease vs Medical Management Alone in Patients With AS Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Aortic Stenosis, Coronary Artery Disease N/A Interventional 4,000 participants sought
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital — Santa Barbara, California (1.4 mi) · Sponsor: University of British Columbia
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04634240)

A Study to Investigate Efficacy and Safety of FWY003 Compared With Placebo in Participants With Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-related Macular Degeneration

Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-related Macular Degeneration Phase 2 Interventional 272 participants sought
California Retina Consultants — Santa Barbara, California (1.4 mi) · Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07441642)

BMS-986489 (Atigotatug + Nivolumab) vs Durvalumab in Limited-stage Small-cell Lung Cancer (TIGOS-LS)

Limited Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer Phase 2 Interventional 250 participants sought
Sansum Clinic — Santa Barbara, California (1.4 mi) · Sponsor: SCRI Development Innovations, LLC
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06773910)

The Effect of Kinisoquin™ on Thromboembolic Events in Patients With Metastatic or Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

Venous Thromboembolism, Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Phase 3 Interventional 480 participants sought
Ventura Clinical Trials — Ventura, California (26.5 mi) · Sponsor: Quercis Pharma AG
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06861088)

A Study to Compare Standard Therapy to Treat Hodgkin Lymphoma to the Use of Two Drugs, Brentuximab Vedotin and Nivolumab

Lugano Classification Limited Stage Hodgkin Lymphoma AJCC v8 Phase 3 Interventional 1,875 participants sought
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital — Santa Barbara, California (1.4 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05675410)
Google-rated

Top-rated research centers in Santa Barbara

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

Sansum Clinic - Clinical Research

540 W Pueblo St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
(805) 681-7681

Sansum Diabetes Research Institute

★ 3.7
2219 Bath St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
(805) 682-7638

UCLA Health Santa Barbara Cancer Care

★ 3.9
111 E Victoria St Fl 3, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 563-0041
"This office does not answer the phones directly and have to go through an answering service center when you call the main line.<br><br>When I was con…"
— X, 1★

Regenerate Health Medical Center

★ 4.8
1933 Cliff Dr #27b, Santa Barbara, CA 93109
(805) 620-7122

Santa Barbara Neuroscience Institute

★ 5.0
400 W Pueblo St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
(805) 324-9235
"Super accommodating to the pain I was experiencing!!! Did everything they could to help me in and out as comfortably and efficiently as possible. The…"
— Stephanie, 5★

Fielding Graduate University

★ 4.2
2020 De La Vina St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
(800) 340-1099
"Rigorous yet flexible education"
— Iliya Z, 5★

Dr. Nicholas Dogris

★ 5.0 (1 reviews)
1836 State St Suite A, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 453-6190
"He recommended that I get the EMP force field and it’s made my life drastically better!<br><br>I can now watch my favorite TV shows like Ancient Alie…"
— Tim, 5★

Ventura Clinical Trials

★ 4.0
1835 Knoll Dr, Ventura, CA 93003
(805) 339-0549
"ALEX WAS SIMPLY AMAZING...VERY PROFESSIONAL YET CARING AS WELL... EXCELLENT BED SIDE MANNER...VERY COMFORTABLE EXPERIENCE.⛑️"
— Manuel Maez, 5★

Velocity Clinical Research

★ 3.3
1127 Wilshire Blvd Unit 805, Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 483-1800
"Shockingly bad and incompetent. They called me and emailed me to confirm my appointment. Drove to downtown and they said the study was closed. I h…"
— Mark A, 1★

Clinical trials in Santa Barbara: what's recruiting

The Santa Barbara area currently has 97 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 Santa Barbara, the most active research areas are:

  • Cancer & Oncology14 studies
  • Heart & Vascular4 studies
  • Brain & Mental Health1 studies
  • Diabetes & Metabolism1 studies
  • Lungs & Breathing1 studies

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

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.

Santa Barbara 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

Are clinical trials in Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara, CA?
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.
What is the difference between a research center and a hospital study in Santa Barbara?
Dedicated research centers (listed on this page with their Google ratings) run studies as their core business — often healthy-volunteer and vaccine studies with structured compensation. Hospital and university studies tend to focus on patients with specific conditions. Both types are registered and IRB-supervised.
How often do new paid studies open in Santa Barbara?
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 Santa Barbara.
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 Santa Barbara typically complete one or two studies per year.

Paid clinical trials near Santa Barbara

Other metros within reach

Oxnard, CA130 Thousand Oaks, CA677 Santa Maria, CA95 Bakersfield, CA70 Santa Clarita, CA2,395 Los Angeles, CA2,943 Glendale, CA2,957 Torrance, CA3,236

More of CA

Long Beach3,341 Torrance3,236 Fullerton3,223 Anaheim3,155 Garden Grove3,152 Pomona3,119 Glendale2,957 Los Angeles2,943 Huntington Beach2,841 Santa Clarita2,395 Hayward2,256 Oakland2,249

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