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Paid Clinical Trials in Salem, OR

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

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

113studies recruiting
6+research centers nearby
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Studies recruiting near Salem right now

Top 25 of 113 recruiting studies, sorted by proximity — each links to its official registry page

Lp(a) Lowering Study of Pelacarsen (TQJ230) With Background Inclisiran in Participants With Elevated Lp(a) and Established ASCVD

Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) Phase 3 Interventional 340 participants sought
The Corvallis Clinic P C — Corvallis, Oregon (27.4 mi) · Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Testing What Happens When an Immunotherapy Drug (Pembrolizumab) is Given by Itself Compared to the Usual Treatment of Chemotherapy With Radiation After Surgery for Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Phase 2 Interventional 188 participants sought
Providence Newberg Medical Center — Newberg, Oregon (26.2 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

BiCaZO: A Study Combining Two Immunotherapies (Cabozantinib and Nivolumab) to Treat Patients With Advanced Melanoma or Squamous Cell Head and Neck Cancer, an immunoMATCH Pilot Study

Multiple conditions Phase 2 Interventional 150 participants sought
Providence Newberg Medical Center — Newberg, Oregon (26.2 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

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
Providence Newberg Medical Center — Newberg, Oregon (26.2 mi) · Sponsor: ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group

A Real-world Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) Patient Disease Registry to Describe Patient Experience and Clinical Outcomes Among Patients With CML Receiving Approved First or Second Line Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (TKI) Therapy

Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia - Chronic Phase N/A Observational 1,000 participants sought
Oregon Oncology Specialists Salem — Salem, Oregon (1.5 mi) · Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Comparing Rituximab and Mosunetuzumab Drug Treatments for People With Low Tumor Burden Follicular Lymphoma

Classic Follicular Lymphoma, Follicular Lymphoma With Unusual Cytological Features Phase 3 Interventional 600 participants sought
Providence Newberg Medical Center — Newberg, Oregon (26.2 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

MYELOMATCH: A Screening Study to Assign People With Myeloid Cancer to a Treatment Study or Standard of Care Treatment Within myeloMATCH (MyeloMATCH Screening Trial)

Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Myeloid Leukemia Arising From Previous Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasm Phase 2 Interventional 2,000 participants sought
Providence Newberg Medical Center — Newberg, Oregon (26.2 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

A Study to Compare Two Surgical Procedures in Individuals With BRCA1 Mutations to Assess Reduced Risk of Ovarian Cancer

Ovarian Carcinoma N/A Interventional 1,956 participants sought
Providence Newberg Medical Center — Newberg, Oregon (26.2 mi) · Sponsor: NRG Oncology

Testing the Addition of Chemotherapy or Chemo-Immunotherapy to the Usual Surgery for Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

Clinical Stage II HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage III HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8 Phase 2 Interventional 180 participants sought
Providence Newberg Medical Center — Newberg, Oregon (26.2 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Docetaxel to Androgen Receptor Pathway Inhibitors in Patients With Metastatic Castration Sensitive Prostate Cancer and Suboptimal PSA Response

Prostate Cancer (Adenocarcinoma) Phase 3 Interventional 830 participants sought
Providence Newberg Medical Center — Newberg, Oregon (26.2 mi) · Sponsor: Canadian Cancer Trials Group

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
Providence Newberg Medical Center — Newberg, Oregon (26.2 mi) · Sponsor: NRG Oncology

Testing the Addition of Anti-Cancer Drug Sonrotoclax, to the Standard Treatment Zanubrutinib, for Previously Untreated CLL/SLL

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Small Lymphocytic Leukemia Phase 3 Interventional 466 participants sought
Providence Newberg Medical Center — Newberg, Oregon (26.2 mi) · Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

Vismodegib, FAK Inhibitor GSK2256098, Capivasertib, and Abemaciclib in Treating Patients With Progressive Meningiomas

Intracranial Meningioma, Recurrent Meningioma Phase 2 Interventional 124 participants sought
Providence Newberg Medical Center — Newberg, Oregon (26.2 mi) · Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

Testing the Addition of Radiation Therapy to the Usual Immune Therapy Treatment (Atezolizumab) for Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer, The RAPTOR Trial

Extensive Stage Lung Small Cell Carcinoma Phase 2, Phase 3 Interventional 138 participants sought
Providence Newberg Medical Center — Newberg, Oregon (26.2 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Adding an Immunotherapy Drug, MEDI4736 (Durvalumab), to the Usual Chemotherapy Treatment (Paclitaxel, Cyclophosphamide, and Doxorubicin) for Stage II-III Breast Cancer

Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8 Phase 3 Interventional 3,680 participants sought
Providence Newberg Medical Center — Newberg, Oregon (26.2 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Testing the Addition of a Type of Drug Called Immunotherapy to the Usual Chemotherapy Treatment for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, an ALCHEMIST Treatment Trial (Chemo-IO [ACCIO])

Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Lung Non-Small Cell Squamous Carcinoma Phase 3 Interventional 1,210 participants sought
Providence Newberg Medical Center — Newberg, Oregon (26.2 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

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
Oregon Oncology Specialists — Salem, Oregon (1.5 mi) · Sponsor: Stemline Therapeutics, Inc.

ShortStop-HER2: 12 Months vs. 6 Months of HER2-targeted Medications for People With HER2+ Breast Cancer Who Had a Pathologic Complete Response After Chemotherapy Plus Trastuzumab

Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8 Phase 3 Interventional 1,524 participants sought
Providence Newberg Medical Center — Newberg, Oregon (26.2 mi) · Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

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
Salem Hospital — Salem, Oregon (1.5 mi) · Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network

A Study of Tersolisib (LY4064809/STX-478) With Other Anti-Cancer Treatments in Participants With Advanced Breast Cancer With a Genetic Change (PIK3CA)

Breast Neoplasms, Neoplasm Metastasis Phase 3 Interventional 920 participants sought
Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center — Corvallis, Oregon (27.4 mi) · Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company

Collecting Blood Samples From Patients With and Without Cancer to Evaluate Tests for Early Cancer Detection

Multiple conditions N/A Observational 2,000 participants sought
Providence Newberg Medical Center — Newberg, Oregon (26.2 mi) · Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

Testing the Effectiveness of a Combination Targeted Therapy (ViPOR) for Patients With Relapsed and/or Refractory Aggressive B-cell Lymphoma

Multiple conditions Phase 2 Interventional 120 participants sought
Providence Newberg Medical Center — Newberg, Oregon (26.2 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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Top-rated research centers in Salem

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

OSH Museum of Mental Health

★ 4.6
2600 Center St NE, Salem, OR 97301
(971) 599-1674
"Easy to follow lay out. Beautiful grounds"
— Shelly Marlow, 5★

Oregon Medical Research Center

★ 4.4
1750 S Harbor Way Unit 330, Portland, OR 97201
(503) 245-1525
"Fantastic start to finish. The Staff at OMRC were kind, professional, helpful, informative, and were the first healthcare providers to believe me and…"
— Amy Pettinger, 5★

The Corvallis Clinic - Clinical Research Center

★ 5.0
The Corvallis Clinic, Asbury Building, 3680 NW Samaritan Dr, Corvallis, OR 97330
(541) 766-2163

Legacy Research Institute

★ 4.4
1225 NE 2nd Ave, Portland, OR 97232
(503) 413-2491
"Safe place to get help, PES is a little uncomfortable but they get you a bed as fast as they can and the nurses are almost all nice"
— Lukas, 4★

Summit Research Network Oregon, Inc.

★ 4.6
2701 NW Vaughn St #350, Portland, OR 97210
(503) 279-8252
"The entire staff from the front dest to the lab lady's, doctors, and medical assistants are extremely compationate and friendly."
— Valerie Carter, 5★

Northwest Research Center

★ 5.0
6327 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland, OR 97202
(503) 238-6233

Clinical trials in Salem: what's recruiting

The Salem area currently has 113 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 Salem, the most active research areas are:

  • Cancer & Oncology21 studies
  • Heart & Vascular1 studies
  • Liver & Kidney1 studies

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

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.

Salem 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

Do I need to be sick to join a clinical trial in Salem?
No. Many studies recruit healthy volunteers, especially early-phase studies run at dedicated research centers. Others need participants diagnosed with a specific condition. Every trial lists its eligibility criteria — age range, condition, medications — and the study team screens you before enrollment.
Are clinical trials in Salem 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.
Is compensation for clinical trials taxable?
In the U.S., clinical trial compensation is generally considered taxable income, and research sites may issue a 1099 form for payments above $600 in a year. Reimbursements for travel or meals are typically treated differently. Consult a tax professional for your situation.
What is the difference between a research center and a hospital study in Salem?
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 Salem?
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 Salem.

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