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Paid Clinical Trials in Scranton, PA

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

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

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Studies recruiting near Scranton right now

Top 25 of 100 recruiting studies, sorted by proximity — each links to its official registry page

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
Geisinger Wyoming Valley/Henry Cancer Center — Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (15.7 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04671667)

A Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of MELT-300 for Procedural Sedation in Subjects Undergoing Cataract Extraction With Lens Replacement (CELR)

Cataract Phase 3 Interventional 528 participants sought
Northeastern Eye Institute — Scranton, Pennsylvania (0.3 mi) · Sponsor: Melt Pharmaceuticals
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06383273)

Comparing New Treatments for People With Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia That Has an IDH2 Gene Change (A MyeloMATCH Treatment Trial)

Acute Myeloid Leukemia Phase 2 Interventional 93 participants sought
Geisinger Wyoming Valley/Henry Cancer Center — Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (15.7 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06672146)

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
Community Medical Center — Scranton, Pennsylvania (0.3 mi) · Sponsor: ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04566328)

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
Geisinger Wyoming Valley/Henry Cancer Center — Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (15.7 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05564390)

Stereotactic Radiosurgery Compared With Hippocampal-Avoidant Whole Brain Radiotherapy (HA-WBRT) Plus Memantine for 5 or More Brain Metastases

Brain Metastases Phase 3 Interventional 206 participants sought
Geisinger Wyoming Valley/Henry Cancer Center — Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (15.7 mi) · Sponsor: Canadian Cancer Trials Group
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03550391)

Assessing Benefits and Harms of Cannabis/Cannabinoid Use Among Cancer Patients Treated in Community Oncology Clinics

Breast Carcinoma, Colorectal Carcinoma N/A Observational 2,000 participants sought
Community Medical Center — Scranton, Pennsylvania (0.3 mi) · Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06418204)

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
Community Medical Center — Scranton, Pennsylvania (0.3 mi) · Sponsor: Canadian Cancer Trials Group
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06592924)

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
Northeast Radiation Oncology Center — Dunmore, Pennsylvania (2.0 mi) · Sponsor: NRG Oncology
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04852887)

Cognitive Training for Cancer Related Cognitive Impairment in Breast Cancer Survivors

Breast Cancer, Cognitive Impairments N/A Interventional 386 participants sought
Community Medical Center — Scranton, Pennsylvania (0.3 mi) · Sponsor: NRG Oncology
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05896189)

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

Intracranial Meningioma, Recurrent Meningioma Phase 2 Interventional 124 participants sought
Community Medical Center — Scranton, Pennsylvania (0.3 mi) · Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02523014)

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
Geisinger Cancer Center Dickson City — Dickson City, Pennsylvania (5.5 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04402788)

Testing if High Dose Radiation Only to the Sites of Brain Cancer Compared to Whole Brain Radiation That Avoids the Hippocampus is Better at Preventing Loss of Memory and Thinking Ability

Metastatic Lung Small Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain Phase 3 Interventional 200 participants sought
Geisinger Wyoming Valley/Henry Cancer Center — Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (15.7 mi) · Sponsor: NRG Oncology
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04804644)

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
Community Medical Center — Scranton, Pennsylvania (0.3 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06058377)

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
Community Medical Center — Scranton, Pennsylvania (0.3 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04267848)

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
Geisinger Cancer Center Dickson City — Dickson City, Pennsylvania (5.5 mi) · Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06876714)

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
Community Medical Center — Scranton, Pennsylvania (0.3 mi) · Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03851445)

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
Geisinger Wyoming Valley/Henry Cancer Center — Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (15.7 mi) · Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05334069)

A Phase 2 Study of Zelquistinel or Placebo for the Reduction of Symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder

Major Depressive Disorder Phase 2 Interventional 164 participants sought
Scranton Medical Institute, LLC — Moosic, Pennsylvania (5.2 mi) · Sponsor: Syndeio Biosciences, Inc
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07115329)

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
Community Medical Center — Scranton, Pennsylvania (0.3 mi) · Sponsor: NRG Oncology
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05327686)

A Prospective Registry Study to Assess Real-world Patient Characteristics, Treatment Patterns, and Longitudinal Outcomes in Patients Receiving Mavacamten and Other Treatments for Symptomatic Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (Obstructive-HCM)

Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy N/A Observational 1,700 participants sought
Geisinger Health System — Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (15.7 mi) · Sponsor: Bristol-Myers Squibb
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05489705)

A Study Comparing the Combination of Pembrolizumab and Sacituzumab Govitecan-hziy Versus Standard of Care in the Treatment of Advanced Urothelial Cancer

Locally Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma, Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma Phase 3 Interventional 320 participants sought
Geisinger Cancer Center Dickson City — Dickson City, Pennsylvania (5.5 mi) · Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
See eligibility & contact on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06524544)
Google-rated

Top-rated research centers in Scranton

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

Northeast Clinical Trials Group (NECTR)

★ 5.0
802 Jefferson Ave, Scranton, PA 18510
(570) 504-5507

Altasciences

★ 4.2
130 Discovery Dr, Scott, PA 18447
(800) 300-8114

Lehigh Center for Clinical Research

★ 5.0
1245 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA 18103
(610) 820-0342
"Staff was very friendly and explained information to me in great detail"
— Virgilio Baello, 5★

Velocity Clinical Research

★ 4.5
4100 Vestal Rd Ste LL-100, Vestal, NY 13850
(607) 794-5790
"I've been waiting a week for them to pay me and I bet they're not even going to compensate me for the inconvenience of their ignorance. My old lady 6…"
— Obee Mcspanky, 2★

Geisinger Precision Health Center

★ 5.0
190 Welles St, Forty Fort, PA 18704
(570) 714-6420

Clinical trials in Scranton: what's recruiting

The Scranton area currently has 100 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 Scranton, the most active research areas are:

  • Cancer & Oncology20 studies
  • Heart & Vascular3 studies
  • Liver & Kidney2 studies
  • Brain & Mental Health1 studies

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

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.

Scranton 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

How much do paid clinical trials in Scranton pay?
Compensation varies by study length, procedures and overnight stays. Industry surveys report typical payments from $75 to $4,500 per completed study, with simple observational studies at the low end and multi-week inpatient Phase 1 studies at the high end. Each listing's study team will confirm the exact amount before you enroll.
How do I join a study in Scranton, PA?
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.
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 Scranton?
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.
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 Scranton typically complete one or two studies per year.

Paid clinical trials near Scranton

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