How much do paid clinical trials pay in Ohio?

Most outpatient studies in Ohio pay $50–$100 per completed visit, plus travel reimbursement. The exact amount appears in the consent form before you enroll.

Where are most clinical trials in Ohio?

Cleveland leads with Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals, Columbus follows with Ohio State and Nationwide Children's, and Cincinnati rounds out the big three with Cincinnati Children's and UC Health.

Can my child participate in a paid study in Ohio?

Yes, with parental consent. Cincinnati Children's and Nationwide Children's are among the most active pediatric research centers in the country, and studies compensate families for time and travel. Children old enough to understand also give their own assent.

Paid Clinical Trials in Ohio (2026): 3,142 Recruiting

Contents

1 Health Volunteer Paid Trials in Ohio
- 1.1 Quick Facts: Paid Clinical Trials in Ohio
- 1.2 What’s being studied in Ohio right now
2 Demographic Data Shows Clinical Trial Availability
3 Interpreting Ohio Demographic Information to Find Paid Trials
4 Ohio CROs Healthy Participants Might Explore
5 Medical Trends in Ohio That Influence the Science
6 Ohio Paid Clinical Trial FAQs
7 Ohio Trial Opportunities Healthy Volunteers Might Consider

Health Volunteer Paid Trials in Ohio

As of July 2026, 3,142 studies are actively recruiting volunteers in Ohio, according to ClinicalTrials.gov. Cleveland Clinic runs the state’s largest program, Ohio State’s James Cancer Hospital anchors Columbus, and Ohio is one of the few states with two nationally ranked children’s research hospitals: Cincinnati Children’s and Nationwide Children’s in Columbus.

Ohio has approximately 411 CROs. Now such organizations usually conduct multiple trials with multiple participants in multiple test and control groups. To get an idea of what opportunities are available in Ohio, you want to factor in two things.

That means each CRO likely provides opportunities for 144 people. Some will have more options, and some will have fewer, but you’ll be able to find something in Ohio if you’re interested in this sort of opportunity. In order to determine which CRO options are best, we’ll explore a few other pieces of information to narrow things down.

Quick Facts: Paid Clinical Trials in Ohio

Actively recruiting studies (July 2026): 3,142 (ClinicalTrials.gov)
Typical compensation: $50–$100 per completed outpatient visit; residential Phase 1 studies pay more (see highest paid clinical trials)
Cost to participate: $0 — study care and visits are covered by the sponsor
Worth knowing: Two nationally ranked children’s research hospitals — pediatric and family studies are an Ohio strength

What’s being studied in Ohio right now

We sampled recruiting Ohio studies on ClinicalTrials.gov in July 2026. The most active sites and most-studied conditions:

Most active research sites	Most-studied conditions
Cleveland Clinic (161 listings)	Breast and ovarian cancer
Ohio State University / James Cancer Hospital, Columbus (121)	Advanced solid tumors
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital (82)	Endometrial cancer
Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus (56)	Heart failure

Ohio’s three metro anchors mean most residents are within an hour or two of a major research center, and its two children’s hospitals make it one of the strongest states for pediatric studies.

Demographic Data Shows Clinical Trial Availability

A great way to find paid clinical trials nearby for healthy volunteers is to explore local demographic realities. This will help determine what sort of people CROs are likely to need. They’ve got to work with the groups that are available to them, demographics help reveal this data. In Ohio, Caucasians are 80.47% of the population, Black or African populations represent 12.36% of the state, and those of two or more ethnicities are 3.56% of the population. The median age in Ohio is 38, women are 50.99% of the population, and men are 49.01% of the population.

Safety Study of Unlicensed IND Cord Blood Units Manufactured by the National Cord Blood Program for Unrelated Transplantation

NCT01656603

Recruiting

This study will evaluate the safety of infusion of the investigational cord blood units by carefully documenting all infusion-related problems.

Gender:

ALL

Ages:

All

Trial Updated:

04/17/2024

Locations: Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, Ohio +5 locations

Conditions: Infusion Reactions

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North American Mitochondrial Disease Consortium Patient Registry and Biorepository (NAMDC)

NCT01694940

Recruiting

The North American Mitochondrial Disease Consortium (NAMDC) maintains a patient contact registry and tissue biorepository for patients with mitochondrial disorders.

Gender:

ALL

Ages:

All

Trial Updated:

09/03/2024

Locations: Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, Ohio +2 locations

Conditions: Mitochondrial Disorders, Mitochondrial Genetic Disorders, Mitochondrial Diseases, Disorder of Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Complexes, Deletion and Duplication of Mitochondrial DNA

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Pediatric Vasculitis Initiative

NCT02006134

Recruiting

Childhood chronic vasculitis describes a group of rare life-threatening diseases that have in common inflammation of blood vessels in vital organs such as kidneys, lungs and brain. Most knowledge about them comes from adult patients. Severe disease requires aggressive life-saving treatments with steroids and some cancer drugs which can themselves cause damage, and increase risks of cancer and severe infections. Conversely, milder disease can be treated with less toxic drugs. Different classification and "scoring tools" are used to define the types and severity of vasculitis and to measure damage caused by disease or drugs. These in turn help direct how aggressively to treat a patient and to measure outcome. None of these tools however have been assessed in children and the best balance of disease and treatment risks against outcome for children is not known. Although causes of these diseases in children and adults are probably the same, the effects of the disease and the response (good and bad) to drugs will differ in growing children. Because specialists may see only one new child with vasculitis each year, obtaining enough information to learn about childhood vasculitis requires cooperation. We will use an international web-based registry to which doctors from 50 or more centers can contribute patient data. We will determine the features which help better classify and diagnose children compared to adults. Through the web we will collect and analyze information on patients similarly classified and "scored" so that most successful treatments can be identified. Children with vasculitis are less likely to have diseases associated with aging, alcohol and smoking etc., and therefore may be a better group in whom to study the underlying biology of vasculitis. We will use this opportunity and collect spit, blood and tissue from registry patients for laboratory study with an aim to find biomarkers to better classify, define and direct optimal treatment and outcomes. Read Less

Gender:

ALL

Ages:

20 years and below

Trial Updated:

11/27/2023

Locations: Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, Ohio

Conditions: Wegeners Granulomatosis (Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis), Microscopic Polyangiitis, Polyarteritis Nodosa, Takayasu Arteritis, Primary CNS Vasculitis, Unclassified Vasculitis, Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis

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Donor-Derived Viral Specific T-cells (VSTs)

NCT02048332

Recruiting

In this research study, the investigators want to learn more about the use of donor-derived viral specific T-cells (VSTs) to treat viral infections that occur after allogeneic stem cell transplant. A viral specific T cell is a T lymphocyte (a type of white blood cell) that kills cells that are infected (particularly with viruses). Allogeneic means the stem cells come from another person. These VSTs are cells specially designed to fight the virus infections that can happen after a bone marrow tra... Read More

Gender:

ALL

Ages:

4 weeks and above

Trial Updated:

12/09/2024

Locations: Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, Ohio +2 locations

Conditions: Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant, Viral Infection, Viral Reactivation

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Crizotinib in Treating Patients With Stage IB-IIIA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer That Has Been Removed by Surgery and ALK Fusion Mutations (An ALCHEMIST Treatment Trial)

NCT02201992

Recruiting

This randomized phase III trial studies how well crizotinib works in treating patients with stage IB-IIIA non-small cell lung cancer that has been removed by surgery and has a mutation in a protein called anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK). Mutations, or changes, in ALK can make it very active and important for tumor cell growth and progression. Crizotinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking the ALK protein from working. Crizotinib may be an effective treatment for patients with non-sma... Read More

Gender:

ALL

Ages:

18 years and above

Trial Updated:

06/29/2024

Locations: Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Akron, Ohio +101 locations

Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Akron, Ohio

Aultman Alliance Community Hospital, Alliance, Ohio

UHHS-Chagrin Highlands Medical Center, Beachwood, Ohio

Indu and Raj Soin Medical Center, Beavercreek, Ohio

Strecker Cancer Center-Belpre, Belpre, Ohio

Saint Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, Boardman, Ohio

Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital, Canton, Ohio

Aultman Health Foundation, Canton, Ohio

Dayton Physicians LLC-Miami Valley South, Centerville, Ohio

Miami Valley Hospital South, Centerville, Ohio

Geauga Hospital, Chardon, Ohio

Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe, Ohio

Oncology Hematology Care Inc-Eden Park, Cincinnati, Ohio

Oncology Hematology Care Inc-Mercy West, Cincinnati, Ohio

University of Cincinnati Cancer Center-UC Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

Good Samaritan Hospital - Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

Oncology Hematology Care Inc-Anderson, Cincinnati, Ohio

Oncology Hematology Care Inc-Kenwood, Cincinnati, Ohio

Bethesda North Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio

Oncology Hematology Care Inc-Blue Ash, Cincinnati, Ohio

TriHealth Cancer Institute-Westside, Cincinnati, Ohio

TriHealth Cancer Institute-Anderson, Cincinnati, Ohio

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio

MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center/Fairview Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio

Columbus Oncology and Hematology Associates Inc, Columbus, Ohio

Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio

Grant Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio

The Mark H Zangmeister Center, Columbus, Ohio

Mount Carmel Health Center West, Columbus, Ohio

Doctors Hospital, Columbus, Ohio

Good Samaritan Hospital - Dayton, Dayton, Ohio

Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio

Dayton Physician LLC-Miami Valley Hospital North, Dayton, Ohio

Miami Valley Hospital North, Dayton, Ohio

Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio

Delaware Health Center-Grady Cancer Center, Delaware, Ohio

Delaware Radiation Oncology, Delaware, Ohio

Grady Memorial Hospital, Delaware, Ohio

Columbus Oncology and Hematology Associates, Dublin, Ohio

Dublin Methodist Hospital, Dublin, Ohio

Mercy Cancer Center-Elyria, Elyria, Ohio

Oncology Hematology Care Inc-Healthplex, Fairfield, Ohio

Armes Family Cancer Center, Findlay, Ohio

Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay, Ohio

Orion Cancer Care, Findlay, Ohio

Atrium Medical Center-Middletown Regional Hospital, Franklin, Ohio

Dayton Physicians LLC-Atrium, Franklin, Ohio

Dayton Physicians LLC-Wayne, Greenville, Ohio

Wayne Hospital, Greenville, Ohio

Mount Carmel Grove City Hospital, Grove City, Ohio

Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center Independence, Independence, Ohio

Greater Dayton Cancer Center, Kettering, Ohio

First Dayton Cancer Care, Kettering, Ohio

Kettering Medical Center, Kettering, Ohio

Fairfield Medical Center, Lancaster, Ohio

Saint Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio

OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital, Mansfield, Ohio

Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center Mansfield, Mansfield, Ohio

Marietta Memorial Hospital, Marietta, Ohio

Toledo Clinic Cancer Centers-Maumee, Maumee, Ohio

Toledo Radiation Oncology at Northwest Ohio Onocolgy Center, Maumee, Ohio

Hillcrest Hospital Cancer Center, Mayfield Heights, Ohio

UH Seidman Cancer Center at Lake Health Mentor Campus, Mentor, Ohio

UH Seidman Cancer Center at Southwest General Hospital, Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Dayton Physicians LLC-Signal Point, Middletown, Ohio

Knox Community Hospital, Mount Vernon, Ohio

Licking Memorial Hospital, Newark, Ohio

Newark Radiation Oncology, Newark, Ohio

Saint Charles Hospital, Oregon, Ohio

University Hospitals Parma Medical Center, Parma, Ohio

Mercy Health Perrysburg Cancer Center, Perrysburg, Ohio

Southern Ohio Medical Center, Portsmouth, Ohio

University Hospitals Portage Medical Center, Ravenna, Ohio

North Coast Cancer Care, Sandusky, Ohio

UH Seidman Cancer Center at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky, Ohio

Dayton Physicians LLC-Wilson, Sidney, Ohio

Springfield Regional Cancer Center, Springfield, Ohio

Springfield Regional Medical Center, Springfield, Ohio

Trinity's Tony Teramana Cancer Center, Steubenville, Ohio

Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center Strongsville, Strongsville, Ohio

ProMedica Flower Hospital, Sylvania, Ohio

ProMedica Toledo Hospital/Russell J Ebeid Children's Hospital, Toledo, Ohio

Saint Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio

University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio

Mercy Health - Saint Anne Hospital, Toledo, Ohio

Toledo Clinic Cancer Centers-Toledo, Toledo, Ohio

Dayton Physicians LLC-Upper Valley, Troy, Ohio

Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio

University Hospitals Sharon Health Center, Wadsworth, Ohio

South Pointe Hospital, Warrensville Heights, Ohio

Saint Joseph Warren Hospital, Warren, Ohio

University of Cincinnati Cancer Center-West Chester, West Chester, Ohio

Saint Ann's Hospital, Westerville, Ohio

UH Seidman Cancer Center at Saint John Medical Center, Westlake, Ohio

UHHS-Westlake Medical Center, Westlake, Ohio

Cleveland Clinic Wooster Family Health and Surgery Center, Wooster, Ohio

Wright-Patterson Medical Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

Saint Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, Youngstown, Ohio

Genesis Healthcare System Cancer Care Center, Zanesville, Ohio

Conditions: ALK Gene Rearrangement, ALK Gene Translocation, ALK Positive, Stage IB Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage II Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer AJCC v7, Stage IIA Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage IIB Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer AJCC v7

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Improving Safety and Quality of Tracheal Intubation Practice in Pediatric ICUs

NCT02493478

Recruiting

Advanced airway interventions are common high risk, high stakes events for children in intensive care units (ICU) and emergency departments (ED), with risk for life and health threatening consequences.

Gender:

ALL

Ages:

All

Trial Updated:

01/21/2025

Locations: Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, Ohio +3 locations

Conditions: Failed or Difficult Intubation, Sequela, Intubation; Difficult, Intubation Complication

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Third Party Viral Specific T-cells (VSTs)

NCT02532452

Recruiting

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that viral specific T-cells (a type of white blood cell) can be generated from an unrelated donor and given safely to patients with viral infections.

Gender:

ALL

Ages:

2 days and above

Trial Updated:

12/09/2024

Locations: Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, Ohio +3 locations

Conditions: Viral Infection, Viral Reactivation, Infection in an Immunocompromised Host

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Quality of Pediatric Resuscitation in a Multicenter Collaborative

NCT02708134

Recruiting

This is a prospective, observational, multi-center cohort study of pediatric cardiac arrests. The purpose of the study is to determine the association between chest compression mechanics (rate, depth, flow fraction, compression release) and patient outcomes. In addition, the investigators will determine the association of post cardiac arrest care with patient outcomes.

Gender:

ALL

Ages:

Between 0 years and 17 years

Trial Updated:

04/12/2024

Locations: Akron Children's, Akron, Ohio +2 locations

Conditions: Cardiac Arrest, Cardiopulmonary Arrest

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The Myelin Disorders Biorepository Project

NCT03047369

Recruiting

The Myelin Disorders Biorepository Project (MDBP) seeks to collect and analyze clinical data and biological samples from leukodystrophy patients worldwide to support ongoing and future research projects. The MDBP is one of the world's largest leukodystrophy biorepositories, having enrolled nearly 2,000 affected individuals since it was launched over a decade ago. Researchers working in the biorepository hope to use these materials to uncover new genetic etiologies for various leukodystrophies,... Read More

Gender:

ALL

Ages:

All

Trial Updated:

11/15/2024

Locations: Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, Ohio +1 locations

Conditions: Leukodystrophy, White Matter Disease, Leukoencephalopathies, Aicardi Goutieres Syndrome, Metachromatic Leukodystrophy, TUBB4A-Related Leukodystrophy, 4H Syndrome, Krabbe Disease, Alexander Disease, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease, Adrenoleukodystrophy, Adrenomyeloneuropathy, Multiple Sulfatase Deficiency, Megalencephalic Leukoencephalopathy With Subcortical Cysts, Vanishing White Matter Disease, Cockayne Syndrome, Labrune Syndrome, ADLD, Gangliosidoses, Peroxisomal Biogenesis Disorder, AMN, ALD, ALD Gene Mutation, ALD (Adrenoleukodystrophy), X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy, X-ALD, AGS, Alexanders Leukodystrophy, AxD, Canavan Disease, CTX, Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatoses, GALC Deficiency, Globoid Leukodystrophy, H-ABC - Hypomyelination, Atrophy of Basal Ganglia and Cerebellum, HBSL, HBSL - Hypomyelination, Brain Stem, Spinal Cord, Leg Spasticity, LBSL, Leukoencephalopathy With Brain Stem and Spinal Cord Involvement and High Lactate Syndrome (Disorder), Leukoencephalopathy With Brainstem and Spinal Cord Involvement and Lactate Elevation, ALSP, CSF1R Gene Mutation, HCC - Hypomyelination and Congenital Cataract, MLC1, MLD, PMD, PLP1 Null Syndrome, PLP1 Gene Duplication | Blood or Tissue | Mutations, Pelizaeus Merzbacher Like Disease, Zellweger Syndrome, Refsum Disease, Salla Disease, Sialic Storage Disease, Sjögren, Sjogren-Larsson Syndrome, Van Der Knapp Disease, Charcot-Marie-Tooth, CMT, Mct8 (Slc16A2)-Specific Thyroid Hormone Cell Transporter Deficiency, Allan-Herndon-Dudley Syndrome, Cadasil, GM2 Gangliosidosis, BPAN, LCC, Mucopolysaccharidoses, TBCK-Related Intellectual Disability Syndrome

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The PREDICT Registry:

NCT03448926

Recruiting

This is a prospective, non-interventional (observational) cohort study conducted within the medical network of the participating investigators and institutions. Patients meeting the eligibility criteria (see below) will be eligible for participation and the investigators will obtain written informed consent. A central Institutional Review Board (IRB), WCG IRB, will approve the protocol and each participating institution.

Gender:

FEMALE

Ages:

Between 30 years and 85 years

Trial Updated:

09/03/2024

Locations: Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Akron, Ohio +2 locations

Conditions: DCIS

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Interpreting Ohio Demographic Information to Find Paid Trials

What we can determine from this information is that in Ohio, paid clinical trials for healthy volunteers will be most available for Caucasian women in their late thirties. However, with many trials, a general diversity of participants is needed; so if you don’t find the study you’re looking for right away, keep looking.

Ohio CROs Healthy Participants Might Explore

Certainly, you’ve got a lot of options to choose from in Ohio. Here are several healthy volunteer paid clinical trials from different parts of the state to give you an idea of what to look for:

Medical Trends in Ohio That Influence the Science

There are a lot of advantages to participating in paid clinical trials; you can be part of history, contribute to science, and put a little money in your pocket at the same time. Just to give you an idea what you might be able to be involved with, here are a few medical contributions from the state of Ohio:

Ohio Paid Clinical Trial FAQs

How much do paid clinical trials pay in Ohio?

Most outpatient studies in Ohio pay $50–$100 per completed visit, plus travel reimbursement. The exact amount appears in the consent form before you enroll.
Where are most clinical trials in Ohio?

Cleveland leads with Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals, Columbus follows with Ohio State and Nationwide Children’s, and Cincinnati rounds out the big three with Cincinnati Children’s and UC Health.
Can my child participate in a paid study in Ohio?

Yes, with parental consent. Cincinnati Children’s and Nationwide Children’s are among the most active pediatric research centers in the country, and studies compensate families for time and travel. Children old enough to understand also give their own assent.

Ohio Trial Opportunities Healthy Volunteers Might Consider

At the end of the day, you’ve got options. If you’re healthy and want to make money historically contributing to science, CROs in Ohio have some prime clinical research opportunities to explore.