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Clinical Trials and Research

As an academic health system, Northwestern Medicine is committed to advancing the field of medicine through research and clinical studies. Areas of study include cancer care, digestive health, cardiovascular care, neurosciences, pediatrics, transplant, women's health and more.

Clinical Trials and Research

Through an ever-evolving roster of promising clinical trials, Northwestern Medicine gives you access to new treatments and medications—along with innovative ways to use existing therapies—that are helping to shape the future of medicine.


Learn More About Clinical Trials and Research Near You

Downtown Chicago Clinical Trials

Interested in participating in or learning more about a clinical trial? See a list of current downtown Chicago clinical trials here.

Northern Suburbs Clinical Trials

Interested in participating in or learning more about a clinical trial? See a list of current northern suburbs clinical trials here.

Western Suburbs Clinical Trials

Interested in participating in or learning more about a clinical trial? See a list of current western suburbs clinical trials here.

COVID-19 Clinical Trials

Interested in participating in or learning more about a clinical trial? See a list of current COVID-19 clinical trials here.


Why Choose Northwestern Medicine for Clinical Trials?

Through controlled research studies, known as clinical trials, you have access to advanced therapies and treatments that can help you and future generations live longer, healthier lives. Northwestern Medicine offers:

Northwestern Medicine is home to a network of healthcare services and specialty care to meet your family’s changing needs.


Understanding Clinical Trials

Through clinical trials, researchers better understand how to diagnose, treat and prevent diseases and medical conditions. These research studies test and compare experimental drugs and techniques with a goal to learn everything necessary to bring beneficial new treatments to patients.

Be one in a million.

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The more researchers know about what makes each of us unique, the more tailored our health care can become. Join a research effort with one million people nationwide to create a healthier future for all of us.

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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital and Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital is a collaborative program between Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Lurie Children's and its affiliated physician groups. The physicians participating in this program are neither agents nor employees of Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital or Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital.