Clinical Trials
for COVID-19 in Nevada
5 clinical trials for COVID-19 are currently recruiting participants at study sites in Nevada. Study-related care is provided at no cost.
COVID-19 clinical trials in Nevada: what to expect
COVID-19 research has shifted from the acute illness to its aftermath and its prevention. The most active area is long COVID: trials of antivirals, immune treatments and rehabilitation for fatigue, brain fog, breathlessness and rapid-heartbeat symptoms that persist months after infection. Vaccine trials test updated and next-generation vaccines, including nasal and combined flu-and-COVID shots. Treatment trials for people at high risk, and prevention studies for people with weakened immune systems, continue as well.
In Nevada, recruiting covid-19 studies are concentrated in Las Vegas, Carson City, Henderson and Nellis Air Force Base, with sites in 1 other city. 4 of the 5 are run by a drug or device company, which usually means a larger study with travel reimbursement; the rest are academic or hospital-led.
Who COVID-19 trials usually look for
Long COVID trials ask for symptoms that began after a confirmed or strongly suspected infection and have lasted at least three months, often with a particular symptom named. Acute treatment trials need a positive test within the past few days plus a risk factor such as age or a chronic condition. Vaccine trials specify an age group and your vaccination history, and most want people who are generally healthy. Many trials exclude pregnancy and a recent infection or vaccination.
What taking part involves
Long COVID trials run twelve to twenty-four weeks with questionnaires, sometimes exercise or breathing tests, and visits that can often be done by phone or video; many are placebo controlled. Vaccine trials involve one or two injections, a symptom diary for a week after each, a few blood draws and follow-up calls for a year or more. Acute treatment trials start the day you enroll, with swabs and check-ins for a few weeks. Study treatment and tests are free and visits are usually paid.
Questions worth asking the study team
How many visits must be in person; the chance of placebo; whether you can continue your current treatments; what counts as documentation of your original infection; and whether you will learn your own test results.
Showing 5 of 5 recruiting COVID-19 trials in Nevada
Where the COVID-19 studies are in Nevada
- Las Vegas Clinical Trials, North Las Vegas1 trial
- Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center, Nellis Air Force Base1 trial
- Nevada Health Centers ( Site 3840), Carson City1 trial
- PAS Research - Henderson, Henderson1 trial
- TrialMed Clinical Research Unit, Las Vegas1 trial
- WR-CRCN, LLC ( Site 3818), Las Vegas1 trial
Counts are recruiting studies listing at least one site in Nevada, from ClinicalTrials.gov, refreshed every two days.
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