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22,403 trials currently recruiting
2024 data Public-data reference. official source

Clinical Trial Intelligence

Public-data reference. for PlainTrial.

User-friendly hub for US clinical trials: search recruiting studies by condition/sponsor/state, view pipelines/rankings, with patient guides—sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Search 60,823 US clinical trials across 30,015 conditions and 8,714 sponsors — powered by ClinicalTrials.gov data.

Try: Breast Cancer · Type 2 Diabetes · Alzheimer's Disease

60,823
Total Trials
22,403
Recruiting Now
30,015
Conditions
8,714
Sponsors
52
US States

Trial Phase Pipeline

Drug-development phases follow a regulatory funnel: early safety testing (Phase 1) through pivotal efficacy trials (Phase 3) to post-marketing surveillance (Phase 4).

Drug Development Phase Distribution

Phase 210294 trialsPhase 19771 trialsPhase 35207 trialsPhase 42744 trialsEarly Ph 11076 trials
Drug Development Phase Distribution — US clinical trial phases — ClinicalTrials.gov 2024 data

Total US Trials

60,823 indexed

Currently Recruiting

22,403 trials

active enrollment

Phase 2 Pipeline

10,294 trials

largest phase

Conditions Tracked

30,015

Phase 2 of drug-development trials 35.4%

10,294 of 29,092 drug-phase trials

Recruiting share of total 36.8%

22,403 of 60,823 total

Currently Recruiting

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Recruiting

Protocol for a Research Sample Repository for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Other Cellular Therapies and Marrow Toxic Injuries

Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research

Target: 99,999,999 participants

NCT04920474

Recruiting

CIBMTR Research Database

Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research

Target: 99,999,999 participants

NCT01166009

Recruiting

IRIS Registry: Intelligent Research in Sight Registry

American Academy of Ophthalmology

Target: 20,000,000 participants

NCT02485847

Recruiting NA

The Effects of Medicaid Policy Interventions on Racial Equity in Severe Maternal Morbidity

University of Pittsburgh

Target: 10,000,000 participants

NCT05678699

Recruiting

National Mammography Database

American College of Radiology

Target: 8,000,000 participants

NCT01900821

Recruiting

The Pediatric Anesthesia Quality Improvement Project

The Society for Pediatric Anesthesia

Target: 5,000,000 participants

NCT00674388

Recruiting

Get With the Guidelines-Stroke Registry

American Heart Association

Target: 3,892,063 participants

NCT02693223

Recruiting

Delivery Room Intervention and Evaluation Network

American Academy of Pediatrics

Target: 3,000,000 participants

NCT06803498

Recruiting

Helix Research Network

Helix

Target: 2,000,000 participants

NCT06057181

Recruiting

Observational Pharmaco-Epidemiology Research & Analysis

Epividian

Target: 2,000,000 participants

NCT03813862

Recruiting

The Million Anesthesia Cases Study (MACS) - a Cohort Study of Preoperative Fasting and Perioperative Outcomes

Massachusetts General Hospital

Target: 1,200,000 participants

NCT07022951

Recruiting

Parkinson's Foundation Surveys

Parkinson's Foundation

Target: 1,000,000 participants

NCT05066763

Treemap Treemap of 16 categories, sized proportional to value. Breast Cancer — 1,251 Breast Cancer 1,251 Healthy — 1,096 Healthy 1,096 Obesity — 1,057 Obesity 1,057 Prostate Cancer — 747 Prostate Cancer 747 Depression — 687 Depression 687 Cancer — 621 Cancer 621 HIV Infections — 615 HIV Infections 615 Hypertension — 471 Hypertension 471 Stroke — 456 Stroke 456 Multiple Myeloma — 441 Multiple M… 441 Lung Cancer — 430 Lung Cancer 430 Heart Failure — 399 Heart Failure 399 Colorectal Cancer — 381 Colorectal Cancer 381 Asthma — 378 Asthma 378 Pain — 377 Pain 377 Anxiety — 367 Anxiety 367
Trial volume by condition — top 16 of 60,823 US trials. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (2026 snapshot).

Trial Status Breakdown

Completed
28,000
Recruiting
22,403
Active (not recruiting)
10,420

Find Recruiting Trials

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Sponsor Pipelines

Explore what pharmaceutical companies and research institutions are testing. Track pipeline activity by therapeutic area.

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Phase & Condition Data

Understand where research is concentrated. See phase distribution by condition and track research momentum over time.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What data does PlainTrial use?

All data comes from ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine), the official US registry for publicly funded and privately funded clinical trials. Data is publicly available and updated regularly.

How do I find a recruiting trial for my condition?

Visit the Recruiting Trials page and filter by condition or state. You can also browse the Conditions directory to find active trials for a specific diagnosis.

Is PlainTrial a substitute for medical advice?

No. PlainTrial is an informational resource only. Clinical trial eligibility and enrollment decisions must be made with your healthcare provider. Never enroll in a clinical trial without professional medical guidance.

What do trial phases mean?

Phase 1 tests safety in a small group; Phase 2 evaluates efficacy and side effects; Phase 3 confirms effectiveness in larger populations; Phase 4 monitors approved treatments. Read our guide to clinical trial phases for more detail.

Guides & Analysis

Editorial research and plain-language explainers from our team. Every guide is written to help you read the underlying public data correctly.

Research

Original analysis from our editorial team. New analyses publishing soon — see all research.