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Cesarean Section: later-stage trial registry
3 of 15 indexed Cesarean Section trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 3-4.
Corpus placement: #1,140 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
15 US clinical trials · 3 currently recruiting · #1,140 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Cesarean Section: 15 US clinical trials tracked, 3 recruiting.
Cesarean Section is the subject of 15 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 3 of them currently open to new participants. 4 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 1 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Winthrop University Hospital, running 1 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition cesarean-section
OPEN 3 | RECR 20% | LATE 4 | EARLY 1 | RANK #1140 | SPON 1
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Accelerated Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, BCR-ABL1 Positive (20% recruiting · 10 trials)
Cesarean Section lists 3 open slots (20% of 15 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →
Key findings
What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Cesarean Section on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.
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Cesarean Section is recruiting below its size-band peers.
3 of 15 indexed trials (20%) are open to enrollment, against a 46.5% average across 27,806 conditions with fewer than 20 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.
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Sponsorship of Cesarean Section trials is spread across many organizations.
Winthrop University Hospital accounts for 1 of 15 trials (6.7%). 15 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Typical Cesarean Section enrolment sits around 100 participants.
Median target enrolment is 100 among the 15 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 6 of those (40%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Cesarean Section research is mostly interventional.
15 interventional and 0 observational studies make up this index (100% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
15 total, page 1 of 1
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Post-Cesarean Pain Control
Hawaii Pacific Health
NCT04399707
Post-operative Cesarean Trial of Pain Control
University of Colorado, Denver
NCT05131178
Intrathecal Dexmedetomidine vs Epinephrine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
NCT06418308
Seprafilm® Adhesion Barrier and Cesarean Delivery
Winthrop University Hospital
NCT00565643
Using the Peanut Exercise Ball to Reduce Cesarean Section Rates: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Virginia Commonwealth University
NCT02899260
Comparison of Staples Versus Subcuticular Suture in Class III Obese Women Undergoing Cesarean Delivery
MemorialCare Health System
NCT02466776
A Comparison of Manual vs. Spontaneous Removal of the Placenta at Cesarean Section
University of Rochester
NCT00375986
Misoprostol With Mechanical Dilation Versus Oxytocin With Mechanical Dilation for High-risk Pregnancy Inductions
Thomas Jefferson University
NCT04492072
Immediate Postplacental Insertion of IUDs at Time of Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized Clinical Trial
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
NCT01539759
A Comparison of Metallic Staples Versus Absorbable Staples After a Cesarean Section (C-Section)
TriHealth
NCT01198691
Intrathecal Opioids for Pain Control After Cesarean Delivery: Determining the Optimal Dose
Mayo Clinic
NCT02009722
Chlorhexidine Gluconate Versus Povidone Iodine at Cesarean Delivery: a Randomized Controlled Trial
University of Southern California
NCT01975805
The Effects of Music Therapy on Women's Anxiety Before and During Cesarean Delivery
Wake Forest University
NCT01049477
Comparison of Staples Versus Prolene Suture for Skin Closure at Cesarean Delivery
Stanford University
NCT01509950
Perioperative Administration of Tranexamic Acid for Placenta Previa and Accreta Study
University of California, San Francisco
NCT02806024
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 2 | 1 |
| Phase 4 | 4 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Cesarean Section records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Cesarean Section trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.
Related
What to do with this Cesarean Section page
15 registered trials, 3 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 3 Cesarean Section trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- Winthrop University Hospital sponsors the most Cesarean Section trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See Winthrop University Hospital's trials
- Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide
Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.
Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Cesarean Section condition card totals 15 registered trials; most-linked intervention Insorb; top US site state California. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.