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Communication: later-stage trial registry
12 of 35 indexed Communication trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 3-4.
Corpus placement: #435 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
35 US clinical trials · 12 currently recruiting · #435 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Communication: 35 US clinical trials tracked, 12 recruiting.
Communication is the subject of 35 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 12 of them currently open to new participants. 2 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 0 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Johns Hopkins University, running 3 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition communication
OPEN 12 | RECR 34% | LATE 2 | EARLY 0 | RANK #435 | SPON 3
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Head and Neck Cancer (34% recruiting · 260 trials)
Communication lists 12 open slots (34% of 35 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 Communication 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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Communication is recruiting below its size-band peers.
12 of 35 indexed trials (34.3%) are open to enrollment, against a 39.7% average across 762 conditions with 20-99 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.
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Sponsorship of Communication trials is spread across many organizations.
Johns Hopkins University accounts for 3 of 35 trials (8.6%). 26 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Typical Communication enrolment sits around 312 participants.
Median target enrolment is 312 among the 35 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 6 of those (17.1%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Communication research is mostly interventional.
30 interventional and 5 observational studies make up this index (85.7% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
35 total, page 1 of 1
The Patient and Family Centered I-PASS LISTEN Study: Language, Inclusion, Safety, and Teamwork for Equity Now
Boston Children's Hospital
NCT05591066
Communication Strategies to Increase HPV Vaccination Intention
University of Pennsylvania
NCT06784960
Project Talk Trial: Engaging Underserved Communities in End-of-life Conversations
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
NCT04612738
Multicenter HomeVENT: Home Values and Experiences Navigation Track
Johns Hopkins University
NCT06102330
Teen Driving Translation Study (NIH)
Ginger Yang
NCT05696353
Alcohol and Sexual Communication Among Couples in the Laboratory
University of Colorado, Denver
NCT06865872
Together After Cancer
University of South Florida
NCT05645471
AI-Driven Consent Simplification Study
University of California, Los Angeles
NCT07303517
Timing of Physician Rounds for Antepartum Patients
Duke University
NCT07215507
Families of Youth with Developmental Disabilities: a Theory-Based Intervention
University of Notre Dame
NCT03495440
Revealing Information Genuinely & Honestly Across Time - Communication Preferences Visit
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
NCT06993688
Seminar in Unwavering Empowering Presence Optimized for Rehabilitation Teams
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
NCT07071116
A Communication Tool to Improve Communication in the ICU
University of Wisconsin, Madison
NCT05780918
Changing Talk Online Training (CHATO) National Trial
University of Kansas Medical Center
NCT04610944
Improving Communication for Cancer Treatment: Addressing Concerns of Older Cancer Patients and Caregivers
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT05436327
Optimizing the Patient Experience Through Provider Coaching or Communication Intervention
Mayo Clinic
NCT06329557
Bringing I-PASS to the Bedside: A Communication Bundle to Improve Patient Safety and Experience
Boston Children's Hospital
NCT02320175
DHL Survey on Generative AI for MyChart Messaging
Duke University
NCT06108037
Provider-Patient Communication Coaching
Duke University
NCT02783742
Spreading Teen-Recorded Inspirational Videos to Engage Schoolmates
University of Chicago
NCT02065206
Improving Family Meetings in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
NCT03749330
Improving Communication in the PICU: The Navigate Study
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
NCT02333396
Use of Virtual Reality to Communicate Concepts of Genomics to the General Public
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
NCT00316056
A Patient Advocate to Improve Real-world Asthma Management for Inner City Adults
University of Pennsylvania
NCT01972308
Anesthesia Counseling, Consent, & Professionalism
Johns Hopkins University
NCT06010836
The Center for Peripartum Optimization
Johns Hopkins University
NCT03522909
Intervention to Improve Driving Practices Among High-Risk Teen Drivers
Ginger Yang
NCT04317664
CALS Patient Activated Learning System (PALS)
Cornell University
NCT04212117
High and Low Resource Interventions to Promote HPV Vaccines
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
NCT03824093
Time Limited Trials to Reduce Non-Beneficial Intensive Care Unit Treatments
Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
NCT04181294
Improving the Outpatient Referral Process With Electronic Communications
Brigham and Women's Hospital
NCT00129064
Blue Star Cares: Innovative Approaches to Helping Military-Connected Caregivers
University of Southern California
NCT03336190
The Families Addressing Cancer Together Intervention for Parents With Cancer
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
NCT05377749
Parent Communication for Feeding an Infant With a Heart Defect
University of Wisconsin, Madison
NCT04452201
Developing an Experimental Framework to Evaluate Oncologist Emotion Regulation
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
NCT05365763
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
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| Phase 3 | 2 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Communication records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Communication 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 Communication page
35 registered trials, 12 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 12 Communication trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- Johns Hopkins University sponsors the most Communication trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See Johns Hopkins University'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 Communication condition card totals 35 registered trials; most-linked intervention avatar-based training; top US site state Maryland. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.