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COVID-19: early-phase trial registry

68 of 299 indexed COVID-19 trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

Corpus placement: #30 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.

299 US clinical trials · 68 currently recruiting · #30 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

COVID-19: 299 US clinical trials tracked, 68 recruiting.

COVID-19 is the subject of 299 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 68 of them currently open to new participants. 42 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 83 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), running 16 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition covid-19

OPEN 68 | RECR 23% | LATE 42 | EARLY 83 | RANK #30 | SPON 16

Nearest open-share peer: Hypogonadism (23% recruiting · 22 trials)

Chronic Pain46%Parkinson Disease45.3%Cardiovascular Diseases44.1%HIV35.9%COVID-19 (this)23%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near COVID-19

COVID-19 lists 68 open slots (23% of 299 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 COVID-19 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.

  1. COVID-19 is recruiting below its size-band peers.

    68 of 299 indexed trials (22.7%) are open to enrollment, against a 37.1% average across 139 conditions with 100+ trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. Sponsorship of COVID-19 trials is spread across many organizations.

    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) accounts for 16 of 299 trials (5.4%). 173 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Typical COVID-19 enrolment sits around 245 participants.

    Median target enrolment is 245 among the 299 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 96 of those (32.1%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. COVID-19 splits between interventional and observational designs.

    196 interventional and 103 observational studies make up this index (65.6% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 128Phase 255Phase 331Phase 411

Open and recent trials

299 total, page 3 of 6

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 227 participants

A Phase 2 Trial of the Immunogenicity and Safety of CVXGA Intranasal COVID Vaccine in Healthy Adults

CyanVac

NCT05736835

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 201 participants

COVID-19 Biorepository

University of Kansas Medical Center

NCT04568148

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 171 participants

SARS-Cov-2 (COVID-19) Nasal Pharyngeal and Oral Pharyngeal Wash (SNOW) Trial

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

NCT04802408

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 150 participants

Repeat BCG Vaccinations for the Treatment of Established Type 1 Diabetes

Massachusetts General Hospital

NCT02081326

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 144 participants

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2/3 Study to Determine the Safety and Effectiveness of Azeliragon in the Treatment of Patients Hospitalized for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) or Pneumonia

The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

NCT05815485

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 4 95 participants

Vitamin D Supplementation in the Prevention and Mitigation of COVID-19 Infection

Medical University of South Carolina

NCT04482673

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 83 participants

Identification and Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 Specific CD8 T Cells in Humans

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

NCT04565067

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 80 participants

Impact of Lp299v on Vascular Function in Patients With PASC

Medical College of Wisconsin

NCT05227170

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 80 participants

Supplemental Citicoline Administration to Reduce Lung Injury Efficacy Trial (SCARLET)

Ohio State University

NCT05881135

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 80 participants

COVID-FISETIN: Pilot in SARS-CoV-2 of Fisetin to Alleviate Dysfunction and Inflammation

Mayo Clinic

NCT04476953

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 78 participants

A Clinical Observational Study of SARS-CoV-2 Specific CD8 T-Cell Responses to COVID-19 Vaccines in Humans

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

NCT04852289

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 60 participants

A First in Human Study to Evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity of RBM-001 in Healthy Adult Volunteers

Rock BioMedical

NCT06878170

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 60 participants

Vaccine Hesitancy in Black/African Americans With Rheumatic Diseases

Northwestern University

NCT05822219

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 60 participants

Safety, Reactogenicity, and Immunogenicity Trial of STX-S SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in Adults

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

NCT07095231

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 60 participants

High Resolution Micro OCT Imaging

University of Alabama at Birmingham

NCT03256773

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 60 participants

A Phase 2 Study of RTB101 as COVID-19 Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in Older Adults

Restorbio

NCT04584710

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 56 participants

Famotidine vs Placebo for the Treatment of Non-Hospitalized Adults With COVID-19

Northwell Health

NCT04724720

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 48 participants

COVID-19, Chronic Adaptation and Response to Exercise (COVID-CARE)

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)

NCT04595773

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 48 participants

A Study of N-acetylcysteine in Patients With COVID-19 Infection

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

NCT04374461

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 37 participants

Low-Dose Radiotherapy For Patients With SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) Pneumonia

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT04466683

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 35 participants

REsearching Covid-19 Outcomes in Diabetes (RECODE)

AdventHealth Translational Research Institute

NCT04805970

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 30 participants

Safety and Immunogenicity Trial of PepGNP-COVID19 Vaccine in Adults

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

NCT07183709

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Early Phase 1 20 participants

Proof-of-Concept Clinical Pharmacology Trial for COVID-19 Antigen Presentation Therapeutic Biologic Mix

Han Xu, M.D., Ph.D., FAPCR, Sponsor-Investigator, IRB Chair

NCT03305341

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 20 participants

Hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI of Survivors of COVID-19

University of Kansas Medical Center

NCT04659707

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 1 participants

A Study to Learn About How Well Yearly Updates to the COVID-19 Vaccine Work to Protect People From COVID-19 and How Much Money People Spend on Healthcare for COVID-19

Pfizer

NCT06923137

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 1 participants

Use and Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines Using State Vaccine Registries and Insurance Claims Data

Pfizer

NCT05876377

COMPLETED NA 520,000 participants

Message From Local Pharmacy Team

University of Pennsylvania

NCT05613764

COMPLETED 54,689 participants

COVID-19 Citizen Science Expansion Project

University of California, San Francisco

NCT05548803

COMPLETED Phase 2 47,079 participants

Study to Describe the Safety, Tolerability, Immunogenicity, and Efficacy of RNA Vaccine Candidates Against COVID-19 in Healthy Individuals

BioNTech SE

NCT04368728

COMPLETED Phase 3 33,000 participants

A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Immune Response, and Safety of a COVID-19 Vaccine in Adults ≥ 18 Years With a Pediatric Expansion in Adolescents (12 to<18 Years) at Risk for SARS-CoV-2

Novavax

NCT04611802

COMPLETED NA 32,750 participants

Communities Fighting COVID-19!

San Diego State University

NCT05148936

COMPLETED Phase 3 32,450 participants

Phase III Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study of AZD1222 for the Prevention of COVID-19 in Adults

AstraZeneca

NCT04516746

COMPLETED 18,157 participants

Wearable Assisted Viral Evidence (WAVE) Study A Decentralized, Prospective Study Exploring the Relationship Between Passively-collected Data From Wearable Activity Devices and Respiratory Viral Infections

Evidation Health

NCT06207929

COMPLETED 17,318 participants

International Registry of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Exposure in Pregnancy

Pregistry

NCT04366986

COMPLETED NA 16,903 participants

Impact of Nudges on Downloads of COVID-19 Exposure Notification Smartphone Apps: A Randomized Trial

University of Pennsylvania

NCT05080179

COMPLETED 14,835 participants

The PAWS-COVID-19 (Pediatric AirWay complicationS COVID-19) Registry

Boston Children's Hospital

NCT04449042

COMPLETED Phase 3 14,246 participants

A Study of mRNA-1283 Injection Compared With mRNA-1273 Injection in Participants ≥12 Years of Age to Prevent COVID-19

ModernaTX

NCT05815498

COMPLETED NA 8,519 participants

A Study on Prevalence, Protection and Recovery From COVID-19 in Seasoned Yoga Practitioners in Comparison to Age and Gender Matched Controls

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

NCT04498442

COMPLETED 6,894 participants

Health and Wellbeing of Pregnant and Post-Partum Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Pregistry

NCT04385238

COMPLETED NA 4,733 participants

Test to Stay in School: COVID-19 Testing Following Exposure in School Communities

Duke University

NCT05052580

COMPLETED NA 3,671 participants

Use of Construal Level Theory to Inform Messaging to Increase Vaccination Against COVID-19

Brigham and Women's Hospital

NCT04871776

COMPLETED 3,402 participants

Michigan Medicine COVID-19 Cohort: Clinical Characteristics, Inflammatory Markers and Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19

University of Michigan

NCT04706533

COMPLETED Phase 3 3,214 participants

ACTIV-6: COVID-19 Study of Repurposed Medications - Arm G (Metformin)

Susanna Naggie, MD

NCT06042855

COMPLETED 2,824 participants

Epidemiology, Immunology and Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19 (EPIC3)

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT05764083

COMPLETED 2,300 participants

Respiratory Supports and COVID-19 Mortality

Yale University

NCT04832061

COMPLETED NA 2,093 participants

Can Vitamin D Reduce the Burden of COVID-19?

University of Chicago

NCT07128069

COMPLETED Phase 2 2,091 participants

EPIC-HR: Study of Oral PF-07321332/Ritonavir Compared With Placebo in Nonhospitalized High Risk Adults With COVID-19

Pfizer

NCT04960202

COMPLETED NA 1,971 participants

Understanding Community Considerations, Opinions, Values, Impacts, and Decisions for COVID-19

University of California, Los Angeles

NCT04373135

COMPLETED Phase 2 1,912 participants

Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Sarilumab in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

NCT04315298

COMPLETED 1,800 participants

Real World Study of COVID-19 in a Flyover Region

Tulane University

NCT04962347

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 28
Phase 2 55
Phase 3 31
Phase 4 11

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on COVID-19 records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

Placebo Drug
30 trials
Placebo Other
15 trials
Placebo Biological
7 trials
Remdesivir Drug
5 trials
Remdesivir Biological
3 trials
Bamlanivimab Drug
3 trials
Dexamethasone Drug
3 trials
Standard of Care Other
3 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on COVID-19 trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

California 89 trials
New York 51 trials
Florida 51 trials
Maryland 39 trials
Illinois 39 trials
Texas 38 trials
Massachusetts 34 trials
Georgia 31 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

What to do with this COVID-19 page

299 registered trials, 68 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

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 COVID-19 condition card totals 299 registered trials; most-linked intervention Placebo; top US site state California. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.