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Delirium: full-pipeline trial registry
24 of 63 indexed Delirium trials are currently recruiting.
Corpus placement: #222 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
63 US clinical trials · 24 currently recruiting · #222 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Delirium: 63 US clinical trials tracked, 24 recruiting.
Delirium is the subject of 63 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 24 of them currently open to new participants. 9 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 10 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Vanderbilt University Medical Center, running 5 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition delirium
OPEN 24 | RECR 38% | LATE 9 | EARLY 10 | RANK #222 | SPON 5
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Behavior, Health (38% recruiting · 21 trials)
Delirium lists 24 open slots (38% of 63 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 Delirium 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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Delirium recruits in line with its size-band peers.
24 of 63 indexed trials (38.1%) 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 Delirium trials is spread across many organizations.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center accounts for 5 of 63 trials (7.9%). 39 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Typical Delirium enrolment sits around 135 participants.
Median target enrolment is 135 among the 63 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 21 of those (33.3%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Delirium splits between interventional and observational designs.
44 interventional and 19 observational studies make up this index (69.8% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
63 total, page 2 of 2
Ketamine Infusion as Sedative Analgesic in Severe ARDS
Interfaith Medical Center
NCT04818827
Delirium in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
University of Chicago
NCT00919698
MENDS Study: Trial in Ventilated ICU Patients Comparing an Alpha2 Agonist Versus a Gamma Aminobutyric Acid (GABA)-Agonist to Determine Delirium Rates, Efficacy of Sedation, Analgesia and Discharge Cognitive Status
Vanderbilt University
NCT00095251
Does Nightly Dexmedetomidine Improve Sleep and Reduce Delirium in ICU Patients?
Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital
NCT01791296
High Dose Intravenous Thiamine for the Prevention of Delirium in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
NCT03263442
The Impact of Ketamine on Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction, Delirium, and Renal Dysfunction
Mayo Clinic
NCT02554253
Feasibility and Acceptability of Using Weighted Blankets to Prevent and /or Mitigate Delirium
Virginia Commonwealth University
NCT06161480
Prevention of Early Postoperative Decline
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
NCT02908464
Examining the Association Between Pre-existing Sleep Disturbance and Postoperative Delirium
Massachusetts General Hospital
NCT03498560
Remote Cognitive Assessment for Surgical Patients
University of California, San Francisco
NCT05566275
Feasibility and Acceptability of ReCognitionVR-based Cognitive Stimulation in Surgical Patients
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
NCT06232317
Pharmacokinetic Study Comparing Topical, Rectal, and Oral Quetiapine
Mayo Clinic
NCT02131545
Helping Older Persons Emerge Stronger
Ohio State University
NCT02863081
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 2 |
| Phase 2 | 8 |
| Phase 3 | 6 |
| Phase 4 | 3 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Delirium records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Delirium 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 Delirium page
63 registered trials, 24 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 24 Delirium trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center sponsors the most Delirium trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See Vanderbilt University Medical Center'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 Delirium condition card totals 63 registered trials; most-linked intervention Dexmedetomidine; top US site state Massachusetts. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.