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Depression: early-phase trial registry

245 of 687 indexed Depression trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

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687 US clinical trials · 245 currently recruiting · #5 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Depression: 687 US clinical trials tracked, 245 recruiting.

Depression is the subject of 687 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 245 of them currently open to new participants. 70 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 111 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Massachusetts General Hospital, running 29 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition depression

OPEN 245 | RECR 36% | LATE 70 | EARLY 111 | RANK #5 | SPON 29

Nearest open-share peer: Pancreatic Cancer (36% recruiting · 283 trials)

Cancer44.9%Prostate Cancer36.7%Depression (this)36%Hypertension32.2%HIV Infections9.1%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Depression

Depression lists 245 open slots (36% of 687 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 Depression 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. Depression recruits in line with its size-band peers.

    245 of 687 indexed trials (35.7%) 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 Depression trials is spread across many organizations.

    Massachusetts General Hospital accounts for 29 of 687 trials (4.2%). 231 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Typical Depression enrolment sits around 100 participants.

    Median target enrolment is 100 among the 680 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 331 of those (48.7%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Depression research is mostly interventional.

    618 interventional and 69 observational studies make up this index (90% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 141Phase 270Phase 329Phase 441

Open and recent trials

687 total, page 1 of 14

RECRUITING 156,000 participants

Retrospective Analyses of TrakStar Database

Neuronetics

NCT06917339

RECRUITING NA 68,000 participants

Social Needs Screening and Chronic Diseases Study (WE CARE)

University of Massachusetts, Worcester

NCT06903897

RECRUITING 16,000 participants

Evaluation of Patients With Mood and Anxiety Disorders and Healthy Volunteers

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

NCT00024635

RECRUITING 12,000 participants

Retrospective Analyses of the Greenbrook Database Evaluating Mental Health Treatments

Neuronetics

NCT06997549

RECRUITING 5,000 participants

Community Park-Based Programs for Health Promotion: Fit2Play Prospective Cohort Study

Duke University

NCT06595251

RECRUITING 4,100 participants

Characterization and Treatment of Adolescent Depression

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

NCT03388606

RECRUITING NA 4,000 participants

Reaching Out to Distressed Medical Residents, Fellows and Faculty

Oregon Health and Science University

NCT02010866

RECRUITING 4,000 participants

Evaluation of the PACE/PACENET BHL Clinical Program

University of Pennsylvania

NCT02463266

RECRUITING 2,500 participants

Cognitive and Affective Processes Online

University of Minnesota

NCT05736471

RECRUITING 2,500 participants

Dallas 2K: A Natural History Study of Depression

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

NCT02919280

RECRUITING 1,500 participants

Resilience in Adolescent Development

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

NCT03458936

RECRUITING NA 1,500 participants

Digital CBT for Insomnia and Depression

University of Rochester

NCT05456607

RECRUITING NA 1,320 participants

Facilitated Transitions From Postpartum to Primary Care Coordination for People With Chronic Conditions

Massachusetts General Hospital

NCT06557005

RECRUITING NA 1,000 participants

REstoring Mental Health Through COmmUnity-based Psychological Services in New York City

George Washington University

NCT04913766

RECRUITING 1,000 participants

Long-term Observation of Participants With Mood Disorders

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

NCT04877977

RECRUITING NA 1,000 participants

S.T.A.N.D. Alacrity Center Signature Project

University of California, Los Angeles

NCT05591937

RECRUITING 1,000 participants

Kintsugi Voice Device Pivotal Study

Kintsugi Mindful Wellness

NCT06809907

RECRUITING NA 960 participants

ICBT (Internet Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) for Maternal Depression: Community Implementation in Head Start

Oregon Research Institute

NCT05142384

RECRUITING NA 700 participants

RCT for Latina Mental Health Using Web-Based Apps

University of California, Los Angeles

NCT06874790

RECRUITING NA 676 participants

Being Safe, Healthy, And Positively Empowered (BSHAPE) Intervention Study

Johns Hopkins University

NCT07227337

RECRUITING NA 640 participants

Effectiveness, Implementation, and Cost of Cognitive Processing Therapy in Prisons

University of Arkansas

NCT06923423

RECRUITING Early Phase 1 600 participants

Confirmatory Efficacy Trial of Attention Bias Modification for Depression

University of Texas at Austin

NCT06361095

RECRUITING 550 participants

External Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation for Migraine Treatment in Pregnancy

Cefaly Technology

NCT06788977

RECRUITING NA 525 participants

Antidepressant Adherence for Depressed Adults in Primary Care

University of Pennsylvania

NCT06496646

RECRUITING Phase 2 500 participants

Sleep to Reduce Incident Depression Effectively in Peripartum

Henry Ford Health System

NCT06430333

RECRUITING NA 500 participants

Brain Stimulation and Decision-making

Emory University

NCT04099056

RECRUITING NA 500 participants

Filipino Family Health Initiative 1.0

Kaiser Permanente

NCT06569303

RECRUITING NA 500 participants

Internet Based Psychological Support

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

NCT02726061

RECRUITING NA 500 participants

Accelerated TMS for Depression and OCD

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

NCT04982757

RECRUITING 500 participants

The Nuestros Días ("Our Days") Study

University of Alabama at Birmingham

NCT06475534

RECRUITING Phase 2 472 participants

Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapies for Suicide Prevention and Depression

VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System

NCT06375083

RECRUITING NA 440 participants

Digital InteGrated Behavioral TreatmeNt for Comorbid ObesITy and DeprEssion Among Racial and Ethnic Adults Age 50 and Older

University of Illinois at Chicago

NCT06636058

RECRUITING NA 420 participants

Assessing Improvements in Mood and Sleep Trial

University of Pittsburgh

NCT06639477

RECRUITING NA 410 participants

Implementation of Problem-Solving Treatment in Community Health Centers (PST-Aid)

University of Washington

NCT06494384

RECRUITING Phase 3 402 participants

E-Mindfulness Approaches for Living After Breast Cancer

NRG Oncology

NCT06748222

RECRUITING NA 400 participants

Adaptive Coping Skills Training to Improve Psychological Distress Among Cardiorespiratory Failure Survivors

Duke University

NCT06538246

RECRUITING Phase 3 400 participants

PCORI Comparative Effectiveness Study-Esketamine (Spravato) vs. Ketamine-Equivalence Study

Yale University

NCT06713616

RECRUITING NA 400 participants

SER Familia: A Family-Based Intervention Addressing Syndemic Conditions Among Latino Immigrant Families

Duke University

NCT06627764

RECRUITING NA 388 participants

Pharmacy-led Transitions of Care Intervention to Improve Medication Adherence

University of Tennessee

NCT06374277

RECRUITING Phase 2 385 participants

Cannabidiol and Older Adult Cannabis Users

University of Colorado, Boulder

NCT06290063

RECRUITING NA 384 participants

Cocooned Moms Study

InovCares Connected Comprehensive Healthcare Corporation

NCT06968650

RECRUITING Phase 3 380 participants

A Study to Assess Change in Disease Activity and Adverse Events (AEs) With Cariprazine in the Treatment of Depressive Episodes in Pediatric Participants Participants (10 to 17 Years of Age) With Bipolar I Disorder.

AbbVie

NCT04777357

RECRUITING NA 360 participants

CBT-I vs. MBTI for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)-Related Insomnia and Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms

Johns Hopkins University

NCT05663034

RECRUITING NA 360 participants

Confirmatory Efficacy of the Building a Strong Identity and Coping Skills Program

Penn State University

NCT05789446

RECRUITING NA 350 participants

Testing a Scalable Model of Care to Improve Patients Access to Mental Health Services After Traumatic Injury

Medical University of South Carolina

NCT05497115

RECRUITING Phase 3 330 participants

A Study of a Deuterated Psilocin Analog (CYB003) in Humans With Major Depressive Disorder

Cybin IRL Limited

NCT06793397

RECRUITING Phase 2 325 participants

Neurobiology of Suicide

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

NCT02543983

RECRUITING NA 312 participants

Teachers Leading the Front Lines - North Carolina (Tealeaf-NC)

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

NCT06587230

RECRUITING NA 306 participants

Families With Pride ("Familias Con Orgullo").

University of Miami

NCT06057337

RECRUITING NA 304 participants

Equipping Patients Using Interventions for Pain and Depression

Indiana University

NCT06500780

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 41
Phase 2 70
Phase 3 29
Phase 4 41

Named interventions

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

Placebo Drug
29 trials
Ketamine Drug
11 trials
Escitalopram Drug
11 trials
Psilocybin Drug
8 trials
Placebo Other
8 trials
Sertraline Drug
6 trials
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Behavioral
5 trials
Duloxetine Drug
5 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Depression trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

California 116 trials
New York 88 trials
Massachusetts 70 trials
Texas 58 trials
Pennsylvania 54 trials
Florida 49 trials
Maryland 42 trials
North Carolina 38 trials

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

What to do with this Depression page

687 registered trials, 245 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 Depression condition card totals 687 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.