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Exercise: early-phase trial registry
24 of 58 indexed Exercise trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.
Corpus placement: #244 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
58 US clinical trials · 24 currently recruiting · #244 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Exercise: 58 US clinical trials tracked, 24 recruiting.
Exercise is the subject of 58 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 24 of them currently open to new participants. 0 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 9 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Arizona State University, running 4 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition exercise
OPEN 24 | RECR 41% | LATE 0 | EARLY 9 | RANK #244 | SPON 4
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Dyslipidemias (41% recruiting · 29 trials)
Exercise lists 24 open slots (41% of 58 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 Exercise 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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Exercise recruits in line with its size-band peers.
24 of 58 indexed trials (41.4%) 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 Exercise trials is spread across many organizations.
Arizona State University accounts for 4 of 58 trials (6.9%). 48 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Most Exercise trials plan to enrol fewer than 100 people.
Median target enrolment is 50 among the 58 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 36 of those (62.1%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Exercise research is mostly interventional.
53 interventional and 5 observational studies make up this index (91.4% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
58 total, page 1 of 2
Apple Health Study
Apple
NCT06958523
Evaluation of the Walk With Ease Program for Fall Prevention
Iowa State University
NCT05693025
Smart Walk: A Culturally Tailored Smartphone-Delivered Physical Activity Intervention for African American Women
Arizona State University
NCT06337708
Response to Exercise and Nitric Oxide in PAD
Northwestern University
NCT06657976
Postnatal Exercise to Activate Baby's Brown Fat
Joslin Diabetes Center
NCT07467694
GENESIS: Genotype Guided - Natriuretic Peptides - Cardiometabolic Health Study
University of Alabama at Birmingham
NCT05216042
Better Lifestyle Counseling for African American Women During Pregnancy
University of Illinois at Chicago
NCT05234125
Goal Setting to Promote Physical Activity Adherence in Midlife Adults
Arizona State University
NCT05980052
Physical and Cognitive Aging Study in Older Adults
University of Florida
NCT06726616
The Role of Mobile Apps in Promoting Cardiovascular Health and Motivation to Exercise During Pregnancy
Old Dominion University
NCT07166822
Exploring the Relationship Between Heart Rate Variability (HRV), Training Load, and Exercise Performance
PepsiCo Global R&D
NCT06425939
Vasodilator and Exercise Study for DMD (VASO-REx)
University of Florida
NCT06290713
Fasted vs. Fed State Exercise
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education
NCT07487090
Influence of Short-Term Antibiotic Therapy on Exercise
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
NCT05961189
How a Single Workout Affects Gut Bugs in Women With Different Fitness Levels and Body Types
George Washington University
NCT06691100
Exercise-induced Hypoalgesia and Proprioceptive Changes, Comparing Isometric to Isotonic Neck Exercises
University of South Dakota
NCT06465394
The Impact of Removal of Exercise on Glycemic Control and Vascular Health in Older Active Adults
Old Dominion University
NCT05468255
Time to Move in Pregnancy Hyperglycemia
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
NCT06125704
The VESPA Pilot Study
Wake Forest University
NCT04756245
Developing a Nutritional Supplement to Increase Collagen Synthesis in People
University of California, Davis
NCT06138106
Feasibility, Safety and Acceptability of a Mobile Health Delivered Exercise Training Program in Patients With Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
NCT06195943
Latinas Integrating Fitness and Therapy
Colorado State University
NCT07223346
Effect of Exercise and Heat Stress on Acute Cardiometabolic Adaptations in Healthy Young Adults
Northern Arizona University
NCT06872762
Ketone Monoester Supplements, High Altitude, and Brain Blood Flow During Exercise
McMaster University
NCT07063732
Mentoring to be Active for Rural Appalachia Children
Ohio State University
NCT05758441
Gut Microbe Composition, Exercise, and Breast Breast Cancer Survivors
University of Alabama at Birmingham
NCT04088708
Hispanic Adapted and Culturally Relevant Exercising Together
University of Arizona
NCT06018311
The Active by Choice Today (ACT) Trial to Increase Physical Activity
University of South Carolina
NCT01028144
Back to ECE Safely With SAGE: Reducing COVID-19 Transmission in Hispanic and Low-income Preschoolers
Arizona State University
NCT05178290
The Effect of Community Building Through Virtual, Team-Based Exercise on Burnout
Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)
NCT05194410
Community-based Intervention Effects on Older Adults' Physical Activity
University of Minnesota
NCT03326141
Exercise & Diet Effects on CV Risk in Firefighters
University of New Hampshire
NCT03344198
The Comparison of Energy in Take and Body Weight EXERCISE
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
NCT01264406
Healthy Motivations for Moms-to-be Study
University of South Carolina
NCT03063528
Promoting Contextually Cued PA Habits
Arizona State University
NCT04691596
Safety and Efficacy of Combining Intranasal Insulin & Acute Exercise
Michigan State University
NCT04292535
PEAKS: Validation of Mobile Technologies
University of Florida
NCT02888483
Combined Technology Enhanced Home Exercise Program and Other Non-pharmacological Intervention for Cancer Survivors
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
NCT03576274
Lung Transplant G0 (LTGO): Improving Self-Management of Exercise After Lung Transplantation
University of Pittsburgh
NCT03728257
Exercise in Pregnancy for Reduction of Blood Pressure in Obese Patients
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
NCT01261884
Extending Contingency Management's Benefits With Progressively Increasing Variable Interval Prize Reinforcement
UConn Health
NCT01184040
Microalgae Extract Phaeosol Combined to Exercise in Healthy Overweight Women : Efficacy on Body Weight Management
Microphyt
NCT04761406
The Role of Arnica on Muscle Pain Following Eccentric Exercise
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
NCT00504010
A Comparison of Exercise Beliefs to Same-day Exercise Behavior
Brown University
NCT03415542
Dietary Supplements and Exercise in Aging Adults
Purdue University
NCT00761553
Effects of a Short-term Exercise Intervention on Sleep in Women Exposed to Trauma: A Randomized Controlled Trial
University of Georgia
NCT05097352
Exercise Values of Life and Vitality Everyday
The Miriam Hospital
NCT03565731
Physical Activity Smartphone App for African American Men (FitBros) Ph II
Klein Buendel
NCT05621044
INcreasing Steps in PREgnancy Study
University of Iowa
NCT05455008
Effect of Beta-Alanine on Heart Rate Response
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
NCT01745016
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 4 |
| Phase 2 | 5 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Exercise records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Exercise 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 Exercise page
58 registered trials, 24 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 24 Exercise trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- Arizona State University sponsors the most Exercise trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See Arizona State 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 Exercise condition card totals 58 registered trials; most-linked intervention Placebo; top US site state Arizona. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.