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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 2 of 2
Responses to Physical Activity Messages Among Midlife Adults
Rowan University
NCT04711512
Alterations in Gait, Strength, and Power After Ruck Marching
State University of New York at Buffalo
NCT05309603
The Body's Response to Aerobic Versus Resistance Exercise
Purdue University
NCT00761163
Effects of Guided Exercise on Functional Performance and Independence in Adults With Intellectual Disability
University of Delaware
NCT04616638
Community Exercise for Fall Risk in PD
Idaho State University
NCT05940077
Rhythmically Entrained Exercise in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
NCT05462977
Effects of Beet Juice and Diet in Female Rowers
University of Kansas Medical Center
NCT06045845
A Tailored Program to Promote Well-being and Physical Activity in Mid-life Adults With Low Physical Activity
Massachusetts General Hospital
NCT04745182
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.