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Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy: early-phase trial registry

9 of 14 indexed Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

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14 US clinical trials · 9 currently recruiting · #1,230 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy: 14 US clinical trials tracked, 9 recruiting.

Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy is the subject of 14 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 9 of them currently open to new participants. 0 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 6 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is ReAlta Life Sciences, running 1 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition hypoxic-ischemic-encephalopathy

OPEN 9 | RECR 64% | LATE 0 | EARLY 6 | RANK #1230 | SPON 1

Nearest open-share peer: Cardiac Rehabilitation (64% recruiting · 14 trials)

Hypoxic Ischemic Encepha (th…64%Acute Respiratory Failure35.7%Adherence, Medication35.7%Acromegaly28.6%Abscess7.1%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy

Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy lists 9 open slots (64% of 14 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 Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy 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. Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy is recruiting above its size-band peers.

    9 of 14 indexed trials (64.3%) are open to enrollment, against a 46.5% average across 27,806 conditions with fewer than 20 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. Sponsorship of Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy trials is spread across many organizations.

    ReAlta Life Sciences accounts for 1 of 14 trials (7.1%). 14 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Most Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy trials plan to enrol fewer than 100 people.

    Median target enrolment is 42 among the 14 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 10 of those (71.4%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy research is mostly interventional.

    11 interventional and 3 observational studies make up this index (78.6% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 13Phase 23

Open and recent trials

14 total, page 1 of 1

RECRUITING NA 222 participants

Effects of a Physical Therapy Intervention on Motor Delay in Infants Admitted to a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

NCT05568264

RECRUITING Phase 2 133 participants

A Dose Escalation Study of Levetiracetam in the Treatment of Neonatal Seizures

University of California, San Diego

NCT05610085

RECRUITING 125 participants

Healthy Little Eyes

University of Wisconsin, Madison

NCT05971446

RECRUITING Early Phase 1 70 participants

Melatonin as a Neuroprotective Therapy in Neonates With HIE Undergoing Hypothermia

University of Florida

NCT02621944

RECRUITING Phase 2 42 participants

A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Preliminary Efficacy of RLS-0071 in Newborns With Moderate or Severe Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy Undergoing Therapeutic Hypothermia

ReAlta Life Sciences

NCT05778188

RECRUITING NA 25 participants

The HIEnome Study: Genome Sequencing for Perinatal HIE

Baylor College of Medicine

NCT06762795

RECRUITING 24 participants

Systemic Biomarkers of Brain Injury From Hyperammonemia

Children's National Research Institute

NCT04602325

RECRUITING NA 20 participants

Spinal Stimulation and Mobility Devices

University of Washington

NCT05520359

RECRUITING Phase 1 16 participants

Dose Optimization of Caffeine for HIE

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

NCT06448780

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 300 participants

Neonatal Seizure Registry, GEnetics of Post-Neonatal Epilepsy

University of California, San Francisco

NCT05361070

COMPLETED Phase 2 50 participants

Dexmedetomidine Use in Infants Undergoing Cooling Due to Neonatal Encephalopathy (DICE Trial)

University of Utah

NCT04772222

COMPLETED NA 34 participants

The Impact of Holding on Stress and Bonding in Mother-Infant Pairs During Therapeutic Hypothermia

MaineHealth

NCT03837717

COMPLETED NA 12 participants

Therapeutic Intervention Supporting Development From NICU to 6 Months for Infants Post Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy

University of Southern California

NCT05130528

COMPLETED Early Phase 1 7 participants

Dexmedetomidine Pharmacokinetics in Neonates During Therapeutic Hypothermia

Seattle Children's Hospital

NCT02529202

Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 3
Phase 2 3

Named interventions

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

Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride Drug
1 trials
Sensorimotor Intervention Behavioral
1 trials
No Holding Behavioral
1 trials
Holding Behavioral
1 trials
Phenobarbital Sodium Injection Drug
1 trials
Levetiracetam Injection Drug
1 trials
Neurological Outcome Assessment Behavioral
1 trials
Pharmacokinetics Other
1 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

California 4 trials
North Carolina 3 trials
Washington 2 trials
Texas 2 trials
Ohio 2 trials
Massachusetts 2 trials
Florida 2 trials

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

What to do with this Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy page

14 registered trials, 9 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

  • 9 Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • ReAlta Life Sciences sponsors the most Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See ReAlta Life Sciences'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 Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy condition card totals 14 registered trials; most-linked intervention Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride; top US site state California. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.