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Iron Overload: early-phase trial registry
2 of 7 indexed Iron Overload trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.
Corpus placement: #2,497 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
7 US clinical trials · 2 currently recruiting · #2,497 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Iron Overload: 7 US clinical trials tracked, 2 recruiting.
Iron Overload is the subject of 7 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 2 of them currently open to new participants. 0 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 1 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Cornell University, running 2 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition iron-overload
OPEN 2 | RECR 29% | LATE 0 | EARLY 1 | RANK #2497 | SPON 2
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Acromegaly (29% recruiting · 14 trials)
Iron Overload lists 2 open slots (29% of 7 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 Iron Overload 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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Iron Overload is recruiting below its size-band peers.
2 of 7 indexed trials (28.6%) 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.
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One sponsor concentrates Iron Overload research.
Cornell University accounts for 2 of 7 trials (28.6%). 6 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Typical Iron Overload enrolment sits around 200 participants.
Median target enrolment is 200 among the 6 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 0 of those (0%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Iron Overload research leans observational.
2 interventional and 5 observational studies make up this index (28.6% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
7 total, page 1 of 1
Fully Automated High-Throughput Quantitative MRI of the Liver
University of Wisconsin, Madison
NCT05294471
Heme and Non-heme Iron Intakes, Gut Microbiota, and Influence on Host Iron Absorption
Cornell University
NCT06146608
Ethnic Differences in Iron Absorption (FeGenes)
Cornell University
NCT04198545
Iron Overload in African Americans
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
NCT00001455
Changes in Pituitary Iron and Volume With Deferasirox
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
NCT01376622
Effects of Taking Prenatal Vitamin-mineral Supplements During Lactation on Iron Status and Markers of Oxidation
University of California, Davis
NCT01047098
Combination Iron Chelation Therapy
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
NCT00004982
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 1 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Iron Overload records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Iron Overload 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 Iron Overload page
7 registered trials, 2 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 2 Iron Overload trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- Cornell University sponsors the most Iron Overload trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See Cornell 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 Iron Overload condition card totals 7 registered trials; most-linked intervention Iron; top US site state New York. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.