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Older Adults: early-phase trial registry
10 of 24 indexed Older Adults trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.
Corpus placement: #686 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
24 US clinical trials · 10 currently recruiting · #686 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Older Adults: 24 US clinical trials tracked, 10 recruiting.
Older Adults is the subject of 24 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 10 of them currently open to new participants. 1 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 2 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is University of Illinois at Chicago, running 2 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition older-adults
OPEN 10 | RECR 42% | LATE 1 | EARLY 2 | RANK #686 | SPON 2
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Remission (42% recruiting · 12 trials)
Older Adults lists 10 open slots (42% of 24 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 Older Adults 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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Older Adults is recruiting above its size-band peers.
10 of 24 indexed trials (41.7%) 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 Older Adults trials is spread across many organizations.
University of Illinois at Chicago accounts for 2 of 24 trials (8.3%). 20 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Typical Older Adults enrolment sits around 75 participants.
Median target enrolment is 75 among the 24 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 14 of those (58.3%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Older Adults research is mostly interventional.
22 interventional and 2 observational studies make up this index (91.7% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
24 total, page 1 of 1
Influenza Immunization in Adults Over Age 75
Johns Hopkins University
NCT02200276
Healthy Aging as Black Adults, In It Together: a Comparative Effectiveness Study of Chronic Pain and Cognitive Decline
Massachusetts General Hospital
NCT06246929
Improving Needs Among Older Adults
Duke University
NCT06588556
Building Resilience for Surgical Recovery
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
NCT06174701
A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of the Hopeful and Healthy Living Program
Boston University Charles River Campus
NCT06940843
Pain and Split-belt Motor Learning in Older Adults
University of Delaware
NCT07054840
tVNS During Motor Training in Older Adults
Georgia Institute of Technology
NCT06323954
Making Intergenerational Connections Through Arts
University of Alabama at Birmingham
NCT05986149
Oral vs IV Sedation for Cataract Surgery in Older Adults
University of California, San Francisco
NCT07154147
Fortifying Healthy Behaviors, Optimizing Medical Therapies and Enhancing Cognitive Function in Older Adults-pilot Study
Washington University School of Medicine
NCT07000734
Aging and Mixed Perturbation Training to Reduce Falls in Locomotion
University of Illinois at Chicago
NCT03199729
Improving Patient Walking During Hospitalization
University of Wisconsin, Madison
NCT04479943
Managing Pain and Cognitions in Older Adults With Early Cognitive Decline and Chronic Pain
Massachusetts General Hospital
NCT05373745
Dynamic Neural Systems Underlying Social-emotional Functions in Older Adults
University of California, San Francisco
NCT05645835
Exercise Training, Cognition, and Mobility in Older Adults With Multiple Sclerosis
University of Illinois at Chicago
NCT05930821
The BE WITH Project: A Partially Nested Randomized Control Trial (PN-RCT)
University of Florida
NCT07204444
Safety of Acupuncture Treatments for Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults
McLean Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
NCT03850717
Community-based Intervention Effects on Older Adults' Physical Activity
University of Minnesota
NCT03326141
Technological Advances in Glucose Management in Older Adults
Joslin Diabetes Center
NCT03078491
Effects of a Synbiotic Supplement on Metabolic & Cognitive Outcomes Among Older Adults
Texas Tech University
NCT06845995
Relationships Between Exercise and Emotion Regulation on Physical Activity in Frail Older Adults
Northeastern University
NCT03514160
Effects of Ballet Training on Postural Stability in Older Adults
Skidmore College
NCT03691259
Curcumin and Function in Older Adults
University of Florida
NCT03085680
Habit Formation in Older Adults: Feasibility Study
East Carolina University
NCT04037033
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 2 | 2 |
| Phase 4 | 1 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Older Adults records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Older Adults 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 Older Adults page
24 registered trials, 10 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 10 Older Adults trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- University of Illinois at Chicago sponsors the most Older Adults trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See University of Illinois at Chicago'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 Older Adults condition card totals 24 registered trials; most-linked intervention Information about Health and Wellness; top US site state Massachusetts. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.