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Thoracic: later-stage trial registry
4 of 6 indexed Thoracic trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 3-4.
Corpus placement: #2,866 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
6 US clinical trials · 4 currently recruiting · #2,866 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Thoracic: 6 US clinical trials tracked, 4 recruiting.
Thoracic is the subject of 6 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 4 of them currently open to new participants. 1 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 0 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Intuitive Surgical, running 2 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition thoracic
OPEN 4 | RECR 67% | LATE 1 | EARLY 0 | RANK #2866 | SPON 2
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Adenocarcinoma of Lung (67% recruiting · 6 trials)
Thoracic lists 4 open slots (67% of 6 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 Thoracic 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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Thoracic is recruiting above its size-band peers.
4 of 6 indexed trials (66.7%) 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 Thoracic research.
Intuitive Surgical accounts for 2 of 6 trials (33.3%). 4 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Typical Thoracic enrolment sits around 120 participants.
Median target enrolment is 120 among the 6 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 2 of those (33.3%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Thoracic splits between interventional and observational designs.
4 interventional and 2 observational studies make up this index (66.7% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
6 total, page 1 of 1
Improving Thoracic Surgical Care Using Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes (ePROS)
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
NCT06075316
A Study to Understand the Utility of the Force Feedback Instruments in Robotic Procedures Using da Vinci 5 Robot
Intuitive Surgical
NCT06879912
Get Fit for Function
University of Chicago
NCT06359652
Auricular Acupressure in Prehabilitation
University of Chicago
NCT06516198
Erector Spinae Block Versus Surgeon Infiltration in VATS Procedures
Indiana University
NCT03859635
Evaluating Intuitive 3D Models in Preoperative Surgical Planning for Thoracic and Colorectal Procedures.
Intuitive Surgical
NCT06434727
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 3 | 1 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Thoracic records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Thoracic 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 Thoracic page
6 registered trials, 4 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 4 Thoracic trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- Intuitive Surgical sponsors the most Thoracic trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See Intuitive Surgical'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 Thoracic condition card totals 6 registered trials; most-linked intervention Bupivacaine, 0.5%; top US site state Illinois. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.