Boston University

Open enrollment with an early-phase pipeline tilt

According to ClinicalTrials.gov-derived indexes, Boston University sits in the top decile of US sponsors by registered trial count (#161 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count).

185 total trials 23 currently recruiting 125 completed early-phase tilt top decile by trial count

Boston University: 185 sponsored US clinical trials, 23 recruiting.

Boston University sponsors 185 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 23 of them currently recruiting, and 125 completed. 12 of these trials are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 35 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most-studied condition in this pipeline is HIV Infections, with 3 trials.

Top-decile sponsor footprint

Boston University ranks in the top decile of sponsors by registered trial count (#161 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count). Volume at this scale usually reflects a long institutional pipeline, read phase tilt and therapeutic areas below before treating it as current-year activity.

Trial completion reliability score

D 51/100

125 of 148 decided trials (Completed vs. Terminated on ClinicalTrials.gov) reached their planned completion (84.5%), vs. national p10 68.4% / p90 100% among 1,234 sponsors with at least 10 decided trials. Still-open trials (Recruiting, Active-not-recruiting, Not-yet-recruiting) are excluded since they have not reached an outcome yet.

Open and recent trials

185 total, page 1 of 4

RECRUITING

Impact of Federal and State Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Policy Changes During the Pandemic

NCT07232641

RECRUITING NA

Self-Help Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)/Women Veterans Network (WoVeN) Study

NCT07250061

RECRUITING NA

The Optimal Injection Site for a 3D Guided Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block Device (IANBD)

NCT06676098

RECRUITING

Measuring Outcomes With Validated Exercise

NCT07270185

RECRUITING NA

Oral Surgery Virtual Reality Glasses Study

NCT06723158

RECRUITING NA

Postural Perturbations Tracing to the Stomatognathic System

NCT06974591

RECRUITING NA

Diffuse Cutaneous Scleroderma (DSSc) SFDI Study

NCT07090226

RECRUITING NA

RISE Versus Advocacy-based Enhanced Care as Usual for Patients Experiencing IPV

NCT06906302

RECRUITING NA

A Pilot Project to Facilitate Dental Care and Reduce Barriers For Youth With Disabilities

NCT06710483

RECRUITING Phase 1

The Role of Vitamin K on Knee Osteoarthritis Outcomes

NCT06385275

RECRUITING Phase 4

Management of Postoperative Discomfort in Young Children Following Dental Rehabilitation Under General Anesthesia

NCT06757075

RECRUITING NA

Mitigating the Impact of Stigma and Shame Among People Living With HIV and Substance Use Disorders

NCT05934305

RECRUITING NA

Enhancing PTSD Treatment Outcomes by Improving Patient-Provider Communication

NCT06088303

RECRUITING NA

Evaluating Interventions for Intimate Partner Violence Use in Washington State

NCT06526247

RECRUITING NA

Written Exposure Therapy for Suicide Prevention

NCT05878795

RECRUITING NA

Texting to Reduce Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Risk

NCT06088277

RECRUITING

Influenza & COVID-19 Obstetric and Perinatal Epidemiology Study in India

NCT06168019

RECRUITING NA

Telehealth for Pain and Unhealthy Drinking Among PLWH

NCT05503173

RECRUITING NA

Treatment for Antepartum Posttraumatic Stress Disorder/PTSD Study

NCT05486793

RECRUITING

COVID-19 Transmission and Morbidity in Malawi

NCT05973084

RECRUITING NA

Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) Memory Support (MS) Study

NCT05310097

RECRUITING Phase 2

5-Fluorouracil and Calcipotriene for Treatment of Low Grade Skin Cancer

NCT05381597

RECRUITING Phase 2

Facilitation of Extinction Retention and Reconsolidation Blockade in PTSD

NCT04468360

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA

A Simple Intervention to Increase Persistence on PrEP in MSM to Improve Decision Making

NCT06476847

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA

Scalable Communication Modalities for Returning Genetic Research Results

NCT04407611

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA

Physical Activity for PLWH and Unhealthy Drinking

NCT05505942

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA

Longitudinal Spatial Frequency Domain Imaging Study

NCT05672992

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA

VR Smoking Cessation During a Dental Hygiene Visit

NCT04524533

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA

A Cluster Randomized Trial of the H2GO! Program

NCT04265794

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING

DECAMP 1 PLUS: Prediction of Lung Cancer Using Noninvasive Biomarkers

NCT04165564

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Early Phase 1

Multi-Center Development of a Novel Diagnostic Test for Alzheimer's Disease

NCT03560960

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING

International Bicuspid Aortic Valve Consortium (BAVCon)

NCT01980797

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING

DECAMP-2: Screening of Patients With Early Stage Lung Cancer or at High Risk for Developing Lung Cancer

NCT02504697

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING

Identification of Genetic Causes of Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease

NCT01026571

NOT YET RECRUITING NA

PrEPwise Pilot Among Black Women in Eastern Virginia

NCT07398482

NOT YET RECRUITING NA

HIV Testing in Community Health Center Dental Clinics

NCT07089849

NOT YET RECRUITING NA

Online Intervention for Transgender/Nonbinary Young Adults' Experiences With Alcohol and Romantic Relationships

NCT06392542

COMPLETED NA

Cigarillo Warnings Image Sorting Study

NCT05838378

COMPLETED NA

Evaluation of an Artificial Intelligence-Assisted, Image-Based Dietary Assessment Tool in the Framingham Heart Study

NCT06455111

COMPLETED NA

Vaping Prevention and Vaping in Youth (Vapechat)

NCT06003439

COMPLETED

Respiratory Microbiota and Immune Response in CVID

NCT06173128

COMPLETED NA

Feasibility of Remote Tai Chi

NCT05693805

TERMINATED

Event-Related Potential (ERP) Components in Clinical Diagnosis

NCT05673759

COMPLETED NA

Wrist Cooling for Hot Flashes Clinical Trial

NCT05595213

COMPLETED NA

Clinic-Based Atopic Dermatitis Therapeutic Patient Education

NCT04352270

TERMINATED Phase 4

Improvement In Scratch Behavior And Sleep In Patients With Atopic Dermatitis

NCT05200403

COMPLETED NA

The Impact of Cigarillo Warnings on Purchasing

NCT05434013

TERMINATED Phase 4

Assessment of Dapagliflozin on Vascular Health in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT05139914

COMPLETED NA

Zambia Infant Cohort Study - Brains Optimized for Surviving and Thriving

NCT05119959

COMPLETED

Geriatric Anorexia Study 2.0

NCT05211973

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 19
Phase 2 16
Phase 3 4
Phase 4 8

What is open in the Boston University pipeline

23 recruiting of 185 indexed (12% open); 125 completed (68%).

Phase mix: 12 late (III/IV) vs 35 early (I/II) (early-phase heavy).

Top condition: HIV Infections (3 trials), 9 others listed.

How open-pipeline share is computed

Recruiting share is recruiting_count divided by trial_count for this sponsor in the public registry export. Status can change between pulls; treat the figure as a research-attention snapshot, not product availability.

Boston University: open-pipeline peers nationwide

Peers matched on 185 registered trials and 12% open enrollment, not the therapeutic-area sidebar.

Boston University sits at or above the median trial volume and below the median recruiting share among these 9 nationwide peers -- the two do not always move together. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (2026-08-08 snapshot). 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 9 entities by Total trials (X) and Recruiting share (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Higher volume & more openFocused & more openHigher volume, mostly closedSmaller & mostly closed 05001,0001,500 10%12%14%16%18% Total trials Recruiting share Boston UniversityNational Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas CityArizona State UniversityJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthAstraZenecaNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)Addario Lung Cancer Medical InstituteAmerican University
Boston University sits at or above the median trial volume and below the median recruiting share among these 9 nationwide peers -- the two do not always move together. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (2026-08-08 snapshot).

Boston University sits at or above the median trial volume and below the median recruiting share among these 9 nationwide peers -- the two do not always move together.

Sponsors near 185 trials (± recruiting share)

Sponsors near 12% open enrollment (± trial volume)

What to do with this Boston University page

185 registered trials is a research-attention snapshot, not an endorsement of Boston University or any single study.

  • 23 of Boston University's trials are currently recruiting, check each one's own eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • HIV Infections is the condition Boston University studies most, compare against other sponsors active in the same condition before evaluating a specific study. See HIV Infections 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.

Boston University pipeline card: 185 registered trials from official public datasets.Report a data error.