Columbia University

Open enrollment with an early-phase pipeline tilt

According to ClinicalTrials.gov-derived indexes, Columbia University sits in the top decile of US sponsors by registered trial count (#34 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count).

958 total trials 171 currently recruiting 597 completed early-phase tilt top decile by trial count

Columbia University: 958 sponsored US clinical trials, 171 recruiting.

Columbia University sponsors 958 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 171 of them currently recruiting, and 597 completed. 88 of these trials are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 191 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most-studied condition in this pipeline is Obesity, with 9 trials.

Top-decile sponsor footprint

Columbia University ranks in the top decile of sponsors by registered trial count (#34 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

F 42/100

597 of 736 decided trials (Completed vs. Terminated on ClinicalTrials.gov) reached their planned completion (81.1%), 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

958 total, page 14 of 20

COMPLETED NA

Text Message Vaccine Reminders for Adolescents With Chronic Medical Conditions

NCT02231957

COMPLETED Phase 4

Belatacept Compared to Tacrolimus in Deceased Donor Renal Transplant Recipients

NCT02152345

COMPLETED NA

Tailored Approaches to Stroke Health Education

NCT01909271

COMPLETED NA

Northern-Manhattan Hispanic Caregiver Intervention Effectiveness Study

NCT02092987

COMPLETED NA

Addressing Hospital Patient Information Needs Using Information Technology

NCT01970852

COMPLETED NA

Duration of Red Blood Cell Storage Prior to Transfusion

NCT02087514

COMPLETED NA

Bone Remodeling After Immediate Implant Placement With and Without Bone Grafting

NCT02174198

COMPLETED NA

A Pilot Study Using Text Messaging to Communicate With Adolescent Females in the Pediatric Emergency Department

NCT02093884

TERMINATED

Alpers Huttenlocher Natural History Study

NCT03034512

COMPLETED NA

Efficacy Study of Interactive Web Application for Problem Solving in Diabetes Management

NCT02021591

COMPLETED

PICU Transfusion Study: Harmful Effects of Red Blood Cell Transfusions

NCT02087553

COMPLETED Phase 2

Nitrous Oxide Analgesia Vaso-occlusive Crisis

NCT01891812

COMPLETED NA

Comparison of Depression Identification After Acute Coronary Syndrome: Quality of Life and Cost Outcomes

NCT01993017

COMPLETED NA

PregText: Feasibility of Monitoring Influenza Vaccine Safety in Pregnant Women Using Text Messaging

NCT01974050

COMPLETED NA

Prospective Evaluation of MRI Biomarkers in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

NCT02775786

TERMINATED Phase 1

Romidepsin Plus Oral 5-Azacitidine in Relapsed/Refractory Lymphoid Malignancies

NCT01998035

TERMINATED

Registry for Cardiogenic Shock: Utility and Efficacy of Device Therapy

NCT02790242

COMPLETED Early Phase 1

Pre-Surgical Trial of the Combination of Metformin and Atorvastatin in Newly Diagnosed Operable Breast Cancer

NCT01980823

COMPLETED NA

Study of the Effects of Negative Emotions on Endothelial Function

NCT01909895

COMPLETED Phase 2

An Open-Label Single-Arm Clinical Trial to Evaluate The Efficacy of Abatacept in Moderate to Severe Patch Type Alopecia Areata

NCT02018042

COMPLETED NA

Adult Influenza Vaccination Text Message Reminders

NCT01942824

COMPLETED NA

Hydroxyurea Adherence for Personal Best in Sickle Cell Treatment: HABIT

NCT02029742

COMPLETED NA

Pharmacokinetic Alterations During ECMO

NCT01938079

COMPLETED Phase 2

Pilot Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Ruxolitinib in Alopecia Areata

NCT01950780

COMPLETED NA

Intervening to Improve Infant Health in Ghana

NCT01335490

TERMINATED Phase 2

Topical Menthol for the Treatment of Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

NCT01855607

COMPLETED Early Phase 1

Evaluation of 18 F-FP-DTBZ Pancreatic PET Scanning as a Tool to Measure Beta Cell Mass

NCT02236754

COMPLETED NA

Protect and Connect: Couple HIV Prevention for Drug Involved Male Offenders

NCT01690494

COMPLETED Phase 2

Volumes of Administration for Intranasal Midazolam

NCT01948908

TERMINATED Phase 4

Two Dose Epidural Morphine for Post-cesarean Analgesia

NCT01844206

COMPLETED NA

Fish Oil and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Study

NCT01285362

COMPLETED NA

A Web-Based Intervention to Prevent Drug Abuse Among Adolescent Girls

NCT01813123

COMPLETED

Prenatal Microarray Follow-Up Study

NCT02160938

TERMINATED Phase 1

Nitrous Oxide Vasodilation Healthy Adult Volunteers

NCT01785030

COMPLETED Phase 2

Bendamustine and Dexamethasone in Patients With Relapsed AL Amyloidosis

NCT01222260

COMPLETED NA

Assessing Fever Rates in Children Ages 24 to 59 Months After Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV) or Inactivated Influenza Vaccines (IIV) Using Text Messaging for U.S. Influenza Vaccines in 2012-2013 & 2013-2014

NCT01764269

COMPLETED NA

Development of Melt Organic Baking Fat for Reducing Child Obesity

NCT02346994

COMPLETED NA

Project RETAIN: Providing Integrated Care for HIV-Infected Crack Cocaine Users

NCT01614106

COMPLETED NA

Pilot Text Message for Influenza Vaccination

NCT01761734

COMPLETED

The Effect of Body Mass Index on Etonogestrel Hormone Levels in Women Using the Single-rod Contraceptive Implant

NCT01855620

COMPLETED

Effect of G6PD Deficiency on Red Blood Cell Storage

NCT04081272

COMPLETED NA

Intervention to Improve Engagement in Care Among Newly Diagnosed HIV-positive Men

NCT01559805

COMPLETED Phase 2

Study of Propranolol in Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

NCT01847001

COMPLETED NA

LIFT: Lifestyle Interventions For Two

NCT01616147

TERMINATED Phase 4

Aggressive Fever Control With Intravenous Ibuprofen After Non-traumatic Brain Hemorrhage

NCT01530880

COMPLETED Phase 4

Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone With/Without Stem Cell Transplant in Patients With Multiple Myeloma

NCT01731886

COMPLETED NA

Primary-care-provider Identification And Notification

NCT01984645

COMPLETED NA

Preventing Drug Abuse Among Hispanic Adolescents

NCT02375516

COMPLETED NA

Vaccine Health Literacy Related Text Message Reminders to Increase Receipt of Second Dose of Influenza Vaccine for Young, Low Income, Urban Children

NCT01662583

COMPLETED NA

Quick Start Insertion of Mirena and ParaGard

NCT01730911

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 86
Phase 2 105
Phase 3 23
Phase 4 65

What is open in the Columbia University pipeline

171 recruiting of 958 indexed (18% open); 597 completed (62%).

Phase mix: 88 late (III/IV) vs 191 early (I/II) (early-phase heavy).

Top condition: Obesity (9 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.

Columbia University: open-pipeline peers nationwide

Peers matched on 958 registered trials and 18% open enrollment, not the therapeutic-area sidebar.

Columbia 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 5%10%15%20% Total trials Recruiting share Columbia UniversityUniversity of MinnesotaBrigham and Women's HospitalHoffmann-La RocheUniversity of California, Los AngelesKite, A Gilead CompanyMirum PharmaceuticalsWest Virginia UniversityHospital for Special Surgery, New York
Columbia 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).

Columbia 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 958 trials (± recruiting share)

Sponsors near 18% open enrollment (± trial volume)

What to do with this Columbia University page

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

  • 171 of Columbia University's trials are currently recruiting, check each one's own eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • Obesity is the condition Columbia University studies most, compare against other sponsors active in the same condition before evaluating a specific study. See Obesity 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. Columbia University pipeline card: 958 registered trials from official public datasets. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.