Esperion Therapeutics

Open enrollment with an early-phase pipeline tilt

According to ClinicalTrials.gov-derived indexes, Esperion Therapeutics sits in the top decile of US sponsors by registered trial count (#668 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count).

23 total trials 1 currently recruiting 22 completed early-phase tilt top decile by trial count

Esperion Therapeutics: 23 sponsored US clinical trials, 1 recruiting.

Esperion Therapeutics sponsors 23 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 1 of them currently recruiting, and 22 completed. 8 of these trials are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 14 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most-studied condition in this pipeline is Hypercholesterolemia, with 4 trials.

Top-decile sponsor footprint

Esperion Therapeutics ranks in the top decile of sponsors by registered trial count (#668 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

A 90/100

22 of 22 decided trials (Completed vs. Terminated on ClinicalTrials.gov) reached their planned completion (100.0%), 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

23 total, page 1 of 1

RECRUITING

Bempedoic Acid Pregnancy Surveillance Program

NCT05103254

COMPLETED Phase 4

Milk-Only Lactation Study to Evaluate the Concentration of Bempedoic Acid and Bempedoic Acid/Ezetimibe Fixed Combination Drug Product (FCDP) in the Breast Milk of Healthy Lactating Women

NCT06021951

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Clinical Study in Children With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) Aged 6 to 17 Treated Once Daily With Bempedoic Acid Oral Dosing (CLEAR Path 1)

NCT05694260

COMPLETED Phase 2

Bempedoic Acid + Ezetimibe Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) Study in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Elevated LDL-C

NCT03531905

COMPLETED Phase 3

A Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Bempedoic Acid Plus Ezetimibe Fixed-Dose Combination Compared to Bempedoic Acid, Ezetimibe, and Placebo in Patients Treated With Maximally Tolerated Statin Therapy

NCT03337308

COMPLETED Phase 2

Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Bempedoic Acid (ETC-1002) 180mg When Added to PCSK9 Inhibitor Therapy

NCT03193047

COMPLETED Phase 3

Assessment of the Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Bempedoic Acid (CLEAR Harmony OLE)

NCT03067441

COMPLETED Phase 2

Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Bempedoic Acid (ETC-1002) 180mg, Ezetimibe 10mg, and Atorvastatin 20 mg Triplet Therapy in Patients With Elevated LDL-C

NCT03051100

COMPLETED Phase 3

Evaluation of Major Cardiovascular Events in Participants With, or at High Risk for, Cardiovascular Disease Who Are Statin Intolerant Treated With Bempedoic Acid (ETC-1002) or Placebo

NCT02993406

COMPLETED Phase 3

Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Bempedoic Acid (ETC-1002) as Add-on to Ezetimibe Therapy in Patients With Elevated LDL-C (CLEAR Tranquility)

NCT03001076

COMPLETED Phase 3

Evaluation of Long-Term Efficacy of Bempedoic Acid (ETC-1002) in Patients With Hyperlipidemia at High Cardiovascular Risk

NCT02991118

COMPLETED Phase 3

Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Bempedoic Acid (ETC-1002) in Patients With Hyperlipidemia and Statin Intolerant

NCT02988115

COMPLETED Phase 3

Evaluation of Long-Term Safety and Tolerability of ETC-1002 in High-Risk Patients With Hyperlipidemia and High CV Risk (CLEAR Harmony)

NCT02666664

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study Of Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics And Safety Of Adding ETC-1002 To Atorvastatin 80 mg

NCT02659397

COMPLETED Phase 2

Evaluation of ETC-1002 in Participants With Hypercholesterolemia and Hypertension

NCT02178098

COMPLETED Phase 2

Evaluation of ETC-1002 vs Placebo in Patients Receiving Ongoing Statin Therapy

NCT02072161

COMPLETED Phase 2

Evaluation of ETC-1002, Ezetimibe, and the Combination in Hypercholesterolemic Patients

NCT01941836

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study of the Safety, Pharmacokinetic Drug Interaction and Efficacy of ETC-1002 and Atorvastatin in Subjects With Hypercholesterolemia

NCT01779453

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of ETC-1002 in Participants With Statin Intolerance

NCT01751984

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Single Center Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of ETC 1002 in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT01607294

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Multiple Ascending Dose Study of ETC-1002 in Healthy Subjects

NCT01485146

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of ETC-1002 in Subjects With Elevated Blood Cholesterol and Either Normal or Elevated Triglycerides

NCT01262638

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Multiple Ascending Dose Study of ETC-1002 in Subjects With Mild Dyslipidemia

NCT01105598

Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 2
Phase 2 12
Phase 3 7
Phase 4 1

What is open in the Esperion Therapeutics pipeline

1 recruiting of 23 indexed (4% open); 22 completed (96%).

Phase mix: 8 late (III/IV) vs 14 early (I/II) (early-phase heavy).

Top condition: Hypercholesterolemia (4 trials), 5 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.

Esperion Therapeutics: open-pipeline peers nationwide

Peers matched on 23 registered trials and 4% open enrollment, not the therapeutic-area sidebar.

Esperion Therapeutics sits at or above the median trial volume and at or above 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 050100150200 0%5%10%15%20%25% Total trials Recruiting share Esperion TherapeuticsAMAG PharmaceuticalsAtriCureCara TherapeuticsCraig L Slingluff, JrTonix PharmaceuticalsRockefeller UniversityGalderma R&DAdvancing Clinical Therapeutics Globally for HIV/AIDS and Other Infections
Esperion Therapeutics sits at or above the median trial volume and at or above the median recruiting share among these 9 nationwide peers -- the two do not always move together. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (2026-08-08 snapshot).

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

Sponsors near 23 trials (± recruiting share)

Sponsors near 4% open enrollment (± trial volume)

What to do with this Esperion Therapeutics page

23 registered trials is a research-attention snapshot, not an endorsement of Esperion Therapeutics or any single study.

  • 1 of Esperion Therapeutics's trials are currently recruiting, check each one's own eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • Hypercholesterolemia is the condition Esperion Therapeutics studies most, compare against other sponsors active in the same condition before evaluating a specific study. See Hypercholesterolemia 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. Esperion Therapeutics pipeline card: 23 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.