Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) sponsors 305 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 24 of them currently recruiting, and 252 completed. 35 of these trials are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 89 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most-studied condition in this pipeline is Pregnancy, with 8 trials.
Trial Pipeline
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The Safety and Effectiveness of Surgery With or Without Raloxifene for the Treatment of Pelvic Pain Caused by Endometriosis
NCT00001848
Study of Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome
NCT00001721
The Role of Motion in Infants' Ability to Categorize
NCT00362076
Achilles Tendon Lengthening in Patients With Diabetes to Prevent Foot Ulcers
NCT00006426
Atypical Neuroleptic Drugs in People With Mental Retardation/Developmental Delay
NCT00065273
Improving Gait in Patients With Spinal Cord Injuries
NCT00060983
Fat Tissue Microperfusion to Measure Leptin Secretion and Its Relations With Fat Breakdown in Humans
NCT00001722
Early Pregnancy Evaluation by Three-Dimensional Ultrasound
NCT00342290
Cervical Volume by Three-Dimensional Ultrasound as a Predictor of Preterm Delivery
NCT00342550
Treatment of Childhood Osteoporosis With Alendronate (Fosamax)
NCT00001720
Establishment of a Perinatal Database and a Bank of Biological Materials
NCT00339235
Clinical, Biochemical, Histological and Biophysical Parameters in the Prediction of Cerebral Palsy in Patients With Preterm Labor and Premature Rupture of Membranes
NCT00342667
Fetal Growth Evaluation by Three-Dimensional Ultrasound
NCT00340171
Fetal Anatomy by Three-Dimensional Ultrasound
NCT00340002
Botulinum Toxin (BOTOX) for Cerebral Palsy
NCT00060957
Efficacy of Opioids and Mexiletine for the Treatment of Postamputation Pain
NCT00383682
Longitudinal and Biological Study of Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
NCT00004458
Evaluation and Intervention for the Effects of Osteogenesis Imperfecta
NCT00001594
How Shoes With Rocker Soles Affect Walking
NCT00006438
Akathisia (Restless Legs Syndrome) in People With Schizophrenia and Mental Retardation
NCT00065286
Phase I/II Study of Retroviral-Mediated Transfer of Iduronate-2-Sulfatase Gene Into Lymphocytes of Patients With Mucopolysaccharidosis II (Mild Hunter Syndrome)
NCT00004454
HIV Symptom Management Program for African American Mothers
NCT00065819
Chronic Pain After Amputation
NCT00006427
Treatment of Chronic Pain After Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) or Amputation
NCT00006448
Chronic Pain in Spinal Cord Injury
NCT00006428
Preventing Problems in Children's Social Behavior
NCT00006446
Metabolic Differences of Overweight Children and Children of Overweight Parents
NCT00001522
Defining the Genetic Basis for the Development of Primary Pigmented Nodular Adrenocortical Disease (PPNAD) and the Carney Complex
NCT00001452
Comprehensive Program to Improve Reading and Writing Skills in At-Risk and Dyslexic Children
NCT00061412
Improving Mental Health Services for Economically Disadvantaged Children: Training Teachers
NCT00069563
Evaluating Muscle Function After Ankle Surgery
NCT00060970
Use of the Perinatal Database and Biologic Tissue Bank at The Perinatology Research Branch (PRB)
NCT00340249
Investigating the Regulation of Reproductive Hormones in Adult Men
NCT00392457
Three Drug Combination Therapy Versus Conventional Treatment of Children With Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
NCT00001521
Iron Overload in African Americans
NCT00001455
Hormonal Effects on the Uterus and Endometrium
NCT00001454
Jugular Vein Sampling for Hormone Levels for the Diagnosis of Cushing Syndrome
NCT00001453
Long Term Post Operative Follow-Up of Cushing Syndrome
NCT00029952
The Effects of Hormones in Growth Hormone-Treated Girls With Turner Syndrome
NCT00001343
Study of Glycogen Storage Disease and Associated Disorders
NCT00001342
Steroid Therapy in Autoimmune Premature Ovarian Failure
NCT00001306
Growth Hormone Therapy in Osteogenesis Imperfecta
NCT00001305
Treatment of Hypoparathyroidism With Synthetic Human Parathyroid Hormone 1-34
NCT00001304
Ovarian Follicle Function in Patients With Primary Ovarian Failure
NCT00001275
Copper Histidine Therapy for Menkes Diseases
NCT00001262
The Effects of Estrogen on Cognition in Girls With Turner Syndrome
NCT00001253
The Influence of Maternal Age, Employment Status, and Parenthood Status on Children's Cognitive Development
NCT00361829
Effect of Biosynthetic Growth Hormone and/or Ethinyl Estradiol on Adult Height in Patients With Turner Syndrome
NCT00001221
Treatment of Boys With Precocious Puberty
NCT00001202
Endocrine Studies of Healthy Children
NCT00001195
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 40 |
| Phase 2 | 49 |
| Phase 3 | 23 |
| Phase 4 | 12 |
Therapeutic Areas
What the Pipeline for Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Shows
According to the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is linked to 305 US clinical trials across every stage of research activity. Of those, 24 studies are currently recruiting, about 8% of the sponsor's indexed portfolio, and 252 are already marked complete, representing roughly 83% of the total.
The phase mix for Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) reports 35 late-stage studies (Phase 3 and Phase 4 combined) and 89 earlier-phase studies (Phase 1 and Phase 2).
The top therapeutic focus area indexed for Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is Pregnancy with 8 linked trials, and 9 other condition areas appear in the top list above.
How to read these pipeline numbers
Recruiting share is one of the more practical signals here: it reflects how much of a sponsor's research is presently open to new participants, while the completed share indicates the depth of finished work that has already contributed registry results. Both counts come directly from the public ClinicalTrials.gov dataset and are refreshed on the registry side; this page mirrors the latest data pull without altering it.
A portfolio weighted toward Phase 3 usually reflects an organization advancing candidates toward regulatory review, where the research centers on comparative efficacy and broader safety across larger populations. A heavier Phase 1 and Phase 2 tilt generally indicates exploratory work, safety, dosing, and early signal detection, and is common among research-forward sponsors that seed many early programs. Phase 4 entries, when present, track interventions already in real-world use and typically focus on long-term safety, effectiveness across subgroups, or formulation comparisons.
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