Ironwood Pharmaceuticals

Closed portfolio with an early-phase archive tilt

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

23 total trials none currently recruiting 20 completed early-phase tilt top decile by trial count

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals: 23 sponsored US clinical trials, none currently recruiting.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals sponsors 23 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, none currently recruiting, and 20 completed. 8 of these trials are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 15 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most-studied condition in this pipeline is Chronic Constipation, with 1 trials.

Top-decile sponsor footprint

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals 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

D 57/100

20 of 23 decided trials (Completed vs. Terminated on ClinicalTrials.gov) reached their planned completion (87.0%), 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.

Indexed trials (enrollment closed)

23 total, page 1 of 1

TERMINATED Phase 2

A Phase 2 Study of IW-3300 for the Treatment of Bladder Pain in Subjects With Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome

NCT05740007

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Study of Multiple-ascending Doses of IW-3300 in Healthy Subjects

NCT05362695

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Study of Single Ascending Doses of IW-3300 in Healthy Volunteers

NCT05188261

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study of MD-7246 to Treat Abdominal Pain in Patients With Diarrhea-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome

NCT03931785

COMPLETED Phase 1

Study to Evaluate the Effect of IW-3718 on the Pharmacokinetics of Oral Contraceptive, Levothyroxine, Glyburide, and Digoxin in Healthy Adult Volunteers

NCT03856970

COMPLETED Phase 3

Trial of IW-3718 for 8 Weeks in Patients With Persistent Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Receiving Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs)

NCT03561883

COMPLETED Phase 3

A Trial of Linaclotide 290 μg in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation (IBS-C)

NCT03573908

TERMINATED Phase 3

A Trial of IW-3718 for 8 Weeks in Patients With Persistent Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Receiving Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs)

NCT03561090

TERMINATED Phase 4

A Phase 4 Safety and Efficacy Study to Evaluate Lesinurad 200 mg in Participants With Gout and Renal Impairment

NCT03226899

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Trial of IW-3718 for 8 Weeks in Patients With Symptomatic Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

NCT02637557

COMPLETED Phase 2

Trial of Linaclotide in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation (IBS-C)

NCT02559206

COMPLETED Phase 2

Trial of IW-9179 in Patients With Diabetic Gastroparesis (DGP)

NCT02289846

COMPLETED Phase 3

Trial of Linaclotide in Patients With Chronic Idiopathic Constipation

NCT02291679

COMPLETED Phase 2

Ph2a Study to Evaluate IW-3718 in Patients With Gastroesophageal Reflux Not Completely Responsive to Proton Pump Inhibitors

NCT02030925

COMPLETED Phase 2

Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of IW-6118 in Patients Undergoing Third Molar Extraction

NCT01107236

COMPLETED Phase 3

Trial of Linaclotide in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation (IBS-C)

NCT00938717

COMPLETED Phase 3

An Open-label, Long-term Safety Study of Linaclotide in Patients With Chronic Constipation or Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation

NCT00730171

COMPLETED Phase 3

Trial of Linaclotide in Patients With Chronic Constipation

NCT00730015

COMPLETED Phase 2

Randomized, Double-blind, Dose-range-finding, Phase 2 Study of Linaclotide Administered to Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation (IBS-C)

NCT00460811

COMPLETED Phase 2

Study of Oral MD-0727 Administered to Patients With Primary Hypercholesterolemia

NCT00404001

COMPLETED Phase 2

Dose-range-finding, Phase 2 Trial of Oral Linaclotide Acetate Administered to Patients With Chronic Constipation

NCT00402337

COMPLETED Phase 2

Phase 2 Study of MD-1100 Acetate Administered for 14 Days to Patients Meeting Criteria for Chronic Constipation

NCT00306748

COMPLETED Phase 2

Phase 2 Study of MD-1100 Acetate on Gastrointestinal Transit in Patients With C-IBS

NCT00258193

Phase Distribution

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

How the Ironwood Pharmaceuticals early-phase archive is shaped

23 indexed studies, none listed as recruiting (0% open); 20 completed (87%).

Phase mix: 8 late (III/IV) vs 15 early (I/II) (early-phase heavy).

Top condition: Chronic Constipation (1 trial), 4 others listed.

How to read a closed sponsor archive

When recruiting_count is zero, the indexed set is completed or otherwise not open. Phase tilt still describes where archived studies sat on the investigational pathway. Re-check ClinicalTrials.gov before acting.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals: archived-pipeline peers nationwide

Peers matched on 23 indexed studies with no current recruiting: volume and archive shape, not condition overlap.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals 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 0510152025 0%5%10%15%20%25% Total trials Recruiting share Ironwood PharmaceuticalsAMAG PharmaceuticalsAtriCureCara TherapeuticsCraig L Slingluff, Jr10xBio22nd Century Group23andMe3-C Institute for Social Development
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals 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).

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals 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 archived trials

Sponsors with similar archive density (± trial count)

What to do with this Ironwood Pharmaceuticals page

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

  • None of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals's trials are currently recruiting in this registry; that can change as new trials post, or check the broader research index. Browse research indexes
  • Chronic Constipation is the condition Ironwood Pharmaceuticals studies most, compare against other sponsors active in the same condition before evaluating a specific study. See Chronic Constipation 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. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals 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.