Merck Sharp & Dohme

Open enrollment with an early-phase pipeline tilt

According to ClinicalTrials.gov-derived indexes, Merck Sharp & Dohme sits in the top decile of US sponsors by registered trial count (#63 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count).

558 total trials 120 currently recruiting 320 completed early-phase tilt top decile by trial count

Merck Sharp & Dohme: 558 sponsored US clinical trials, 120 recruiting.

Merck Sharp & Dohme sponsors 558 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 120 of them currently recruiting, and 320 completed. 191 of these trials are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 360 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most-studied condition in this pipeline is Healthy, with 25 trials.

Top-decile sponsor footprint

Merck Sharp & Dohme ranks in the top decile of sponsors by registered trial count (#63 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

C 66/100

320 of 354 decided trials (Completed vs. Terminated on ClinicalTrials.gov) reached their planned completion (90.4%), 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.

Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 230
Phase 2 130
Phase 3 173
Phase 4 18

What is open in the Merck Sharp & Dohme pipeline

120 recruiting of 558 indexed (22% open); 320 completed (57%).

Phase mix: 191 late (III/IV) vs 360 early (I/II) (early-phase heavy).

Top condition: Healthy (25 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.

Merck Sharp & Dohme: open-pipeline peers nationwide

Peers matched on 558 registered trials and 22% open enrollment, not the therapeutic-area sidebar.

Merck Sharp & Dohme 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 0200400600 5%10%15%20%25% Total trials Recruiting share Merck Sharp & DohmeAmgenVirginia Commonwealth UniversityUniversity of Maryland, BaltimoreOhio State UniversityAbbVieWomen and Infants Hospital of Rhode IslandFlorida State UniversityAxsome Therapeutics
Merck Sharp & Dohme 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).

Merck Sharp & Dohme 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 558 trials (± recruiting share)

Sponsors near 22% open enrollment (± trial volume)

What to do with this Merck Sharp & Dohme page

558 registered trials is a research-attention snapshot, not an endorsement of Merck Sharp & Dohme or any single study.

  • 120 of Merck Sharp & Dohme's trials are currently recruiting, check each one's own eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • Healthy is the condition Merck Sharp & Dohme studies most, compare against other sponsors active in the same condition before evaluating a specific study. See Healthy 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.

Merck Sharp & Dohme pipeline card: 558 registered trials from official public datasets.Report a data error.