Nationwide Children's Hospital

Open enrollment with an early-phase pipeline tilt

According to ClinicalTrials.gov-derived indexes, Nationwide Children's Hospital sits in the top decile of US sponsors by registered trial count (#158 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count).

188 total trials 29 currently recruiting 122 completed early-phase tilt top decile by trial count

Nationwide Children's Hospital: 188 sponsored US clinical trials, 29 recruiting.

Nationwide Children's Hospital sponsors 188 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 29 of them currently recruiting, and 122 completed. 13 of these trials are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 50 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most-studied condition in this pipeline is High Grade Glioma, with 8 trials.

Top-decile sponsor footprint

Nationwide Children's Hospital ranks in the top decile of sponsors by registered trial count (#158 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 53/100

122 of 143 decided trials (Completed vs. Terminated on ClinicalTrials.gov) reached their planned completion (85.3%), 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

188 total, page 2 of 4

COMPLETED NA

Evaluation of a Novel Intervention to Prevent Polysubstance Overdoses Involving Illicit Stimulants

NCT05493475

COMPLETED NA

An Immediate Functional Progression Program for Adolescent Athletes With Spondylolysis

NCT05505981

COMPLETED Phase 3

GM-CSF for Reversal of Immunoparalysis in Pediatric Sepsis-induced MODS

NCT05266001

COMPLETED

Survey to Identify Substance Use in Teenagers and Adolescents

NCT05353036

COMPLETED

Parental Perceptions on Prescription Opioid Use

NCT05344118

COMPLETED NA

Decreasing Antibiotic Duration for Skin and Soft Tissue Infection Using Behavioral Economics in Primary Care

NCT05226260

COMPLETED NA

Virtual Reality as a Perioperative Teaching Tool for Families

NCT05008107

COMPLETED NA

Accuracy of Manual Palpation vs Ultrasound for Spinal Anesthesia

NCT04757805

COMPLETED NA

Maladaptive Psychosocial Beliefs and Adolescents With Patellofemoral Pain

NCT04752501

TERMINATED

FSHD Molecular Characterization

NCT06096441

COMPLETED NA

EMA of Substance Use in Homeless Youth

NCT04884087

TERMINATED NA

Preliminary Percutaneous Intervention Versus Observational Trial of Arterial Ductus in Low-weight Infants

NCT03982342

COMPLETED

Opioid Laws and Pediatric Use

NCT04543227

COMPLETED NA

ETT Cuff Leak: TV Ratios

NCT02768831

TERMINATED NA

Impact of a Biofeedback Intervention on Microbiome, Metabolome, and Clinical Outcomes in Pediatric IBD (Study 2)

NCT04296110

COMPLETED NA

Posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulation for Children With Pelvic Floor Dyssynergia

NCT06528470

COMPLETED NA

Controlled Trial of Gastric Electrical Stimulation in Children

NCT07474415

COMPLETED Phase 2

VR for Burn Dressing Changes at Home

NCT04548635

COMPLETED Phase 2

Comparative Evaluation of Lumbar Plexus and Suprainguinal Fascia Iliaca Compartment Blocks

NCT03746951

COMPLETED NA

The Effect of Psychologically Informed Education in Adolescents With Patellofemoral Pain

NCT03897907

COMPLETED NA

VR for Pain Management During Adult Burn Dressing Change

NCT04545229

COMPLETED NA

Ultrasound to Verify Lung-isolation During Single-lung Ventilation

NCT03729999

COMPLETED NA

Body Weight Support Harness System in Spinal Muscular Atrophy

NCT05715749

COMPLETED Phase 4

Exercise Versus DDAVP in Patients With Mild Hemophilia A

NCT03379974

COMPLETED NA

Prebiotic in Preterm Infants

NCT03306316

COMPLETED NA

Opioid Use, Storage, and Disposal Among Pediatric Patients After Surgery

NCT03575377

COMPLETED Early Phase 1

Effect of Adrenocorticotropic Hormone on Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Release in Children Study

NCT03709381

COMPLETED

Minimal Occlusive Pressure With Cuffed ETTs: The Effect of 3 Different Sizes of cETT on Intracuff Pressure in Children

NCT04061629

COMPLETED

Comparison of Blood Pressure Measurements in Upper and Lower Extremities in Children Under General Anesthesia

NCT03220906

COMPLETED

Back in the Game: An Immediate Functional Progression Program in Athletes With a Spondylolysis.

NCT03237104

COMPLETED NA

Changes in Cerebral Oxygenation During Laparoscopic Pyloromyotomy

NCT03650842

COMPLETED NA

Pacifier Activated Device and Mother's Voice in Infants at High-risk for Cerebral Palsy

NCT03230032

COMPLETED

Tylenol Levels in Bariatric Patients

NCT02982928

COMPLETED

Inadvertent Hyperventilation During Intraoperative Care in Neonates

NCT03823716

COMPLETED Phase 3

Impact of Intraoperative Fluid Management on Electrolyte and Acid-base Variables

NCT03054922

COMPLETED NA

CTICU Pacifier Activated Music Player and Mother's Voice

NCT03035552

COMPLETED NA

Feasibility of Using Functional Progression to Guide the Treatment of Adolescent Low Back Pain

NCT02861456

COMPLETED Phase 4

Dexamethasone and Post-tonsillectomy Pain in Children

NCT02793011

COMPLETED NA

Virtual Reality for Hemophilia

NCT03507582

COMPLETED NA

Comparative Analysis of CO2 Monitoring Methods in Patients With CF Undergoing General Anesthesia

NCT03734822

COMPLETED NA

Evaluation of a Treatment Algorithm for Patients With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

NCT02461095

COMPLETED

Need for the Assessment and Consultation Team (ACT) Following Anesthetic Care

NCT02754947

COMPLETED

Rest Before Physical Therapy in Adolescents With Active Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis

NCT02332200

COMPLETED

AlterG ACL Return to Running Case Series

NCT02335645

TERMINATED Phase 3

Randomized Trial Comparing Rituximab Against Mycophenolate Mofetil in Children Wtih Refractory Nephrotic Syndrome

NCT02390362

COMPLETED NA

Qualitative Sweat Distribution During Tilt Table Procedure

NCT02329548

COMPLETED

Changes in Cerebral Oxygenation During the Administration of Cell Saver Blood and Allogeneic Blood

NCT02607150

COMPLETED NA

ElectroNic Hydroxyurea AdhereNCE: A Strategy to Improve Hydroxyurea Adherence in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease

NCT02578017

COMPLETED Phase 3

Decadron as Adjuvant in Femoral Nerve Blocks in Knee Arthroscopy

NCT01971645

COMPLETED

EEG Characteristics in Youth POTS and/or Syncope

NCT02167412

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 21
Phase 2 29
Phase 3 8
Phase 4 5

What is open in the Nationwide Children's Hospital pipeline

29 recruiting of 188 indexed (15% open); 122 completed (65%).

Phase mix: 13 late (III/IV) vs 50 early (I/II) (early-phase heavy).

Top condition: High Grade Glioma (8 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.

Nationwide Children's Hospital: open-pipeline peers nationwide

Peers matched on 188 registered trials and 15% open enrollment, not the therapeutic-area sidebar.

Nationwide Children's Hospital 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 0100200300400 10%12%14%16% Total trials Recruiting share Nationwide Children's HospitalVanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterArizona State UniversityJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthVertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedUniversity of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterArrowhead Regional Medical CenterAurinia PharmaceuticalsBronx VA Medical Center
Nationwide Children's Hospital 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).

Nationwide Children's Hospital 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 188 trials (± recruiting share)

Sponsors near 15% open enrollment (± trial volume)

What to do with this Nationwide Children's Hospital page

188 registered trials is a research-attention snapshot, not an endorsement of Nationwide Children's Hospital or any single study.

  • 29 of Nationwide Children's Hospital's trials are currently recruiting, check each one's own eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • High Grade Glioma is the condition Nationwide Children's Hospital studies most, compare against other sponsors active in the same condition before evaluating a specific study. See High Grade Glioma 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. Nationwide Children's Hospital pipeline card: 188 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.