Northwestern University

Open enrollment with an early-phase pipeline tilt

According to ClinicalTrials.gov-derived indexes, Northwestern University sits in the top decile of US sponsors by registered trial count (#23 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count).

1,209 total trials 187 currently recruiting 767 completed early-phase tilt top decile by trial count

Northwestern University: 1,209 sponsored US clinical trials, 187 recruiting.

Northwestern University sponsors 1,209 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 187 of them currently recruiting, and 767 completed. 114 of these trials are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 295 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most-studied condition in this pipeline is Depression, with 11 trials.

Top-decile sponsor footprint

Northwestern University ranks in the top decile of sponsors by registered trial count (#23 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 50/100

767 of 912 decided trials (Completed vs. Terminated on ClinicalTrials.gov) reached their planned completion (84.1%), 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

1,209 total, page 13 of 25

COMPLETED NA

Patient Comfort During Dermatologic Procedures

NCT02816996

COMPLETED NA

A Culturally Targeted Transplant Program

NCT03276390

COMPLETED Phase 2

The PROMISE Study: Duavee in Women With DCIS

NCT02694809

COMPLETED NA

Cocoa to Improve Walking Performance in Peripheral Artery Disease

NCT02876887

COMPLETED NA

Does Radiofrequency Ablation of the Articular Nerves of the Knee Prior to Total Knee Replacement Improve Pain Outcomes

NCT02746874

COMPLETED NA

Presence of a Companion During Performance of Neuraxial Labor Analgesia

NCT02982213

COMPLETED Phase 2

The Efficacy and Safety of Secukinumab in Patients With Ichthyoses

NCT03041038

COMPLETED NA

Myoelectric Upper Limb Orthosis Use by Persons With TBI and Stroke

NCT03215771

COMPLETED

Sacral Neuromodulation and the Microbiome

NCT02833402

COMPLETED Phase 2

Guadecitabine and Pembrolizumab in Treating Patients With Recurrent Ovarian, Primary Peritoneal, or Fallopian Tube Cancer

NCT02901899

COMPLETED Phase 2

Tremelimumab and Durvalumab in Combination or Alone in Treating Patients With Recurrent Malignant Glioma

NCT02794883

COMPLETED NA

Understanding Perspectives of Frequently-Admitted Hospital Patients

NCT03097640

COMPLETED Early Phase 1

IV Tranexamic Acid Prior to Hysterectomy

NCT02911831

COMPLETED

Mechanical Support Measures of Adjustment and QOL

NCT03044535

COMPLETED NA

Asthma and Atopic Dermatitis Validation of PROMIS Pediatric Instruments

NCT03051347

COMPLETED Phase 1

The Effects of Video Modeling of Audiological Testing on Pediatric Patient Compliance

NCT03002363

TERMINATED Phase 2

Palbociclib in Treating Patients With Metastatic HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer With Brain Metastasis

NCT02774681

COMPLETED

Prenatal Alcohol Biomarker Study in Uruguay

NCT02600624

COMPLETED NA

Reducing the Effects of Active Surveillance Stress, Uncertainty and Rumination Thru Engagement in Mindfulness Education

NCT02871752

COMPLETED NA

Comparing the Effectiveness of Clinicians and Paraprofessionals to Reduce Disparities in Perinatal Depression

NCT02979444

COMPLETED NA

Online Positive Emotion Skills Intervention for Symptoms of Depression

NCT02861755

COMPLETED NA

Health Effects of Mentoring

NCT02900638

COMPLETED

Optimizing Medication Management for Mothers With Depression

NCT02519790

COMPLETED NA

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Gynecology Oncology

NCT02864277

COMPLETED

Barriers to Care and QOL for CCCA Patients

NCT03044782

COMPLETED Phase 1

Nivolumab and Yttrium Y 90 Glass Microspheres in Treating Patients With Advanced Liver Cancer

NCT02837029

COMPLETED NA

IntelliCare Study: Artificial Intelligence in a Mobile (AIM) Intervention for Depression

NCT02801877

COMPLETED Phase 1

Unacylated Ghrelin to Improve FuncTioning in PAD: The GIFT Trial

NCT03358355

COMPLETED NA

Walking Green: The Effects of Walking in Forested and Urban Areas

NCT03950661

COMPLETED Phase 1

Patient-Centered Weight Loss Program for Knee Replacement Patients

NCT02728661

COMPLETED NA

Teaching Skin Self -Examination to Melanoma Patients and Their Skin Check Partners

NCT02854657

TERMINATED

Association of Donor Age With Recipient Outcomes in Kidney Transplant

NCT02514733

COMPLETED NA

Functional Performance Evaluation of NU-FlexSIV Socket

NCT02678247

COMPLETED NA

The "Light for the Brain" Study

NCT02677987

COMPLETED NA

The Northwestern University Two-Generation Study of Parent and Child Human Capital Advancement

NCT02743039

TERMINATED

Vulvar Mucosal Specialty Clinic Chart Review

NCT02881229

TERMINATED Phase 2

Nivolumab in Treating Patients With Metastatic Adrenocortical Cancer

NCT02720484

COMPLETED NA

Biomarkers Predicting Successful Tacrolimus Withdrawal and Everolimus (Zortress) Monotherapy Early After Liver Transplantation

NCT02736227

COMPLETED

Smartphone Application to Detect Skin Lesions

NCT02740257

COMPLETED

A Smart, "Always -On" Health Monitoring System

NCT02865070

COMPLETED

Pharmacokinetics of Quetiapine Across Pregnancy and Postpartum

NCT02978534

COMPLETED Phase 2

Comparing and Combining Bortezomib and Mycophenolate in SSc Pulmonary Fibrosis

NCT02370693

COMPLETED

Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation in Intermediate Risk Patients

NCT02604745

TERMINATED

Vulvar Scarring Grading Scale for Lichen Sclerosus

NCT02880904

COMPLETED NA

Vaginal Electrical Stimulation for Postpartum Neuromuscular Recovery

NCT02701413

COMPLETED Phase 1

Healthy Combine Study

NCT03136705

COMPLETED Phase 4

The SLIM Study: Sling and Botox® Injection for Mixed Urinary Incontinence

NCT02678377

COMPLETED

Designing a Programming Language for Patient-Oriented Prescriptions

NCT02820168

COMPLETED NA

Bump on the Ball: Impact of a Prenatal Exercise & Education Program on Birth Outcomes & Maternal Quality of Life

NCT02334397

COMPLETED NA

Mindfulness Online for Symptom Alleviation and Improvement in Cancer of the Prostate

NCT03853902

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 132
Phase 2 163
Phase 3 36
Phase 4 78

What is open in the Northwestern University pipeline

187 recruiting of 1,209 indexed (15% open); 767 completed (63%).

Phase mix: 114 late (III/IV) vs 295 early (I/II) (early-phase heavy).

Top condition: Depression (11 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.

Northwestern University: open-pipeline peers nationwide

Peers matched on 1,209 registered trials and 15% open enrollment, not the therapeutic-area sidebar.

Northwestern University 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 05001,0001,500 12%14%16%18%20% Total trials Recruiting share Northwestern UniversityEmory UniversityUniversity of PittsburghNYU Langone HealthUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamBrigham and Women's HospitalIncyte CorporationNationwide Children's HospitalUniversity of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
Northwestern University 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).

Northwestern University 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 1,209 trials (± recruiting share)

Sponsors near 15% open enrollment (± trial volume)

What to do with this Northwestern University page

1,209 registered trials is a research-attention snapshot, not an endorsement of Northwestern University or any single study.

  • 187 of Northwestern University's trials are currently recruiting, check each one's own eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • Depression is the condition Northwestern University studies most, compare against other sponsors active in the same condition before evaluating a specific study. See Depression 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. Northwestern University pipeline card: 1,209 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.