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).
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
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 17 of 25
The Use of Tranexamic Acid to Reduce Perioperative Blood Loss During High Risk Spine Fusion Surgery
NCT01728636
The Effect of Intraoperative Esmolol to Improve Postoperative Quality of Recovery and Pain After Ambulatory Surgery
NCT01782898
12 Month Extension Study of the Effect of Teriparatide on Bone in People With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
NCT02025179
Using Smartphones in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
NCT01987180
Improving Rates of Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Never Screened Patients
NCT01742169
Use of Simulation-Based Mastery Learning for Thoracentesis to Improve Outcomes
NCT01898247
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Cancer Patients With Depression and Anxiety
NCT01701284
Consumer Understanding and Use of Medication Guides
NCT01731405
Maternal-Offspring Metabolics:Family Intervention Trial
NCT01631747
Propofol Versus Sevoflurane Recovery After Gynecological Surgery
NCT01755234
The Effects Of Yoga On Quality Of Life Among A Population Of Ovarian/ Fallopian Tube/ Primary Peritoneal Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy: A Feasibility Study
NCT01743547
Intravenous Sedation Versus General Anesthesia in Patients Undergoing Minor Gynecologic Surgery
NCT01890707
Prescribing Opioid Pain Relievers in the Emergency Department: Understanding and Optimizing the Encounter
NCT02299024
Rhythm Evaluation for AntiCoagulaTion With COntinuous Monitoring
NCT01706146
Investigation of Efficacy of Improved Acetaminophen Labeling
NCT01592448
Electronic Patient Reported Symptom Assessment
NCT01833637
Discharge Functional Status and Rehospitalization in the Elderly
NCT02041585
Vitamin D for Women at Increased Risk of Developing Ovarian, Fallopian, or Primary Peritoneal Cancer
NCT01744821
Prospective Trial of EUS-FNA Versus EUS-FNB Using a Novel Core Biopsy Needle
NCT01769248
A Pilot Intervention Study of Health Coaching to Promote Diabetes Self-Care in the Community
NCT01695278
The Effect of Facial Exercise on the Appearance of Aging
NCT01689012
Absolute Quantification of Coronary Flow Reserve by Stress Perfusion MRI
NCT01655043
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Transrectal Prostate Biopsy
NCT01659866
Positive Predictive Value of the Dx-pH Probe for Predicting PPI Response in LPR
NCT01755221
Translating a Heart Disease Lifestyle Intervention Into the Community
NCT01647438
Corticosteroid Therapy for Chronic Rhinosinusitis Without Nasal Polyps (CRSsNP)
NCT01676415
Identifying Skin Biopsy Sites
NCT01632644
Mind-Body Health in Uro-Oncology: Research Study
NCT03852030
Use of Alternative Medicine Among Outpatients in Dermatology and Primary Care Clinics
NCT01660139
Effect of Remifentanil on Hemodynamic Stability During Placement of a Mayfield Head Fixation Device for Craniotomy
NCT02430389
Ipilimumab and Gemcitabine Hydrochloride in Treating Patients With Stage III-IV or Recurrent Pancreatic Cancer That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery
NCT01473940
Analgesic Benefits of Perineural Versus Intravenous Dexamethasone in Patients Receiving Sciatic Nerve Block
NCT01616173
Lesion Detection of Automated Breast Ultrasound Compared With Handheld Physician-performed Breast Ultrasound
NCT02310776
Reducing Disparities in Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
NCT01610609
JointADventure: A Worksite Activity-Diet Intervention for Chronic Knee Pain
NCT01977872
Lidocaine and Prevention of Chronic Pain
NCT01619852
Microbiomes of Pelvic Pain
NCT01738464
A Study Comparing Continuous Sciatic Nerve Block to Single Shot Sciatic Nerve Block
NCT01615939
Assessment of The Clinical Course of Dyspnea in Acute Heart Failure Patients
NCT01615926
Technology Based Psychosocial Intervention for Symptom Management and HRQOL in Men Living With Advanced Prostate Cancer
NCT03149185
Knowledge Evaluation and Assessment of the Effectiveness of an Education Intervention on Acne
NCT01629797
Effectiveness of a Knowledge-based Intervention for Patients With Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
NCT01629784
Identification of Patient Phenotypes Associated With Elevated Aldosterone Levels
NCT01614860
Disability and Quality of Life in Patients With Lymphatic Filariasis in Rural Southern India
NCT01629771
Hydrogel Endovascular Aneurysm Treatment Trial
NCT01407952
Northwestern University and Access Community Health Network Medication Education Study
NCT01578577
Mobile Technology to Engage and Link Patients and Providers in Antidepressant Treatment
NCT01909973
Assessing the Effects of Fanapt® on Social Cognition in Schizophrenia
NCT01929889
Combined Spinal Epidural Urinary Retention
NCT01597791
Duloxetine in Osteoarthritis (OA) Pain
NCT01558700
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.
Sponsors near 1,209 trials (± recruiting share)
- Emory University · 1,208 trials · 17% recruiting
- University of Pittsburgh · 1,238 trials · 13% recruiting
- NYU Langone Health · 1,164 trials · 17% recruiting
- University of Alabama at Birmingham · 1,160 trials · 19% recruiting
Sponsors near 15% open enrollment (± trial volume)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital · 15% recruiting · 937 trials
- Incyte Corporation · 15% recruiting · 239 trials
- Nationwide Children's Hospital · 15% recruiting · 188 trials
- University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center · 15% recruiting · 292 trials
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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.