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 3 of 25
Far Red Light to Improve Functioning in PAD
NCT06165016
Phase 2a Immune Modulation With Ultrasound for Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma
NCT05864534
Primary Care Detection of Cognitive Impairment Leveraging Health & Consumer Technologies in Underserved Communities: The MyCog Trial
NCT05607732
Effect of Dapagliflozin on Metabolomics and Cardiac Mechanics in Chronic Kidney Disease
NCT05719714
VR and Cooled Genicular Nerve Radio Frequency Ablation for Chronic Knee Pain
NCT06336447
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Ulcerative Colitis (HBOT-UC)
NCT05987852
Effect of Duramesh™ on Hernia Formation After Ileostomy Closure, Randomized Controlled Trial
NCT06511414
Pharmacological Inhibition of Lactation After 16 to 20 Week Abortion
NCT06123026
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Planning With Artificial Intelligence-Directed Dose Recommendation for Treatment of Primary or Metastatic Lung Tumors, RAD-AI Study
NCT05802186
Alternate Day Fasting After Surgery for Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy
NCT05990426
Preventing Postpartum Depression in Immigrant Latinas
NCT05873569
Bowel Dysfunction and HoLEP Outcomes
NCT06688500
Intrathecal Morphine for Analgesia in Video-assisted and Robotic-assisted Thoracic Surgery
NCT05351229
Elacestrant vs Elacestrant Plus a CDK4/6 Inhibitor in Patients With ERpositive/HER2-negative Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer
NCT06062498
Physical Activity Intervention Among Older Women With Gynecologic Cancers (Fit4Treatment)
NCT05743517
SMART Exercise for PAD
NCT06032065
Combining Topical Imiquimod With Local Radiotherapy for Treatment of Mycosis Fungoides
NCT05838599
Perinatal Depression and Adverse Childhood Experiences: Prevention Trial
NCT05795114
Examining the Effects of Intra-detrusor Botox at Time of HoLEP in Men With Overactive Bladder Symptoms
NCT05878951
Optimizing Outcomes for Young Autistic Children
NCT05926687
Investigating Outcomes of Elective Robotic Transhiatal Esophagectomy
NCT05950438
Repurposing Dupilumab for Management of Pruritic Genetic Inflammatory Skin Disorders
NCT05649098
Ureteroscopy With High-powered Holmium:Yag Laser Lithotripsy With and Moses On or Moses Off
NCT06346483
Implementing Contingency Management for Stimulant Use in Specialty Addiction Treatment Organizations
NCT05702021
rhPSMA-73 PET-MRI Imaging for the Detection of Prostate Cancer Among Men Who Are Otherwise Candidates for Active Surveillance
NCT05852041
Enhanced Clinical Decisions for Management of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Using Patient-Reported Outcomes
NCT05898932
Mapping Corticoreticulospinal Motor Control in Chronic Hemiparetic Stroke
NCT06598150
Well-Mama Community Doula Navigator Study
NCT05179369
Impact of Virtual Reality on Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Interventional Procedures
NCT05744336
CPI-613 (Devimistat) in Combination With Hydroxychloroquine and 5-fluorouracil or Gemcitabine in Treating Patients With Advanced Chemorefractory Solid Tumors
NCT05733000
Intra-operative Loop Diuretics to Improve Same-day Discharge Rates After HoLEP
NCT05620784
HeartShare: Combining Omics, Deep Phenotyping, and Electronic Health Records for Heart Failure Subtypes and Treatment Targets
NCT05873634
Oral Statins and Protection From Hearing Loss
NCT04826237
BEETroot Juice to Reverse Functional Impairment in PAD
NCT05624125
Web-based Pain Coping Skills Training for Breast Cancer Survivors With AI-Associated Arthralgia
NCT05703178
Diabetes Toolkit at Discharge
NCT05663931
Effectiveness of Relationship Education for Reducing HIV Incidence Among SGM
NCT05678556
My Wellbeing Guide: a Novel Tool for Managing Stress and Improving Quality of Life
NCT05369429
Therasphere® and Systemic Therapy for Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma That is High-risk
NCT05620771
DREAM: Double Lung Transplant REgistry Aimed for Lung-limited Malignancies
NCT05671887
MRI And GPS Informing Choices for Prostate Cancer Treatment (MAGIC)
NCT05424783
Hydroxychloroquine in Combination With Encorafenib and Cetuximab or Panitumumab in the Treatment of Metastatic BRAF-mutated Colorectal Cancer Refractory
NCT05576896
NPWTi on Closure of Chronic Pressure Sores
NCT05598398
Testing the Contribution of Orbitofrontal Cortex Networks to Decision-making
NCT05111223
Dronabinol After Arthroscopic Surgery
NCT05335252
Motor rECovery witH eArly imagiNg In STroke
NCT04165616
Training Swallowing Initiation During Expiration
NCT05278039
Promoting Preconception Care and Diabetes Self-Management Among Reproductive-Aged Women With Diabetes
NCT04976881
Improvement of Hyperglycemia/Diabetes in Patients to Improve Safety
NCT06096311
Childhood Activities Nutrition and Development Oversight
NCT05258656
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.