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 9 of 25
Pediatric EEG Monitoring
NCT04664608
Advanced Multi-Modal Wearable Sensing for the Prediction of Pre-Term Labor
NCT04362579
Attitudes Towards Receiving Mental Health Care Using Telehealth During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
NCT04693052
SWEET: Postpartum Navigation After GDM
NCT04583839
P-CHAT: Comparison of Direct to Consumer Delivery Models for Hearing Devices
NCT04618315
Adult Social Interaction
NCT04350268
Understanding the Postpartum Pain Experience in Women of Minority Race/Ethnicity
NCT04601246
A Pilot Study of Hypertension Management Using Remote Patient Monitoring
NCT04604925
Vital Sensor Monitors for CV19 Detection
NCT04635787
Development & Pilot of the Technology-Enabled Alliance for Medication Therapy Management
NCT04575155
LIFT Intervention in Liver Transplant Candidates
NCT04836923
Bilingual Electronic Symptom Management Program Across Multi-site, Comprehensive Cancer Center
NCT03988543
Atrantil for Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
NCT04755673
The Effects of Direct Context Reactivation During Sleep on Memory
NCT04702152
Blue Light Phototherapy
NCT04343586
Behavioral Economics Applications to Geriatrics Leveraging EHRs R33 Trial
NCT04289753
Comparative Effectiveness of Socket Casting Methods: Improving Form and Fit
NCT04141748
Intelligent Personal Assistant for Managing Depression in Homebound Older Adults
NCT04900272
Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Treat Itch Rumination "Itch CBT" in Eczema
NCT04486742
African-American Social Support Effectiveness Treatment
NCT05762133
Uterine Filling Pressure in Hysteroscopy
NCT04550429
Anterior-segment OCT (AS-OCT) and Intraoperative OCT (iOCT) for Trans- Conjunctival Needle Revision (TCNR)
NCT05790408
NICU2HOME+: Supporting Illinois Families
NCT04480255
South Asians Active Together (SAATH) Study
NCT04400253
PPA Tele-Savvy: A Pilot Study of an Online Intervention for Caregivers of Persons Living With PPA
NCT04412083
Learning Yoga to eNhance Cancer Survivorship
NCT04301050
Life Enhancing Activities for Family Caregivers (LEAF 2.0)
NCT03610698
Unacylated Ghrelin to Improve Functioning in PAD
NCT04377126
Targeted Melanoma Detection With Skin Self-Examination During COVID-19 Restricted Physician Access
NCT04420273
ENhanced Recovery in CHildren Undergoing Surgery
NCT04060303
Awareness and Self-Compassion Enhancing Narcolepsy Treatment
NCT04306952
Advanced Wireless, Wearable Sensors for Continuous Hemodynamic Monitoring
NCT04362553
Short Vs Standard Length Myotomy in Achalasia
NCT04798547
Effectiveness of a Preoperative Educational Video for Reducing Opioid Consumption After Hand Surgery
NCT04625868
Positive Affect Regulation sKills at Northwestern University
NCT04367922
Respiratory Infection Monitoring
NCT04362631
Parent Telehealth Intervention for Children With Autism
NCT04501588
PreDM Clinical Decision Support Intervention
NCT04335331
Effects of Centering Pre-operative Counseling on Patient Reported Anxiety
NCT04068675
Positive Emotions After Acute Coronary Events at Northwestern University
NCT04062383
Testing Different Modes of Cognitive Behavior Therapy
NCT04279028
IntelliCare in College Students - Implementation (ICCS-I)
NCT04108429
Navigating New Motherhood 2
NCT03922334
Drug Concentration and Volume on Adequate Labor Analgesia With PIEB
NCT03553576
Oncotool for Cancer Medications
NCT03952312
Development of ImmunOncoTool
NCT04513678
Coordinating Pragmatic Primary Care Population Management for Obesity
NCT03998046
Technology-Supported Physical Activity Intervention for Metastatic Breast Cancer Survivors: Fit2ThriveMB
NCT04129346
Hydration Sensor for Atopic Dermatitis
NCT03813472
Optimizing the Management of Postpartum Urinary Retention
NCT04187365
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.