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 9 of 25

COMPLETED

Pediatric EEG Monitoring

NCT04664608

COMPLETED

Advanced Multi-Modal Wearable Sensing for the Prediction of Pre-Term Labor

NCT04362579

COMPLETED

Attitudes Towards Receiving Mental Health Care Using Telehealth During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

NCT04693052

COMPLETED NA

SWEET: Postpartum Navigation After GDM

NCT04583839

COMPLETED NA

P-CHAT: Comparison of Direct to Consumer Delivery Models for Hearing Devices

NCT04618315

COMPLETED

Adult Social Interaction

NCT04350268

COMPLETED

Understanding the Postpartum Pain Experience in Women of Minority Race/Ethnicity

NCT04601246

COMPLETED

A Pilot Study of Hypertension Management Using Remote Patient Monitoring

NCT04604925

COMPLETED

Vital Sensor Monitors for CV19 Detection

NCT04635787

COMPLETED NA

Development & Pilot of the Technology-Enabled Alliance for Medication Therapy Management

NCT04575155

COMPLETED NA

LIFT Intervention in Liver Transplant Candidates

NCT04836923

COMPLETED NA

Bilingual Electronic Symptom Management Program Across Multi-site, Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT03988543

COMPLETED NA

Atrantil for Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth

NCT04755673

COMPLETED NA

The Effects of Direct Context Reactivation During Sleep on Memory

NCT04702152

COMPLETED NA

Blue Light Phototherapy

NCT04343586

COMPLETED NA

Behavioral Economics Applications to Geriatrics Leveraging EHRs R33 Trial

NCT04289753

COMPLETED NA

Comparative Effectiveness of Socket Casting Methods: Improving Form and Fit

NCT04141748

COMPLETED NA

Intelligent Personal Assistant for Managing Depression in Homebound Older Adults

NCT04900272

COMPLETED NA

Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Treat Itch Rumination "Itch CBT" in Eczema

NCT04486742

COMPLETED NA

African-American Social Support Effectiveness Treatment

NCT05762133

TERMINATED NA

Uterine Filling Pressure in Hysteroscopy

NCT04550429

TERMINATED NA

Anterior-segment OCT (AS-OCT) and Intraoperative OCT (iOCT) for Trans- Conjunctival Needle Revision (TCNR)

NCT05790408

COMPLETED NA

NICU2HOME+: Supporting Illinois Families

NCT04480255

COMPLETED NA

South Asians Active Together (SAATH) Study

NCT04400253

COMPLETED NA

PPA Tele-Savvy: A Pilot Study of an Online Intervention for Caregivers of Persons Living With PPA

NCT04412083

COMPLETED NA

Learning Yoga to eNhance Cancer Survivorship

NCT04301050

COMPLETED NA

Life Enhancing Activities for Family Caregivers (LEAF 2.0)

NCT03610698

COMPLETED Phase 2

Unacylated Ghrelin to Improve Functioning in PAD

NCT04377126

COMPLETED NA

Targeted Melanoma Detection With Skin Self-Examination During COVID-19 Restricted Physician Access

NCT04420273

COMPLETED Phase 3

ENhanced Recovery in CHildren Undergoing Surgery

NCT04060303

COMPLETED NA

Awareness and Self-Compassion Enhancing Narcolepsy Treatment

NCT04306952

COMPLETED

Advanced Wireless, Wearable Sensors for Continuous Hemodynamic Monitoring

NCT04362553

COMPLETED NA

Short Vs Standard Length Myotomy in Achalasia

NCT04798547

COMPLETED NA

Effectiveness of a Preoperative Educational Video for Reducing Opioid Consumption After Hand Surgery

NCT04625868

COMPLETED NA

Positive Affect Regulation sKills at Northwestern University

NCT04367922

COMPLETED

Respiratory Infection Monitoring

NCT04362631

COMPLETED Phase 2

Parent Telehealth Intervention for Children With Autism

NCT04501588

COMPLETED

PreDM Clinical Decision Support Intervention

NCT04335331

COMPLETED NA

Effects of Centering Pre-operative Counseling on Patient Reported Anxiety

NCT04068675

TERMINATED NA

Positive Emotions After Acute Coronary Events at Northwestern University

NCT04062383

COMPLETED NA

Testing Different Modes of Cognitive Behavior Therapy

NCT04279028

COMPLETED NA

IntelliCare in College Students - Implementation (ICCS-I)

NCT04108429

COMPLETED NA

Navigating New Motherhood 2

NCT03922334

TERMINATED Phase 4

Drug Concentration and Volume on Adequate Labor Analgesia With PIEB

NCT03553576

COMPLETED NA

Oncotool for Cancer Medications

NCT03952312

COMPLETED NA

Development of ImmunOncoTool

NCT04513678

COMPLETED NA

Coordinating Pragmatic Primary Care Population Management for Obesity

NCT03998046

COMPLETED NA

Technology-Supported Physical Activity Intervention for Metastatic Breast Cancer Survivors: Fit2ThriveMB

NCT04129346

COMPLETED

Hydration Sensor for Atopic Dermatitis

NCT03813472

TERMINATED NA

Optimizing the Management of Postpartum Urinary Retention

NCT04187365

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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.