Penn State University

Open enrollment with an early-phase pipeline tilt

According to ClinicalTrials.gov-derived indexes, Penn State University sits in the top decile of US sponsors by registered trial count (#147 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count).

219 total trials 37 currently recruiting 151 completed early-phase tilt top decile by trial count

Penn State University: 219 sponsored US clinical trials, 37 recruiting.

Penn State University sponsors 219 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 37 of them currently recruiting, and 151 completed. 10 of these trials are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 32 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most-studied condition in this pipeline is Cardiovascular Disease, with 7 trials.

Top-decile sponsor footprint

Penn State University ranks in the top decile of sponsors by registered trial count (#147 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

C 71/100

151 of 163 decided trials (Completed vs. Terminated on ClinicalTrials.gov) reached their planned completion (92.6%), 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

219 total, page 5 of 5

COMPLETED NA

Increased Calorie Intake to Reverse Energy Deficiency in Exercising Women: Impact on Bone and Menstrual Cyclicity

NCT00392873

COMPLETED NA

Adaptation Processes in School-based Substance Abuse Prevention

NCT02715206

COMPLETED

Non-Rhinologic Etiologies of Headaches and Facial Pain in Tertiary Care Setting

NCT00355160

COMPLETED NA

Effectiveness of an Adaptive Treatment Model for At-risk Family Caregivers

NCT00632684

COMPLETED NA

Parent Interventions to Prevent Student Drinking

NCT01126151

COMPLETED

Delirium in Persons With Dementia

NCT01394328

COMPLETED NA

The WORLD (Weight Optimization: Revamping Lifestyles Using the Dietary Guidelines) Study - Developing, Implementing, and Testing an Education Program

NCT00847574

COMPLETED Phase 4

Ibuprofen Alone and in Combination With Acetaminophen for Treatment of Fever

NCT00267293

COMPLETED Phase 1

Effect of Honey and Dextromethorphan on Nocturnal Cough and Sleep

NCT00127686

COMPLETED NA

Parent Intervention to Reduce Binge Drinking

NCT01126164

COMPLETED Phase 1

Healthy Sleeping and Feeding During Infancy

NCT00125580

COMPLETED Phase 1

Triple Dye Plus Alcohol Versus Triple Dye Alone for Newborn Umbilical Cord Care

NCT00127699

COMPLETED Phase 2

Enhancing Quality of Life for Nursing Home Residents

NCT00388544

COMPLETED

Treatment of Hidradenitis Suppurativa Using Etanercept

NCT00949546

COMPLETED Phase 4

Effect of Valdecoxib Pretreatment on Pain and Secondary Hyperalgesia in Healthy Volunteers

NCT00260325

COMPLETED NA

Family Foundations Coparenting Pilot Trial

NCT01901536

TERMINATED NA

Effect of Acupuncture on Symptoms of Diarrhea and Pain in IBS

NCT00219505

TERMINATED

Effect of Menstrual Cycle on Central Nervous System (CNS) Processing of Gut Stimuli in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Control

NCT00219531

COMPLETED Phase 1

Desensitization and Cognitive Therapy in General Anxiety.

NCT00951340

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 21
Phase 2 11
Phase 3 2
Phase 4 8

What is open in the Penn State University pipeline

37 recruiting of 219 indexed (17% open); 151 completed (69%).

Phase mix: 10 late (III/IV) vs 32 early (I/II) (early-phase heavy).

Top condition: Cardiovascular Disease (7 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.

Penn State University: open-pipeline peers nationwide

Peers matched on 219 registered trials and 17% open enrollment, not the therapeutic-area sidebar.

Penn State 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 0%5%10%15%20%25% Total trials Recruiting share Penn State UniversityFlorida State UniversityNational Eye Institute (NEI)Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & CommercializationUniversity of LouisvilleCSL BehringUniversity of HawaiiUniversity of UtahNYU Langone Health
Penn State 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).

Penn State 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 219 trials (± recruiting share)

Sponsors near 17% open enrollment (± trial volume)

What to do with this Penn State University page

219 registered trials is a research-attention snapshot, not an endorsement of Penn State University or any single study.

  • 37 of Penn State University's trials are currently recruiting, check each one's own eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • Cardiovascular Disease is the condition Penn State University studies most, compare against other sponsors active in the same condition before evaluating a specific study. See Cardiovascular Disease 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. Penn State University pipeline card: 219 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.