University of Alabama at Birmingham

Open enrollment with an early-phase pipeline tilt

According to ClinicalTrials.gov-derived indexes, University of Alabama at Birmingham sits in the top decile of US sponsors by registered trial count (#26 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count).

1,160 total trials 216 currently recruiting 723 completed early-phase tilt top decile by trial count

University of Alabama at Birmingham: 1,160 sponsored US clinical trials, 216 recruiting.

University of Alabama at Birmingham sponsors 1,160 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 216 of them currently recruiting, and 723 completed. 97 of these trials are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 259 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most-studied condition in this pipeline is Obesity, with 15 trials.

Top-decile sponsor footprint

University of Alabama at Birmingham ranks in the top decile of sponsors by registered trial count (#26 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 62/100

723 of 812 decided trials (Completed vs. Terminated on ClinicalTrials.gov) reached their planned completion (89.0%), 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

1,160 total, page 11 of 24

COMPLETED NA

Providing Financial Incentives to Improve Adherence to Referral Eye Care Visits

NCT04328207

COMPLETED

Return of Aspiration-Free Swallow After Laryngotracheal Anesthesia

NCT04575870

COMPLETED

Compression Nail for Tibiocalcaneal Arthrodesis

NCT03780452

COMPLETED NA

Prolonged Prone Positioning for COVID-19-induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

NCT04581811

COMPLETED NA

Daily Self-Weighing for Obesity Management in Primary Care

NCT04044794

COMPLETED NA

Examining the Neural Effects of a Behavioral Intervention for Physical Activity in Multiple Sclerosis

NCT04496804

COMPLETED NA

Adherence and Outcomes in Functional Constipation With a Constipation Action Plan

NCT04614935

TERMINATED Phase 4

Baclofen as a Perioperative Analgesic Adjuvant

NCT03720717

COMPLETED NA

Gait Training Combined With Behavioral Strategies for People With Stroke

NCT04546217

COMPLETED NA

Daughters, dUdes, Mothers and othErs Fighting Cancer Together

NCT04132219

COMPLETED NA

Maximizing Acute Kidney Injury End-point Intervention Post-Discharge (MAKE-IT) Study

NCT04358874

COMPLETED NA

Investigating Racial Differences in Diet Benefits for Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT04343716

COMPLETED NA

Time Restricted Eating Outcomes in Multiple Sclerosis

NCT04389970

COMPLETED NA

Piloting Home-based Movement-to-Music Among Adolescents With Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT04264390

COMPLETED NA

Testing Scalable, IVR-supported Cancer Prevention Interventions in the Rural Alabama Black Belt

NCT03903874

COMPLETED Early Phase 1

Decreased Neuraxial Morphine After Cesarean Delivery

NCT04279054

COMPLETED Phase 2

GKT137831 in IPF Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

NCT03865927

COMPLETED NA

Sleep and Stigma: Novel Moderators in the Relationship Between Weight Status and Cognitive Function

NCT04346433

COMPLETED Phase 4

Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine as a Nasal Model for Influenza Infection

NCT04164212

COMPLETED NA

A Culturally-Based Palliative Care Tele-consult Program for Rural Southern Elders

NCT03767517

COMPLETED NA

Effect of High Carbohydrate vs. Low Carbohydrate Diet in Type 2 Diabetes

NCT04416204

COMPLETED Phase 1

PSMA-PET/MRI for Radiation Treatment Planning in Patients With Locally Metastatic Prostate Cancer: A Pilot Study

NCT04086966

COMPLETED Phase 4

Effectiveness of a Smoking Cessation Algorithm Integrated Into HIV Primary Care

NCT03670316

COMPLETED NA

The Role of Pre-deployment Retraction in Decreasing Biopsy Clip Migration During Stereotactic Breast Biopsies

NCT04398537

COMPLETED Phase 3

Early Treatment of Cytokine Storm Syndrome in Covid-19

NCT04362111

COMPLETED Phase 4

A Trial to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of KRN23 in Epidermal Nevus Syndrome (ENS)

NCT04320316

COMPLETED

Implementation of a Cardiometabolic Disease Staging System in Primary Care

NCT04922294

COMPLETED NA

TOSS Feasibility + Fitbit Community = Reduced Obesity in Older Black Women

NCT04114071

COMPLETED NA

Timing of Sodium Intake and Nocturnal Sodium Excretion and Blood Pressure in Obese African Americans

NCT04021355

COMPLETED Early Phase 1

Preoperative Regional Nerve Block for Acute and Chronic Post-Operative Pain Following Mastectomy

NCT04019834

COMPLETED

Healthcare Utilization in Obese Caregiver Living Donors

NCT04341896

COMPLETED NA

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia

NCT04458870

COMPLETED NA

To Compare Ridge Preservation Technique Using Leukocyte Platelet Rich Fibrin (L-PRF) and Freeze-dried Bone Allograft (FDBA) Layered Technique vs L-PRF/FDBA and L-PRF Alone in Influencing Quantity and Quality of New Bone Formation in Grafted Extraction Sockets

NCT04133363

COMPLETED NA

To Measure Pain Perception Following De-Epithelized Free Gingival Graft Harvesting

NCT03895476

COMPLETED NA

Dissemination and Implementation of Stroke Prevention Looking at the Care Environment

NCT04173026

TERMINATED Phase 2

TXA and Corona Virus 2019 (COVID19) in Outpatients

NCT04338074

COMPLETED NA

Comparing Modes of Telehealth Delivery: Phone vs. Video Visits (ASSIST)

NCT04616118

COMPLETED

VEGF and sFlt-1 Levels in the Pathogenesis and Severity of COVID-19 Disease

NCT04587323

COMPLETED NA

A Health and Wellness Lifestyle Program to Support Community-Dwelling Persons With Traumatic Brain Injury

NCT04288258

COMPLETED NA

Ketone Supplementation in Adolescents Post-Concussion

NCT04079907

COMPLETED Phase 2

The Innate Central Nervous System Immune Response to an Experimental Immune Challenge in People With Fibromyalgia

NCT04263454

COMPLETED NA

Technology-enabled Patient Support System for Self-management of CF

NCT03910881

COMPLETED Phase 2

Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Crizotinib for Children and Adults With Neurofibromatosis Type 2 and Progressive Vestibular Schwannomas

NCT04283669

COMPLETED NA

Open-Label Placebos to Treat Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis

NCT04002102

COMPLETED NA

Sling Use and Functional Mobility in a Geriatric Population

NCT03921619

COMPLETED Phase 4

Acute Headache Treatment in Pregnancy: Occipital Nerve Block vs PO Acetaminophen With Caffeine

NCT03951649

TERMINATED NA

RAD 1801: Pilot Study of Intra-Urethral Radiotransponder Beacon Guided Focal Prostate Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy

NCT03458234

COMPLETED NA

Using Interactive Virtual Presence to Remotely Assist Parents With Child Restraint Installations

NCT03877744

COMPLETED NA

YES! We Can PLAY: A Physical Activity and Nutrition After-School Program for Middle School Students

NCT04132869

COMPLETED Phase 4

Regional Block for Postoperative Free Flap Care

NCT04080739

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 129
Phase 2 130
Phase 3 25
Phase 4 72

What is open in the University of Alabama at Birmingham pipeline

216 recruiting of 1,160 indexed (19% open); 723 completed (62%).

Phase mix: 97 late (III/IV) vs 259 early (I/II) (early-phase heavy).

Top condition: Obesity (15 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.

University of Alabama at Birmingham: open-pipeline peers nationwide

Peers matched on 1,160 registered trials and 19% open enrollment, not the therapeutic-area sidebar.

University of Alabama at Birmingham 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 15%16%17%18%19% Total trials Recruiting share University of Alabama at BirminghamNYU Langone HealthWake Forest University Health SciencesEmory UniversityNorthwestern UniversityUniversity of MinnesotaMclean HospitalChildren's Hospital Medical Center, CincinnatiArkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
University of Alabama at Birmingham 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).

University of Alabama at Birmingham 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 1,160 trials (± recruiting share)

Sponsors near 19% open enrollment (± trial volume)

What to do with this University of Alabama at Birmingham page

1,160 registered trials is a research-attention snapshot, not an endorsement of University of Alabama at Birmingham or any single study.

  • 216 of University of Alabama at Birmingham's trials are currently recruiting, check each one's own eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • Obesity is the condition University of Alabama at Birmingham studies most, compare against other sponsors active in the same condition before evaluating a specific study. See Obesity 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. University of Alabama at Birmingham pipeline card: 1,160 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.