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 12 of 24

COMPLETED NA

Virtual Reality Device for Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients

NCT04139980

COMPLETED NA

Circadian Mechanisms Underlying Non-Dipping Blood Pressure in Blacks

NCT03934255

COMPLETED

Factors That Impact the Relationship Between Pulmonary Status and Susceptibility to Electronic Cigarette Use

NCT04151784

COMPLETED NA

A Multidomain Approach to Preventing Dementia in African Americans: Cognitive Prescriptions

NCT03864536

COMPLETED

The Impact of Insomnia on Pain in HIV

NCT04298658

COMPLETED NA

Efficacy of BIPAMS for Restless Legs Syndrome in Adults With Multiple Sclerosis: A Pilot Study

NCT04061681

COMPLETED NA

Effect of Low Carbohydrate Versus Low Fat Diet in the Treatment of Dyslipidemia in Obese Children With Metabolic Syndrome

NCT03937960

COMPLETED Phase 4

Liposomal Bupivacaine in Rotator Cuff Repair

NCT03738696

COMPLETED NA

Healthy Homes, Healthy Habits

NCT03433456

TERMINATED

Comparison of Standard of Care Guidelines for Mycoplasma Genitalium Infections Among Men With Non-gonococcal Urethritis

NCT03910907

COMPLETED Early Phase 1

Functional Consequences of T-bet Expression in Flu-specific Memory B Cells After Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV)

NCT04080245

COMPLETED NA

Pilot Optimization Trial of Decision Partnering Intervention for Advanced Cancer Family Caregivers

NCT03947606

COMPLETED NA

Low Vision Occupational Therapy in Parkinson's Disease

NCT04127838

TERMINATED Phase 2

Abemaciclib and Pembrolizumab in Metastatic or Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer

NCT03938337

COMPLETED NA

To Compare Different Soft Tissue Grafts at the Time of Lateral Ridge Augmentation Procedure.

NCT03774888

COMPLETED NA

Effect of Gut-Cued Eating on BMI and Efficacy of Open-Label Placebo to Augment Weight Loss

NCT03850990

TERMINATED Early Phase 1

Lidocaine Infusion or Quadratus Lumborum Block and Intrathecal Morphine, Versus Intrathecal Morphine Alone

NCT03658109

COMPLETED NA

Incentive Spirometry Prehabilitation Study

NCT03994848

COMPLETED NA

Effect of Whole Fruit on Glycemic Control in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT03758742

TERMINATED Phase 4

Intranasal Versus Intravenous Ketamine for Procedural Sedation in Children With Non-operative Fractures

NCT03781817

COMPLETED NA

Using Bluetooth Beacon Technology to Reduce Distracted Pedestrian Behavior

NCT03604497

TERMINATED Phase 2

Optimizing Anesthesia for Post Partum Tubal Ligations

NCT03993314

COMPLETED NA

Movement-2-Music: Lakeshore Examination of Activity, Disability, and Exercise Response Study

NCT03797378

COMPLETED Phase 4

Investigation of Microbiomes of Postmenopausal Women Looking for Outcomes and Response to Estrogen Therapy

NCT03996603

COMPLETED NA

BULLET: Bladder Ultrasound Limits Length (of Time), Expedites Treatment

NCT03860311

COMPLETED NA

Evaluating Novel Approaches for Estimating Awake and Sleep Blood Pressure

NCT04307004

COMPLETED

An Artificial Intelligence Assisted Telehealth Intervention to Promote Self-Management in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (Qualitative Interview)

NCT03868813

COMPLETED NA

Comparing High and Normal Protein Diets for the Dietary Remission of Type 2 Diabetes

NCT03832933

COMPLETED NA

Effect of Phosphorus Additives on the Metabolome in Healthy Adults

NCT03841786

COMPLETED Early Phase 1

Postoperative Aspirin and Ankle Fracture Healing

NCT03765619

TERMINATED NA

Dual Energy CT as a Noninvasive Method to Screen for Gastroesophageal Varices

NCT03910413

TERMINATED

Non-Encapsulated Heme Levels in Adult Cardiac Surgery

NCT04043507

COMPLETED Phase 4

Direct Application of Systane Complete to Contact Lenses

NCT03848221

TERMINATED NA

Feasibility and Accuracy of Hybrid Magnetic Resonance and Positron Emission Tomography With 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose in Diagnosing Cardiac Sarcoidosis

NCT03923049

COMPLETED Phase 4

Regional Anesthesia to Reduce Opioid Use Following Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

NCT03757715

COMPLETED Phase 2

Conversion to Envarsus Post Kidney Transplant Protects Against BK Infection

NCT03762473

COMPLETED NA

Chronic Low Back Pain Graded - Exposure Psychoeducation Intervention

NCT03909048

COMPLETED NA

Fluoroscopic-Guided Micropuncture Technique for Common Femoral Artery Access

NCT03955653

COMPLETED Phase 4

Postpartum HPV Vaccination

NCT03451071

COMPLETED NA

To Compare Two Commonly Used Soft Tissue Grafting Techniques to Achieve Coronal Flap Advancement and Root Coverage

NCT03566108

COMPLETED NA

South-seq: Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Sequencing for Newborn Nurseries in the South

NCT03842995

COMPLETED Phase 2

Alvelestat (MPH966) for the Treatment of ALpha-1 ANTitrypsin Deficiency

NCT03679598

COMPLETED NA

Improving Thinking in Everyday Life: Pilot Study A

NCT03873844

COMPLETED NA

Motivational Encouragement With Networks (MEN) for Healthy Eating Activity Resting Together (HEART) Health Study

NCT03693768

COMPLETED NA

The Diurnal Rhythm in Natriuretic Peptide Levels

NCT03834168

COMPLETED Phase 4

Efficacy of Opioid-limiting Pain Management Protocol in Men Undergoing Urethroplasty

NCT03859024

COMPLETED Phase 2

Comparing NicoBloc to Nicotine Lozenges

NCT03720899

COMPLETED NA

Obesity Risk in African American Women is Determined by a Diet-by-phenotype Interaction

NCT03499509

COMPLETED NA

Physical Therapy After Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

NCT03547726

TERMINATED NA

Activity and Balanced Eating to Reduce Comorbidities and Symptoms of MS

NCT03808545

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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.