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 14 of 24

COMPLETED NA

Cognitive Aspects of Response to Treatment for Weight-related Health to Improve Eating and Exercise Earlier in Life

NCT03329300

COMPLETED NA

Magic Camp for Children With Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

NCT03620279

COMPLETED NA

Telemedicine in Spina Bifida Transition: A Pilot Study

NCT03466996

COMPLETED Phase 2

ACES - ACE Inhibitors Combined With Exercise for Seniors With Hypertension

NCT03295734

COMPLETED

Bladder Antimuscarinic Medication and Accidental Bowel Leakage

NCT03543566

COMPLETED NA

Outpatient Foley For Starting Induction of Labor at Term in Nulliparous Women

NCT03472937

COMPLETED Phase 4

Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) Sampling and Selection to Increase Medication Adherence

NCT03276780

COMPLETED Early Phase 1

Pilot Trial of Microsphere Oxycodone (Xtampza ER) for Pain Management in Patients Receiving Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

NCT03317730

TERMINATED Early Phase 1

FET-PET/MRI for Surgical Assessment of Pediatric Brain Tumors

NCT03451123

COMPLETED NA

Scale Up Evaluation of a Physical Activity Program for Adults With Physical Disability

NCT03024320

COMPLETED NA

A Resilience Building Intervention to Promote Successful Aging

NCT03294655

COMPLETED NA

Prematurity Related Ventilatory Control (PRE-VENT) - Specific Aim 2

NCT03333161

COMPLETED NA

Prematurity Related Ventilatory Control (PRE-VENT) - Specific Aim 3

NCT03333174

COMPLETED NA

Oxalobacter Formigenes Colonization and Urinary Oxalate Excretion

NCT03752684

COMPLETED Phase 2

Quadratus Lumborum Block Versus Control for Total Hip Arthroplasty

NCT03408483

COMPLETED NA

A Study for Testing Text Messaging and Newsletter as a Strategy for Interrupting Sedentary Behavior

NCT03671499

COMPLETED

Skeletal Health in Bariatric Surgery Patients

NCT03331536

COMPLETED Phase 2

Monoclonal Antibody-Based Sequential Therapy for Deep Remission in Multiple Myeloma

NCT03224507

COMPLETED NA

Pilot and Feasibility Trial of a Telehealth Dietary Intervention for MS

NCT03372187

COMPLETED NA

Effect of tDCS Montage on Measures of Appetite

NCT03396549

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Novel Regimen to Prevent Malaria and STI in Pregnant Women With HIV

NCT03431168

COMPLETED NA

CONfident Treatment Decisions in Living With Rheumatoid Arthritis

NCT03317756

COMPLETED NA

Optimal Timing of Percutaneous Intervention in Non-maturing Dialysis Fistulas

NCT03245944

COMPLETED NA

Effects of Individual Intervention for Men in Focused Deterrence Program

NCT03184116

COMPLETED NA

Tele-Exercise and Multiple Sclerosis

NCT03117881

COMPLETED NA

Unlocking Dystonia From Parkinson's Disease With Directional DBS Technology

NCT03409120

COMPLETED Phase 2

Phase II Study of Binimetinib in Children and Adults With NF1 Plexiform Neurofibromas

NCT03231306

COMPLETED NA

The Myeloma Pack: A Multi-Modality Educational Intervention Strategy to Engage Patients With Multiple Myeloma

NCT03777306

COMPLETED NA

Use of the Modified Beef Tongue Model for Teaching Repair of Obstetrical Fourth-Degree Laceration to Residents

NCT03341351

COMPLETED NA

Closed Eye Neutrophils in Dry Eye Disease

NCT03332342

COMPLETED Phase 1

Pretreatment Staging of High-Risk Prostate Cancer With 18F-Fluciclovine PET/MRI

NCT03264456

COMPLETED Phase 4

Alcohol Research Consortium in HIV-Intervention Research Arm

NCT02938377

COMPLETED NA

Biomarkers to Guide Directional DBS for Parkinson's Disease

NCT03353688

TERMINATED NA

Spectacles Lens in Concussed Kids

NCT03123822

TERMINATED Phase 2

Hypoxic Changes in Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Following Trans Arterial Chemo Embolization and Stereotactic Radiation: Fluorine18 (18F) Fluoromisonidazole (FMISO) Imaging

NCT03303469

COMPLETED Phase 2

Topical Chemoprevention of Skin Cancer Biomarkers

NCT02636569

COMPLETED

Examining Racial and SocioEconomic Disparities (ERASED) in Chronic Low Back Pain Study

NCT03338192

TERMINATED Early Phase 1

Folfirinox or Gemcitabine-Nab Paclitaxel Followed by Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

NCT03600623

COMPLETED NA

Mindfulness, Exercise and Nutrition To Optimize Resilience for Individuals With a Spinal Cord Injury.

NCT03207737

COMPLETED

Biobanking of Rett Syndrome and Related Disorders

NCT02705677

COMPLETED NA

Preventing Youth Soccer Injury

NCT04266925

TERMINATED Phase 1

Glyburide vs Placebo as Prophylaxis Against Cerebral Edema in Patients Receiving Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases (RAD 1502/UAB 1593)

NCT02460874

COMPLETED NA

Diet and Exercise After Pancreatic Cancer

NCT03187028

COMPLETED Phase 2

Mid and Standard Frequency Ventilation in Infants With Respiratory Distress Syndrome

NCT03231735

COMPLETED NA

Individualized Cognitive Training in HIV

NCT03122288

COMPLETED Phase 2

Olanzapine for the Treatment of Chronic Nausea and/or Vomiting in Advanced Cancer Patients

NCT03137121

COMPLETED NA

Multimodal Exercise Training Poststroke

NCT03174392

COMPLETED NA

Oral Probiotic Administration to Modulate the Airway Microbiome in Obese Asthmatic Subjects

NCT03157518

COMPLETED

Enhancing Shared Decision-Making in Metastatic Breast Cancer (Qualitative Study)

NCT03248258

COMPLETED

Understanding Value in Metastatic Breast Cancer

NCT03257917

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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.