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 18 of 24

COMPLETED

Race Adiposity Interactions Regulate Mechanisms Determining Insulin Sensitivity

NCT03043235

COMPLETED

Identification of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Shedding in the Female Genital Tract of Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women by GeneXpert PCR, Routine PCR, and Culture

NCT01878383

COMPLETED

Glutamate, Brain Connectivity and Duration of Untreated Psychosis

NCT02034253

COMPLETED NA

Vitamin D Supplementation in Older Adults With Urinary Incontinence

NCT01971801

COMPLETED Phase 2

Autoantibody Reduction Therapy in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

NCT01969409

COMPLETED

Dyslipidemia and Diabetic Retinopathy

NCT03403283

COMPLETED NA

Individualized Patient Decision Making for Treatment Choices Among Minorities With Lupus

NCT02319525

COMPLETED NA

EUS-FNA With and Without Suction

NCT02072915

TERMINATED Phase 1

Effectiveness of Perineural Clonidine as an Adjuvant With Ropivacaine for Popliteal Nerve Block in Patients Undergoing Foot and Ankle Surgery

NCT01986751

COMPLETED NA

Integrating ENGagement and Adherence Goals Upon Entry iENGAGE to Control HIV

NCT01900236

COMPLETED

Diastolic Dysfunction and Pauci-inflammatory Acute Exacerbations of COPD

NCT03110614

COMPLETED Early Phase 1

Effects of Vitamin D Replacement on Hormones Regulating Iron Metabolism in Individuals With Chronic Kidney Disease

NCT01988116

COMPLETED NA

CPB Versus Sham Treatment for Pain Management in Small Duct Chronic Pancreatitis

NCT02054910

COMPLETED NA

Effect of Resistance Training on Musculoskeletal Endocrine Interactions

NCT02040727

COMPLETED Phase 2

Fludarabine / Total Body Irradiation Regimen for ALLO HCT in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

NCT01991457

COMPLETED Phase 2

Post Transplant Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) for GvHD Prophylaxis

NCT02065154

COMPLETED NA

A Direct-to-patient Intervention to Increase Rates of Osteoporosis Care

NCT01907269

COMPLETED NA

ENABLE: CHF-PC (Comprehensive Heartcare For Patients and Caregivers)

NCT03177447

COMPLETED NA

Telehealth-Education-Based Program for Military Caregivers of Injured Service Members With Head Injuries

NCT02215187

COMPLETED NA

Early Gestational Diabetes Screening in the Gravid Obese Woman

NCT01864564

COMPLETED NA

Machines Assisting Recovery From Stroke

NCT02787694

COMPLETED NA

ARCH Research Protocol for Provider Alcohol Pharmacotherapy Training and Assessment

NCT02610517

COMPLETED Phase 2

Phase 2 Study of Bevacizumab in Children and Young Adults With NF 2 and Progressive Vestibular Schwannomas

NCT01767792

TERMINATED Phase 2

Effect of Antioxidant Vitamins on Coagulopathy and Nosocomial Pneumonia After Severe Trauma

NCT01897792

COMPLETED

Evaluation of the Pharmacokinetics (PK) and Pharmacodymamics (PD) of Ganciclovir (GCV) in Premature Infants Receiving Treatment for Cytomegalorivus (CMV) Infection

NCT01602614

TERMINATED NA

The Benefits of a Preoperative Anemia Management Program

NCT01888003

COMPLETED

Mediators of Kidney-Bone Communication in Childhood

NCT02040740

COMPLETED Phase 4

Pressure Ulcer Healing With Microcyn

NCT02001558

COMPLETED NA

Heart Rate Response to Regadenoson and Sudden Cardiac Death

NCT01842035

COMPLETED NA

High Intensity Interval Versus Continuous Moderate Intensity Training: Maximizing the Benefits of Exercise in Overweight Adolescents

NCT01935323

COMPLETED NA

Obesity and Endogenous Oxalate Synthesis

NCT03808090

COMPLETED NA

Virtual Gout Clinic

NCT02790463

COMPLETED NA

Bone Augmentation Techniques in Extraction Sockets

NCT01836783

COMPLETED

LRRK2 and Other Novel Exosome Proteins in Parkinson's Disease

NCT01860118

COMPLETED NA

The Effect of Low Frequency STN DBS on Sleep and Vigilance in Parkinson's Disease (PD) Patients

NCT01769690

COMPLETED

Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphisms and Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Risk

NCT03040492

COMPLETED NA

Virtual Walking for Neuropathic Pain in Spinal Cord Injury

NCT01884662

COMPLETED

Potential EEG Biomarkers and Antiepileptogenic Strategies for Epilepsy in TSC

NCT01767779

COMPLETED NA

Improving Energy Balance in Men With Prostate Cancer

NCT01886677

COMPLETED Early Phase 1

The Role of Gadoxetate (Eovist) Enhanced CT in Evaluating Cholangiocarcinoma

NCT01673802

COMPLETED Phase 2

Vaccine Therapy in Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infection in Younger Cancer Survivors

NCT01492582

COMPLETED Phase 2

Vitamin D Supplementation for Extremely Preterm Infants

NCT01600430

COMPLETED NA

A Placebo-controlled Trial of Daliresp on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

NCT01572948

COMPLETED NA

Promoting Weight-Loss in African American Cancer Survivors in the Deep South

NCT03150381

COMPLETED Phase 1

Carfilzomib + High Dose Melphalan as Preparative Regimen for Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

NCT01690143

COMPLETED NA

Treatment of Suicidal Ideation With Intravenous Ketamine Infusion

NCT01887990

COMPLETED NA

Advanced Glycation End-products, Inflammation and Vascular Health in Chronic Kidney Disease

NCT01769963

COMPLETED NA

Effect of Postop Steroids on Cardiovascular/Respiratory Function in Neonates Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass

NCT01595386

COMPLETED

Fracture and Bone Mineral Density in HIV+ Patients Recently Started on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)

NCT01591252

COMPLETED

Evaluation of Complication Rates Using Filter vs. Centrifuge and Heparin vs. Citrate Anticoagulation

NCT04351438

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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.