University of California, San Diego

Open enrollment with an early-phase pipeline tilt

According to ClinicalTrials.gov-derived indexes, University of California, San Diego sits in the top decile of US sponsors by registered trial count (#43 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count).

775 total trials 143 currently recruiting 499 completed early-phase tilt top decile by trial count

University of California, San Diego: 775 sponsored US clinical trials, 143 recruiting.

University of California, San Diego sponsors 775 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 143 of them currently recruiting, and 499 completed. 104 of these trials are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 170 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most-studied condition in this pipeline is Anorexia Nervosa, with 10 trials.

Top-decile sponsor footprint

University of California, San Diego ranks in the top decile of sponsors by registered trial count (#43 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 65/100

499 of 553 decided trials (Completed vs. Terminated on ClinicalTrials.gov) reached their planned completion (90.2%), 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

775 total, page 13 of 16

COMPLETED Phase 1

NAPLS Omega-3 Fatty Acid Versus Placebo Study

NCT01429454

COMPLETED Phase 4

Smoking Cessation in Hospitalized Smokers

NCT01289275

COMPLETED NA

Reach for Health Study: Obesity-related Mechanisms and Mortality in Breast Cancer Survivors

NCT01302379

COMPLETED Early Phase 1

Effects of Aminocaproic Acid (ACA) on Rosacea-specific Inflammation

NCT01398280

TERMINATED Phase 2

Clinical Assessment Of Age-related Macular Degeneration Patients After Early Diagnosis and Treatment With Ranibizumab

NCT01402544

COMPLETED

Ablation of Ventricular Fibrillation by Accurate Targeting of Arrhythmogenic Regions (AVATAR)

NCT01492764

TERMINATED Phase 2

Safety of Rt-PA + Transcranial Emission of Low-Energy Lasers for Acute Stroke Recovery

NCT01220739

TERMINATED NA

Antipsychotic Effects of Oxytocin

NCT01621737

COMPLETED Phase 4

Monoamine Contributions to Neurocircuitry in Eating Disorders

NCT02020408

COMPLETED NA

SMART: A Social and Mobile Weight Control Program for Young Adults

NCT01200459

COMPLETED

Pharmacogenomics of Mood Stabilizer Response in Bipolar Disorder (PGBD)

NCT01272531

COMPLETED NA

Personalized Text Messages to Improve Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) Adherence in HIV+ Methamphetamine Users

NCT01317277

TERMINATED Phase 4

Ultrasound-Guided Continuous Sciatic Nerve Blocks: Popliteal Versus Subgluteal Catheters

NCT01325012

COMPLETED Phase 4

Effect of Milnacipran on Pain in Fibromyalgia

NCT01288807

COMPLETED NA

The Effects of Ranolazine on Exercise Capacity in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

NCT01505179

COMPLETED NA

Multilevel Intervention for Physical Activity in Retirement Communities

NCT01155011

COMPLETED Phase 4

24-hour IOP-lowering Effect of 0.01% Bimatoprost

NCT01271686

COMPLETED Phase 2

Nitisinone (NTBC) In Different Age Groups Of Patients With Alkaptonuria

NCT01390077

COMPLETED

The Maintenance of Human Atrial Fibrillation

NCT01248156

COMPLETED Phase 3

Smoking Cessation With the Nicotine Patch: A Pilot Study of Patch Messaging

NCT01287377

COMPLETED NA

Parents as the Agent of Change for Childhood Obesity

NCT01197443

COMPLETED

Effects of Interscalene Brachial Plexus Nerve Blocks on the Hand and Forearm

NCT01229683

COMPLETED Phase 4

Continuous Popliteal Nerve Blocks: Effect of Perineural Catheter Tip Location Relative to the Sciatic Nerve Bifurcation on Postoperative Analgesia

NCT01229696

COMPLETED Phase 4

Prevention of Post-Mastectomy Breast Pain Using Ambulatory Continuous Paravertebral Blocks

NCT01231204

COMPLETED NA

Implementation of Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing Screening to Identify Acute and Early HIV Infection

NCT01434706

COMPLETED Phase 2

Exposure Therapy for Fear of Falling in Older Adults

NCT01609322

COMPLETED Phase 2

Phase II Trial of Revlimid® and Rituximab for Relapsed or Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

NCT01199575

COMPLETED Phase 1

Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy With Cisplatin and Gemcitabine to Treat Locally Advanced Cervical Carcinoma

NCT01554410

COMPLETED NA

Exploring Behavioral Interventions to Improve Heart Failure

NCT01625819

COMPLETED Phase 2

Submucosal Bevacizumab for the Management of Recurrent Epistaxis in Patients With Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT)

NCT01402531

COMPLETED NA

A Web-based Intervention Study to Reduce High-risk Sexual Behavior by Persons Living With HIV AIDS (PLWH)

NCT01198418

COMPLETED NA

Development of a Personalized Real-time Intervention for Bipolar Disorder

NCT01670123

COMPLETED NA

Pharmacist-Physician Collaborative Medication Therapy Management Services (MTMS) Demonstration Project

NCT01973556

COMPLETED Phase 4

Effects of the Beta-blocker Nebivolol (Bystolic) on Subjects With High Normal Blood Pressure and/or a Family History of Hypertension

NCT01202175

COMPLETED Phase 4

Continuous Femoral Nerve Blocks: Relative Effects of Basal Infusion and Bolus Doses on Sensory and Motor Function

NCT01144559

TERMINATED Early Phase 1

Preoperative Testing of the Anti-Progesterone Mifepristone in Early Stage Breast Cancer

NCT01138553

TERMINATED Phase 2

The Intravascular Cooling in the Treatment of Stroke 2/3 Trial

NCT01123161

COMPLETED NA

mDiet: A Text Message Intervention for Weight Loss

NCT01171586

COMPLETED NA

Reducing Breast Cancer Recurrence With Weight Loss

NCT01112839

COMPLETED NA

Texting to Improve Adherence in HIV+ With Bipolar Disorder

NCT02090634

COMPLETED Phase 3

Clinical Trials Education Program for Hispanic Americans

NCT02083770

COMPLETED Phase 1

Hypertonic Saline as Therapy for Pediatric Concussion

NCT01612494

COMPLETED Phase 2

Colesevelam Versus Placebo in the Treatment of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

NCT01066364

COMPLETED Phase 3

The Adrenal Contribution to Androgen Production in Girls During Puberty

NCT01062568

COMPLETED Phase 4

Effects of Catheter Tip Location Relative to the Femoral Nerve on Sensory and Motor Function

NCT01263249

COMPLETED NA

Treating Insomnia & Nightmares After Trauma: Impact on Symptoms & Quality of Life

NCT01009112

COMPLETED NA

Epithelial Healing and Visual Outcomes Using Omega-3 Therapy Before and After Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) Surgery

NCT01059019

COMPLETED Phase 1

Safety Study of External Counterpulsation as a Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke

NCT00983749

COMPLETED

Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy

NCT01402518

COMPLETED NA

Planned CORR: Planned Care for Obesity and Risk Reduction

NCT01134029

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 80
Phase 2 90
Phase 3 22
Phase 4 82

What is open in the University of California, San Diego pipeline

143 recruiting of 775 indexed (18% open); 499 completed (64%).

Phase mix: 104 late (III/IV) vs 170 early (I/II) (early-phase heavy).

Top condition: Anorexia Nervosa (10 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 California, San Diego: open-pipeline peers nationwide

Peers matched on 775 registered trials and 18% open enrollment, not the therapeutic-area sidebar.

University of California, San Diego 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 02004006008001,000 14%16%18%20%22% Total trials Recruiting share University of California, San DiegoDana-Farber Cancer InstituteMedical University of South CarolinaUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of UtahNeurocrine BiosciencesThomas Jefferson UniversityAbramson Cancer Center at Penn MedicineUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore
University of California, San Diego 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 California, San Diego 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 775 trials (± recruiting share)

Sponsors near 18% open enrollment (± trial volume)

What to do with this University of California, San Diego page

775 registered trials is a research-attention snapshot, not an endorsement of University of California, San Diego or any single study.

  • 143 of University of California, San Diego's trials are currently recruiting, check each one's own eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • Anorexia Nervosa is the condition University of California, San Diego studies most, compare against other sponsors active in the same condition before evaluating a specific study. See Anorexia Nervosa 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 California, San Diego pipeline card: 775 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.