University of California, San Francisco

Open enrollment with an early-phase pipeline tilt

According to ClinicalTrials.gov-derived indexes, University of California, San Francisco sits in the top decile of US sponsors by registered trial count (#10 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count).

1,713 total trials 272 currently recruiting 1130 completed early-phase tilt top decile by trial count

University of California, San Francisco: 1,713 sponsored US clinical trials, 272 recruiting.

University of California, San Francisco sponsors 1,713 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 272 of them currently recruiting, and 1,130 completed. 196 of these trials are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 359 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most-studied condition in this pipeline is Breast Cancer, with 18 trials.

Top-decile sponsor footprint

University of California, San Francisco ranks in the top decile of sponsors by registered trial count (#10 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 56/100

1,130 of 1,305 decided trials (Completed vs. Terminated on ClinicalTrials.gov) reached their planned completion (86.6%), 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

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TERMINATED NA

Impact of Phone Call About Financial Reimbursement Program on Access to Cancer Clinical Trials

NCT03943082

COMPLETED Early Phase 1

Inflammation and Threat Sensitivity in PTSD

NCT03048929

COMPLETED Phase 4

Continuous Versus Cyclical OCP Use in PCOS

NCT03819140

COMPLETED NA

Short-Term Cardiovascular Effects of E-Cigarettes: Influence of Device Power

NCT03839745

COMPLETED Phase 3

Vaping THC From Electronic Cigarettes

NCT02955329

COMPLETED NA

Individualized Studies of Triggers of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

NCT03323099

COMPLETED

Rapid Detection of Airway Pathogens for Lung Transplantation

NCT03933878

COMPLETED NA

Reducing Breast Cancer Risk in Korean American Women

NCT04079556

COMPLETED NA

De-escalating Vital Sign Checks

NCT04046458

COMPLETED NA

A Group-Based Therapeutic Yoga Intervention for Urinary Incontinence in Ambulatory Older Women

NCT03672461

COMPLETED NA

Lung Cancer Screening: A Multilevel Intervention

NCT03862001

TERMINATED Phase 4

The Effect of NAC on Lung Function and CT Mucus Score

NCT03822637

COMPLETED NA

The Impact of 8 Weeks of Digital Meditation Application and Healthy Eating Program on Work Stress and Health Outcomes

NCT03945214

COMPLETED NA

Tech and Telephone Smoking Cessation Treatment for Young Veterans With PTSD

NCT03552978

COMPLETED Phase 1

Livionex on Reducing Plaque Accumulation and Improving Oral Health in Children

NCT04368533

COMPLETED NA

The Share Health Study: Teen Social Connections and Health (Phase 2)

NCT03842540

COMPLETED NA

Virtual Reality- Working Memory Retraining

NCT03786276

COMPLETED Phase 4

Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks RCT

NCT03666663

COMPLETED NA

Pilot Human Laboratory Study of Alcohol Approach Bias Modification (AABM) for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)

NCT03898323

COMPLETED Phase 4

The Effect of SLC19A3 Inhibition on the Pharmacokinetics of Thiamine

NCT03746106

COMPLETED NA

Pragmatic Research of Acupuncture and Counseling eXtended to Inpatient Services

NCT03905720

COMPLETED NA

Improving Access to Care: Testing an Integrated Care Mobile Health Intervention

NCT03780088

COMPLETED Phase 1

Spironolactone Therapy In Young Women With NASH

NCT03576755

COMPLETED NA

Connection to Health for Smokers

NCT03680599

COMPLETED NA

Ultrasound First Clinical Decision Support for Suspected Nephrolithiasis

NCT03461536

COMPLETED Phase 2

Comparison Of Rocuronium Reversal By Sugammadex To Succinylcholine For Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

NCT03532178

COMPLETED Phase 3

Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Intercostal Nerve Block Trial

NCT03508830

COMPLETED NA

Ancillary Study of the Lessening Incontinence With Low-impact Activity Study

NCT04776720

COMPLETED

Evaluating the Role of Inflammation in Neonatal Epileptogenesis

NCT04259125

COMPLETED NA

Patient Portal and Navigation Program in Providing Information for Asian American Cancer Patients

NCT03867916

COMPLETED NA

(R33 Phase) DELISH Study: Diabetes Education to Lower Insulin, Sugars, and Hunger

NCT03837405

COMPLETED NA

Technology and Telephone-Based Smoking Cessation

NCT03492645

COMPLETED Phase 1

Efficacy of Bromocriptine For Fever Reduction in Acute Neurologic Injury

NCT03496545

COMPLETED NA

Impact of a Lower Extremity Amputation Pathway Protocol in Dysvascular Patients

NCT03592316

COMPLETED NA

Study to Understand Gaining Access to Blood Glucose Records

NCT02956642

COMPLETED Phase 4

The Impact of Dupilumab on Quality of Life in Moderate to Severe Atopic Dermatitis Patients

NCT03667014

COMPLETED NA

Improving the HIV PrEP Cascade Using an Intervention for Healthcare Providers

NCT03532191

COMPLETED

Tissue-specific Insulin Resistance in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Role of Hypoxia

NCT03695315

TERMINATED Phase 1

Acute Pain Management in Patients on Opioid Replacement Therapy

NCT03933865

COMPLETED NA

An Extended Facebook Intervention for Young Sexual and Gender Minority Smokers

NCT03553992

COMPLETED Early Phase 1

Effect of Changing Physiological Conditions on Myogenic Oscillations: Pilot Study

NCT03719001

COMPLETED Phase 4

Immunogenetic Profiling of Dupilumab for the Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis

NCT03293030

COMPLETED Phase 2

Incidence and Severity of Diarrhea in Patients With HER2 Positive Breast Cancer Treated With Trastuzumab and Neratinib

NCT03094052

TERMINATED

Home Outpatient Monitoring and Engagement to Predict HF Exacerbation

NCT03479424

COMPLETED

High School Start Time and Teen Migraine Frequency

NCT03766412

TERMINATED NA

TSA Exercise Prehabilitation in Older Adults

NCT03212300

COMPLETED NA

Using the Electronic Health Record to Guide Management of Newborn Weight Loss

NCT03655314

COMPLETED

Post-Injury Platelet Biology: Mechanisms and Outcomes

NCT03682757

COMPLETED NA

Self Sampling for Rapid Turnaround Testing in the Emergency Department

NCT03676816

COMPLETED Phase 2

Pilot Human Lab Study of Lacosamide in Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)

NCT03897348

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 193
Phase 2 166
Phase 3 44
Phase 4 152

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

272 recruiting of 1,713 indexed (16% open); 1,130 completed (66%).

Phase mix: 196 late (III/IV) vs 359 early (I/II) (early-phase heavy).

Top condition: Breast Cancer (18 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 Francisco: open-pipeline peers nationwide

Peers matched on 1,713 registered trials and 16% open enrollment, not the therapeutic-area sidebar.

University of California, San Francisco 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 05001,0001,5002,000 5%10%15%20% Total trials Recruiting share University of California, San FranciscoDuke UniversityStanford UniversityVA Office of Research and DevelopmentPfizerUniversity of OregonFox Chase Cancer CenterYoungstown State UniversityECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
University of California, San Francisco 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 Francisco 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 1,713 trials (± recruiting share)

Sponsors near 16% open enrollment (± trial volume)

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

1,713 registered trials is a research-attention snapshot, not an endorsement of University of California, San Francisco or any single study.

  • 272 of University of California, San Francisco's trials are currently recruiting, check each one's own eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • Breast Cancer is the condition University of California, San Francisco studies most, compare against other sponsors active in the same condition before evaluating a specific study. See Breast Cancer 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 Francisco pipeline card: 1,713 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.