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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COMPLETED Phase 2

Comparison of 2 Different Indomethacin Dosing Protocols to Treat Infants Delivered at <28 Weeks Gestation With a Persistent Patent Ductus Arteriosus

NCT00187447

COMPLETED NA

Protecting the 'Hood Against Tobacco

NCT00187603

COMPLETED NA

Flushes and Sertraline Trial

NCT00283192

COMPLETED

Inflammation, Viral Replication, and Atherosclerosis in Treated HIV Infection

NCT01519141

COMPLETED

Use of Interventional MRI for Implantation of Deep Brain Stimulator Electrodes

NCT00792532

COMPLETED Phase 3

Bupropion for Hospital-Based Smoking Cessation

NCT00261170

COMPLETED Phase 4

Organic Cation Transporter 1 (OCT1), on Response to Metformin in Healthy Subjects

NCT00187681

COMPLETED NA

Pager-Assisted Smoking Cessation Treatment

NCT01207310

COMPLETED NA

Oral Contraceptive Pills Compared to Vaginal Rings

NCT00357526

COMPLETED

Investigating Mucinase Activity in Airway Disease

NCT00596232

COMPLETED NA

Lycopene or Omega-3 Fatty Acid Nutritional Supplements in Treating Patients With Stage I or Stage II Prostate Cancer

NCT00402285

COMPLETED Phase 3

Prevention Management Model for Early Childhood Caries (MAYA Project)

NCT00066950

COMPLETED Phase 4

Postoperative Pain Control With Fentanyl Patch in Patients Undergoing Mastectomy and TRAM or DIEP Flap Reconstruction

NCT01258296

TERMINATED Phase 2

A Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind Clinical Trial of Curcuminoids in Oral Lichen Planus

NCT00226174

COMPLETED

Frequency of Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening in African American Men in the San Francisco Area

NCT00702104

COMPLETED Phase 4

Neurotrophic Factors and Depression

NCT00812994

COMPLETED

Multicenter Bone and Joint Health Study

NCT03033238

TERMINATED NA

Donor Stem Cell Transplant Followed By Donor White Blood Cell Infusions in Treating Young Patients With Hematologic Cancer

NCT00301860

COMPLETED Phase 2

Phase II Study Evaluating Busulfan and Fludarabine as Preparative Therapy in Adults With Hematopoietic Disorders Undergoing MUD SCT

NCT00516152

COMPLETED Phase 1

Donor Umbilical Cord Blood Transplant in Treating Patients With Advanced Hematologic Cancer

NCT00304018

COMPLETED Phase 3

Fluoride Varnish Randomized Clinical Trial

NCT00066963

COMPLETED NA

Effect of an Inhaled Corticosteroid on Airway Gene Expression in Asthma

NCT00187499

TERMINATED NA

Pilot Study of Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation in Adult Patient With Advanced Hematopoietic Malignancies

NCT00514722

COMPLETED NA

Psychosocial Treatment for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Type I

NCT00071656

COMPLETED Phase 3

LGBT Internet Based Smoking Treatment - 1

NCT00111501

COMPLETED

Study of Ductal Lavage in Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer

NCT00429988

COMPLETED NA

Pre-HIV Test Counseling Intervention to Reduce HIV Infection Risk Behavior in Men Who Are Not HIV Infected

NCT00218699

COMPLETED Phase 4

Genetic Basis for Variation in the Renal Elimination of Metformin

NCT00187720

COMPLETED

Fosamax Bone Loss Study: Alendronate to Prevent Bone Loss

NCT00221312

COMPLETED

Questioning Patients About Adverse Medical Events

NCT00187616

COMPLETED Phase 1

Tamoxifen or Letrozole in Treating Women With Ductal Carcinoma in Situ

NCT00290745

COMPLETED NA

Effect of Dietary Protein Source on Calcium Metabolism

NCT00187538

COMPLETED

Evolution of Pain From Herpes Zoster

NCT00305357

COMPLETED

Study of Blood and Cheek Cell Samples From Patients With Glioma

NCT01009307

COMPLETED

Non-Myeloablative Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation With Matched Unrelated Donors for Treatment of Hematologic Malignancies, Renal Cell Carcinoma, and Aplastic Anemia

NCT00513175

COMPLETED Phase 3

Maintaining Nonsmoking: Older Smokers - 1

NCT00086385

COMPLETED NA

Impact of Genetics on Metformin Pharmacokinetics

NCT00187798

COMPLETED Phase 1

Herbal Therapy in Treating Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer

NCT00028977

COMPLETED

Novel Method to Diagnose Acute Myocardial Ischemia

NCT00285922

COMPLETED NA

Treating Chinese Smokers With Interactive Expert System

NCT00713895

COMPLETED

Long-Term Outcome of Children and Adolescents With Anti-Phospholipid Antibodies

NCT00581763

COMPLETED NA

Evaluation of a Decision Assisting Tool for Prenatal Testing

NCT00686062

COMPLETED NA

Evolution of Analgesic Tolerance With Opioids

NCT00275249

COMPLETED Phase 2

Celecoxib in Preventing Basal Cell Carcinoma in Patients With Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome

NCT00023621

COMPLETED Phase 1

Combination Chemotherapy After Surgery With or Without Chinese Herbal Therapy to Treat Symptoms in Women With Breast Cancer

NCT00028964

COMPLETED Phase 1

Busulfan, Antithymocyte Globulin, and Fludarabine Followed By a Donor Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Young Patients With Blood Disorders, Bone Marrow Disorders, Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia in First Chronic Phase, or Acute Myeloid Leukemia in First Remission

NCT00305708

COMPLETED Phase 4

Home Care Management of Pediatric Pain

NCT00251628

COMPLETED Phase 4

Pilot Study Evaluating Interruption of Enfuvirtide (Fuzeon, T20) in Patients With Enfuvirtide Resistance

NCT00187551

COMPLETED Phase 4

Dose Response Effects of Inhaled Fluticasone on Airway Effects of Hypertonic-saline in Asthma

NCT00606242

COMPLETED

Study to Evaluate the Natural History of Osteoporosis in Children and Adolescents With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

NCT00582465

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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.