University of Minnesota

Open enrollment with an early-phase pipeline tilt

According to ClinicalTrials.gov-derived indexes, University of Minnesota sits in the top decile of US sponsors by registered trial count (#33 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count).

966 total trials 180 currently recruiting 671 completed early-phase tilt top decile by trial count

University of Minnesota: 966 sponsored US clinical trials, 180 recruiting.

University of Minnesota sponsors 966 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 180 of them currently recruiting, and 671 completed. 71 of these trials are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 206 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most-studied condition in this pipeline is Obesity, with 14 trials.

Top-decile sponsor footprint

University of Minnesota ranks in the top decile of sponsors by registered trial count (#33 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 69/100

671 of 731 decided trials (Completed vs. Terminated on ClinicalTrials.gov) reached their planned completion (91.8%), 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

966 total, page 17 of 20

COMPLETED Phase 2

A Study Examining the Effects of Nebivolol Compared to Atenolol on Endothelial Function

NCT01522950

TERMINATED NA

Effects of Methylphenidate on Attention Deficits in Childhood Cancer Survivors

NCT01100658

COMPLETED NA

Laser Resurfacing Versus Dermabrasion for Scar Revision

NCT01176448

COMPLETED NA

Quit and Win Contests to Improve Smoking Cessation Among College Students

NCT01096108

COMPLETED Phase 2

Efficacy of Oral Tobacco Products Compared to a Medicinal Nicotine

NCT00710034

COMPLETED

Prospective Observation of Exercise Parameters in Advanced Heart Failure

NCT01210573

TERMINATED NA

The Effect of Guided Imagery and Music Therapy on Post-Operative Recovery After Gynecological Oncology Surgery

NCT01284075

COMPLETED

Pulmonary Substudy: A Substudy of Strategic Timing of AntiRetroviral Treatment (START)

NCT01797367

TERMINATED Phase 3

Simvastatin Therapy for Moderate and Severe COPD

NCT01061671

COMPLETED Phase 4

Sustiva Levels With Use of a Gel Capsule

NCT01087814

COMPLETED NA

Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) Detection and Management of Metabolic Syndrome in Patients With Mental Illness

NCT02029989

COMPLETED Phase 1

Movement Velocity Effect on Cortical Reorganization and Finger Function in Stroke

NCT01575366

COMPLETED Phase 3

Journeys to Wellness: A Transplant Candidate Study

NCT01254214

COMPLETED Phase 1

Pediatric Hemiplegia: Synergistic Treatment Using rTMS and CIT

NCT01104064

COMPLETED

7T MRS in Parkinson's Disease

NCT01237210

COMPLETED

Novel Determinants and Measures of Smokeless Tobacco Use: Study 1

NCT01067586

COMPLETED

Vascular Effects of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Medications in Youth

NCT01107301

COMPLETED Phase 2

Varenicline and Smoking Cessation in Schizophrenia

NCT01111149

COMPLETED

Effects of Genotype on CYP2C9 Drug Interactions

NCT01061112

COMPLETED

Food Reward in Native American Women

NCT01623440

COMPLETED Phase 1

Purple Grape Juice in Improving Vascular Health in Childhood Cancer Survivors

NCT01043939

COMPLETED Phase 1

Naltrexone and Hypoglycemia in Type 1 Diabetes

NCT01053078

COMPLETED NA

Diabetic Kidney Disease: Influence of Exercise Therapy on Physical and Vascular Function.

NCT02112071

COMPLETED NA

Self-Weighing Instruction Feasibility Study

NCT01966926

COMPLETED

Longitudinal Studies of Brain Structure and Function in MPS Disorders

NCT01870375

COMPLETED

Observational Study of Swallowing Function After Treatment of Advanced Laryngeal Cancer

NCT01089803

COMPLETED Phase 3

Telehealth Nursing Intervention for Children With Complex Health Care Needs (CCHCN)

NCT01328353

COMPLETED Early Phase 1

Resistant Starch and Satiety

NCT01187875

COMPLETED Phase 2

The Effect of Exercise on Preventing PostPartum Depression

NCT00961402

COMPLETED

Respiratory Virus Hospitalization Study (FLU 003 Plus)

NCT01056185

COMPLETED NA

Improved Breast MRI With SWIFT

NCT01156987

COMPLETED

Respiratory Virus Outpatient Study (FLU 002 Plus)

NCT01056354

COMPLETED NA

Pilot Study Using a Wireless Motility Capsule

NCT01102894

COMPLETED NA

Laxation and Satiety Response of Novel Dietary Fibers

NCT01102881

COMPLETED Phase 2

Green Tea and Reduction of Breast Cancer Risk

NCT00917735

COMPLETED Phase 2

Treatment of Cocaine Dependence With Lisdexamfetamine

NCT00958282

COMPLETED

Studies of Kidney Transplant Outcome

NCT01277770

COMPLETED Phase 2

GLP-1 Therapy for Weight Loss and Improved Glucose Tolerance in Obese Children

NCT00886626

COMPLETED NA

Pharmacogenetics of Warfarin Induction and Inhibition

NCT01447511

COMPLETED

Arterial Elasticity: A Substudy of Strategic Timing of AntiRetroviral Treatment (START)

NCT01776151

COMPLETED Phase 4

Strategic Timing of Antiretroviral Treatment

NCT00867048

COMPLETED Phase 4

Preventing Depression in People Receiving Mechanical Ventilation in an Intensive Care Unit

NCT00872027

COMPLETED

Frequency Analysis of Coronary Artery Disease

NCT01043237

COMPLETED Early Phase 1

Satiety Response of Short Chain Fructooligosaccharide

NCT01100788

COMPLETED NA

Using Alternative Implants for the Surgical Treatment of Hip Fractures (The FAITH Study)

NCT00761813

COMPLETED Phase 2

Combined Restylane and Triamcinolone Acetonide Injections for the Treatment of Alopecia Areata

NCT01797432

COMPLETED Phase 2

Phenethyl Isothiocyanate in Preventing Lung Cancer in Smokers

NCT00691132

COMPLETED Phase 1

Use of Botulinum Toxin to Treat Psoriasis

NCT00816517

COMPLETED NA

Training Effects on Skeletal Muscle Fatty Acid Metabolism

NCT00786487

COMPLETED Phase 3

Evaluating Two Exercise Training Programs to Reduce Leg Pain in People With Peripheral Arterial Disease (The EXERT Study)

NCT00895635

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 123
Phase 2 83
Phase 3 35
Phase 4 36

What is open in the University of Minnesota pipeline

180 recruiting of 966 indexed (19% open); 671 completed (69%).

Phase mix: 71 late (III/IV) vs 206 early (I/II) (early-phase heavy).

Top condition: Obesity (14 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 Minnesota: open-pipeline peers nationwide

Peers matched on 966 registered trials and 19% open enrollment, not the therapeutic-area sidebar.

University of Minnesota 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 5%10%15%20% Total trials Recruiting share University of MinnesotaColumbia UniversityBrigham and Women's HospitalHoffmann-La RocheBristol-Myers SquibbUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamMclean HospitalChildren's Hospital Medical Center, CincinnatiArkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
University of Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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 966 trials (± recruiting share)

Sponsors near 19% open enrollment (± trial volume)

What to do with this University of Minnesota page

966 registered trials is a research-attention snapshot, not an endorsement of University of Minnesota or any single study.

  • 180 of University of Minnesota'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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota pipeline card: 966 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.