University of Southern California

Open enrollment with an early-phase pipeline tilt

According to ClinicalTrials.gov-derived indexes, University of Southern California sits in the top decile of US sponsors by registered trial count (#55 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count).

617 total trials 97 currently recruiting 361 completed early-phase tilt top decile by trial count

University of Southern California: 617 sponsored US clinical trials, 97 recruiting.

University of Southern California sponsors 617 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 97 of them currently recruiting, and 361 completed. 31 of these trials are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 173 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most-studied condition in this pipeline is Obesity, with 6 trials.

Top-decile sponsor footprint

University of Southern California ranks in the top decile of sponsors by registered trial count (#55 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

F 33/100

361 of 466 decided trials (Completed vs. Terminated on ClinicalTrials.gov) reached their planned completion (77.5%), 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

617 total, page 4 of 13

COMPLETED NA

Nicotine and Cannabis Vape Labeling Experiment - Spring 2025

NCT06919276

COMPLETED Phase 2

Enhancing Readability of Lay Abstracts and Summaries for Medical Knowledge Using Generative Artificial Intelligence (BRIDGE AI 3)

NCT07568444

COMPLETED NA

Additional Mailed FIT Kits

NCT06805370

COMPLETED NA

Randomized Trial of Follow-up to Mailed FIT Kits

NCT06805383

NOT YET RECRUITING Phase 1

Phase I, Dose-Escalation Study of Dihydromyricetin (DHM) to Treat Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease

NCT05623501

COMPLETED NA

Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Prediabetes

NCT06472297

TERMINATED Phase 1

FID-007 Followed by Standard of Care Surgery in Head and Neck Cancer

NCT06338657

COMPLETED NA

Financial Incentives and Recruitment to the APT Webstudy

NCT06033066

COMPLETED NA

Cognitive Behavioral Immersion: A Randomized Control Trial of Peer-Based Coaching in the Metaverse

NCT06418997

COMPLETED NA

Influencer Marketing: a Survey-based Experiment Among Adolescents

NCT06501937

COMPLETED NA

Effects of Heart Rate Oscillations During Meditation on Plasma Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease

NCT06210035

COMPLETED NA

Incentives for Influenza Vaccination

NCT06300242

NOT YET RECRUITING NA

Barbed Suture vs Non-Barbed Closure for Emergency Exploratory Laparotomy RCT

NCT06043414

COMPLETED NA

Acute Plasma Abeta Responses to Stress

NCT05521919

COMPLETED NA

Prostate Resection After Microwave Ablation (PRAMA)

NCT06128525

COMPLETED NA

Pre-Visit Positive Imagery in Reducing Dental Anxiety

NCT06058533

COMPLETED NA

eMOTION Formative Study

NCT06125964

COMPLETED NA

Narrative Medicine for Improving Well-Being in Patients With Gastrointestinal Cancers

NCT06374251

COMPLETED NA

Active Seating System to Lessen Sedentariness in Older Adults: In-home Testing Phase

NCT05510297

COMPLETED NA

Influencer E-Cigarette and Cannabis Marketing: a Survey-Based Experiment Among Adolescents

NCT06919263

COMPLETED NA

Long COVID-19 Syndrome Lifestyle Intervention Study

NCT05836402

COMPLETED NA

Guiding Aging Long-Term Opioid Therapy Users Into Safer Use Patterns

NCT05808127

COMPLETED NA

The Effects of Music Listening on Anxiety and Agitation in People With Mild and Moderate Cognitive Impairment

NCT05858541

COMPLETED

Rates and Risk Factors of Contact Between the OTX-TIC Intracameral Ocular Implant and Corneal Endothelium

NCT05835141

COMPLETED NA

Influencer Marketing: a Survey-based Experiment

NCT06433466

COMPLETED NA

A Pilot Study Comparing Telehealth and In-Person Therapy Service Delivery Following NICU Discharge

NCT06893003

COMPLETED NA

Virtual Reality in Pediatric Dentistry

NCT05585905

COMPLETED NA

Stress Radiography for Pelvic Ring Injuries

NCT05876871

COMPLETED NA

AESOPS Trial 2 (AESOPS-2): Availability of Opioid Harm

NCT04758637

COMPLETED NA

Heart Rate and Breathing Effects on Attention and Memory

NCT05602220

COMPLETED NA

COVID-19 Booster Incentives

NCT05648773

COMPLETED NA

Precision Vaccine Promotion in Underserved Populations

NCT05537441

COMPLETED Phase 4

Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Study Investigating the Efficacy of Exparel (Liposomal Bupivacaine) for Postoperative Pain Relief in Mandibular Third Molar Extractions

NCT05374499

COMPLETED

Robotic Radical Nephroureterectomy Delphi Consensus

NCT05373966

COMPLETED Phase 4

Impact of Rifabutin on the Pharmacokinetics of Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor

NCT04840862

COMPLETED

Telemedicine Continuous Remote Monitoring of Adults With Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus

NCT05161793

COMPLETED NA

Here, My Voice 2 Voice Lessons Pilot

NCT05336747

COMPLETED NA

Automated Stress Detection and Restoration in Office Workers

NCT05242523

COMPLETED NA

Effects of e-Cigarettes on Perceptions and Behavior - Substudy 2

NCT05958966

COMPLETED NA

Efficacy of a Sleep Hygiene Toolkit for Patients in ARU

NCT05541692

COMPLETED NA

Helping Hypertension Patients to Interpret Blood Pressure Readings and Motivate Blood Pressure Control

NCT04485637

COMPLETED NA

Improving Safe Antibiotic Prescribing in Telehealth

NCT05138874

COMPLETED NA

The Role of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for Menstrual Pain Relief

NCT05178589

COMPLETED NA

Therapeutic Intervention Supporting Development From NICU to 6 Months for Infants Post Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy

NCT05130528

COMPLETED NA

Transportation Assistance Program for Liver Transplant

NCT05080595

COMPLETED NA

Efficacy of PuraSinus Versus Bioresorbable Nasal Dressings

NCT04970966

COMPLETED NA

Sonographic Measurement of Intraneural Blood Flow in the Median Nerve

NCT05057754

COMPLETED NA

Smartphone App to Improve Physical Activity in Older Adults With MCI/Mild Dementia

NCT04950998

COMPLETED Phase 2

Safety of Acamprosate in Treating Alcohol Use Disorder in the Post Liver Transplant Populations

NCT06471686

TERMINATED Phase 4

Simplified IMmunosuppressive Protocol Utilizing Low Dose EnvarsusXR

NCT04773392

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 83
Phase 2 90
Phase 3 9
Phase 4 22

What is open in the University of Southern California pipeline

97 recruiting of 617 indexed (16% open); 361 completed (59%).

Phase mix: 31 late (III/IV) vs 173 early (I/II) (early-phase heavy).

Top condition: Obesity (6 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 Southern California: open-pipeline peers nationwide

Peers matched on 617 registered trials and 16% open enrollment, not the therapeutic-area sidebar.

University of Southern California 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 0200400600800 0%5%10%15%20% Total trials Recruiting share University of Southern CaliforniaBaylor College of MedicineUS Department of Veterans AffairsUniversity of RochesterJanssen Research & DevelopmentYoungstown State UniversityRoswell Park Cancer InstituteFox Chase Cancer CenterUniversity of Oregon
University of Southern California 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 Southern California 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 617 trials (± recruiting share)

Sponsors near 16% open enrollment (± trial volume)

What to do with this University of Southern California page

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

  • 97 of University of Southern California'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 Southern California 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 Southern California pipeline card: 617 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.