Vanderbilt University

Open enrollment with an early-phase pipeline tilt

According to ClinicalTrials.gov-derived indexes, Vanderbilt University sits in the top decile of US sponsors by registered trial count (#83 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count).

430 total trials 15 currently recruiting 343 completed early-phase tilt top decile by trial count

Vanderbilt University: 430 sponsored US clinical trials, 15 recruiting.

Vanderbilt University sponsors 430 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 15 of them currently recruiting, and 343 completed. 42 of these trials are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 92 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most-studied condition in this pipeline is Obesity, with 8 trials.

Top-decile sponsor footprint

Vanderbilt University ranks in the top decile of sponsors by registered trial count (#83 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 53/100

343 of 401 decided trials (Completed vs. Terminated on ClinicalTrials.gov) reached their planned completion (85.5%), 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

430 total, page 1 of 9

RECRUITING NA

Drumming Lessons' Influence on Children With Down Syndrome

NCT07156318

RECRUITING NA

Whole Food for Families: A Pilot RCT of a Dietary Guidelines-Based Intervention to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes

NCT06482944

RECRUITING NA

Sentence Shaping - DHH

NCT06860022

RECRUITING NA

Understanding Cognitive-Academic Bidirectionality in Math Learning Disabilities

NCT07220746

RECRUITING NA

Project PAIR: Parent-implemented Articulation Intervention With Recast

NCT06936696

RECRUITING NA

Whole Foods for Teens: A Pilot Dietary Intervention to Reduce Body Adiposity in Adolescents With Obesity

NCT06464497

RECRUITING NA

Growing Strong Study of Unconditional Cash Transfers Plus Peer Support for Families With Babies in Homeless Shelters

NCT06323967

RECRUITING NA

A Randomized Controlled Trial Testing the Effect of the Youth Mindful Awareness Program on Negative Affect (YMAP2).

NCT06526052

RECRUITING NA

Telehealth-enhanced Patient-oriented Recovery Trajectory After Intensive Care

NCT06014931

RECRUITING NA

Noninvasive Brain Stimulation to Enhance Reading Comprehension Ability in Adults

NCT05523505

RECRUITING NA

CBT Enhanced With Social Cognitive Training vs. CBT Only With Depressed Youth

NCT05456035

RECRUITING NA

Executive Function in Early Childhood

NCT03713125

RECRUITING Phase 1

Metabolic Effects of Angiotensin-(1-7)

NCT02646475

RECRUITING

The Vanderbilt Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Registry

NCT02404415

RECRUITING

Providing Access to the Visual Environment

NCT00341744

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA

Testing a Family Service Navigator Program for Low-resourced Families of Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

NCT05099705

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2

Interventions for Reading Disabilities in NF1

NCT02964884

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING

Identifying Barriers and Strategies to Support Self-efficacy for Medication Adherence With Text Messaging

NCT02785848

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1

Reduction in Splanchnic Capacitance Contributes to Sympathetically Dependent Hypertension in Autonomic

NCT02726711

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1

Role of Sympathetic Activity and Splanchnic Capacitance in Hypertension

NCT02425566

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING

Assessment of Antibodies and Inflammatory Markers in Postural Tachycardia Syndrome

NCT02196376

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING

Trans-pulmonary Biomarkers in Pulmonary Hypertension

NCT01961232

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA

Transdermal Vagal Stimulation for POTS

NCT02281097

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA

Aldosterone & Sodium Regulation in Postural Tachycardia Syndrome - Screening

NCT01783288

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA

Insulin Detemir in Obesity Management

NCT01239550

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING

Study of Changes in Skeletal Muscle After Caloric Restriction

NCT00993460

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA

Critical Illness Myopathy as a Cause of Debilitating ICU-Acquired Weakness

NCT00937001

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA

Acute Salt Handling in Orthostatic Intolerance

NCT00581633

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING

Multicenter ACL Revision Study (MARS)

NCT00625885

TERMINATED NA

Sit Less Program for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT06457802

COMPLETED NA

The R4R Advance Care Planning Pilot Study

NCT06129149

COMPLETED NA

Reducing Loneliness of Older Adults in Long Term Care Facilities Through Collaborative Augmented Realities

NCT06179225

COMPLETED NA

Adapting the Shed-MEDS Deprescribing Intervention to Dementia Care in Assisted Living

NCT05956665

COMPLETED NA

Prevention of Anhedonia in Children

NCT05988138

COMPLETED Phase 1

Use of Socially Assistive Robots for Long Term Care Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment and Apathy

NCT05178992

COMPLETED NA

Technology Based Sedentary Reduction Intervention in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT05691452

COMPLETED NA

Whole Prediabetes: A Family-Centered Whole Foods Diet in Adults With Prediabetes and Their Offspring

NCT05483972

COMPLETED NA

Reducing Sedentary Time in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease

NCT05534256

COMPLETED NA

Adapting an Advocacy Services Intervention for Latinx Families of Transition-aged Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder

NCT06207149

COMPLETED NA

Human-Animal Interactions to Improve Reading for Children With Learning Differences

NCT05235451

COMPLETED NA

Women's Responses to a Mindfulness-Based Body Scan: A Pilot Study

NCT05137769

COMPLETED NA

Family Promoting Positive Emotions Pilot Study

NCT05223842

COMPLETED NA

The Influence of a Medication Adherence Smartphone Application on Medication Adherence in Chronic Illness

NCT05098743

COMPLETED NA

Expressive Storytelling to Share Adolescents/Young Adults Cancer Stories

NCT04855487

COMPLETED NA

Virtual Reality Training for Social Skills in Schizophrenia - Comparison With Cognitive Training

NCT04005794

COMPLETED NA

Translational Research to Inform Interventions for Challenging Behavior

NCT04842500

COMPLETED NA

Testing the Effect of the Youth Mindful Awareness Program on Negative Affect

NCT04718129

COMPLETED NA

Digital-storytelling Intervention for Rural-dwelling Children

NCT04665479

COMPLETED NA

Digital Storytelling in the NICU

NCT04254718

COMPLETED NA

Family-Centered Songwriting in Pediatric Palliative Care

NCT04198038

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 50
Phase 2 42
Phase 3 10
Phase 4 32

What is open in the Vanderbilt University pipeline

15 recruiting of 430 indexed (3% open); 343 completed (80%).

Phase mix: 42 late (III/IV) vs 92 early (I/II) (early-phase heavy).

Top condition: Obesity (8 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.

Vanderbilt University: open-pipeline peers nationwide

Peers matched on 430 registered trials and 3% open enrollment, not the therapeutic-area sidebar.

Vanderbilt University 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 0100200300400500 0%10%20%30% Total trials Recruiting share Vanderbilt UniversityUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoChildren's Hospital of PhiladelphiaNovo Nordisk A/SDartmouth-Hitchcock Medical CenterUSDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research CenterMedtronic MiniMedSandozSonova
Vanderbilt University 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).

Vanderbilt University 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 430 trials (± recruiting share)

Sponsors near 3% open enrollment (± trial volume)

What to do with this Vanderbilt University page

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

  • 15 of Vanderbilt University's trials are currently recruiting, check each one's own eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • Obesity is the condition Vanderbilt University 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.

Vanderbilt University pipeline card: 430 registered trials from official public datasets.Report a data error.