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 2 of 9

COMPLETED NA

EMT en Español for Spanish-speaking Toddlers With Language Delays

NCT04066049

COMPLETED NA

Improving the Academic Performance of First-Grade Students With Reading and Math Difficulty

NCT03991234

COMPLETED NA

TelePORT Pilot Study

NCT03926533

COMPLETED NA

Tailoring a Lifestyle Intervention to Address Obesity Disparities Among Men

NCT03037502

COMPLETED NA

Literacy and Language Interventions Via Telepractice for School-Age Children

NCT03878641

COMPLETED NA

Disruptive bEhavior manageMEnt ANd Prevention in Hospitalized Patients Using a behaviORal Intervention Team

NCT03777241

COMPLETED NA

CBT Enhanced With Social Cognitive Training

NCT03954392

TERMINATED NA

Enhancing Coping and Communication in Children With Cancer and Their Parents

NCT05051800

COMPLETED NA

Improving Response to Intervention in Students With or at Risk of Reading Disabilities

NCT03261661

COMPLETED Phase 1

Putative Cognitive Enhancer VU319

NCT03220295

COMPLETED NA

COgnitive and Physical Exercise (COPE) Prehabilitation Pilot Feasibility Study

NCT03094988

COMPLETED Phase 4

Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)-Related Attention Deficits in Children

NCT02712996

COMPLETED Phase 1

Contribution of Hyperinsulinemia vs. Hyperglycemia to Insulin Resistance in Type 1 Diabetes and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 (MODY2)

NCT02971202

COMPLETED NA

Mobility and Therapeutic Benefits Resulting From Exoskeleton Use in a Clinical Setting (SC140121 Study 1 and 2)

NCT03082898

COMPLETED

The Impact of Non-Routine Events on Neonatal Safety

NCT02756195

COMPLETED NA

Atropine in Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT)

NCT02927223

COMPLETED NA

Check It! 2.0: Positive Psychology Intervention for Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes

NCT02984709

COMPLETED

MRI Diffusion Tensor Tractography to Monitor Peripheral Nerve Recovery After Severe Crush or Cut/Repair Nerve Injury

NCT02960516

TERMINATED Phase 1

New Formulations of Propafenone to Treat Atrial Fibrillation

NCT02710669

TERMINATED NA

Atlas Predicted DBS Settings in Essential Tremor

NCT02678429

COMPLETED

Identifying Diuretic Resistance in Patients With Acute Heart Failure

NCT02751242

TERMINATED NA

Continuous Supraglottic pH Monitoring in Prolonged Intubated Intensive Care Patients and High Risk Aspiration Intraoperative Patients

NCT02604043

TERMINATED NA

Stress Index to Individualize Mechanical Ventilation in ARDS

NCT02871102

COMPLETED NA

The Natriuretic Peptide System in African-Americans.

NCT02730780

COMPLETED NA

Collaboration for Antepartum Risk Evaluation

NCT02786225

COMPLETED NA

Real-time Decision Support for Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) Prophylaxis

NCT02625181

COMPLETED NA

Virtual Reality Training for Social Skills in Schizophrenia

NCT03128099

COMPLETED Phase 4

Intrathecal (IT) Baclofen Drug Distribution

NCT02903823

COMPLETED Phase 2

Risk of Oxygen During Cardiac Surgery Trial

NCT02361944

COMPLETED

Urinary Biomarkers in the Detection of Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder

NCT02745301

COMPLETED Phase 1

Decision Making Study in Young and Middle-Aged Adults: Part II

NCT03512171

COMPLETED NA

Efficacy of IMPACT in Infant Siblings of Children With ASD

NCT03274622

COMPLETED NA

A ED-based Intervention to Improve Antihypertensive Adherence

NCT02672787

COMPLETED Phase 4

Comparison of Oral or Intravenous Thiazides vs Tolvaptan in Diuretic Resistant Decompensated Heart Failure

NCT02606253

COMPLETED Phase 4

The Effect of Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibition on Growth Hormone Secretion in Women With Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

NCT02122380

COMPLETED NA

Saline Against Lactated Ringers or Plasmalyte in the Emergency Department

NCT02614040

COMPLETED

Neuroinflammation and Postoperative Delirium in Cardiac Surgery

NCT02688179

COMPLETED Phase 2

The SCCS Polypill Pilot Trial

NCT02278471

COMPLETED Phase 4

Effect of DPP4 Inhibition on Vasoconstriction

NCT02639637

COMPLETED NA

Meal Schedule Effects on Circadian Energy Balance in Adults

NCT04144426

COMPLETED NA

Isotonic Solutions and Major Adverse Renal Events Trial in the Non-Medical Intensive Care Unit (SMART-SURG)

NCT02547779

COMPLETED NA

Once Versus Twice Daily Electrolyte Monitoring in CHF

NCT02497742

COMPLETED NA

Get With the Guidelines in ED Patients With Heart Failure

NCT02519283

COMPLETED NA

The Diabetes Medication Adherence Promotion Intervention Trial

NCT02458495

COMPLETED Phase 3

2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate Skin Cloths to Prevent SSI in Spine Surgery Patients

NCT02490631

COMPLETED NA

Use of 2% Chlorhexidine Cloths Reduce Surgical Site Infections

NCT02385708

COMPLETED Phase 4

Checklists and Upright Positioning in Endotracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Patients (Check-UP) Trial

NCT02497729

COMPLETED NA

Communication Intervention for Toddlers With Autism

NCT02595697

COMPLETED

Actigraphy to MEasuRe Intensive Care Unit Activity

NCT02263716

COMPLETED NA

Isotonic Solutions and Major Adverse Renal Events Trial in the Medical Intensive Care Unit

NCT02444988

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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.