Washington University School of Medicine

Open enrollment with an early-phase pipeline tilt

According to ClinicalTrials.gov-derived indexes, Washington University School of Medicine sits in the top decile of US sponsors by registered trial count (#12 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count).

1,502 total trials 214 currently recruiting 919 completed early-phase tilt top decile by trial count

Washington University School of Medicine: 1,502 sponsored US clinical trials, 214 recruiting.

Washington University School of Medicine sponsors 1,502 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 214 of them currently recruiting, and 919 completed. 98 of these trials are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 569 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most-studied condition in this pipeline is Obesity, with 20 trials.

Top-decile sponsor footprint

Washington University School of Medicine ranks in the top decile of sponsors by registered trial count (#12 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 38/100

919 of 1,159 decided trials (Completed vs. Terminated on ClinicalTrials.gov) reached their planned completion (79.3%), 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

1,502 total, page 21 of 31

COMPLETED

Effects of Obesity and Physical Inactivity on Pregnancy Outcomes

NCT02039414

COMPLETED Early Phase 1

Actinic Keratosis Study

NCT02019355

COMPLETED NA

Diet and Exercise Intervention in Type 2 Diabetes

NCT01977560

COMPLETED Early Phase 1

Validation of Insulin Protocol for Glucocorticoid-induced Hyperglycemia in Diabetic Oncology Patients

NCT02012465

COMPLETED NA

Tauroursodeoxycholic Acid for Protease-inhibitor Associated Insulin Resistance

NCT01877551

COMPLETED NA

Disseminating Public Health Evidence to Support State Health Department Prevention of Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases

NCT01978054

COMPLETED Phase 4

Efficacy Study of Sitagliptin to Prevent New-onset Diabetes After Kidney Transplant

NCT01928199

COMPLETED Phase 1

MRI-Guided Laser Surgery and Doxorubicin Hydrochloride in Treating Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme

NCT01851733

COMPLETED NA

LumaENT and Patient Satisfaction

NCT02611622

COMPLETED Phase 1

Cognitive Oriented Strategy Training Augmented Rehabilitation (COSTAR) Treatment Approach for Stroke

NCT01910454

COMPLETED Early Phase 1

LAAM-HAART PET Imaging

NCT01935830

COMPLETED NA

Innovative Model of Patient-Centered ConTraception

NCT02364037

TERMINATED Phase 4

The Effects of Eplerenone on Markers of Myocardial Fibrosis in Adult Congenital Heart Disease

NCT01971593

COMPLETED NA

Can Intermittent Fasting Mimic the Metabolic and Cardiovascular and Anti-aging Effects of Calorie Restriction?

NCT01964118

COMPLETED Phase 1

Pazopanib Plus Cetuximab for Incurable Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC)

NCT01716416

COMPLETED Phase 2

Randomized Clinical Trial of Skin Closure With Staples Versus Suture

NCT01977612

COMPLETED Phase 1

Response of Brain Metastases After Gamma-Knife Radiosurgery Using Dynamic Susceptibility-weighted Contrast-enhanced Perfusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging

NCT02311556

COMPLETED Phase 1

Combining MLN8237 With Nab-Paclitaxel in Patients With Advanced Solid Malignancies

NCT01677559

TERMINATED Phase 1

VEGFR/PDGFR Dual Kinase Inhibitor X-82 and Everolimus for Treating Patients With Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

NCT01784861

COMPLETED

Dominican Republic Mission Cost Analysis

NCT01872364

COMPLETED Phase 1

Pharmacokinetics and Side Effects of the mGlu5 Antagonist Fenobam in Adult Healthy Volunteers

NCT01806415

TERMINATED NA

Vaginal Progesterone for the Prevention of Preterm Birth in Women With Arrested Preterm Labor

NCT01840228

TERMINATED NA

Hypotonia and Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) Glioma

NCT02584413

TERMINATED Phase 1

Azacitidine in Patients Undergoing Matched Unrelated Stem Cell Transplantation

NCT01747499

COMPLETED NA

Methadone in Pediatric Anesthesiology II

NCT01990573

TERMINATED NA

Axillary Ultrasound With or Without Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Detecting the Spread of Breast Cancer in Patients Receiving Breast Conservation Therapy

NCT01821768

COMPLETED Phase 1

Evaluation of FDOPA-PET/MRI in Pediatric Patients With CNS Tumors

NCT01999270

COMPLETED NA

Individualized vs. Household MRSA Decolonization

NCT01814371

COMPLETED Phase 2

Levocetirizine + Capecitabine + Bevacizumab for Patients With Refractory Colorectal Cancer

NCT01722162

COMPLETED NA

Study to Assess Perfusion and Patient Satisfaction in Nipple-Areola Mastectomy With Immediate Reconstruction

NCT01969448

COMPLETED Phase 1

The Role of Cholinergic Signaling for Mediating the Effects of GIP and/or Xenin-25 on Insulin Secretion

NCT01951729

COMPLETED NA

Role of Neutrophil Activation

NCT01815229

COMPLETED NA

Lipid Biomarkers for Diabetic Heart Disease

NCT01752842

COMPLETED Phase 1

Brentuximab Vedotin Prevention of (GVHD) After Unrelated Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation

NCT01700751

COMPLETED Phase 2

Genomic Predictors of Decitabine Response in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndromes

NCT01687400

COMPLETED NA

A Double Blind Clinical Trial of DCS for Food Anxiety

NCT01996644

COMPLETED NA

Early Warning System

NCT01741480

COMPLETED NA

Evaluation of PET/MRI in Patients With Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

NCT02028377

COMPLETED Phase 2

GSK1120212 in Surgically Resectable Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Cancer

NCT01553851

COMPLETED NA

Exercise and Parkinson's: Comparing Interventions and Exploring Neural Mechanisms

NCT01768832

COMPLETED NA

MRI for Non-invasive Evaluation of Brain Stress

NCT01898650

TERMINATED Phase 3

Post Operative Adjuvant Therapy De-intensification Trial for Human Papillomavirus-related, p16+ Oropharynx Cancer

NCT01687413

COMPLETED

Cemented vs Cementless TKA

NCT03683992

COMPLETED Phase 4

Development of a PET-MR Myocardial Perfusion Examination Using Regadenoson

NCT01779869

COMPLETED NA

Clinical Effectiveness of Self-Management Education Post-Mild Stroke

NCT01770184

COMPLETED NA

Preferred Consent Models for Secondary Uses of Biospecimens Among Diverse Women

NCT02205749

COMPLETED Phase 1

Glyburide Healthy Volunteer Study

NCT01716338

TERMINATED Phase 1

Dose Escalation Trial of Intrasite Vancomycin Pharmacokinetics

NCT01764750

COMPLETED Phase 2

Neratinib +/- Fulvestrant in Metastatic HER2 Non-amplified But HER2 Mutant Breast Cancer

NCT01670877

COMPLETED NA

Study of Hypotensive Hematopoietic Malignancy Patients' USCOM Readings

NCT01755000

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 332
Phase 2 237
Phase 3 40
Phase 4 58

What is open in the Washington University School of Medicine pipeline

214 recruiting of 1,502 indexed (14% open); 919 completed (61%).

Phase mix: 98 late (III/IV) vs 569 early (I/II) (early-phase heavy).

Top condition: Obesity (20 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.

Washington University School of Medicine: open-pipeline peers nationwide

Peers matched on 1,502 registered trials and 14% open enrollment, not the therapeutic-area sidebar.

Washington University School of Medicine sits at or above the median trial volume and below 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 Washington University School of MedicineYale UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaNovartis PharmaceuticalsAcademic and Community Cancer Research UnitedAdaptive BiotechnologiesAgelessRxAlaska Blind Child Discovery
Washington University School of Medicine sits at or above the median trial volume and below the median recruiting share among these 9 nationwide peers -- the two do not always move together. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (2026-08-08 snapshot).

Washington University School of Medicine sits at or above the median trial volume and below the median recruiting share among these 9 nationwide peers -- the two do not always move together.

Sponsors near 1,502 trials (± recruiting share)

Sponsors near 14% open enrollment (± trial volume)

What to do with this Washington University School of Medicine page

1,502 registered trials is a research-attention snapshot, not an endorsement of Washington University School of Medicine or any single study.

  • 214 of Washington University School of Medicine's trials are currently recruiting, check each one's own eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • Obesity is the condition Washington University School of Medicine 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. Washington University School of Medicine pipeline card: 1,502 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.