Condition (MeSH)
Multiple Chronic Conditions
ClinicalTrials.gov lists 87 trials for Multiple Chronic Conditions or a narrower condition beneath it. VA Office of Research and Development has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 3.
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Trials per phase (log scale)
87 of the 87 trials are tagged with Multiple Chronic Conditions itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.
When did Multiple Chronic Conditions trials start? (15)
Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year.
Trials over time, by phase
- Phase 1
- Not applicable
- Observational
Top of scale: 14
Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.
| Year | Trials started |
|---|---|
| 2026 (partial year) | 3 |
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 |
Showing 10 of 15 earlier years.
Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 5 trials starting in 2026 and about 7 in 2027, the average of the 24 months through September, counted as registered and carried forward. The rows of this table count trials registered so far with a start date in the year, planned starts included; the forecast looks ahead to the count for the whole year, so it is not the same measure. In backtests on conditions of this size, forecasts made part-way through the year were typically off by about 28 percent and ran about 20 percent low against the count later registered; forecasts made before the year began were off by about 39 percent and ran about 37 percent low against the count later registered. These figures rest on a few years of history (target years from 2018 to 2025, varying by figure), place each condition as it is mapped today rather than as it was then, and score against a count for the newest year that was still being revised. Only condition series were scored.
Prediction, not a registry value: median of 36 months from start to primary completion across 12 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 18 months across 61 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.
What phase are Multiple Chronic Conditions trials in? (3)
Shown in this order: phase order.
Show the trials by phase as a table
| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 1 |
| Not applicable | 70 |
| Observational | 16 |
How many Multiple Chronic Conditions trials are recruiting? (8)
Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.
| Status | Trials |
|---|---|
| Not yet recruiting | 4 |
| Recruiting | 8 |
| Enrolling by invitation | 1 |
| Active, not recruiting | 6 |
| Completed | 56 |
Showing 5 of 8 statuses.
Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.
Which lead sponsors run the most Multiple Chronic Conditions trials? (1)
Shown in this order: most trials first. Lead sponsors the registry classes as industry, NIH, US federal, other government or network. A hospital or university the registry files as government can appear here. Sponsors it classes as academic or other are shown on the full page, because that class cannot separate an institution from a named investigator.
| Sponsor | Trials |
|---|---|
| VA Office of Research and Development | 3 |
Interventions as named in the registry (3)
Shown in this order: most trials first.
| Drug | Trials |
|---|---|
| Acupuncture | 1 |
| Observational Study | 1 |
| Vitamin D Supplement | 1 |
These are the names sponsors entered on ClinicalTrials.gov that we have not matched to a single molecule. Some are drugs under a brand or code name; others are procedures, doses or arm labels.
Which serious adverse events do Multiple Chronic Conditions trials report? (4)
Shown in this order: most subjects affected first. Subjects affected summed across trials, a cross-trial signal, not a rate.
| Adverse event | Subjects affected | Trials |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency Department or Urgent Care Visits | 50 | 1 |
| Hospital Admissions or Observation Stays | 31 | 1 |
| Hospitalization | 2 | 1 |
| Emergency Department Visit | 1 | 1 |
Which publications cover Multiple Chronic Conditions? (63)
Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.
| Publication | Journal | Year | Major topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Readiness for scale up following effectiveness-implementation trial: results of scalability assessment of the Community Partnership Program for diabetes self-management for older adults with multiple chronic conditions. | BMC health services research | 2025 | Yes |
| Preventing "tipping points" in high comorbidity patients: A lifeline from health coaches - rationale, design and methods. | Contemporary clinical trials | 2025 | Yes |
| Comparison of Smart Display Versus Laptop Platforms for an eHealth Intervention to Improve Functional Health for Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial. | JMIR research protocols | 2025 | Yes |
| Using Smart Displays to Implement an eHealth System for Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions: Randomized Controlled Trial. | JMIR aging | 2025 | Yes |
| Multiple Chronic Conditions among Seriously Ill Adults Receiving Palliative Care. | Western journal of nursing research | 2023 | Yes |
Showing 5 of 63 publications.
Not on this page
Not measured: delivery record.
Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: prevalence, rare-disease identity, and sub-conditions in mesh.