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Condition (MeSH)

Cardiovascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 64,430 trials for Cardiovascular Diseases or a narrower condition beneath it. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 682.

MeSH D002318 Cardiovascular Diseases C14
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Phase 1 Phase 1 3,195 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 1,361 Phase 2 Phase 2 4,872 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 782 Phase 3 Phase 3 4,427 Phase 4 Phase 4 4,900 Not applicable Not applicable 24,450 Observational Observational 20,338 Phase 1 Phase 1 3,195 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 1,361 Phase 2 Phase 2 4,872 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 782 Phase 3 Phase 3 4,427 Phase 4 Phase 4 4,900 Not applicable Not applicable 24,450 Observational Observational 20,338

Trials per phase (log scale)

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5,346 of the 64,430 trials are tagged with Cardiovascular Diseases itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Cardiovascular Diseases trials start? (37)

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. 158 trials are registered to start in 2027 or later, and not listed here.

Trials over time, by phase

  • Phase 1
  • Phase 1/2
  • Phase 2
  • Phase 2/3
  • Phase 3
  • Phase 4
  • Not applicable
  • Observational
  • Other (Expanded access, Unknown)

Top of scale: 3,876

1990: 49 trials (Observational 36, Not applicable 2, Phase 3 5, Phase 2 6) 1991: 63 trials (Observational 47, Not applicable 4, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 8, Phase 2 3) 1992: 75 trials (Observational 48, Not applicable 4, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 15, Phase 2 5, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 1993: 69 trials (Observational 45, Not applicable 3, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 10, Phase 2 6, Phase 1 2) 1994: 61 trials (Observational 31, Not applicable 3, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 15, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 7, Phase 1 2) 1995: 89 trials (Observational 50, Not applicable 8, Phase 3 19, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 7, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 2) 1996: 94 trials (Observational 47, Not applicable 13, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 16, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 9, Phase 1 3) 1997: 114 trials (Observational 40, Not applicable 13, Phase 4 11, Phase 3 18, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 20, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 7) 1998: 185 trials (Observational 56, Not applicable 13, Phase 4 10, Phase 3 40, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 48, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 12) 1999: 230 trials (Observational 72, Not applicable 20, Phase 4 17, Phase 3 40, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 54, Phase 1/2 8, Phase 1 16) 2000: 303 trials (Observational 89, Not applicable 46, Phase 4 28, Phase 3 53, Phase 2/3 7, Phase 2 52, Phase 1/2 14, Phase 1 14) 2001: 366 trials (Observational 110, Not applicable 55, Phase 4 43, Phase 3 67, Phase 2/3 7, Phase 2 61, Phase 1/2 10, Phase 1 13) 2002: 493 trials (Observational 105, Not applicable 95, Phase 4 64, Phase 3 85, Phase 2/3 14, Phase 2 86, Phase 1/2 15, Phase 1 29) 2003: 748 trials (Other 1, Observational 169, Not applicable 131, Phase 4 123, Phase 3 136, Phase 2/3 21, Phase 2 87, Phase 1/2 36, Phase 1 44) 2004: 921 trials (Observational 189, Not applicable 173, Phase 4 168, Phase 3 149, Phase 2/3 23, Phase 2 138, Phase 1/2 25, Phase 1 56) 2005: 1,164 trials (Observational 243, Not applicable 242, Phase 4 173, Phase 3 190, Phase 2/3 32, Phase 2 174, Phase 1/2 38, Phase 1 72) 2006: 1,458 trials (Observational 349, Not applicable 304, Phase 4 217, Phase 3 232, Phase 2/3 31, Phase 2 183, Phase 1/2 38, Phase 1 104) 2007: 1,613 trials (Other 1, Observational 408, Not applicable 370, Phase 4 211, Phase 3 205, Phase 2/3 34, Phase 2 207, Phase 1/2 55, Phase 1 122) 2008: 1,773 trials (Observational 444, Not applicable 443, Phase 4 226, Phase 3 214, Phase 2/3 47, Phase 2 217, Phase 1/2 52, Phase 1 130) 2009: 1,873 trials (Other 2, Observational 504, Not applicable 505, Phase 4 257, Phase 3 176, Phase 2/3 47, Phase 2 195, Phase 1/2 62, Phase 1 125) 2010: 2,022 trials (Observational 622, Not applicable 568, Phase 4 255, Phase 3 168, Phase 2/3 17, Phase 2 204, Phase 1/2 72, Phase 1 116) 2011: 2,130 trials (Observational 606, Not applicable 683, Phase 4 236, Phase 3 170, Phase 2/3 34, Phase 2 201, Phase 1/2 72, Phase 1 128) 2012: 2,228 trials (Other 2, Observational 660, Not applicable 720, Phase 4 231, Phase 3 187, Phase 2/3 17, Phase 2 221, Phase 1/2 60, Phase 1 130) 2013: 2,339 trials (Observational 671, Not applicable 892, Phase 4 195, Phase 3 162, Phase 2/3 34, Phase 2 205, Phase 1/2 61, Phase 1 119) 2014: 2,682 trials (Observational 829, Not applicable 1,045, Phase 4 234, Phase 3 141, Phase 2/3 36, Phase 2 181, Phase 1/2 59, Phase 1 157) 2015: 2,716 trials (Other 3, Observational 891, Not applicable 1,033, Phase 4 237, Phase 3 144, Phase 2/3 27, Phase 2 191, Phase 1/2 57, Phase 1 133) 2016: 2,904 trials (Other 1, Observational 922, Not applicable 1,202, Phase 4 224, Phase 3 134, Phase 2/3 32, Phase 2 198, Phase 1/2 58, Phase 1 133) 2017: 2,991 trials (Other 1, Observational 1,056, Not applicable 1,219, Phase 4 203, Phase 3 125, Phase 2/3 27, Phase 2 194, Phase 1/2 41, Phase 1 125) 2018: 3,196 trials (Other 1, Observational 1,091, Not applicable 1,357, Phase 4 183, Phase 3 146, Phase 2/3 39, Phase 2 190, Phase 1/2 49, Phase 1 140) 2019: 3,193 trials (Observational 1,102, Not applicable 1,378, Phase 4 161, Phase 3 139, Phase 2/3 20, Phase 2 180, Phase 1/2 66, Phase 1 147) 2020: 3,206 trials (Observational 1,264, Not applicable 1,271, Phase 4 156, Phase 3 136, Phase 2/3 26, Phase 2 160, Phase 1/2 46, Phase 1 147) 2021: 3,718 trials (Other 1, Observational 1,325, Not applicable 1,577, Phase 4 187, Phase 3 156, Phase 2/3 36, Phase 2 201, Phase 1/2 66, Phase 1 169) 2022: 3,693 trials (Observational 1,288, Not applicable 1,671, Phase 4 158, Phase 3 155, Phase 2/3 21, Phase 2 191, Phase 1/2 53, Phase 1 156) 2023: 3,837 trials (Observational 1,326, Not applicable 1,825, Phase 4 156, Phase 3 143, Phase 2/3 32, Phase 2 167, Phase 1/2 57, Phase 1 131) 2024: 3,876 trials (Observational 1,222, Not applicable 1,889, Phase 4 163, Phase 3 169, Phase 2/3 34, Phase 2 173, Phase 1/2 50, Phase 1 176) 2025: 3,808 trials (Observational 1,166, Not applicable 1,864, Phase 4 163, Phase 3 176, Phase 2/3 30, Phase 2 203, Phase 1/2 54, Phase 1 152)

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.

Trials started per year
Year Trials started
2026 (partial year) 3,425
2025 3,808
2024 3,876
2023 3,837
2022 3,693
2021 3,718
2020 3,206
2019 3,193
2018 3,196
2017 2,991

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 4,300 trials starting in 2026 and about 3,900 in 2027, the average of the 24 months through September, counted as registered and carried forward, with about 0.7 times the starts already registered for the rest of 2026 added. 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 10 percent and ran about 4 percent high against the count later registered; forecasts made before the year began were off by about 25 percent and ran about 15 percent low against the count later registered, and had about 7 percent more error than repeating last year's count. The part-way figures are from forecasts that used a multiple fitted only on earlier years. A stricter check that trains only on older years did not support adding planned starts for conditions of this size: it ran about 6 percent high 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 5,517 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 24 months across 37,153 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Cardiovascular Diseases trials in? (10)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 3,195
Phase 1/2 1,361
Phase 2 4,872
Phase 2/3 782
Phase 3 4,427
Phase 4 4,900
Not applicable 24,450
Observational 20,338
Expanded access 98
Unknown 7

How many Cardiovascular Diseases trials are recruiting? (13)

Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.

Trials by recruitment status
Status Trials
Not yet recruiting 3,092
Recruiting 7,928
Enrolling by invitation 576
Active, not recruiting 2,429
Available 25

Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.

Which lead sponsors run the most Cardiovascular Diseases trials? (8)

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.

Lead sponsors
Sponsor Trials
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) 682
Abbott Medical Devices 414
Boston Scientific Corporation 291
Bayer 287
Novartis Pharmaceuticals 269

Which drugs are being tested for Cardiovascular Diseases? (4)

Shown in this order: most trials first. One row per drug, matched to a single molecule under all its names, ranked by number of trials.

Drugs tested
Drug Trials
Cytoxan 369
Rivaroxaban 308
ATORVASTATIN 255
Melphalan 229

Interventions as named in the registry (11)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
Dexamethasone/Dexamethasone acetate 759
EC Aspirin 433
Bortezomib SC 412
X: Lenalidomide 395
Clopidogrel 75 372

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 Cardiovascular Diseases trials report? (10)

Shown in this order: most subjects affected first. Subjects affected summed across trials, a cross-trial signal, not a rate.

Serious adverse events in this condition's trials
Adverse event Subjects affected Trials
Pneumonia 26,440 1,392
Surgical and medical procedures 24,350 22
Other 22,317 94
Cardiac failure 21,565 593
Angina pectoris 17,047 520

Which publications cover Cardiovascular Diseases? (12,380)

Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.

Sub-conditions in MeSH (5)

MeSH descendants one level down with at least one trial, most trials first.

Not on this page

Not measured: delivery record.

Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: prevalence and rare-disease identity.

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