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Condition (MeSH)

Colonic Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 10,887 trials for Colonic Diseases or a narrower condition beneath it. National Cancer Institute (NCI) has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 192.

MeSH D003108 Digestive System Diseases C06
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Phase 1 Phase 1 1,220 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 599 Phase 2 Phase 2 1,927 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 160 Phase 3 Phase 3 824 Phase 4 Phase 4 343 Not applicable Not applicable 3,137 Observational Observational 2,658 Phase 1 Phase 1 1,220 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 599 Phase 2 Phase 2 1,927 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 160 Phase 3 Phase 3 824 Phase 4 Phase 4 343 Not applicable Not applicable 3,137 Observational Observational 2,658

Trials per phase

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157 of the 10,887 trials are tagged with Colonic Diseases itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Colonic 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. 18 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

Top of scale: 711

1990: 3 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 1) 1991: 3 trials (Phase 3 2, Phase 2 1) 1992: 1 trials (Phase 2/3 1) 1993: 12 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 8, Phase 2 1) 1994: 10 trials (Observational 2, Phase 3 5, Phase 2 2, Phase 1 1) 1995: 8 trials (Observational 2, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 3, Phase 1 2) 1996: 13 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 6, Phase 1 1) 1997: 25 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 3, Phase 3 6, Phase 2 4, Phase 1/2 5, Phase 1 5) 1998: 44 trials (Observational 9, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 9, Phase 2 10, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 11) 1999: 48 trials (Observational 7, Not applicable 4, Phase 3 9, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 16, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 8) 2000: 68 trials (Observational 11, Not applicable 6, Phase 3 14, Phase 2 18, Phase 1/2 9, Phase 1 10) 2001: 75 trials (Observational 5, Not applicable 4, Phase 3 11, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 33, Phase 1/2 6, Phase 1 14) 2002: 102 trials (Observational 18, Not applicable 8, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 15, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 37, Phase 1/2 5, Phase 1 12) 2003: 131 trials (Observational 25, Not applicable 13, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 26, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 39, Phase 1/2 6, Phase 1 16) 2004: 151 trials (Observational 19, Not applicable 17, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 26, Phase 2/3 10, Phase 2 50, Phase 1/2 12, Phase 1 14) 2005: 193 trials (Observational 22, Not applicable 35, Phase 4 18, Phase 3 30, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 46, Phase 1/2 11, Phase 1 28) 2006: 241 trials (Observational 43, Not applicable 34, Phase 4 7, Phase 3 39, Phase 2/3 7, Phase 2 68, Phase 1/2 11, Phase 1 32) 2007: 261 trials (Observational 55, Not applicable 48, Phase 4 15, Phase 3 29, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 66, Phase 1/2 14, Phase 1 29) 2008: 279 trials (Observational 55, Not applicable 64, Phase 4 12, Phase 3 41, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 63, Phase 1/2 16, Phase 1 26) 2009: 319 trials (Observational 75, Not applicable 69, Phase 4 12, Phase 3 22, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 79, Phase 1/2 19, Phase 1 38) 2010: 331 trials (Observational 77, Not applicable 77, Phase 4 13, Phase 3 27, Phase 2/3 6, Phase 2 74, Phase 1/2 25, Phase 1 32) 2011: 320 trials (Observational 86, Not applicable 73, Phase 4 17, Phase 3 25, Phase 2/3 6, Phase 2 66, Phase 1/2 11, Phase 1 36) 2012: 360 trials (Observational 97, Not applicable 90, Phase 4 17, Phase 3 24, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 75, Phase 1/2 19, Phase 1 33) 2013: 361 trials (Observational 86, Not applicable 117, Phase 4 14, Phase 3 26, Phase 2/3 6, Phase 2 62, Phase 1/2 12, Phase 1 38) 2014: 368 trials (Observational 88, Not applicable 109, Phase 4 15, Phase 3 39, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 58, Phase 1/2 18, Phase 1 37) 2015: 421 trials (Observational 107, Not applicable 139, Phase 4 17, Phase 3 32, Phase 2/3 11, Phase 2 62, Phase 1/2 15, Phase 1 38) 2016: 445 trials (Observational 114, Not applicable 138, Phase 4 16, Phase 3 36, Phase 2/3 8, Phase 2 47, Phase 1/2 23, Phase 1 63) 2017: 478 trials (Observational 124, Not applicable 179, Phase 4 13, Phase 3 19, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 63, Phase 1/2 26, Phase 1 50) 2018: 558 trials (Observational 152, Not applicable 160, Phase 4 15, Phase 3 37, Phase 2/3 9, Phase 2 89, Phase 1/2 38, Phase 1 58) 2019: 543 trials (Observational 147, Not applicable 173, Phase 4 12, Phase 3 20, Phase 2/3 8, Phase 2 92, Phase 1/2 32, Phase 1 59) 2020: 581 trials (Observational 172, Not applicable 177, Phase 4 15, Phase 3 37, Phase 2/3 6, Phase 2 70, Phase 1/2 35, Phase 1 69) 2021: 656 trials (Observational 187, Not applicable 227, Phase 4 18, Phase 3 38, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 80, Phase 1/2 32, Phase 1 69) 2022: 668 trials (Observational 207, Not applicable 222, Phase 4 17, Phase 3 28, Phase 2/3 9, Phase 2 94, Phase 1/2 35, Phase 1 56) 2023: 694 trials (Observational 162, Not applicable 262, Phase 4 12, Phase 3 30, Phase 2/3 7, Phase 2 105, Phase 1/2 36, Phase 1 80) 2024: 711 trials (Observational 187, Not applicable 232, Phase 4 18, Phase 3 35, Phase 2/3 7, Phase 2 98, Phase 1/2 37, Phase 1 97) 2025: 687 trials (Observational 158, Not applicable 228, Phase 4 15, Phase 3 36, Phase 2/3 6, Phase 2 135, Phase 1/2 34, Phase 1 75)

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) 632
2025 687
2024 711
2023 694
2022 668
2021 656
2020 581
2019 543
2018 558
2017 478

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 790 trials starting in 2026 and about 710 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 1,249 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 29 months across 6,092 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Colonic Diseases trials in? (9)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 1,220
Phase 1/2 599
Phase 2 1,927
Phase 2/3 160
Phase 3 824
Phase 4 343
Not applicable 3,137
Observational 2,658
Expanded access 19

How many Colonic Diseases trials are recruiting? (12)

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 568
Recruiting 1,535
Enrolling by invitation 96
Active, not recruiting 527
Available 8

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

Which lead sponsors run the most Colonic Diseases trials? (6)

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 Cancer Institute (NCI) 192
Hoffmann-La Roche 93
Pfizer 91
AbbVie 60
Takeda 60

Which drugs are being tested for Colonic Diseases? (8)

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
OXALIPLATIN 386
Irinotecan 353
Calcium Leucovorin 304
CETUXIMAB 296
"Capecitabine" 259

Interventions as named in the registry (7)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
Fluorouracile 419
Bevacizumab 1 402
Regorafenib Pill 99
FOLFIRI 81
MMX Mesalamine 70

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 Colonic 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
Diarrhoea 1,953 230
Colitis ulcerative 1,536 122
Abdominal pain 1,503 307
Vomiting 1,452 309
Pyrexia 1,390 239

Which publications cover Colonic Diseases? (333)

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

Sub-conditions in MeSH (7)

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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