Condition (MeSH)
Consciousness Disorders
ClinicalTrials.gov lists 770 trials for Consciousness Disorders or a narrower condition beneath it.
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Trials per phase (log scale)
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277 of the 770 trials are tagged with Consciousness Disorders itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.
When did Consciousness Disorders trials start? (30)
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. 2 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 (Unknown)
Top of scale: 70
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) | 42 |
| 2025 | 41 |
| 2024 | 70 |
| 2023 | 51 |
| 2022 | 56 |
| 2021 | 48 |
| 2020 | 44 |
| 2019 | 41 |
| 2018 | 41 |
| 2017 | 42 |
Showing 10 of 30 earlier years.
Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 51 trials starting in 2026 and about 46 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 15 percent and ran about 1 percent high against the count later registered; forecasts made before the year began were off by about 26 percent and ran about 20 percent low against the count later registered. The part-way figures are from forecasts that used a multiple fitted only on earlier years. 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 59 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 22 months across 437 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.
What phase are Consciousness Disorders trials in? (9)
Shown in this order: phase order.
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| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 20 |
| Phase 1/2 | 6 |
| Phase 2 | 39 |
| Phase 2/3 | 8 |
| Phase 3 | 30 |
| Phase 4 | 27 |
| Not applicable | 347 |
| Observational | 292 |
| Unknown | 1 |
How many Consciousness Disorders trials are recruiting? (9)
Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.
| Status | Trials |
|---|---|
| Not yet recruiting | 39 |
| Recruiting | 106 |
| Enrolling by invitation | 9 |
| Active, not recruiting | 17 |
| Completed | 400 |
Showing 5 of 9 statuses.
Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.
Which lead sponsors run the most Consciousness Disorders trials? (3)
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 |
|---|---|
| Abbott Medical Devices | 9 |
| Biotronik SE & Co. KG | 9 |
| National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) | 7 |
Which drugs are being tested for Consciousness Disorders? (5)
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.
| Drug | Trials |
|---|---|
| PROPOFOL | 7 |
| DEXMEDETOMIDINE | 6 |
| Ampreloxetine | 3 |
| Esketamine | 3 |
| PMI-150 (intranasal ketamine) | 3 |
Interventions as named in the registry (10)
Shown in this order: most trials first.
| Drug | Trials |
|---|---|
| amantadine HCl ER | 7 |
| D. Midazolam | 5 |
| Midodrine 2.5 mg tab | 4 |
| Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation | 4 |
| tDCS | 4 |
Showing 5 of 10 interventions.
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 Consciousness Disorders trials report? (10)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia | 64 | 10 |
| Cardiac Arrhythmia - Atrial Fibrillation | 41 | 1 |
| Syncope | 40 | 8 |
| Infection | 38 | 3 |
| Death | 37 | 8 |
Showing 5 of 10 adverse events.
Which publications cover Consciousness Disorders? (179)
Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.
| Publication | Journal | Year | Major topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Predictors of Recovering Full Consciousness: Results From a Prospective Multisite Italian Study. | European journal of neurology | 2025 | Yes |
| Prevention of extubation failure in neurocritical care patients with residual disorder of consciousness: the Brain-Injured Patients Extubation Readiness (BIPER) study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised controlled trial. | BMJ open | 2025 | Yes |
| The Gray Zone of Consciousness: Cognitive Motor Dissociation. | Current neurology and neuroscience reports | 2025 | Yes |
| Eye tracking as a novel approach to cognitive assessment in DOC patients based on evidence from a multicenter clinical trial. | Scientific reports | 2025 | Yes |
| Implications of the Consciousness State on Decannulation in Patients With a Prolonged Disorder of Consciousness. | Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation | 2024 | Yes |
Showing 5 of 179 publications.
Sub-conditions in MeSH (1)
MeSH descendants one level down with at least one trial, most trials first.
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Not measured: delivery record.
Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: prevalence and rare-disease identity.