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Condition (MeSH)

Coronary Artery Disease

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 4,714 trials for Coronary Artery Disease or a narrower condition beneath it. Abbott Medical Devices has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 79.

MeSH D003324 Cardiovascular Diseases C14
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Phase 1 Phase 1 98 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 37 Phase 2 Phase 2 206 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 54 Phase 3 Phase 3 264 Phase 4 Phase 4 646 Not applicable Not applicable 1,707 Observational Observational 1,700 Phase 1 Phase 1 98 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 37 Phase 2 Phase 2 206 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 54 Phase 3 Phase 3 264 Phase 4 Phase 4 646 Not applicable Not applicable 1,707 Observational Observational 1,700

Trials per phase (log scale)

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4,714 of the 4,714 trials are tagged with Coronary Artery Disease itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Coronary Artery Disease trials start? (36)

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. 10 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: 231

1991: 1 trials (Observational 1) 1992: 3 trials (Observational 3) 1993: 2 trials (Observational 1, Phase 2 1) 1994: 2 trials (Observational 1, Phase 3 1) 1995: 5 trials (Observational 5) 1996: 10 trials (Observational 4, Not applicable 3, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 2) 1997: 5 trials (Observational 1, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 2) 1998: 9 trials (Observational 4, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 2) 1999: 15 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 3, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 3, Phase 1/2 1) 2000: 22 trials (Observational 10, Not applicable 5, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 2, Phase 1/2 2) 2001: 22 trials (Observational 7, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 5) 2002: 49 trials (Observational 9, Not applicable 11, Phase 4 11, Phase 3 8, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 3, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 3) 2003: 64 trials (Observational 18, Not applicable 9, Phase 4 8, Phase 3 17, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 4, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 3) 2004: 77 trials (Observational 19, Not applicable 11, Phase 4 20, Phase 3 12, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 7, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 1) 2005: 90 trials (Observational 19, Not applicable 25, Phase 4 18, Phase 3 15, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 8, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 2) 2006: 147 trials (Observational 41, Not applicable 28, Phase 4 38, Phase 3 14, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 14, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 9) 2007: 148 trials (Observational 41, Not applicable 39, Phase 4 28, Phase 3 12, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 15, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 10) 2008: 178 trials (Observational 60, Not applicable 50, Phase 4 33, Phase 3 12, Phase 2/3 6, Phase 2 8, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 5) 2009: 199 trials (Observational 57, Not applicable 52, Phase 4 42, Phase 3 21, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 12, Phase 1/2 5, Phase 1 5) 2010: 218 trials (Observational 86, Not applicable 52, Phase 4 45, Phase 3 11, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 9, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 10) 2011: 202 trials (Observational 55, Not applicable 65, Phase 4 38, Phase 3 20, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 16, Phase 1 4) 2012: 205 trials (Observational 69, Not applicable 63, Phase 4 40, Phase 3 12, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 12, Phase 1 8) 2013: 210 trials (Observational 64, Not applicable 70, Phase 4 32, Phase 3 22, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 14, Phase 1 4) 2014: 216 trials (Observational 78, Not applicable 78, Phase 4 39, Phase 3 7, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 9, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 3) 2015: 204 trials (Observational 67, Not applicable 79, Phase 4 32, Phase 3 10, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 10, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 2) 2016: 203 trials (Observational 92, Not applicable 79, Phase 4 22, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 4, Phase 1 3) 2017: 208 trials (Observational 97, Not applicable 77, Phase 4 24, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 4, Phase 1 1) 2018: 231 trials (Observational 83, Not applicable 103, Phase 4 25, Phase 3 10, Phase 2 4, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 5) 2019: 203 trials (Observational 94, Not applicable 75, Phase 4 22, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 3, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 3) 2020: 205 trials (Observational 93, Not applicable 83, Phase 4 18, Phase 3 4, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 2, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 2) 2021: 226 trials (Observational 88, Not applicable 99, Phase 4 21, Phase 3 5, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 6, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 4) 2022: 230 trials (Observational 91, Not applicable 112, Phase 4 14, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 6, Phase 1 3) 2023: 219 trials (Observational 82, Not applicable 109, Phase 4 22, Phase 3 4, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 1 1) 2024: 223 trials (Observational 89, Not applicable 99, Phase 4 13, Phase 3 8, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 7, Phase 1 4) 2025: 206 trials (Observational 85, Not applicable 93, Phase 4 16, Phase 3 3, Phase 2 5, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 3)

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) 222
2025 206
2024 223
2023 219
2022 230
2021 226
2020 205
2019 203
2018 231
2017 208

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 260 trials starting in 2026 and about 230 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 13 percent and ran about 12 percent low against the count later registered; forecasts made before the year began were off by about 19 percent and ran about 17 percent low against the count later registered, and had about the same error as repeating last year's count. 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 300 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 25 months across 2,806 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Coronary Artery Disease trials in? (9)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 98
Phase 1/2 37
Phase 2 206
Phase 2/3 54
Phase 3 264
Phase 4 646
Not applicable 1,707
Observational 1,700
Expanded access 2

How many Coronary Artery Disease trials are recruiting? (10)

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 215
Recruiting 464
Enrolling by invitation 33
Active, not recruiting 195
Completed 2,488

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

Which lead sponsors run the most Coronary Artery Disease 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
Abbott Medical Devices 79
China National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases 53
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) 48
Boston Scientific Corporation 46
Cordis US Corp. 41

Which drugs are being tested for Coronary Artery Disease? (7)

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
ATORVASTATIN 37
ROSUVASTATIN 31
Regadenoson 26
Ranolazine 15
Rivaroxaban 14

Interventions as named in the registry (8)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
Clopidogrel 75 118
Ticagrelor (Brilique) 90 82
EC Aspirin 75
Prasugel 46
PCI (0.25% marcaine+ 2.0 μg/mL of adrenaline + %0.9 saline) 23

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 Coronary Artery Disease 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
Angina pectoris 5,045 68
Angina unstable 2,979 57
Pneumonia 2,341 86
Others/Miscellaneous 2,099 1
Non-cardiac chest pain 2,071 52

Which publications cover Coronary Artery Disease? (6,076)

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

Not on this page

Not measured: delivery record.

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

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