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Endocrine System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 35,596 trials for Endocrine System Diseases or a narrower condition beneath it. Novo Nordisk A/S has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 886.

MeSH D004700 Endocrine System Diseases C19
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Phase 1 Phase 1 3,706 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 1,206 Phase 2 Phase 2 4,222 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 448 Phase 3 Phase 3 3,035 Phase 4 Phase 4 2,693 Not applicable Not applicable 12,082 Observational Observational 8,157 Phase 1 Phase 1 3,706 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 1,206 Phase 2 Phase 2 4,222 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 448 Phase 3 Phase 3 3,035 Phase 4 Phase 4 2,693 Not applicable Not applicable 12,082 Observational Observational 8,157

Trials per phase (log scale)

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322 of the 35,596 trials are tagged with Endocrine System Diseases itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Endocrine System 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. 75 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: 2,026

1990: 13 trials (Observational 8, Not applicable 3, Phase 2 1, Phase 1/2 1) 1991: 19 trials (Observational 5, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 7, Phase 1 3) 1992: 24 trials (Observational 11, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 3, Phase 1 3) 1993: 34 trials (Observational 14, Not applicable 5, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 8, Phase 1 2) 1994: 34 trials (Observational 16, Not applicable 3, Phase 3 7, Phase 2 2, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 4) 1995: 43 trials (Observational 18, Not applicable 3, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 5, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 11, Phase 1 3) 1996: 40 trials (Observational 12, Not applicable 1, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 9, Phase 2 10, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 6) 1997: 76 trials (Observational 16, Not applicable 9, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 12, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 17, Phase 1/2 6, Phase 1 11) 1998: 111 trials (Observational 20, Not applicable 11, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 20, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 31, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 23) 1999: 161 trials (Observational 40, Not applicable 12, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 27, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 49, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 24) 2000: 195 trials (Observational 39, Not applicable 30, Phase 4 8, Phase 3 34, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 43, Phase 1/2 9, Phase 1 27) 2001: 265 trials (Observational 48, Not applicable 38, Phase 4 22, Phase 3 51, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 61, Phase 1/2 9, Phase 1 33) 2002: 338 trials (Observational 45, Not applicable 61, Phase 4 57, Phase 3 64, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 70, Phase 1/2 6, Phase 1 31) 2003: 474 trials (Observational 67, Not applicable 62, Phase 4 88, Phase 3 84, Phase 2/3 12, Phase 2 102, Phase 1/2 21, Phase 1 38) 2004: 620 trials (Observational 101, Not applicable 110, Phase 4 81, Phase 3 118, Phase 2/3 9, Phase 2 123, Phase 1/2 18, Phase 1 60) 2005: 726 trials (Observational 131, Not applicable 126, Phase 4 93, Phase 3 123, Phase 2/3 17, Phase 2 133, Phase 1/2 31, Phase 1 72) 2006: 968 trials (Observational 158, Not applicable 193, Phase 4 105, Phase 3 162, Phase 2/3 22, Phase 2 196, Phase 1/2 31, Phase 1 101) 2007: 1,049 trials (Observational 224, Not applicable 200, Phase 4 107, Phase 3 136, Phase 2/3 24, Phase 2 182, Phase 1/2 34, Phase 1 142) 2008: 1,159 trials (Other 1, Observational 250, Not applicable 240, Phase 4 128, Phase 3 153, Phase 2/3 29, Phase 2 191, Phase 1/2 37, Phase 1 130) 2009: 1,265 trials (Observational 246, Not applicable 327, Phase 4 136, Phase 3 130, Phase 2/3 31, Phase 2 175, Phase 1/2 51, Phase 1 169) 2010: 1,276 trials (Observational 245, Not applicable 328, Phase 4 140, Phase 3 155, Phase 2/3 24, Phase 2 175, Phase 1/2 40, Phase 1 169) 2011: 1,268 trials (Observational 259, Not applicable 382, Phase 4 113, Phase 3 132, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 159, Phase 1/2 38, Phase 1 180) 2012: 1,387 trials (Observational 324, Not applicable 429, Phase 4 133, Phase 3 141, Phase 2/3 17, Phase 2 157, Phase 1/2 46, Phase 1 140) 2013: 1,400 trials (Observational 286, Not applicable 455, Phase 4 134, Phase 3 136, Phase 2/3 9, Phase 2 158, Phase 1/2 42, Phase 1 180) 2014: 1,458 trials (Other 1, Observational 297, Not applicable 533, Phase 4 134, Phase 3 115, Phase 2/3 23, Phase 2 143, Phase 1/2 51, Phase 1 161) 2015: 1,478 trials (Observational 308, Not applicable 545, Phase 4 137, Phase 3 112, Phase 2/3 16, Phase 2 161, Phase 1/2 48, Phase 1 151) 2016: 1,593 trials (Other 1, Observational 380, Not applicable 575, Phase 4 152, Phase 3 96, Phase 2/3 24, Phase 2 158, Phase 1/2 52, Phase 1 155) 2017: 1,584 trials (Other 1, Observational 380, Not applicable 592, Phase 4 101, Phase 3 101, Phase 2/3 15, Phase 2 162, Phase 1/2 63, Phase 1 169) 2018: 1,569 trials (Observational 373, Not applicable 608, Phase 4 111, Phase 3 100, Phase 2/3 17, Phase 2 160, Phase 1/2 50, Phase 1 150) 2019: 1,678 trials (Other 2, Observational 404, Not applicable 684, Phase 4 94, Phase 3 102, Phase 2/3 15, Phase 2 158, Phase 1/2 62, Phase 1 157) 2020: 1,543 trials (Observational 433, Not applicable 592, Phase 4 82, Phase 3 81, Phase 2/3 10, Phase 2 154, Phase 1/2 48, Phase 1 143) 2021: 1,882 trials (Observational 506, Not applicable 767, Phase 4 104, Phase 3 96, Phase 2/3 14, Phase 2 158, Phase 1/2 66, Phase 1 171) 2022: 1,906 trials (Observational 534, Not applicable 795, Phase 4 77, Phase 3 80, Phase 2/3 9, Phase 2 164, Phase 1/2 57, Phase 1 190) 2023: 1,886 trials (Observational 487, Not applicable 817, Phase 4 76, Phase 3 90, Phase 2/3 20, Phase 2 179, Phase 1/2 59, Phase 1 158) 2024: 2,026 trials (Other 1, Observational 500, Not applicable 864, Phase 4 90, Phase 3 95, Phase 2/3 25, Phase 2 185, Phase 1/2 69, Phase 1 197) 2025: 1,926 trials (Observational 491, Not applicable 833, Phase 4 79, Phase 3 102, Phase 2/3 17, Phase 2 169, Phase 1/2 66, Phase 1 169)

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) 1,756
2025 1,926
2024 2,026
2023 1,886
2022 1,906
2021 1,882
2020 1,543
2019 1,678
2018 1,569
2017 1,584

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 2,200 trials starting in 2026 and about 2,000 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 2,958 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 22 months across 22,399 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Endocrine System Diseases trials in? (10)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 3,706
Phase 1/2 1,206
Phase 2 4,222
Phase 2/3 448
Phase 3 3,035
Phase 4 2,693
Not applicable 12,082
Observational 8,157
Expanded access 43
Unknown 4

How many Endocrine System 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 1,466
Recruiting 3,688
Enrolling by invitation 267
Active, not recruiting 1,332
Available 12

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

Which lead sponsors run the most Endocrine System Diseases trials? (9)

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
Novo Nordisk A/S 886
AstraZeneca 457
Eli Lilly and Company 393
National Cancer Institute (NCI) 361
Sanofi 294

Which drugs are being tested for Endocrine System Diseases? (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
(nab)-paclitaxel 367
SITAGLIPTIN 330
Semaglutide 262
BMS-512148 246
LIRAGLUTIDE 239

Interventions as named in the registry (8)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
1% Metformin 902
Gemcitabine/Gemzar 652
Glargine Insulin 560
or carboplatin 342
Bevacizumab 1 264

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 Endocrine System 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
Surgical and medical procedures 17,361 6
Acute MI 11,372 1
Acute Stroke 10,647 1
Heart Failure Hospitalization 10,455 1
Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5 or ESKD 9,216 1

Which publications cover Endocrine System Diseases? (134)

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

Sub-conditions in MeSH (10)

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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