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Condition (MeSH)

Heart Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 28,053 trials for Heart Diseases or a narrower condition beneath it. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 557.

MeSH D006331 Cardiovascular Diseases C14
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Phase 1 Phase 1 695 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 307 Phase 2 Phase 2 1,438 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 316 Phase 3 Phase 3 1,689 Phase 4 Phase 4 2,569 Not applicable Not applicable 10,319 Observational Observational 10,700 Phase 1 Phase 1 695 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 307 Phase 2 Phase 2 1,438 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 316 Phase 3 Phase 3 1,689 Phase 4 Phase 4 2,569 Not applicable Not applicable 10,319 Observational Observational 10,700

Trials per phase (log scale)

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2,131 of the 28,053 trials are tagged with Heart Diseases itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Heart 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. 67 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: 1,582

1990: 37 trials (Observational 30, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 3, Phase 2 3) 1991: 55 trials (Observational 44, Not applicable 3, Phase 3 6, Phase 2 2) 1992: 56 trials (Observational 37, Not applicable 3, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 12, Phase 2 3) 1993: 43 trials (Observational 33, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 2, Phase 1 1) 1994: 35 trials (Observational 23, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 8, Phase 2 2, Phase 1 1) 1995: 55 trials (Observational 40, Not applicable 4, Phase 3 9, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 1) 1996: 57 trials (Observational 36, Not applicable 11, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 7, Phase 2 1) 1997: 48 trials (Observational 25, Not applicable 3, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 8, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 5, Phase 1/2 1) 1998: 75 trials (Observational 45, Not applicable 6, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 15, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 5) 1999: 97 trials (Observational 42, Not applicable 10, Phase 4 8, Phase 3 18, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 15, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 2000: 113 trials (Observational 52, Not applicable 21, Phase 4 12, Phase 3 15, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 6, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 1) 2001: 171 trials (Observational 74, Not applicable 27, Phase 4 22, Phase 3 30, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 16) 2002: 200 trials (Observational 62, Not applicable 39, Phase 4 29, Phase 3 37, Phase 2/3 7, Phase 2 16, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 7) 2003: 338 trials (Observational 103, Not applicable 59, Phase 4 57, Phase 3 62, Phase 2/3 13, Phase 2 30, Phase 1/2 9, Phase 1 5) 2004: 416 trials (Observational 120, Not applicable 83, Phase 4 90, Phase 3 53, Phase 2/3 12, Phase 2 42, Phase 1/2 8, Phase 1 8) 2005: 483 trials (Observational 135, Not applicable 106, Phase 4 72, Phase 3 80, Phase 2/3 12, Phase 2 47, Phase 1/2 11, Phase 1 20) 2006: 633 trials (Observational 187, Not applicable 130, Phase 4 121, Phase 3 80, Phase 2/3 13, Phase 2 61, Phase 1/2 9, Phase 1 32) 2007: 728 trials (Observational 220, Not applicable 197, Phase 4 112, Phase 3 73, Phase 2/3 15, Phase 2 71, Phase 1/2 15, Phase 1 25) 2008: 745 trials (Observational 230, Not applicable 188, Phase 4 112, Phase 3 84, Phase 2/3 23, Phase 2 62, Phase 1/2 14, Phase 1 32) 2009: 863 trials (Observational 273, Not applicable 246, Phase 4 141, Phase 3 71, Phase 2/3 20, Phase 2 66, Phase 1/2 16, Phase 1 30) 2010: 932 trials (Observational 341, Not applicable 267, Phase 4 131, Phase 3 71, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 68, Phase 1/2 23, Phase 1 27) 2011: 986 trials (Observational 308, Not applicable 345, Phase 4 138, Phase 3 66, Phase 2/3 15, Phase 2 65, Phase 1/2 14, Phase 1 35) 2012: 1,025 trials (Observational 359, Not applicable 344, Phase 4 144, Phase 3 74, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 59, Phase 1/2 11, Phase 1 29) 2013: 1,093 trials (Observational 383, Not applicable 399, Phase 4 107, Phase 3 82, Phase 2/3 11, Phase 2 71, Phase 1/2 10, Phase 1 30) 2014: 1,199 trials (Observational 449, Not applicable 446, Phase 4 126, Phase 3 52, Phase 2/3 16, Phase 2 57, Phase 1/2 10, Phase 1 43) 2015: 1,203 trials (Observational 481, Not applicable 440, Phase 4 119, Phase 3 51, Phase 2/3 11, Phase 2 54, Phase 1/2 18, Phase 1 29) 2016: 1,349 trials (Observational 516, Not applicable 548, Phase 4 128, Phase 3 45, Phase 2/3 14, Phase 2 58, Phase 1/2 15, Phase 1 25) 2017: 1,356 trials (Other 1, Observational 566, Not applicable 532, Phase 4 111, Phase 3 41, Phase 2/3 9, Phase 2 60, Phase 1/2 8, Phase 1 28) 2018: 1,396 trials (Other 1, Observational 564, Not applicable 568, Phase 4 101, Phase 3 51, Phase 2/3 13, Phase 2 52, Phase 1/2 13, Phase 1 33) 2019: 1,343 trials (Observational 546, Not applicable 562, Phase 4 87, Phase 3 55, Phase 2/3 9, Phase 2 41, Phase 1/2 11, Phase 1 32) 2020: 1,401 trials (Observational 624, Not applicable 554, Phase 4 78, Phase 3 43, Phase 2/3 11, Phase 2 49, Phase 1/2 13, Phase 1 29) 2021: 1,582 trials (Observational 669, Not applicable 652, Phase 4 105, Phase 3 49, Phase 2/3 15, Phase 2 48, Phase 1/2 13, Phase 1 31) 2022: 1,538 trials (Observational 647, Not applicable 662, Phase 4 74, Phase 3 46, Phase 2/3 8, Phase 2 57, Phase 1/2 11, Phase 1 33) 2023: 1,557 trials (Observational 640, Not applicable 697, Phase 4 78, Phase 3 53, Phase 2/3 9, Phase 2 46, Phase 1/2 7, Phase 1 27) 2024: 1,551 trials (Observational 585, Not applicable 712, Phase 4 73, Phase 3 58, Phase 2/3 13, Phase 2 63, Phase 1/2 13, Phase 1 34) 2025: 1,523 trials (Observational 576, Not applicable 702, Phase 4 72, Phase 3 52, Phase 2/3 13, Phase 2 59, Phase 1/2 15, Phase 1 34)

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) 1,371
2025 1,523
2024 1,551
2023 1,557
2022 1,538
2021 1,582
2020 1,401
2019 1,343
2018 1,396
2017 1,356

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 1,700 trials starting in 2026 and about 1,600 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 2,076 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 26 months across 15,856 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Heart Diseases trials in? (10)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 695
Phase 1/2 307
Phase 2 1,438
Phase 2/3 316
Phase 3 1,689
Phase 4 2,569
Not applicable 10,319
Observational 10,700
Expanded access 18
Unknown 2

How many Heart 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 1,333
Recruiting 3,336
Enrolling by invitation 281
Active, not recruiting 1,084
Available 4

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

Which lead sponsors run the most Heart 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 Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) 557
Abbott Medical Devices 376
Boston Scientific Corporation 232
Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure 208
China National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases 155

Which drugs are being tested for Heart 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
Rivaroxaban 136
ATORVASTATIN 131
BMS-512148 86
ROSUVASTATIN 86

Interventions as named in the registry (11)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
Clopidogrel 75 261
Ticagrelor (Brilique) 90 198
EC Aspirin 189
Warfarin VKA 113
Prasugel 101

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 Heart 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
Other 20,719 50
Cardiac failure 18,746 286
Pneumonia 14,050 491
death 13,915 21
Acute MI 11,376 3

Which publications cover Heart Diseases? (2,125)

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

Sub-conditions in MeSH (28)

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

+18 more sub-conditions

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Not measured: delivery record.

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

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