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Condition (MeSH)

Insulin Resistance

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 4,727 trials for Insulin Resistance or a narrower condition beneath it. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 42.

MeSH D007333 Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases C18
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Phase 1 Phase 1 210 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 67 Phase 2 Phase 2 315 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 72 Phase 3 Phase 3 201 Phase 4 Phase 4 398 Not applicable Not applicable 2,524 Observational Observational 938 Phase 1 Phase 1 210 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 67 Phase 2 Phase 2 315 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 72 Phase 3 Phase 3 201 Phase 4 Phase 4 398 Not applicable Not applicable 2,524 Observational Observational 938

Trials per phase (log scale)

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2,956 of the 4,727 trials are tagged with Insulin Resistance itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Insulin Resistance trials start? (35)

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. 7 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: 233

1991: 2 trials (Observational 1, Phase 2 1) 1993: 3 trials (Observational 3) 1994: 4 trials (Observational 3, Phase 3 1) 1995: 4 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 2, Phase 3 1) 1996: 4 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 1) 1997: 6 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 2, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 1 1) 1998: 7 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 1) 1999: 9 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 2, Phase 1 1) 2000: 17 trials (Observational 5, Not applicable 4, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 3, Phase 1/2 1) 2001: 19 trials (Observational 6, Not applicable 6, Phase 4 1, Phase 2 6) 2002: 41 trials (Observational 11, Not applicable 17, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 2, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 2003: 62 trials (Observational 14, Not applicable 17, Phase 4 13, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 9, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 3) 2004: 99 trials (Observational 15, Not applicable 36, Phase 4 22, Phase 3 5, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 11, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 5) 2005: 138 trials (Observational 32, Not applicable 44, Phase 4 24, Phase 3 11, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 13, Phase 1/2 6, Phase 1 6) 2006: 186 trials (Observational 28, Not applicable 79, Phase 4 28, Phase 3 12, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 19, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 12) 2007: 180 trials (Observational 40, Not applicable 68, Phase 4 26, Phase 3 9, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 22, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 7) 2008: 207 trials (Observational 38, Not applicable 85, Phase 4 26, Phase 3 13, Phase 2/3 8, Phase 2 26, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 7) 2009: 233 trials (Observational 49, Not applicable 113, Phase 4 20, Phase 3 12, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 15, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 15) 2010: 186 trials (Observational 41, Not applicable 94, Phase 4 17, Phase 3 10, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 8, Phase 1/2 5, Phase 1 10) 2011: 218 trials (Observational 36, Not applicable 103, Phase 4 28, Phase 3 17, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 16, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 12) 2012: 207 trials (Observational 50, Not applicable 96, Phase 4 21, Phase 3 7, Phase 2/3 7, Phase 2 14, Phase 1 12) 2013: 213 trials (Observational 41, Not applicable 111, Phase 4 19, Phase 3 13, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 15, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 10) 2014: 229 trials (Observational 46, Not applicable 119, Phase 4 15, Phase 3 11, Phase 2/3 6, Phase 2 17, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 11) 2015: 197 trials (Observational 30, Not applicable 113, Phase 4 18, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 21, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 8) 2016: 198 trials (Observational 36, Not applicable 122, Phase 4 15, Phase 3 6, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 6, Phase 1 8) 2017: 193 trials (Other 1, Observational 34, Not applicable 120, Phase 4 8, Phase 3 5, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 10, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 9) 2018: 218 trials (Observational 34, Not applicable 145, Phase 4 17, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 12, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 2) 2019: 213 trials (Observational 35, Not applicable 129, Phase 4 12, Phase 3 10, Phase 2/3 7, Phase 2 11, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 8) 2020: 161 trials (Observational 36, Not applicable 98, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 8, Phase 1 9) 2021: 198 trials (Observational 43, Not applicable 129, Phase 4 8, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 7, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 6) 2022: 201 trials (Observational 34, Not applicable 135, Phase 4 7, Phase 3 6, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 6, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 9) 2023: 209 trials (Observational 42, Not applicable 133, Phase 4 10, Phase 3 5, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 8, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 6) 2024: 222 trials (Observational 46, Not applicable 151, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 5, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 9) 2025: 216 trials (Observational 49, Not applicable 126, Phase 4 13, Phase 3 9, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 6, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 10)

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) 188
2025 216
2024 222
2023 209
2022 201
2021 198
2020 161
2019 213
2018 218
2017 193

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 220 trials starting in 2026 and about 210 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 283 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 21 months across 3,225 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Insulin Resistance trials in? (10)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 210
Phase 1/2 67
Phase 2 315
Phase 2/3 72
Phase 3 201
Phase 4 398
Not applicable 2,524
Observational 938
Expanded access 1
Unknown 1

How many Insulin Resistance 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 139
Recruiting 373
Enrolling by invitation 32
Active, not recruiting 132
Available 1

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

Which lead sponsors run the most Insulin Resistance trials? (1)

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 Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) 42

Which drugs are being tested for Insulin Resistance? (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.

Drugs tested
Drug Trials
HUMAN INSULIN (BIOSYNTHETIC) 24
Insulin LISPRO 20
Calcium/Vitamin D 18
LIRAGLUTIDE 17
Fish Oil 16

Interventions as named in the registry (10)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
1% Metformin 163
Glargine Insulin 117
Exercise 78
Pioglitazone - TZD 54
Rosiglitazone XR 32

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 Insulin Resistance 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
Hospitalization 1,902 4
Invasive Cancer of Any Type 1,403 1
Major Cardiovascular Event 640 1
Gastrointestinal Bleeding 601 1
Myocardial Infarction 530 2

Which publications cover Insulin Resistance? (5,155)

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

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.

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