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Condition (MeSH)

Pneumonia

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 10,067 trials for Pneumonia or a narrower condition beneath it.

MeSH D011014 Infections C01 C08
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Phase 1 Phase 1 584 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 281 Phase 2 Phase 2 1,050 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 306 Phase 3 Phase 3 885 Phase 4 Phase 4 435 Not applicable Not applicable 2,549 Observational Observational 3,943 Phase 1 Phase 1 584 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 281 Phase 2 Phase 2 1,050 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 306 Phase 3 Phase 3 885 Phase 4 Phase 4 435 Not applicable Not applicable 2,549 Observational Observational 3,943

Trials per phase

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1,380 of the 10,067 trials are tagged with Pneumonia itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Pneumonia trials start? (32)

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: 3,700

1994: 2 trials (Observational 1, Phase 2 1) 1995: 1 trials (Phase 3 1) 1997: 2 trials (Phase 4 1, Phase 3 1) 1998: 6 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 2) 1999: 3 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1, Phase 2 1) 2000: 7 trials (Observational 1, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 1, Phase 1/2 1) 2001: 13 trials (Not applicable 3, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 5, Phase 2 2, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 2002: 20 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 6, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 3) 2003: 33 trials (Observational 6, Not applicable 4, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 10, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 5, Phase 1/2 3) 2004: 41 trials (Observational 7, Not applicable 5, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 12, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 5, Phase 1 1) 2005: 43 trials (Observational 8, Not applicable 8, Phase 4 8, Phase 3 10, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 5, Phase 1 2) 2006: 44 trials (Observational 10, Not applicable 7, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 12, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 3, Phase 1 4) 2007: 47 trials (Observational 15, Not applicable 12, Phase 3 8, Phase 2 8, Phase 1 4) 2008: 51 trials (Observational 15, Not applicable 7, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 9, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 4, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 3) 2009: 54 trials (Observational 22, Not applicable 12, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 7, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 4, Phase 1 1) 2010: 62 trials (Observational 22, Not applicable 16, Phase 4 7, Phase 3 6, Phase 2 7, Phase 1 4) 2011: 54 trials (Observational 21, Not applicable 14, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 8, Phase 2 4, Phase 1 3) 2012: 69 trials (Observational 21, Not applicable 22, Phase 4 11, Phase 3 8, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 1, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 2) 2013: 70 trials (Observational 27, Not applicable 18, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 6, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 10, Phase 1 3) 2014: 87 trials (Observational 30, Not applicable 29, Phase 4 7, Phase 3 7, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 8, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 3) 2015: 91 trials (Observational 29, Not applicable 30, Phase 4 12, Phase 3 8, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 3, Phase 1 8) 2016: 114 trials (Observational 45, Not applicable 36, Phase 4 11, Phase 3 9, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 4, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 6) 2017: 107 trials (Other 2, Observational 57, Not applicable 27, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 10, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 2, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 2) 2018: 109 trials (Observational 46, Not applicable 37, Phase 4 8, Phase 3 10, Phase 2 4, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 3) 2019: 157 trials (Observational 72, Not applicable 52, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 10, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 3, Phase 1/2 5, Phase 1 4) 2020: 3,700 trials (Observational 1,734, Not applicable 672, Phase 4 92, Phase 3 327, Phase 2/3 130, Phase 2 456, Phase 1/2 116, Phase 1 173) 2021: 2,232 trials (Observational 852, Not applicable 566, Phase 4 108, Phase 3 184, Phase 2/3 84, Phase 2 237, Phase 1/2 79, Phase 1 122) 2022: 1,163 trials (Observational 427, Not applicable 351, Phase 4 27, Phase 3 83, Phase 2/3 38, Phase 2 104, Phase 1/2 31, Phase 1 102) 2023: 717 trials (Observational 214, Not applicable 255, Phase 4 25, Phase 3 47, Phase 2/3 19, Phase 2 87, Phase 1/2 14, Phase 1 56) 2024: 394 trials (Observational 115, Not applicable 165, Phase 4 15, Phase 3 26, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 36, Phase 1/2 10, Phase 1 24) 2025: 260 trials (Observational 79, Not applicable 94, Phase 4 14, Phase 3 13, Phase 2/3 7, Phase 2 23, Phase 1/2 8, Phase 1 22)

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) 208
2025 260
2024 394
2023 717
2022 1,163
2021 2,232
2020 3,700
2019 157
2018 109
2017 107

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 270 trials starting in 2026 and about 280 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 23 months from start to primary completion across 610 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 10 months across 6,506 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Pneumonia trials in? (10)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 584
Phase 1/2 281
Phase 2 1,050
Phase 2/3 306
Phase 3 885
Phase 4 435
Not applicable 2,549
Observational 3,943
Expanded access 32
Unknown 2

How many Pneumonia trials are recruiting? (12)

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 190
Recruiting 474
Enrolling by invitation 41
Active, not recruiting 242
Available 3

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

Which lead sponsors run the most Pneumonia trials? (4)

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 Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) 112
Pfizer 112
AstraZeneca 43
ModernaTX, Inc. 34

Which drugs are being tested for Pneumonia? (6)

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
Remdesivir 72
BNT162B2 72
Ivermectin 55
AVIGAN 39
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 39

Interventions as named in the registry (9)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
Hydroxychloroquin 134
Convalesscent Plasma 83
1% Azithromycin 62
tocilizumab SC 42
Dexamethasone/Dexamethasone acetate 38

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 Pneumonia 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
Invasive cancer of any type 4,851 1
Respiratory insufficiency 4,507 2
Pneumonia 2,528 206
Major cardiovascular event 2,415 1
Gastrointestinal bleeding 2,234 3

Which publications cover Pneumonia? (1,851)

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

Sub-conditions in MeSH (9)

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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