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Condition (MeSH)

Respiration Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 8,895 trials for Respiration Disorders or a narrower condition beneath it. ResMed has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 74.

MeSH D012120 Respiratory Tract Diseases C08
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Phase 1 Phase 1 313 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 152 Phase 2 Phase 2 510 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 92 Phase 3 Phase 3 424 Phase 4 Phase 4 458 Not applicable Not applicable 4,216 Observational Observational 2,716 Phase 1 Phase 1 313 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 152 Phase 2 Phase 2 510 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 92 Phase 3 Phase 3 424 Phase 4 Phase 4 458 Not applicable Not applicable 4,216 Observational Observational 2,716

Trials per phase (log scale)

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358 of the 8,895 trials are tagged with Respiration Disorders itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Respiration Disorders 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. 24 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: 724

1990: 4 trials (Observational 3, Phase 3 1) 1991: 3 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1, Phase 2/3 1) 1992: 2 trials (Not applicable 1, Phase 3 1) 1993: 3 trials (Observational 1, Phase 3 2) 1994: 5 trials (Observational 4, Phase 3 1) 1995: 5 trials (Observational 4, Phase 3 1) 1996: 4 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 1/2 1) 1997: 5 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 1) 1998: 9 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 2, Phase 1 1) 1999: 12 trials (Observational 6, Not applicable 1, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 1) 2000: 12 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 5, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 1) 2001: 35 trials (Observational 9, Not applicable 9, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 4, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 4, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 4) 2002: 27 trials (Observational 5, Not applicable 9, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 6, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 3, Phase 1/2 1) 2003: 59 trials (Observational 12, Not applicable 20, Phase 4 10, Phase 3 7, Phase 2 6, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 2) 2004: 99 trials (Observational 20, Not applicable 27, Phase 4 17, Phase 3 14, Phase 2 13, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 7) 2005: 112 trials (Observational 19, Not applicable 50, Phase 4 11, Phase 3 12, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 12, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 3) 2006: 143 trials (Observational 43, Not applicable 47, Phase 4 16, Phase 3 13, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 12, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 7) 2007: 187 trials (Observational 55, Not applicable 68, Phase 4 20, Phase 3 20, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 15, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 6) 2008: 215 trials (Observational 54, Not applicable 84, Phase 4 24, Phase 3 15, Phase 2/3 7, Phase 2 17, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 11) 2009: 235 trials (Observational 73, Not applicable 98, Phase 4 14, Phase 3 12, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 15, Phase 1/2 7, Phase 1 12) 2010: 288 trials (Observational 81, Not applicable 113, Phase 4 17, Phase 3 20, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 31, Phase 1/2 8, Phase 1 13) 2011: 311 trials (Observational 88, Not applicable 126, Phase 4 23, Phase 3 25, Phase 2/3 6, Phase 2 18, Phase 1/2 5, Phase 1 20) 2012: 313 trials (Observational 81, Not applicable 138, Phase 4 25, Phase 3 26, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 21, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 15) 2013: 302 trials (Observational 73, Not applicable 154, Phase 4 23, Phase 3 8, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 17, Phase 1/2 9, Phase 1 16) 2014: 355 trials (Observational 98, Not applicable 181, Phase 4 23, Phase 3 12, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 15, Phase 1/2 8, Phase 1 14) 2015: 356 trials (Observational 93, Not applicable 189, Phase 4 15, Phase 3 10, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 23, Phase 1/2 6, Phase 1 17) 2016: 420 trials (Other 1, Observational 121, Not applicable 230, Phase 4 27, Phase 3 14, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 11, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 8) 2017: 430 trials (Other 3, Observational 151, Not applicable 224, Phase 4 10, Phase 3 9, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 15, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 11) 2018: 464 trials (Other 1, Observational 168, Not applicable 233, Phase 4 24, Phase 3 10, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 14, Phase 1/2 5, Phase 1 8) 2019: 491 trials (Observational 160, Not applicable 253, Phase 4 21, Phase 3 13, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 15, Phase 1/2 6, Phase 1 22) 2020: 724 trials (Other 1, Observational 242, Not applicable 279, Phase 4 17, Phase 3 41, Phase 2/3 14, Phase 2 85, Phase 1/2 21, Phase 1 24) 2021: 533 trials (Observational 175, Not applicable 249, Phase 4 23, Phase 3 22, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 32, Phase 1/2 10, Phase 1 17) 2022: 482 trials (Observational 148, Not applicable 255, Phase 4 17, Phase 3 19, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 14, Phase 1/2 7, Phase 1 19) 2023: 576 trials (Observational 182, Not applicable 299, Phase 4 22, Phase 3 15, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 21, Phase 1/2 11, Phase 1 21) 2024: 560 trials (Observational 194, Not applicable 289, Phase 4 21, Phase 3 7, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 23, Phase 1/2 10, Phase 1 12) 2025: 528 trials (Other 1, Observational 186, Not applicable 267, Phase 4 12, Phase 3 20, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 18, Phase 1/2 7, Phase 1 14)

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) 504
2025 528
2024 560
2023 576
2022 482
2021 533
2020 724
2019 491
2018 464
2017 430

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 620 trials starting in 2026 and about 550 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 34 months from start to primary completion across 649 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 18 months across 5,458 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Respiration Disorders trials in? (10)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 313
Phase 1/2 152
Phase 2 510
Phase 2/3 92
Phase 3 424
Phase 4 458
Not applicable 4,216
Observational 2,716
Expanded access 7
Unknown 7

How many Respiration Disorders trials are recruiting? (11)

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 428
Recruiting 908
Enrolling by invitation 83
Active, not recruiting 189
Available 3

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

Which lead sponsors run the most Respiration Disorders 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
ResMed 74
Fisher and Paykel Healthcare 72
GlaxoSmithKline 49
VA Office of Research and Development 49

Which drugs are being tested for Respiration Disorders? (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
PROPOFOL 40
DEXMEDETOMIDINE 35
FENTANYL 25
Montelukast 18

Interventions as named in the registry (11)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
Acetazolamide Pill 53
Dexamethasone/Dexamethasone acetate 40
Medicinal gas - oxygen (Nippon Gases 200 bar) 29
1% Sevoflurane 27
Standard Care 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 Respiration Disorders 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
Second secondary endpoint 947 1
Hospitalization for any cause 900 1
Primary end point 695 1
Firt secondary endpoint 662 1
Unplanned hospitalization for worsening heart failure 559 1

Which publications cover Respiration Disorders? (432)

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

Sub-conditions in MeSH (16)

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

+6 more sub-conditions

Not on this page

Not measured: delivery record.

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

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