Skip to content
Pharma Observatory a Scientist.com platform

Condition (MeSH)

Slow Virus Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 3,099 trials for Slow Virus Diseases or a narrower condition beneath it. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 331.

MeSH D012897 Infections C01
Email me this page as a PDF

Search trials, drugs, companies and investigators, and follow each one to the others. Individual plan, $249/seat/mo. Card required.

Phase 1 Phase 1 475 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 67 Phase 2 Phase 2 340 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 30 Phase 3 Phase 3 243 Phase 4 Phase 4 212 Not applicable Not applicable 1,180 Observational Observational 546 Phase 1 Phase 1 475 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 67 Phase 2 Phase 2 340 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 30 Phase 3 Phase 3 243 Phase 4 Phase 4 212 Not applicable Not applicable 1,180 Observational Observational 546

Trials per phase (log scale)

1 more section with rows

4 of the 3,099 trials are tagged with Slow Virus Diseases itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

Get the Slow Virus Diseases report as a PDF

The PDF carries up to 50 rows of each section, where the page shows the first few, with the sources listed. Enter a work email and confirm it from the message we send, and the report follows by email.

When did Slow Virus 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. 12 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)

Top of scale: 159

1990: 4 trials (Observational 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 2) 1991: 1 trials (Phase 3 1) 1992: 8 trials (Observational 5, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 2) 1993: 2 trials (Observational 1, Phase 2 1) 1994: 12 trials (Observational 5, Not applicable 3, Phase 4 2, Phase 1 2) 1995: 6 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 2, Phase 2 2, Phase 1 1) 1996: 9 trials (Observational 5, Phase 4 1, Phase 2 1, Phase 1 2) 1997: 9 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 1, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 2) 1998: 5 trials (Observational 3, Phase 2 1, Phase 1 1) 1999: 7 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 2, Phase 1 2) 2000: 11 trials (Observational 7, Not applicable 1, Phase 4 1, Phase 1 2) 2001: 15 trials (Observational 6, Not applicable 3, Phase 3 3, Phase 2 3) 2002: 31 trials (Observational 6, Not applicable 5, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 6, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 7) 2003: 29 trials (Observational 10, Not applicable 3, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 4, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 1) 2004: 48 trials (Observational 12, Not applicable 10, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 10, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 5, Phase 1 1) 2005: 61 trials (Observational 15, Not applicable 9, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 5, Phase 2 18, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 4) 2006: 65 trials (Observational 12, Not applicable 8, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 10, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 14, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 8) 2007: 76 trials (Observational 14, Not applicable 15, Phase 4 10, Phase 3 11, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 14, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 6) 2008: 89 trials (Observational 21, Not applicable 19, Phase 4 15, Phase 3 8, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 10, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 13) 2009: 103 trials (Observational 21, Not applicable 20, Phase 4 12, Phase 3 8, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 20, Phase 1/2 5, Phase 1 16) 2010: 91 trials (Observational 19, Not applicable 15, Phase 4 10, Phase 3 10, Phase 2 11, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 23) 2011: 104 trials (Observational 24, Not applicable 24, Phase 4 12, Phase 3 15, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 7, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 17) 2012: 85 trials (Other 1, Observational 21, Not applicable 31, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 7, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 6, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 11) 2013: 96 trials (Observational 19, Not applicable 39, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 7, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 7, Phase 1/2 5, Phase 1 9) 2014: 106 trials (Observational 22, Not applicable 30, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 9, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 12, Phase 1/2 5, Phase 1 22) 2015: 118 trials (Observational 23, Not applicable 44, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 7, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 7, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 23) 2016: 115 trials (Observational 16, Not applicable 48, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 11, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 3, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 23) 2017: 152 trials (Observational 30, Not applicable 77, Phase 4 11, Phase 3 3, Phase 2 10, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 20) 2018: 139 trials (Observational 25, Not applicable 78, Phase 4 8, Phase 3 5, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 5, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 14) 2019: 159 trials (Observational 38, Not applicable 84, Phase 4 8, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 7, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 16) 2020: 118 trials (Observational 24, Not applicable 58, Phase 4 10, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 8, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 10) 2021: 128 trials (Observational 24, Not applicable 63, Phase 4 14, Phase 3 3, Phase 2 10, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 12) 2022: 108 trials (Observational 22, Not applicable 58, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 4, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 13) 2023: 115 trials (Observational 20, Not applicable 62, Phase 4 8, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 6, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 12) 2024: 90 trials (Observational 16, Not applicable 49, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 4, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 7, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 7) 2025: 76 trials (Observational 13, Not applicable 43, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 4, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 5, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 3)

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) 93
2025 76
2024 90
2023 115
2022 108
2021 128
2020 118
2019 159
2018 139
2017 152

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 110 trials starting in 2026 and about 89 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 15 percent and ran about 1 percent high against the count later registered; forecasts made before the year began were off by about 26 percent and ran about 20 percent low against the count later registered. The part-way figures are from forecasts that used a multiple fitted only on earlier years. 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 186 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 24 months across 1,771 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Slow Virus Diseases trials in? (9)

Shown in this order: phase order.

Show the trials by phase as a table
Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 475
Phase 1/2 67
Phase 2 340
Phase 2/3 30
Phase 3 243
Phase 4 212
Not applicable 1,180
Observational 546
Expanded access 6

How many Slow Virus Diseases 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 76
Recruiting 175
Enrolling by invitation 18
Active, not recruiting 77
Available 2

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

Which lead sponsors run the most Slow Virus Diseases trials? (7)

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) 331
ViiV Healthcare 150
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC 36
Gilead Sciences 35
National Cancer Institute (NCI) 33

Which drugs are being tested for Slow Virus Diseases? (9)

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
Zidovudine 158
LAMIVUDINE 44
Zalcitabine 33
Ganciclovir 32
Efavirenz 29

Interventions as named in the registry (6)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
Dolutegravir Pill 62
didanosine, ddI (drug) 46
Ritonavir (RTV) low 45
Fluconazol 32
Nevirapine IR 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 Slow Virus 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
Malaria 408 10
Pneumonia 399 74
Neutropenia 164 17
Death 149 32
Cellulitis 128 50

Sub-conditions in MeSH (5)

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: publications, prevalence, and rare-disease identity.

Browse all condition evidence pages