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Condition (MeSH)

Neurocognitive Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 10,531 trials for Neurocognitive Disorders or a narrower condition beneath it. VA Office of Research and Development has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 68.

MeSH D019965 Mental Disorders F03
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Phase 1 Phase 1 769 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 182 Phase 2 Phase 2 961 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 132 Phase 3 Phase 3 501 Phase 4 Phase 4 503 Not applicable Not applicable 4,796 Observational Observational 2,678 Phase 1 Phase 1 769 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 182 Phase 2 Phase 2 961 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 132 Phase 3 Phase 3 501 Phase 4 Phase 4 503 Not applicable Not applicable 4,796 Observational Observational 2,678

Trials per phase (log scale)

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251 of the 10,531 trials are tagged with Neurocognitive Disorders itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Neurocognitive Disorders trials start? (36)

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. 31 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

Top of scale: 832

1990: 2 trials (Observational 1, Phase 2 1) 1992: 3 trials (Observational 3) 1993: 3 trials (Observational 3) 1994: 2 trials (Observational 2) 1995: 9 trials (Observational 5, Phase 3 4) 1996: 5 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1, Phase 4 1, Phase 2 2) 1997: 7 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 3, Phase 1 1) 1998: 8 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 1) 1999: 21 trials (Observational 7, Not applicable 1, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 4, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 6) 2000: 31 trials (Observational 8, Not applicable 7, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 10, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 2, Phase 1 1) 2001: 33 trials (Observational 7, Not applicable 6, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 12, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 1, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 1) 2002: 48 trials (Observational 11, Not applicable 5, Phase 4 7, Phase 3 12, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 9, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 2) 2003: 79 trials (Observational 21, Not applicable 10, Phase 4 12, Phase 3 21, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 10, Phase 1 3) 2004: 84 trials (Observational 17, Not applicable 12, Phase 4 12, Phase 3 9, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 17, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 10) 2005: 104 trials (Observational 22, Not applicable 20, Phase 4 15, Phase 3 12, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 28, Phase 1 6) 2006: 122 trials (Observational 21, Not applicable 21, Phase 4 19, Phase 3 9, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 29, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 17) 2007: 189 trials (Observational 41, Not applicable 35, Phase 4 19, Phase 3 19, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 26, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 40) 2008: 197 trials (Observational 36, Not applicable 29, Phase 4 23, Phase 3 22, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 36, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 43) 2009: 249 trials (Observational 61, Not applicable 51, Phase 4 12, Phase 3 27, Phase 2/3 6, Phase 2 42, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 46) 2010: 223 trials (Observational 45, Not applicable 63, Phase 4 21, Phase 3 16, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 30, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 40) 2011: 247 trials (Observational 58, Not applicable 75, Phase 4 24, Phase 3 15, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 47, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 26) 2012: 280 trials (Observational 77, Not applicable 94, Phase 4 17, Phase 3 14, Phase 2/3 7, Phase 2 40, Phase 1/2 6, Phase 1 25) 2013: 290 trials (Observational 76, Not applicable 113, Phase 4 25, Phase 3 22, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 20, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 27) 2014: 351 trials (Observational 91, Not applicable 137, Phase 4 30, Phase 3 22, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 33, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 29) 2015: 408 trials (Observational 102, Not applicable 177, Phase 4 26, Phase 3 11, Phase 2/3 9, Phase 2 41, Phase 1/2 9, Phase 1 33) 2016: 465 trials (Observational 111, Not applicable 231, Phase 4 24, Phase 3 18, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 35, Phase 1/2 7, Phase 1 34) 2017: 527 trials (Observational 131, Not applicable 259, Phase 4 23, Phase 3 16, Phase 2/3 10, Phase 2 46, Phase 1/2 12, Phase 1 30) 2018: 551 trials (Observational 147, Not applicable 265, Phase 4 14, Phase 3 20, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 57, Phase 1/2 5, Phase 1 38) 2019: 622 trials (Observational 169, Not applicable 306, Phase 4 21, Phase 3 17, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 47, Phase 1/2 14, Phase 1 43) 2020: 587 trials (Observational 185, Not applicable 283, Phase 4 10, Phase 3 18, Phase 2/3 6, Phase 2 40, Phase 1/2 14, Phase 1 31) 2021: 763 trials (Observational 203, Not applicable 393, Phase 4 19, Phase 3 26, Phase 2/3 8, Phase 2 57, Phase 1/2 13, Phase 1 44) 2022: 778 trials (Observational 233, Not applicable 400, Phase 4 19, Phase 3 24, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 48, Phase 1/2 14, Phase 1 36) 2023: 790 trials (Observational 223, Not applicable 430, Phase 4 24, Phase 3 13, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 47, Phase 1/2 14, Phase 1 37) 2024: 832 trials (Observational 203, Not applicable 474, Phase 4 27, Phase 3 16, Phase 2/3 9, Phase 2 54, Phase 1/2 10, Phase 1 39) 2025: 784 trials (Observational 171, Not applicable 454, Phase 4 18, Phase 3 29, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 57, Phase 1/2 11, Phase 1 39)

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) 743
2025 784
2024 832
2023 790
2022 778
2021 763
2020 587
2019 622
2018 551
2017 527

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 910 trials starting in 2026 and about 800 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 1,113 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 23 months across 5,963 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Neurocognitive Disorders trials in? (9)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 769
Phase 1/2 182
Phase 2 961
Phase 2/3 132
Phase 3 501
Phase 4 503
Not applicable 4,796
Observational 2,678
Expanded access 9

How many Neurocognitive 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 622
Recruiting 1,505
Enrolling by invitation 153
Active, not recruiting 427
Available 2

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

Which lead sponsors run the most Neurocognitive 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
VA Office of Research and Development 68
Pfizer 67
Eli Lilly and Company 63
National Institute on Aging (NIA) 52

Which drugs are being tested for Neurocognitive Disorders? (3)

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
DEXMEDETOMIDINE 171
PROPOFOL 83
PMI-150 (intranasal ketamine) 29

Interventions as named in the registry (12)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
Donepezil HCI (drug) 153
memantine ER 72
1% Sevoflurane 53
Galantamine ER 44
Control (placebo) group 42

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 Neurocognitive 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
Other 1,952 6
Positive for PDM and had PCC visit 1,775 1
Death 1,224 83
Hospitalizations 1,178 4
Pneumonia 1,022 167

Which publications cover Neurocognitive Disorders? (246)

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

Sub-conditions in MeSH (6)

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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