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Condition (MeSH)

Disease Attributes

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 29,192 trials for Disease Attributes or a narrower condition beneath it. GlaxoSmithKline has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 432.

MeSH D020969 Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms C23
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Phase 1 Phase 1 2,781 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 1,193 Phase 2 Phase 2 3,991 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 373 Phase 3 Phase 3 2,442 Phase 4 Phase 4 1,984 Not applicable Not applicable 8,547 Observational Observational 7,796 Phase 1 Phase 1 2,781 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 1,193 Phase 2 Phase 2 3,991 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 373 Phase 3 Phase 3 2,442 Phase 4 Phase 4 1,984 Not applicable Not applicable 8,547 Observational Observational 7,796

Trials per phase (log scale)

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20 of the 29,192 trials are tagged with Disease Attributes itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Disease Attributes 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. 74 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, Unknown)

Top of scale: 1,694

1990: 11 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 2, Phase 2 6, Phase 1 1) 1991: 18 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 2, Phase 3 5, Phase 2 9) 1992: 23 trials (Observational 6, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 6, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 2) 1993: 42 trials (Observational 11, Not applicable 5, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 12, Phase 2 8, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 2) 1994: 47 trials (Observational 14, Not applicable 10, Phase 3 4, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 14, Phase 1 4) 1995: 99 trials (Observational 25, Not applicable 19, Phase 3 14, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 20, Phase 1/2 8, Phase 1 12) 1996: 71 trials (Observational 11, Not applicable 10, Phase 3 14, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 24, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 8) 1997: 93 trials (Observational 13, Not applicable 18, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 19, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 20, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 16) 1998: 142 trials (Observational 19, Not applicable 23, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 20, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 44, Phase 1/2 6, Phase 1 22) 1999: 194 trials (Observational 36, Not applicable 20, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 27, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 55, Phase 1/2 9, Phase 1 42) 2000: 215 trials (Observational 39, Not applicable 33, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 31, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 60, Phase 1/2 15, Phase 1 30) 2001: 210 trials (Observational 28, Not applicable 30, Phase 4 13, Phase 3 29, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 61, Phase 1/2 14, Phase 1 32) 2002: 270 trials (Observational 28, Not applicable 37, Phase 4 37, Phase 3 66, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 59, Phase 1/2 12, Phase 1 29) 2003: 319 trials (Other 1, Observational 39, Not applicable 44, Phase 4 41, Phase 3 63, Phase 2/3 9, Phase 2 72, Phase 1/2 23, Phase 1 27) 2004: 465 trials (Observational 75, Not applicable 57, Phase 4 65, Phase 3 72, Phase 2/3 13, Phase 2 107, Phase 1/2 28, Phase 1 48) 2005: 619 trials (Observational 113, Not applicable 88, Phase 4 70, Phase 3 90, Phase 2/3 6, Phase 2 154, Phase 1/2 36, Phase 1 62) 2006: 643 trials (Other 2, Observational 121, Not applicable 81, Phase 4 82, Phase 3 81, Phase 2/3 17, Phase 2 153, Phase 1/2 29, Phase 1 77) 2007: 760 trials (Other 1, Observational 134, Not applicable 124, Phase 4 97, Phase 3 107, Phase 2/3 20, Phase 2 152, Phase 1/2 36, Phase 1 89) 2008: 832 trials (Other 1, Observational 165, Not applicable 148, Phase 4 98, Phase 3 94, Phase 2/3 7, Phase 2 168, Phase 1/2 46, Phase 1 105) 2009: 905 trials (Other 1, Observational 195, Not applicable 189, Phase 4 105, Phase 3 114, Phase 2/3 21, Phase 2 146, Phase 1/2 39, Phase 1 95) 2010: 974 trials (Observational 245, Not applicable 195, Phase 4 92, Phase 3 100, Phase 2/3 21, Phase 2 176, Phase 1/2 46, Phase 1 99) 2011: 1,031 trials (Observational 249, Not applicable 219, Phase 4 96, Phase 3 141, Phase 2/3 12, Phase 2 158, Phase 1/2 48, Phase 1 108) 2012: 1,058 trials (Other 1, Observational 227, Not applicable 246, Phase 4 99, Phase 3 145, Phase 2/3 13, Phase 2 176, Phase 1/2 45, Phase 1 106) 2013: 1,056 trials (Other 1, Observational 215, Not applicable 318, Phase 4 95, Phase 3 116, Phase 2/3 13, Phase 2 145, Phase 1/2 53, Phase 1 100) 2014: 1,173 trials (Observational 286, Not applicable 335, Phase 4 83, Phase 3 113, Phase 2/3 25, Phase 2 149, Phase 1/2 59, Phase 1 123) 2015: 1,215 trials (Observational 314, Not applicable 351, Phase 4 122, Phase 3 106, Phase 2/3 20, Phase 2 157, Phase 1/2 37, Phase 1 108) 2016: 1,230 trials (Observational 319, Not applicable 410, Phase 4 87, Phase 3 84, Phase 2/3 19, Phase 2 142, Phase 1/2 47, Phase 1 122) 2017: 1,296 trials (Observational 384, Not applicable 443, Phase 4 83, Phase 3 88, Phase 2/3 14, Phase 2 128, Phase 1/2 54, Phase 1 102) 2018: 1,289 trials (Observational 400, Not applicable 430, Phase 4 82, Phase 3 76, Phase 2/3 13, Phase 2 138, Phase 1/2 41, Phase 1 109) 2019: 1,443 trials (Other 2, Observational 429, Not applicable 537, Phase 4 70, Phase 3 63, Phase 2/3 12, Phase 2 154, Phase 1/2 46, Phase 1 130) 2020: 1,382 trials (Other 2, Observational 541, Not applicable 400, Phase 4 66, Phase 3 55, Phase 2/3 9, Phase 2 140, Phase 1/2 53, Phase 1 116) 2021: 1,590 trials (Observational 534, Not applicable 531, Phase 4 69, Phase 3 88, Phase 2/3 19, Phase 2 160, Phase 1/2 50, Phase 1 139) 2022: 1,590 trials (Other 2, Observational 542, Not applicable 570, Phase 4 56, Phase 3 79, Phase 2/3 12, Phase 2 136, Phase 1/2 52, Phase 1 141) 2023: 1,679 trials (Observational 517, Not applicable 657, Phase 4 58, Phase 3 70, Phase 2/3 15, Phase 2 158, Phase 1/2 56, Phase 1 148) 2024: 1,694 trials (Observational 528, Not applicable 675, Phase 4 68, Phase 3 63, Phase 2/3 13, Phase 2 143, Phase 1/2 60, Phase 1 144) 2025: 1,651 trials (Observational 472, Not applicable 642, Phase 4 65, Phase 3 87, Phase 2/3 20, Phase 2 178, Phase 1/2 60, Phase 1 127)

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) 1,553
2025 1,651
2024 1,694
2023 1,679
2022 1,590
2021 1,590
2020 1,382
2019 1,443
2018 1,289
2017 1,296

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 1,900 trials starting in 2026 and about 1,700 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 2,403 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 23 months across 17,925 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Disease Attributes trials in? (10)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 2,781
Phase 1/2 1,193
Phase 2 3,991
Phase 2/3 373
Phase 3 2,442
Phase 4 1,984
Not applicable 8,547
Observational 7,796
Expanded access 78
Unknown 7

How many Disease Attributes trials are recruiting? (13)

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 1,327
Recruiting 3,196
Enrolling by invitation 234
Active, not recruiting 1,175
Available 15

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

Which lead sponsors run the most Disease Attributes trials? (9)

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
GlaxoSmithKline 432
Novartis Pharmaceuticals 347
AstraZeneca 343
National Cancer Institute (NCI) 276
Boehringer Ingelheim 273

Which drugs are being tested for Disease Attributes? (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
Cytoxan 503
RITUXIMAB 387
PEGinterferon alfa-2a 169
Busulfan 156

Interventions as named in the registry (11)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
SQ Fludarabine 460
Ribavirine 345
Tiotropium bromide via (Spiriva® Handihaler®) 195
Dexamethasone/Dexamethasone acetate 193
Venetoclax 600 186

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 Disease Attributes 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
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 15,465 493
Pneumonia 14,941 1,123
Invasive cancer of any type 6,468 2
Sepsis 5,045 741
Respiratory insufficiency 4,508 3

Which publications cover Disease Attributes? (1)

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

Publications
Publication Journal Year Major topic
Ventilator-associated pneumonia in neonatal and pediatric intensive care unit patients. Clinical microbiology reviews 2007 No

Sub-conditions in MeSH (22)

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

+12 more sub-conditions

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Not measured: delivery record.

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

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