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Condition (MeSH)

Glucose Metabolism Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 24,259 trials for Glucose Metabolism Disorders or a narrower condition beneath it. Novo Nordisk A/S has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 848.

MeSH D044882 Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases C18
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Phase 1 Phase 1 1,934 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 372 Phase 2 Phase 2 1,693 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 283 Phase 3 Phase 3 2,014 Phase 4 Phase 4 2,183 Not applicable Not applicable 10,782 Observational Observational 4,977 Phase 1 Phase 1 1,934 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 372 Phase 2 Phase 2 1,693 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 283 Phase 3 Phase 3 2,014 Phase 4 Phase 4 2,183 Not applicable Not applicable 10,782 Observational Observational 4,977

Trials per phase (log scale)

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361 of the 24,259 trials are tagged with Glucose Metabolism Disorders itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Glucose Metabolism 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. 39 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: 1,296

1990: 7 trials (Observational 6, Not applicable 1) 1991: 5 trials (Observational 3, Phase 4 1, Phase 2 1) 1992: 9 trials (Observational 4, Not applicable 2, Phase 3 2, Phase 1 1) 1993: 15 trials (Observational 8, Not applicable 2, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 2, Phase 1 2) 1994: 13 trials (Observational 7, Not applicable 2, Phase 3 3, Phase 2 1) 1995: 17 trials (Observational 6, Not applicable 4, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 3, Phase 1 1) 1996: 13 trials (Observational 8, Not applicable 1, Phase 3 3, Phase 2 1) 1997: 21 trials (Observational 8, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 4, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 2, Phase 1 1) 1998: 30 trials (Observational 9, Not applicable 6, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 6, Phase 2 4, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 1999: 54 trials (Observational 19, Not applicable 9, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 11, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 3, Phase 1 9) 2000: 94 trials (Observational 19, Not applicable 25, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 19, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 16, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 1) 2001: 144 trials (Observational 30, Not applicable 28, Phase 4 16, Phase 3 31, Phase 2 20, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 15) 2002: 204 trials (Observational 22, Not applicable 53, Phase 4 47, Phase 3 42, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 20, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 16) 2003: 300 trials (Observational 46, Not applicable 54, Phase 4 69, Phase 3 59, Phase 2/3 7, Phase 2 35, Phase 1/2 9, Phase 1 21) 2004: 436 trials (Observational 66, Not applicable 112, Phase 4 77, Phase 3 91, Phase 2/3 8, Phase 2 44, Phase 1/2 7, Phase 1 31) 2005: 521 trials (Observational 83, Not applicable 133, Phase 4 83, Phase 3 94, Phase 2/3 12, Phase 2 53, Phase 1/2 20, Phase 1 43) 2006: 690 trials (Observational 104, Not applicable 199, Phase 4 96, Phase 3 121, Phase 2/3 19, Phase 2 75, Phase 1/2 16, Phase 1 60) 2007: 762 trials (Observational 162, Not applicable 205, Phase 4 100, Phase 3 97, Phase 2/3 19, Phase 2 86, Phase 1/2 13, Phase 1 80) 2008: 878 trials (Other 1, Observational 178, Not applicable 245, Phase 4 113, Phase 3 115, Phase 2/3 25, Phase 2 105, Phase 1/2 16, Phase 1 80) 2009: 1,025 trials (Observational 200, Not applicable 342, Phase 4 114, Phase 3 102, Phase 2/3 25, Phase 2 94, Phase 1/2 26, Phase 1 122) 2010: 976 trials (Observational 190, Not applicable 319, Phase 4 115, Phase 3 120, Phase 2/3 13, Phase 2 84, Phase 1/2 18, Phase 1 117) 2011: 963 trials (Observational 173, Not applicable 373, Phase 4 107, Phase 3 95, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 75, Phase 1/2 21, Phase 1 115) 2012: 1,026 trials (Observational 224, Not applicable 387, Phase 4 100, Phase 3 109, Phase 2/3 15, Phase 2 82, Phase 1/2 13, Phase 1 96) 2013: 1,029 trials (Observational 177, Not applicable 429, Phase 4 111, Phase 3 105, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 70, Phase 1/2 19, Phase 1 113) 2014: 1,118 trials (Other 1, Observational 207, Not applicable 499, Phase 4 109, Phase 3 90, Phase 2/3 15, Phase 2 74, Phase 1/2 21, Phase 1 102) 2015: 1,021 trials (Observational 169, Not applicable 478, Phase 4 119, Phase 3 62, Phase 2/3 10, Phase 2 84, Phase 1/2 15, Phase 1 84) 2016: 1,079 trials (Observational 214, Not applicable 507, Phase 4 125, Phase 3 64, Phase 2/3 15, Phase 2 69, Phase 1/2 10, Phase 1 75) 2017: 1,077 trials (Other 1, Observational 225, Not applicable 544, Phase 4 80, Phase 3 63, Phase 2/3 9, Phase 2 59, Phase 1/2 16, Phase 1 80) 2018: 1,084 trials (Observational 212, Not applicable 574, Phase 4 94, Phase 3 49, Phase 2/3 13, Phase 2 63, Phase 1/2 13, Phase 1 66) 2019: 1,171 trials (Other 2, Observational 225, Not applicable 652, Phase 4 72, Phase 3 65, Phase 2/3 11, Phase 2 58, Phase 1/2 18, Phase 1 68) 2020: 982 trials (Observational 264, Not applicable 471, Phase 4 57, Phase 3 53, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 52, Phase 1/2 9, Phase 1 71) 2021: 1,159 trials (Observational 265, Not applicable 645, Phase 4 70, Phase 3 47, Phase 2/3 9, Phase 2 57, Phase 1/2 8, Phase 1 58) 2022: 1,225 trials (Observational 281, Not applicable 676, Phase 4 55, Phase 3 56, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 56, Phase 1/2 16, Phase 1 80) 2023: 1,237 trials (Observational 277, Not applicable 691, Phase 4 54, Phase 3 54, Phase 2/3 7, Phase 2 66, Phase 1/2 16, Phase 1 72) 2024: 1,296 trials (Other 1, Observational 281, Not applicable 740, Phase 4 64, Phase 3 52, Phase 2/3 7, Phase 2 48, Phase 1/2 11, Phase 1 92) 2025: 1,246 trials (Observational 292, Not applicable 691, Phase 4 56, Phase 3 52, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 55, Phase 1/2 13, Phase 1 82)

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) 1,118
2025 1,246
2024 1,296
2023 1,237
2022 1,225
2021 1,159
2020 982
2019 1,171
2018 1,084
2017 1,077

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 1,400 trials starting in 2026 and about 1,300 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 35 months from start to primary completion across 1,639 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 18 months across 16,526 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Glucose Metabolism Disorders trials in? (10)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 1,934
Phase 1/2 372
Phase 2 1,693
Phase 2/3 283
Phase 3 2,014
Phase 4 2,183
Not applicable 10,782
Observational 4,977
Expanded access 17
Unknown 4

How many Glucose Metabolism Disorders 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 897
Recruiting 1,891
Enrolling by invitation 202
Active, not recruiting 725
Available 6

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

Which lead sponsors run the most Glucose Metabolism Disorders 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
Novo Nordisk A/S 848
AstraZeneca 386
Eli Lilly and Company 312
Sanofi 273
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC 194

Which drugs are being tested for Glucose Metabolism Disorders? (7)

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
SITAGLIPTIN 335
Semaglutide 265
BMS-512148 245
LIRAGLUTIDE 239
Insulin Aspart 232

Interventions as named in the registry (8)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
1% Metformin 855
Glargine Insulin 619
Pioglitazone - TZD 232
Empagliflozine 193
Exercise 168

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 Glucose Metabolism 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
Surgical and medical procedures 17,257 4
Acute MI 11,372 1
Acute Stroke 10,647 1
Heart Failure Hospitalization 10,455 1
Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5 or ESKD 9,216 1

Which publications cover Glucose Metabolism Disorders? (68)

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

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: prevalence and rare-disease identity.

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