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Condition (MeSH)

Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2,602 trials for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms or a narrower condition beneath it. Astellas Pharma Inc has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 50.

MeSH D059411 Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms C23
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Phase 1 Phase 1 96 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 34 Phase 2 Phase 2 151 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 29 Phase 3 Phase 3 201 Phase 4 Phase 4 225 Not applicable Not applicable 1,277 Observational Observational 587 Phase 1 Phase 1 96 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 34 Phase 2 Phase 2 151 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 29 Phase 3 Phase 3 201 Phase 4 Phase 4 225 Not applicable Not applicable 1,277 Observational Observational 587

Trials per phase (log scale)

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396 of the 2,602 trials are tagged with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms trials start? (32)

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. 3 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: 168

1993: 1 trials (Observational 1) 1995: 1 trials (Phase 3 1) 1996: 3 trials (Observational 1, Phase 3 2) 1997: 2 trials (Observational 1, Phase 3 1) 1999: 1 trials (Phase 2 1) 2000: 3 trials (Not applicable 1, Phase 3 2) 2001: 13 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 6, Phase 2 3) 2002: 12 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 2, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 2, Phase 1 1) 2003: 17 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 3, Phase 3 10, Phase 2 2, Phase 1/2 1) 2004: 41 trials (Observational 5, Not applicable 10, Phase 4 7, Phase 3 14, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 4) 2005: 44 trials (Observational 5, Not applicable 14, Phase 4 10, Phase 3 5, Phase 2 9, Phase 1/2 1) 2006: 52 trials (Observational 11, Not applicable 11, Phase 4 12, Phase 3 7, Phase 2 8, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 1) 2007: 70 trials (Observational 10, Not applicable 11, Phase 4 13, Phase 3 13, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 15, Phase 1 7) 2008: 79 trials (Observational 14, Not applicable 21, Phase 4 15, Phase 3 12, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 6, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 7) 2009: 94 trials (Observational 24, Not applicable 19, Phase 4 20, Phase 3 14, Phase 2 8, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 7) 2010: 76 trials (Observational 20, Not applicable 19, Phase 4 10, Phase 3 11, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 8, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 3) 2011: 67 trials (Observational 20, Not applicable 14, Phase 4 12, Phase 3 7, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 5, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 5) 2012: 101 trials (Observational 29, Not applicable 31, Phase 4 12, Phase 3 10, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 8, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 8) 2013: 88 trials (Observational 17, Not applicable 35, Phase 4 7, Phase 3 14, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 6, Phase 1/2 5, Phase 1 3) 2014: 110 trials (Observational 28, Not applicable 56, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 8, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 1, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 5) 2015: 109 trials (Observational 23, Not applicable 55, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 7, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 3, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 7) 2016: 115 trials (Other 1, Observational 20, Not applicable 49, Phase 4 10, Phase 3 13, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 10, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 7) 2017: 130 trials (Observational 41, Not applicable 69, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 5, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 7) 2018: 132 trials (Observational 29, Not applicable 74, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 6, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 10, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 1) 2019: 150 trials (Observational 40, Not applicable 87, Phase 4 8, Phase 3 5, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 5, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 2) 2020: 123 trials (Other 1, Observational 27, Not applicable 72, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 4, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 4, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 9) 2021: 155 trials (Observational 38, Not applicable 97, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 2, Phase 1 5) 2022: 165 trials (Observational 37, Not applicable 103, Phase 4 14, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 2, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 3) 2023: 158 trials (Observational 27, Not applicable 115, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 3, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 3) 2024: 150 trials (Observational 36, Not applicable 97, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 7, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 2) 2025: 168 trials (Observational 36, Not applicable 115, Phase 4 7, Phase 3 5, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 2, Phase 1 2)

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) 158
2025 168
2024 150
2023 158
2022 165
2021 155
2020 123
2019 150
2018 132
2017 130

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 190 trials starting in 2026 and about 170 in 2027, the average of the 24 months through September, counted as registered and carried forward. 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 13 percent and ran about 12 percent low against the count later registered; forecasts made before the year began were off by about 19 percent and ran about 17 percent low against the count later registered, and had about the same error as repeating last year's count. 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 197 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 18 months across 1,657 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms trials in? (9)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 96
Phase 1/2 34
Phase 2 151
Phase 2/3 29
Phase 3 201
Phase 4 225
Not applicable 1,277
Observational 587
Unknown 2

How many Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms trials are recruiting? (9)

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 134
Recruiting 236
Enrolling by invitation 25
Active, not recruiting 79
Completed 1,508

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

Which lead sponsors run the most Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms 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
Astellas Pharma Inc 50
Pfizer 33
Allergan 30
Coloplast A/S 20
Ferring Pharmaceuticals 20

Which drugs are being tested for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms? (5)

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
Tolterodine 53
Tamsulosin 35
Duloxetine 18
Darifenacin 16
Vibegron 9

Interventions as named in the registry (10)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
Solifenacin PO 92
mirabegron OCAS 80
type A botulinum toxin 55
Fesoterodine ER (fasted) 39
Desmopresin 20

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 Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms 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
Pneumonia 96 45
Osteoarthritis 91 31
Urinary tract infection 78 30
Atrial fibrillation 50 30
Chest pain 48 30

Which publications cover Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms? (367)

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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