Clinical trials near you
Clinical trials in the Phoenix area
1,323 studies are recruiting volunteers at 849 research sites in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ area.
Sites in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Glendale and 15 more towns.
#15 in the US for recruiting studies#1 in Arizona#83 in the US per resident
- Studies recruiting
- 1,323
- Research sites
- 849
- Conditions studied
- 193
- Studies per 100,000 residents
- 25.5
Conditions being studied
The conditions with the most studies recruiting in the area. A study can be for more than one condition.
- Lung cancer73 studies
- Breast cancer66 studies
- Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)60 studies
- Liver disease49 studies
- Leukemia41 studies
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma40 studies
- Pancreatic cancer39 studies
- Prostate cancer39 studies
- Head and neck cancer32 studies
- Neuroendocrine tumor32 studies
- Overweight and obesity32 studies
- Skin cancer30 studies
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)28 studies
- Multiple myeloma (MM)28 studies
- Melanoma27 studies
All 193 conditions
- Lung cancer73
- Breast cancer66
- Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)60
- Liver disease49
- Leukemia41
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma40
- Pancreatic cancer39
- Prostate cancer39
- Head and neck cancer32
- Neuroendocrine tumor32
- Overweight and obesity32
- Skin cancer30
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)28
- Multiple myeloma (MM)28
- Melanoma27
- Ovarian cancer25
- Retinal degeneration25
- Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)24
- Bladder cancer24
- Heart failure24
- Kidney cancer24
- Alzheimer's disease23
- Uterine cancer23
- Endometrial cancer21
- Sarcoma of soft tissue21
- Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)19
- Type 2 diabetes19
- Crohn's disease18
- Cardiovascular disease17
- Brain cancer16
- Ischemic heart disease (IHD)16
- Liver cancer16
- Ulcerative colitis (UC)16
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)14
- Peripheral nerve disease14
- Rheumatoid arthritis14
- Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)13
- High blood pressure (hypertension)13
- Interstitial lung disease13
- Motor neuron disease (MND)13
- Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)12
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD)12
- Depressive disorder12
- Epilepsy12
- Esophageal cancer12
- Migraine12
- Osteoarthritis (OA)12
- Parkinson's disease (PD)12
- Anemia11
- Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)11
- Stroke10
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)9
- Atrial fibrillation (AF)9
- Intellectual disability9
- Peripheral vascular disease9
- Pulmonary hypertension9
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)9
- Cervical cancer8
- Congenital heart disease8
- Eczema (atopic dermatitis)8
- Fallopian tube cancer8
- Low back pain8
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)8
- Psoriasis8
- Asthma7
- Dry eye syndrome7
- Macular edema7
- Myelofibrosis7
- Chronic skin ulcer6
- Down syndrome6
- Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)6
- Gastrointestinal stromal tumor5
- Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy5
- Sickle cell disease5
- Sjogren's syndrome5
- Systemic sclerosis5
- Tricuspid valve regurgitation5
- Amyloidosis4
- Anxiety disorder4
- Biliary tract cancer4
- Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma4
- Diabetic eye disease4
- Glaucoma4
- Gout4
- Influenza (flu)4
- Narcolepsy4
- Neuroblastoma4
- Ocular hypertension4
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)4
- Schizophrenia4
- Sleep apnea4
- Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)4
- Stargardt's disease4
- Acute coronary syndrome3
- Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD)3
- Bipolar disorder3
- Cardiomyopathy3
- COVID-193
- Cystic fibrosis3
- Essential thrombocythemia (ET)3
- Familial multiple polyposis syndrome3
- Graves' disease3
- Growth hormone deficiency3
- Hereditary angioedema3
- Hodgkin's lymphoma3
- Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV)3
- Hypercholesterolemia3
- Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)3
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)3
- Neuropathic pain3
- Pericarditis3
- Pompe disease3
- Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder3
- Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)3
- Psychotic disorder3
- Rotator cuff syndrome3
- Scoliosis3
- Smoking dependence3
- Testicular cancer3
- Thrombocytopenia3
- Thrombotic microangiopathy3
- Thyroid cancer3
- Acromegaly2
- Alopecia2
- Axial spondyloarthritis2
- Birth control (contraception)2
- Chronic idiopathic urticaria (hives)2
- Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)2
- Esophagitis2
- Fabry's disease2
- Female infertility2
- Food allergy2
- Gallbladder cancer2
- Graft-versus-host disease2
- Hemophilia B2
- Insomnia2
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)2
- Opioid use disorder2
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis2
- Rhabdomyosarcoma2
- RSV infection2
- Traumatic brain injury2
- Urethral cancer2
- Urinary incontinence2
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm1
- Abdominal cancer1
- Acne1
- Actinic keratosis1
- Alcohol dependence1
- Alopecia areata1
- Anal cancer1
- Atypical endometrial hyperplasia1
- Bile duct cancer1
- Bone cancer1
- Cancer of unknown primary site (CUP)1
- Cannabis use disorder1
- Celiac disease1
- Chronic sinusitis1
- Cold agglutinin disease1
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)1
- Endometriosis1
- Epidermolysis bullosa1
- Fibromyalgia1
- Frown lines (glabellar lines)1
- Fragile X syndrome1
- Frontotemporal dementia (FTD)1
- Germ cell tumor1
- Hemophilia A1
- Hepatitis B1
- Huntington's disease (HD)1
- Long QT syndrome1
- Menopause symptoms1
- Neurofibromatosis1
- Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)1
- Osteoporosis1
- Overactive bladder (OAB)1
- Peritoneal cancer1
- Polymyalgia rheumatica1
- Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)1
- Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)1
- Prurigo nodularis1
- Recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI)1
- Rett's disorder1
- Short-sightedness (myopia)1
- Spasmodic torticollis1
- Tooth decay1
- Type 1 diabetes1
- Ureteral cancer1
- Vaginal cancer1
- Vascular dementia1
- Vasculitis1
- Vitiligo1
- Vulvar cancer1
316 more studies are for conditions not yet in our catalog.
Whom the studies accept
The share of the area's studies open to each group. A study can accept several.
- Adults 18 to 6495%
- Adults 65 and over89%
- Children and teens (under 18)17%
- Healthy volunteers8%
- Open to all sexes94%
- Women only3%
- Men only3%
58 studies are for children only.
Study phases
Earlier phases test safety in fewer people; later phases compare a treatment with the usual care in many.
- Early phase 11%
- Phase 18%
- Phase 1/27%
- Phase 219%
- Phase 2/33%
- Phase 331%
- Phase 43%
- No phase (device, behavioral and other studies)15%
- Not stated13%
Most active research sites
The sites recruiting for the most studies in the area.
- Mayo Clinic ArizonaPhoenix157 studies
- Mayo Clinic in ArizonaScottsdale101 studies
- Phoenix Children's HospitalPhoenix100 studies
- HonorHealth Research InstituteScottsdale78 studies
- Banner - MD Anderson Cancer CenterGilbert57 studies
- Banner University Medical Center PhoenixPhoenix42 studies
- Cancer Center at Saint Joseph'sPhoenix37 studies
- Mayo Clinic Hospital in ArizonaPhoenix35 studies
- Barrow Neurological InstitutePhoenix29 studies
- Mayo Clinic ArizonaScottsdale27 studies
- St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical CenterPhoenix25 studies
- City of Hope - PhoenixGoodyear18 studies
- HonorHealthScottsdale17 studies
- Arizona State UniversityPhoenix15 studies
- Banner Children's at DesertMesa15 studies
Cite these figures
Free to use under CC BY 4.0. Please credit LocalTrial with a link to this page.
Source: LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Phoenix area, https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/arizona/phoenix, updated November 12, 2026.
Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/arizona/phoenix">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Phoenix area</a>, updated November 12, 2026.
About these figures
Counted from ClinicalTrials.gov, the U.S. registry of clinical studies, for studies recruiting in the United States. A study is counted once however many sites it has in the area.
The area is the U.S. Census Bureau's Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area. Residents: 5,186,958, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.
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