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Clinical trials in the Little Rock area
465 studies are recruiting volunteers at 158 research sites in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR area.
Sites in Little Rock, North Little Rock, Bryant, Conway, Sherwood, Alexander.
#51 in the US for recruiting studies#1 in Arkansas#10 in the US per resident
- Studies recruiting
- 465
- Research sites
- 158
- Conditions studied
- 123
- Studies per 100,000 residents
- 60.4
Conditions being studied
The conditions with the most studies recruiting in the area. A study can be for more than one condition.
- Leukemia19 studies
- Lung cancer18 studies
- Schizophrenia18 studies
- Bladder cancer17 studies
- Liver disease14 studies
- Depressive disorder13 studies
- Head and neck cancer13 studies
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma13 studies
- Breast cancer12 studies
- Prostate cancer12 studies
- Uterine cancer12 studies
- Eczema (atopic dermatitis)10 studies
- Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)10 studies
- Overweight and obesity10 studies
- Endometrial cancer9 studies
All 123 conditions
- Leukemia19
- Lung cancer18
- Schizophrenia18
- Bladder cancer17
- Liver disease14
- Depressive disorder13
- Head and neck cancer13
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma13
- Breast cancer12
- Prostate cancer12
- Uterine cancer12
- Eczema (atopic dermatitis)10
- Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)10
- Overweight and obesity10
- Endometrial cancer9
- Heart failure9
- Ovarian cancer9
- Type 2 diabetes9
- Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)8
- Skin cancer8
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)7
- Ischemic heart disease (IHD)7
- Kidney cancer7
- Melanoma7
- Neuroendocrine tumor7
- Anemia6
- Bipolar disorder6
- Cardiovascular disease6
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)6
- Multiple myeloma (MM)6
- Neuroblastoma6
- Pancreatic cancer6
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)6
- Brain cancer5
- Cystic fibrosis5
- Epilepsy5
- Hemophilia A5
- High blood pressure (hypertension)5
- Sarcoma of soft tissue5
- Stroke5
- Atrial fibrillation (AF)4
- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)4
- Cervical cancer4
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD)4
- Congenital heart disease4
- Crohn's disease4
- Esophageal cancer4
- Food allergy4
- Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)4
- Migraine4
- Parkinson's disease (PD)4
- COVID-193
- Interstitial lung disease3
- Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)3
- Pulmonary hypertension3
- Sickle cell disease3
- Ulcerative colitis (UC)3
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm2
- Acne2
- Anxiety disorder2
- Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)2
- Fabry's disease2
- Hemophilia B2
- Hereditary angioedema2
- Hodgkin's lymphoma2
- Influenza (flu)2
- Intellectual disability2
- Liver cancer2
- Low back pain2
- Motor neuron disease (MND)2
- Osteoarthritis (OA)2
- Peripheral nerve disease2
- Peripheral vascular disease2
- Pompe disease2
- Psoriasis2
- Psychotic disorder2
- Rhabdomyosarcoma2
- Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)2
- Testicular cancer2
- Acute coronary syndrome1
- Alcohol dependence1
- Alopecia1
- Alopecia areata1
- Asthma1
- Bile duct cancer1
- Cardiomyopathy1
- Chronic idiopathic urticaria (hives)1
- Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)1
- Down syndrome1
- Fallopian tube cancer1
- Fibromyalgia1
- Germ cell tumor1
- Gestational diabetes1
- Gout1
- Graves' disease1
- Hemolytic uremic syndrome1
- Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)1
- Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV)1
- Huntington's disease (HD)1
- Hypercholesterolemia1
- Insomnia1
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)1
- Myelofibrosis1
- Narcolepsy1
- Neuropathic pain1
- Opioid use disorder1
- Osteoporosis1
- Overactive bladder (OAB)1
- Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder1
- Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)1
- Retinal degeneration1
- Rett's disorder1
- Rhabdoid tumor1
- Rotator cuff syndrome1
- Schizoaffective disorder1
- Sleep apnea1
- Smoking dependence1
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)1
- Thrombocytopenia1
- Thrombotic microangiopathy1
- Thyroid eye disease1
- Type 1 diabetes1
- Urinary incontinence1
119 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 6488%
- Adults 65 and over75%
- Children and teens (under 18)34%
- Healthy volunteers8%
- Open to all sexes91%
- Women only5%
- Men only4%
50 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.
- Phase 13%
- Phase 1/24%
- Phase 221%
- Phase 2/32%
- Phase 338%
- 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.
- University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle Rock128 studies
- Arkansas Children's HospitalLittle Rock101 studies
- CARTI Cancer CenterLittle Rock29 studies
- Arkansas UrologyLittle Rock18 studies
- Preferred Research Partners, Inc.Little Rock13 studies
- Applied Research Center of ArkansasLittle Rock9 studies
- Woodland International Research GroupLittle Rock9 studies
- Pillar Clinical Research- Little RockLittle Rock7 studies
- Pillar Clinical Research, LLCLittle Rock7 studies
- Arkansas Children's Research InstituteLittle Rock6 studies
- Arkansas Research TrialsNorth Little Rock6 studies
- Arkansas CardiologyLittle Rock5 studies
- Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System , Little Rock, ARLittle Rock5 studies
- Arkansas Heart HospitalLittle Rock4 studies
- Baptist Health Medical Center - Little RockLittle Rock4 studies
Cite these figures
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Source: LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Little Rock area, https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/arkansas/little-rock, updated November 12, 2026.
Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/arkansas/little-rock">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Little Rock 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metropolitan area. Residents: 769,258, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.
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