Clinical trials near you

Clinical trials in the Sacramento area

Name: Clinical trials in the Sacramento area
Creator: LocalTrial
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

589 studies are recruiting volunteers at 262 research sites in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA area.

Sites in Sacramento, Davis, Roseville, Mather, Auburn, Elk Grove and 11 more towns.

#44 in the US for recruiting studies#5 in California#95 in the US per resident

Studies recruiting: 589
Research sites: 262
Conditions studied: 135
Studies per 100,000 residents: 23.9

Conditions being studied

The conditions with the most studies recruiting in the area. A study can be for more than one condition.

Lung cancer46 studies
Breast cancer32 studies
Leukemia21 studies
Prostate cancer21 studies
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma19 studies
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)18 studies
Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)18 studies
Head and neck cancer17 studies
Liver disease17 studies
Retinal degeneration17 studies
Pancreatic cancer15 studies
Type 2 diabetes15 studies
Heart failure13 studies
Stroke13 studies
Bladder cancer11 studies

All 135 conditions

Lung cancer46
Breast cancer32
Leukemia21
Prostate cancer21
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma19
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)18
Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)18
Head and neck cancer17
Liver disease17
Retinal degeneration17
Pancreatic cancer15
Type 2 diabetes15
Heart failure13
Stroke13
Bladder cancer11
Kidney cancer11
Overweight and obesity11
Cardiovascular disease10
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)9
Ovarian cancer9
Depressive disorder8
Sarcoma of soft tissue8
Uterine cancer8
Eczema (atopic dermatitis)7
Endometrial cancer7
High blood pressure (hypertension)7
Multiple myeloma (MM)7
Neuroendocrine tumor7
Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)6
Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)6
Intellectual disability6
Liver cancer6
Pulmonary hypertension6
Anemia5
COVID-195
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)5
Epilepsy5
Esophageal cancer5
Hemophilia A5
Ischemic heart disease (IHD)5
Macular edema5
Melanoma5
Skin cancer5
Traumatic brain injury5
Ulcerative colitis (UC)5
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)4
Chronic kidney disease (CKD)4
Congenital heart disease4
Crohn's disease4
Diabetic eye disease4
Hemophilia B4
Hodgkin's lymphoma4
Interstitial lung disease4
Motor neuron disease (MND)4
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)4
Myelofibrosis4
Primary sclerosing cholangitis4
Psoriasis4
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)3
Atrial fibrillation (AF)3
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)3
Bipolar disorder3
Brain cancer3
Cystic fibrosis3
Glaucoma3
Growth hormone deficiency3
Huntington's disease (HD)3
Neuroblastoma3
Ocular hypertension3
Parkinson's disease (PD)3
Peripheral nerve disease3
Rheumatoid arthritis3
Sickle cell disease3
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)3
Alopecia2
Alzheimer's disease2
Anxiety disorder2
Biliary tract cancer2
Cervical cancer2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)2
Down syndrome2
Dry eye syndrome2
Gallbladder cancer2
Graves' disease2
Hypercholesterolemia2
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy2
Influenza (flu)2
Multiple sclerosis (MS)2
Opioid use disorder2
Osteoarthritis (OA)2
Polycythemia vera2
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)2
Rhabdomyosarcoma2
Schizophrenia2
Sjogren's syndrome2
Stargardt's disease2
Thrombocytopenia2
Type 1 diabetes2
Acne1
Alopecia areata1
Anal cancer1
Birth control (contraception)1
Cardiomyopathy1
Celiac disease1
Endometriosis1
Essential thrombocythemia (ET)1
Fabry's disease1
Fallopian tube cancer1
Fibromyalgia1
Fragile X syndrome1
Germ cell tumor1
Gestational diabetes1
Hearing loss1
Hemolytic uremic syndrome1
Hepatitis B1
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)1
Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV)1
Hypertriglyceridemia1
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD)1
Neuropathic pain1
Overactive bladder (OAB)1
Pemphigus vulgaris1
Perthes disease1
Pompe disease1
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder1
Prader-Willi syndrome1
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)1
Psychotic disorder1
Rett's disorder1
Spasmodic torticollis1
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)1
Systemic sclerosis1
Thrombotic microangiopathy1
Ureteral cancer1
Vascular dementia1

161 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 6490%
Adults 65 and over82%
Children and teens (under 18)23%
Healthy volunteers11%
Open to all sexes92%
Women only4%
Men only4%

46 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 17%
Phase 1/25%
Phase 216%
Phase 2/34%
Phase 334%
Phase 42%
No phase (device, behavioral and other studies)21%
Not stated10%

Most active research sites

The sites recruiting for the most studies in the area.

University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento206 studies
UC Davis Medical CenterSacramento95 studies
Kaiser Permanente-RosevilleRoseville44 studies
Sutter Medical Center SacramentoSacramento37 studies
Kaiser Permanente-South SacramentoSacramento35 studies
Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael35 studies
Kaiser Permanente Downtown CommonsSacramento34 studies
Mercy Cancer Center - SacramentoSacramento34 studies
Mercy Cancer Center - CarmichaelCarmichael33 studies
Mercy Cancer Center - Elk GroveElk Grove33 studies
Mercy Cancer Center - RocklinRocklin33 studies
Woodland Memorial HospitalWoodland33 studies
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville26 studies
Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalAuburn19 studies
Sutter Cancer Centers Radiation Oncology Services-RosevilleRoseville16 studies

Cite these figures

Free to use under CC BY 4.0. Please credit LocalTrial with a link to this page.

As text

Source: LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Sacramento area, https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/california/sacramento, updated November 12, 2026.

With the link, for a web page

Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/california/sacramento">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Sacramento 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metropolitan area. Residents: 2,463,127, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.

These figures describe studies, not advice. Talk to your doctor before joining one.

Tell us a little about yourself and we'll suggest the studies near you that may fit. Free and private.

Ready to see what's near you?

Get matched