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Clinical trials in the Bridgeport area

160 studies are recruiting volunteers at 88 research sites in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT area.

Sites in Stamford, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Danbury, Greenwich, Trumbull and 7 more towns.

#96 in the US for recruiting studies#3 in Connecticut#135 in the US per resident

Studies recruiting
160
Research sites
88
Conditions studied
79
Studies per 100,000 residents
16.4

Conditions being studied

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

  • Lung cancer21 studies
  • Breast cancer18 studies
  • Migraine8 studies
  • Overweight and obesity7 studies
  • Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)6 studies
  • Cardiovascular disease6 studies
  • Heart failure6 studies
  • Retinal degeneration6 studies
  • Head and neck cancer5 studies
  • Type 2 diabetes5 studies
  • High blood pressure (hypertension)4 studies
  • Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma4 studies
  • Ovarian cancer4 studies
  • Pancreatic cancer4 studies
  • Sarcoma of soft tissue4 studies
All 79 conditions
  • Lung cancer21
  • Breast cancer18
  • Migraine8
  • Overweight and obesity7
  • Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)6
  • Cardiovascular disease6
  • Heart failure6
  • Retinal degeneration6
  • Head and neck cancer5
  • Type 2 diabetes5
  • High blood pressure (hypertension)4
  • Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma4
  • Ovarian cancer4
  • Pancreatic cancer4
  • Sarcoma of soft tissue4
  • Alzheimer's disease3
  • Bladder cancer3
  • Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)3
  • Ischemic heart disease (IHD)3
  • Macular edema3
  • Multiple myeloma (MM)3
  • Parkinson's disease (PD)3
  • Peripheral nerve disease3
  • Prostate cancer3
  • Alopecia2
  • Anxiety disorder2
  • Depressive disorder2
  • Esophageal cancer2
  • Influenza (flu)2
  • Neuroendocrine tumor2
  • Stroke2
  • Uterine cancer2
  • Abdominal cancer1
  • Acute coronary syndrome1
  • Alopecia areata1
  • Amyloidosis1
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)1
  • Atrial fibrillation (AF)1
  • Brain cancer1
  • Celiac disease1
  • Cervical cancer1
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)1
  • Chronic skin ulcer1
  • Crohn's disease1
  • Diabetic eye disease1
  • Endometrial cancer1
  • Fallopian tube cancer1
  • Frown lines (glabellar lines)1
  • Frontotemporal dementia (FTD)1
  • Glaucoma1
  • Hearing loss1
  • Hodgkin's lymphoma1
  • Hypercholesterolemia1
  • Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)1
  • Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)1
  • Intellectual disability1
  • Kidney cancer1
  • Leukemia1
  • Liver cancer1
  • Liver disease1
  • Low back pain1
  • Melanoma1
  • Motor neuron disease (MND)1
  • Multiple sclerosis (MS)1
  • Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD)1
  • Ocular hypertension1
  • Opioid use disorder1
  • Peripheral vascular disease1
  • Peritoneal cancer1
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)1
  • Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)1
  • Prurigo nodularis1
  • Rett's disorder1
  • Skin cancer1
  • Stargardt's disease1
  • Thrombocytopenia1
  • Thrombotic microangiopathy1
  • Traumatic brain injury1
  • Vascular dementia1

26 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 6493%
  • Adults 65 and over91%
  • Children and teens (under 18)13%
  • Healthy volunteers4%
  • Open to all sexes92%
  • Women only7%
  • Men only1%

9 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 1/23%
  • Phase 223%
  • Phase 2/36%
  • Phase 346%
  • Phase 41%
  • No phase (device, behavioral and other studies)9%
  • Not stated10%

Most active research sites

The sites recruiting for the most studies in the area.

  1. Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center-TrumbullTrumbull56 studies
  2. Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center at GreenwichGreenwich41 studies
  3. Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center-FairfieldFairfield41 studies
  4. Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center at Long RidgeStamford31 studies
  5. Danbury HospitalDanbury16 studies
  6. New England Institute for Clinical ResearchStamford11 studies
  7. Stamford HospitalStamford8 studies
  8. Hartford HealthCare - Saint Vincent's Medical CenterBridgeport5 studies
  9. Smilow Cancer Hospital - TrumbullTrumbull5 studies
  10. Stamford Therapeutics ConsortiumStamford5 studies
  11. Norwalk HospitalNorwalk4 studies
  12. Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport3 studies
  13. Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County PCStamford3 studies
  14. Connecticut Eye Consultants, P.C.Danbury3 studies
  15. Hartford Healthcare - FairfieldFairfield3 studies

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Source: LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Bridgeport area, https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/connecticut/bridgeport, updated November 12, 2026.

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Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/connecticut/bridgeport">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Bridgeport 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 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metropolitan area. Residents: 972,679, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.

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