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Clinical trials in the Hartford area

Name: Clinical trials in the Hartford area
Creator: LocalTrial
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201 studies are recruiting volunteers at 95 research sites in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT area.

Sites in Hartford, Farmington, Cromwell, Manchester, New Britain, Storrs Mansfield and 11 more towns.

#76 in the US for recruiting studies#2 in Connecticut#132 in the US per resident

Studies recruiting: 201
Research sites: 95
Conditions studied: 110
Studies per 100,000 residents: 17.2

Conditions being studied

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

Breast cancer12 studies
Sarcoma of soft tissue9 studies
Leukemia8 studies
Neuroblastoma8 studies
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)7 studies
Lung cancer7 studies
Retinal degeneration7 studies
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma6 studies
Pancreatic cancer6 studies
Depressive disorder5 studies
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)5 studies
Kidney cancer5 studies
Anemia4 studies
Anxiety disorder4 studies
Brain cancer4 studies

All 110 conditions

Breast cancer12
Sarcoma of soft tissue9
Leukemia8
Neuroblastoma8
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)7
Lung cancer7
Retinal degeneration7
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma6
Pancreatic cancer6
Depressive disorder5
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)5
Kidney cancer5
Anemia4
Anxiety disorder4
Brain cancer4
Crohn's disease4
Multiple myeloma (MM)4
Overweight and obesity4
Peripheral nerve disease4
Schizophrenia4
Sickle cell disease4
Cardiovascular disease3
Chronic kidney disease (CKD)3
Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)3
High blood pressure (hypertension)3
Ischemic heart disease (IHD)3
Low back pain3
Macular edema3
Motor neuron disease (MND)3
Ovarian cancer3
Rhabdomyosarcoma3
Stroke3
Ulcerative colitis (UC)3
Uterine cancer3
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)2
Endometrial cancer2
Head and neck cancer2
Heart failure2
Liver cancer2
Liver disease2
Melanoma2
Migraine2
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)2
Neuroendocrine tumor2
Prostate cancer2
Psoriasis2
Psychotic disorder2
Skin cancer2
Abdominal cancer1
Alcohol dependence1
Amyloidosis1
Anal cancer1
Atrial fibrillation (AF)1
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)1
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)1
Bile duct cancer1
Biliary tract cancer1
Bladder cancer1
Cancer of unknown primary site (CUP)1
Cannabis use disorder1
Cardiomyopathy1
Cervical cancer1
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)1
Diabetic eye disease1
Down syndrome1
Eating disorder1
Esophageal cancer1
Familial multiple polyposis syndrome1
Fibromyalgia1
Gallbladder cancer1
Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)1
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor1
Germ cell tumor1
Glaucoma1
Hemophilia A1
Hemophilia B1
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)1
Hodgkin's lymphoma1
Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV)1
Huntington's disease (HD)1
Intellectual disability1
Interstitial lung disease1
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)1
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)1
Menopause symptoms1
Multiple sclerosis (MS)1
Neuropathic pain1
Ocular hypertension1
Opioid use disorder1
Osteoarthritis (OA)1
Osteoporosis1
Parkinson's disease (PD)1
Peripheral vascular disease1
Peritoneal cancer1
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder1
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)1
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)1
Rhabdoid tumor1
Schizoaffective disorder1
Sleep apnea1
Spasmodic torticollis1
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)1
Testicular cancer1
Thyroid cancer1
Type 1 diabetes1
Type 2 diabetes1
Ureteral cancer1
Urethral cancer1
Vaginal cancer1

53 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 over66%
Children and teens (under 18)38%
Healthy volunteers13%
Open to all sexes93%
Women only6%
Men only0%

14 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 10%
Phase 12%
Phase 1/21%
Phase 219%
Phase 2/34%
Phase 329%
Phase 41%
No phase (device, behavioral and other studies)23%
Not stated19%

Most active research sites

The sites recruiting for the most studies in the area.

Connecticut Children's Medical CenterHartford54 studies
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center at Saint FrancisHartford29 studies
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center at GlastonburyGlastonbury24 studies
Hartford HospitalHartford13 studies
University of ConnecticutStorrs Mansfield9 studies
Connecticut Children's HospitalHartford7 studies
Hartford HealthCare - ManchesterManchester7 studies
Retina ConsultantsManchester7 studies
Hartford HealthCare - AvonAvon6 studies
Hartford Healthcare Cancer InstituteHartford4 studies
CT Clinical ResearchCromwell3 studies
Smilow Cancer Hospital at Saint FrancisHartford3 studies
University of Connecticut Health CenterFarmington3 studies
Hartford HealthcareHartford2 studies
Hartford HospitalHartford2 studies

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

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Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/connecticut/hartford">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Hartford 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 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metropolitan area. Residents: 1,169,048, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.

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