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Clinical trials in the New Haven area

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

636 studies are recruiting volunteers at 241 research sites in the New Haven, CT area.

Sites in New Haven, West Haven, Guilford, Hamden, North Haven, Milford and 3 more towns.

#41 in the US for recruiting studies#1 in Connecticut#4 in the US per resident

Studies recruiting: 636
Research sites: 241
Conditions studied: 128
Studies per 100,000 residents: 110.3

Conditions being studied

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

Breast cancer51 studies
Lung cancer48 studies
Head and neck cancer26 studies
Prostate cancer22 studies
Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)21 studies
Leukemia17 studies
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma17 studies
Parkinson's disease (PD)16 studies
Alcohol dependence15 studies
Ovarian cancer15 studies
Multiple myeloma (MM)14 studies
Opioid use disorder14 studies
Liver disease13 studies
Neuroendocrine tumor13 studies
Pancreatic cancer13 studies

All 128 conditions

Breast cancer51
Lung cancer48
Head and neck cancer26
Prostate cancer22
Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)21
Leukemia17
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma17
Parkinson's disease (PD)16
Alcohol dependence15
Ovarian cancer15
Multiple myeloma (MM)14
Opioid use disorder14
Liver disease13
Neuroendocrine tumor13
Pancreatic cancer13
Heart failure12
Melanoma12
Skin cancer12
Stroke12
Type 1 diabetes11
Depressive disorder10
Kidney cancer10
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)10
Uterine cancer10
Anemia9
Bladder cancer9
Endometrial cancer9
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)9
Overweight and obesity9
Sarcoma of soft tissue9
Alzheimer's disease8
Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)8
Ischemic heart disease (IHD)8
Type 2 diabetes8
Crohn's disease7
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)7
Peripheral nerve disease7
Anxiety disorder6
Cannabis use disorder6
Esophageal cancer6
Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV)6
Peripheral vascular disease6
Amyloidosis5
Cardiovascular disease5
Chronic kidney disease (CKD)5
Epilepsy5
Ulcerative colitis (UC)5
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma4
Fallopian tube cancer4
Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)4
Liver cancer4
Multiple sclerosis (MS)4
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)4
Osteoarthritis (OA)4
Schizophrenia4
Smoking dependence4
Biliary tract cancer3
Brain cancer3
Cardiomyopathy3
Cervical cancer3
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy3
Interstitial lung disease3
Low back pain3
Migraine3
Myelofibrosis3
Sickle cell disease3
Systemic sclerosis3
Abdominal aortic aneurysm2
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)2
Bipolar disorder2
Dry eye syndrome2
Gallbladder cancer2
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor2
High blood pressure (hypertension)2
Hodgkin's lymphoma2
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)2
Neuropathic pain2
Primary sclerosing cholangitis2
Psoriasis2
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)2
Rheumatoid arthritis2
Sjogren's syndrome2
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)2
Thrombocytopenia2
Thrombotic microangiopathy2
Wilson's disease2
Abdominal cancer1
Acute coronary syndrome1
Adult onset Still's disease1
Anal cancer1
Ankylosing spondylitis1
Asthma1
Atrial fibrillation (AF)1
Axial spondyloarthritis1
Behcet's syndrome1
Bile duct cancer1
Borderline personality disorder (BPD)1
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)1
Cold agglutinin disease1
Congenital heart disease1
COVID-191
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)1
Essential thrombocythemia (ET)1
Fabry's disease1
Female infertility1
Hemophilia A1
Hemophilia B1
Hypertriglyceridemia1
Influenza (flu)1
Insomnia1
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)1
Motor neuron disease (MND)1
Neuroblastoma1
Peritoneal cancer1
Polycythemia vera1
Polymyalgia rheumatica1
Pompe disease1
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)1
Psychotic disorder1
Pulmonary hypertension1
Recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI)1
RSV infection1
Sleep apnea1
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)1
Tricuspid valve regurgitation1
Urinary incontinence1
Uveitis1
Vasculitis1

179 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 6496%
Adults 65 and over88%
Children and teens (under 18)13%
Healthy volunteers13%
Open to all sexes92%
Women only6%
Men only3%

20 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 13%
Phase 113%
Phase 1/29%
Phase 219%
Phase 2/34%
Phase 323%
Phase 41%
No phase (device, behavioral and other studies)17%
Not stated11%

Most active research sites

The sites recruiting for the most studies in the area.

Yale UniversityNew Haven129 studies
Yale New Haven HospitalNew Haven82 studies
Yale UniversityNew Haven66 studies
Yale UniversityNew Haven48 studies
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center - GuilfordGuilford45 studies
Yale-New Haven Hospital North Haven Medical CenterNorth Haven41 studies
Yale Cancer CenterNew Haven32 studies
VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CTWest Haven28 studies
Yale School of MedicineNew Haven16 studies
Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System-West Haven CampusWest Haven13 studies
Connecticut Mental Health CenterNew Haven11 studies
Smilow Cancer Hospital - Yale New Haven HealthNew Haven11 studies
Yale Cancer CenterNew Haven11 studies
Institute For Neurodegenerative DisordersNew Haven10 studies
Midstate Medical CenterMeriden10 studies

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Source: LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the New Haven area, https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/connecticut/new-haven, updated November 12, 2026.

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Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/connecticut/new-haven">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the New Haven 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 New Haven, CT metropolitan area. Residents: 576,718, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.

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