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Clinical trials in the Miami area
1,966 studies are recruiting volunteers at 1,826 research sites in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL area.
Sites in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Hialeah, Hollywood, Pompano Beach, Boca Raton and 17 more towns.
#8 in the US for recruiting studies#1 in Florida#63 in the US per resident
- Studies recruiting
- 1,966
- Research sites
- 1,826
- Conditions studied
- 198
- Studies per 100,000 residents
- 30.4
Conditions being studied
The conditions with the most studies recruiting in the area. A study can be for more than one condition.
- Lung cancer115 studies
- Breast cancer79 studies
- Leukemia63 studies
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma57 studies
- Overweight and obesity53 studies
- Prostate cancer52 studies
- Liver disease49 studies
- Head and neck cancer48 studies
- Ovarian cancer45 studies
- Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)42 studies
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)41 studies
- Depressive disorder39 studies
- Uterine cancer38 studies
- Alzheimer's disease35 studies
- Type 2 diabetes35 studies
All 198 conditions
- Lung cancer115
- Breast cancer79
- Leukemia63
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma57
- Overweight and obesity53
- Prostate cancer52
- Liver disease49
- Head and neck cancer48
- Ovarian cancer45
- Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)42
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)41
- Depressive disorder39
- Uterine cancer38
- Alzheimer's disease35
- Type 2 diabetes35
- Multiple myeloma (MM)34
- Neuroendocrine tumor30
- Brain cancer28
- Endometrial cancer28
- Heart failure28
- Pancreatic cancer28
- Skin cancer28
- Peripheral nerve disease27
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)26
- Retinal degeneration25
- Schizophrenia25
- Parkinson's disease (PD)24
- Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)23
- Ischemic heart disease (IHD)23
- Melanoma23
- Ulcerative colitis (UC)23
- Crohn's disease22
- Kidney cancer22
- Stroke22
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)22
- Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)21
- Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV)21
- Rheumatoid arthritis21
- Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)20
- Anemia19
- Cardiovascular disease19
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD)19
- Esophageal cancer19
- Sarcoma of soft tissue19
- Anxiety disorder18
- Eczema (atopic dermatitis)18
- High blood pressure (hypertension)18
- Chronic skin ulcer17
- Asthma16
- Bladder cancer16
- Type 1 diabetes16
- Cervical cancer15
- Interstitial lung disease15
- Psoriasis15
- Fallopian tube cancer14
- Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)14
- Motor neuron disease (MND)14
- Osteoarthritis (OA)14
- Atrial fibrillation (AF)13
- Epilepsy13
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)12
- COVID-1912
- Cystic fibrosis12
- Graves' disease12
- Liver cancer12
- Myelofibrosis11
- Narcolepsy11
- Alopecia10
- Migraine10
- Sleep apnea10
- Biliary tract cancer9
- Graft-versus-host disease9
- Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)9
- Hodgkin's lymphoma9
- Peripheral vascular disease9
- Traumatic brain injury9
- Gastrointestinal stromal tumor8
- Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy8
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)8
- Alopecia areata7
- Bipolar disorder7
- Hypercholesterolemia7
- Influenza (flu)7
- Intellectual disability7
- Neuroblastoma7
- Psychotic disorder7
- Systemic sclerosis7
- Amyloidosis6
- Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)6
- Dry eye syndrome6
- Glaucoma6
- Low back pain6
- Macular edema6
- Ocular hypertension6
- Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)6
- Sickle cell disease6
- Vasculitis6
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm5
- Cardiomyopathy5
- Congenital heart disease5
- Diabetic eye disease5
- Neuropathic pain5
- Urinary incontinence5
- Acute coronary syndrome4
- Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD)4
- Axial spondyloarthritis4
- Down syndrome4
- Essential thrombocythemia (ET)4
- Frontotemporal dementia (FTD)4
- Gallbladder cancer4
- Gout4
- Hearing loss4
- Hemophilia A4
- Hypertriglyceridemia4
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)4
- Overactive bladder (OAB)4
- Polycythemia vera4
- Pulmonary hypertension4
- Stargardt's disease4
- Thyroid cancer4
- Thyroid eye disease4
- Abdominal cancer3
- Acne3
- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)3
- Bile duct cancer3
- Bone cancer3
- Huntington's disease (HD)3
- Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)3
- Insomnia3
- Peritoneal cancer3
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)3
- Rhabdomyosarcoma3
- Sjogren's syndrome3
- Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)3
- Thrombocytopenia3
- Thrombotic microangiopathy3
- Vascular dementia3
- Vitiligo3
- Actinic keratosis2
- Anal cancer2
- Chronic idiopathic urticaria (hives)2
- Epidermolysis bullosa2
- Germ cell tumor2
- Hereditary angioedema2
- Neurofibromatosis2
- Opioid use disorder2
- Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder2
- Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)2
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis2
- Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)2
- Prurigo nodularis2
- Recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI)2
- Rett's disorder2
- Rotator cuff syndrome2
- RSV infection2
- Schizoaffective disorder2
- Scoliosis2
- Short-sightedness (myopia)2
- Spasmodic torticollis2
- Testicular cancer2
- Urethral cancer2
- Vulvar cancer2
- Alcohol dependence1
- Allergic rhinitis (hay fever)1
- Ankylosing spondylitis1
- Atypical endometrial hyperplasia1
- Cannabis use disorder1
- Celiac disease1
- Chronic fatigue syndrome1
- Cold agglutinin disease1
- Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)1
- Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma1
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)1
- Eating disorder1
- Endometriosis1
- Fabry's disease1
- Familial multiple polyposis syndrome1
- Female infertility1
- Fibromyalgia1
- Fragile X syndrome1
- Gestational diabetes1
- Growth hormone deficiency1
- Hemophilia B1
- Hypothyroidism1
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)1
- Male infertility1
- Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)1
- Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD)1
- Osteoporosis1
- Palmoplantar pustulosis1
- Pemphigus vulgaris1
- Phenylketonuria (PKU)1
- Polymyalgia rheumatica1
- Rhabdoid tumor1
- Tricuspid valve regurgitation1
- Ureteral cancer1
- Vaginal cancer1
- Vulvovaginal candidiasis (thrush)1
488 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 6495%
- Adults 65 and over89%
- Children and teens (under 18)17%
- Healthy volunteers10%
- Open to all sexes93%
- Women only5%
- Men only2%
87 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 18%
- Phase 1/26%
- Phase 223%
- Phase 2/33%
- Phase 332%
- Phase 43%
- No phase (device, behavioral and other studies)14%
- Not stated11%
Most active research sites
The sites recruiting for the most studies in the area.
- University of MiamiMiami458 studies
- Miami Cancer InstituteMiami65 studies
- Memorial Regional Hospital/Joe DiMaggio Children's HospitalHollywood55 studies
- Mount Sinai Medical CenterMiami Beach53 studies
- Nicklaus Children's HospitalMiami53 studies
- University of MiamiMiami45 studies
- UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Deerfield BeachDeerfield Beach44 studies
- Cleveland Clinic FloridaFort Lauderdale43 studies
- Holy Cross HospitalFort Lauderdale43 studies
- UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Coral GablesMiami42 studies
- UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at PlantationFort Lauderdale42 studies
- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center*Miami37 studies
- UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at KendallMiami33 studies
- Florida Cancer Specialists EastWest Palm Beach31 studies
- Broward Health Medical CenterFort Lauderdale27 studies
Cite these figures
Free to use under CC BY 4.0. Please credit LocalTrial with a link to this page.
Source: LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Miami area, https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/florida/miami, updated November 12, 2026.
Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/florida/miami">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Miami 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metropolitan area. Residents: 6,457,988, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.
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