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Clinical trials in the Atlanta area

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

1,645 studies are recruiting volunteers at 946 research sites in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA area.

Sites in Atlanta, Decatur, Marietta, Lawrenceville, Newnan, Snellville and 34 more towns.

#10 in the US for recruiting studies#1 in Georgia#81 in the US per resident

Studies recruiting: 1,645
Research sites: 946
Conditions studied: 191
Studies per 100,000 residents: 25.7

Conditions being studied

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

Lung cancer84 studies
Breast cancer69 studies
Leukemia64 studies
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma55 studies
Multiple myeloma (MM)50 studies
Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)45 studies
Overweight and obesity45 studies
Head and neck cancer44 studies
Prostate cancer44 studies
Depressive disorder40 studies
Anemia36 studies
Stroke34 studies
Liver disease33 studies
Type 2 diabetes32 studies
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)29 studies

All 191 conditions

Lung cancer84
Breast cancer69
Leukemia64
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma55
Multiple myeloma (MM)50
Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)45
Overweight and obesity45
Head and neck cancer44
Prostate cancer44
Depressive disorder40
Anemia36
Stroke34
Liver disease33
Type 2 diabetes32
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)29
Ovarian cancer29
Ischemic heart disease (IHD)26
Skin cancer26
Pancreatic cancer25
Sarcoma of soft tissue25
Uterine cancer25
Heart failure24
Cardiovascular disease23
Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV)23
Neuroendocrine tumor23
Schizophrenia23
Alzheimer's disease21
Bladder cancer21
Chronic kidney disease (CKD)21
Crohn's disease21
High blood pressure (hypertension)21
Melanoma20
Sickle cell disease20
Atrial fibrillation (AF)18
Kidney cancer18
Endometrial cancer17
Peripheral nerve disease17
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)17
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)16
Brain cancer15
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)14
Type 1 diabetes14
Congenital heart disease13
Graft-versus-host disease13
Ulcerative colitis (UC)13
Cervical cancer12
Esophageal cancer12
Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)12
Multiple sclerosis (MS)12
Liver cancer11
Parkinson's disease (PD)11
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)10
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)10
COVID-1910
Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)10
Influenza (flu)10
Myelofibrosis10
Osteoarthritis (OA)10
Anxiety disorder9
Cystic fibrosis9
Migraine9
Narcolepsy9
Hodgkin's lymphoma8
Intellectual disability8
Psoriasis8
Pulmonary hypertension8
Tricuspid valve regurgitation8
Cardiomyopathy7
Fabry's disease7
Motor neuron disease (MND)7
Neuroblastoma7
Retinal degeneration7
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)6
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)6
Bipolar disorder6
Eczema (atopic dermatitis)6
Fallopian tube cancer6
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)6
Interstitial lung disease6
Peripheral vascular disease6
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder6
Amyloidosis5
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)5
Chronic skin ulcer5
Epilepsy5
Low back pain5
Phenylketonuria (PKU)5
Pompe disease5
Thrombocytopenia5
Alcohol dependence4
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma4
Down syndrome4
Hypercholesterolemia4
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy4
Insomnia4
Psychotic disorder4
Sleep apnea4
Thrombotic microangiopathy4
Abdominal aortic aneurysm3
Anal cancer3
Asthma3
Biliary tract cancer3
Dry eye syndrome3
Glaucoma3
Neuropathic pain3
Ocular hypertension3
Opioid use disorder3
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)3
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)3
Rhabdomyosarcoma3
Rheumatoid arthritis3
RSV infection3
Testicular cancer3
Ureteral cancer3
Urinary incontinence3
Vasculitis3
Abdominal cancer2
Acute coronary syndrome2
Alopecia2
Alpha thalassemia2
Beta thalassemia2
Endometriosis2
Essential thrombocythemia (ET)2
Fibromyalgia2
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD)2
Germ cell tumor2
Gout2
Graves' disease2
Growth hormone deficiency2
Hearing loss2
Hemolytic uremic syndrome2
Hemophilia A2
Hemophilia B2
Huntington's disease (HD)2
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)2
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)2
Menopause symptoms2
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)2
Peritoneal cancer2
Primary sclerosing cholangitis2
Rhabdoid tumor2
Sjogren's syndrome2
Smoking dependence2
Spasmodic torticollis2
Vascular dementia2
Acne1
Alopecia areata1
Atypical endometrial hyperplasia1
Bile duct cancer1
Bone cancer1
Cerebral palsy1
Chronic cough1
Chronic idiopathic urticaria (hives)1
Cluster headaches1
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)1
Diabetic eye disease1
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)1
Eating disorder1
Esophagitis1
Food allergy1
Frown lines (glabellar lines)1
Fragile X syndrome1
Friedreich ataxia1
Gallbladder cancer1
Gestational diabetes1
Hepatitis B1
Hepatitis C1
Hypertriglyceridemia1
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)1
Neurofibromatosis1
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)1
Osteoporosis1
Overactive bladder (OAB)1
Palmoplantar pustulosis1
Polycythemia vera1
Polymyalgia rheumatica1
Postnatal depression1
Prader-Willi syndrome1
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)1
Rett's disorder1
Rotator cuff syndrome1
Scoliosis1
Short-sightedness (myopia)1
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)1
Stargardt's disease1
Systemic sclerosis1
Thyroid cancer1
Urethral cancer1
Vitiligo1
Vulvar cancer1
Vulvovaginal candidiasis (thrush)1

397 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 6492%
Adults 65 and over83%
Children and teens (under 18)24%
Healthy volunteers9%
Open to all sexes92%
Women only4%
Men only3%

108 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 1/25%
Phase 220%
Phase 2/33%
Phase 330%
Phase 44%
No phase (device, behavioral and other studies)18%
Not stated12%

Most active research sites

The sites recruiting for the most studies in the area.

Emory UniversityAtlanta569 studies
Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta153 studies
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Arthur M Blank HospitalAtlanta94 studies
Emory Saint Joseph's HospitalAtlanta74 studies
Northside HospitalAtlanta58 studies
Grady Health SystemAtlanta47 studies
Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta34 studies
Children's Healthcare of AtlantaAtlanta31 studies
Emory UniversityAtlanta30 studies
Piedmont Heart InstituteAtlanta30 studies
Emory Decatur HospitalDecatur27 studies
CenExel iResearch, LLCDecatur25 studies
Emory Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta25 studies
Atlanta VA Medical CenterDecatur23 studies
Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur, GADecatur20 studies

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Source: LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Atlanta area, https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/georgia/atlanta, updated November 12, 2026.

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Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/georgia/atlanta">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Atlanta 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metropolitan area. Residents: 6,411,149, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.

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