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Clinical trials in the Iowa City area
497 studies are recruiting volunteers at 93 research sites in the Iowa City, IA area.
Sites in Iowa City, Coralville.
#47 in the US for recruiting studies#1 in Iowa
- Studies recruiting
- 497
- Research sites
- 93
- Conditions studied
- 134
- Studies per 100,000 residents
- 272
Conditions being studied
The conditions with the most studies recruiting in the area. A study can be for more than one condition.
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma28 studies
- Breast cancer26 studies
- Lung cancer24 studies
- Leukemia23 studies
- Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)17 studies
- Multiple myeloma (MM)15 studies
- Neuroendocrine tumor15 studies
- Stroke13 studies
- Head and neck cancer12 studies
- Kidney cancer12 studies
- Skin cancer11 studies
- Liver disease10 studies
- Uterine cancer10 studies
- Depressive disorder9 studies
- Melanoma9 studies
All 134 conditions
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma28
- Breast cancer26
- Lung cancer24
- Leukemia23
- Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)17
- Multiple myeloma (MM)15
- Neuroendocrine tumor15
- Stroke13
- Head and neck cancer12
- Kidney cancer12
- Skin cancer11
- Liver disease10
- Uterine cancer10
- Depressive disorder9
- Melanoma9
- Ovarian cancer9
- Pancreatic cancer9
- Peripheral nerve disease9
- Prostate cancer9
- Hearing loss8
- Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)8
- Sarcoma of soft tissue8
- Bladder cancer7
- Cystic fibrosis7
- Endometrial cancer7
- Hemophilia A7
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)7
- Cervical cancer6
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD)6
- Motor neuron disease (MND)6
- Atrial fibrillation (AF)5
- Cardiovascular disease5
- Crohn's disease5
- Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)5
- Heart failure5
- Ischemic heart disease (IHD)5
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)5
- Thrombocytopenia5
- Congenital heart disease4
- Gestational diabetes4
- High blood pressure (hypertension)4
- Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy4
- Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)4
- Traumatic brain injury4
- Type 2 diabetes4
- Anemia3
- Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)3
- Brain cancer3
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)3
- COVID-193
- Epilepsy3
- Esophageal cancer3
- Fabry's disease3
- Gastrointestinal stromal tumor3
- Growth hormone deficiency3
- Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)3
- Intellectual disability3
- Neuroblastoma3
- Overweight and obesity3
- Parkinson's disease (PD)3
- Rheumatoid arthritis3
- Systemic sclerosis3
- Thrombotic microangiopathy3
- Alcohol dependence2
- Alopecia2
- Alopecia areata2
- Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD)2
- Amyloidosis2
- Anxiety disorder2
- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)2
- Bipolar disorder2
- Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma2
- Down syndrome2
- Dry eye syndrome2
- Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy2
- Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)2
- Friedreich ataxia2
- Hodgkin's lymphoma2
- Huntington's disease (HD)2
- Liver cancer2
- Myelofibrosis2
- Pompe disease2
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis2
- Psoriasis2
- Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)2
- Pulmonary hypertension2
- Rotator cuff syndrome2
- Schizophrenia2
- Sjogren's syndrome2
- Type 1 diabetes2
- Urinary incontinence2
- Acute coronary syndrome1
- Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)1
- Alzheimer's disease1
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)1
- Anal cancer1
- Atypical endometrial hyperplasia1
- Bile duct cancer1
- Biliary tract cancer1
- Cardiomyopathy1
- Chronic skin ulcer1
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)1
- Germ cell tumor1
- Glaucoma1
- Graft-versus-host disease1
- Hemophilia B1
- Hepatitis B1
- Homonymous hemianopia1
- Influenza (flu)1
- Interstitial lung disease1
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)1
- Migraine1
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type III1
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)1
- Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD)1
- Neuropathic pain1
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)1
- Ocular hypertension1
- Osteoarthritis (OA)1
- Osteoporosis1
- Overactive bladder (OAB)1
- Pemphigus vulgaris1
- Peripheral vascular disease1
- Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder1
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)1
- Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)1
- Retinal degeneration1
- Rhabdomyosarcoma1
- Sickle cell disease1
- Testicular cancer1
- Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)1
- Ulcerative colitis (UC)1
- Urethral cancer1
- Vasculitis1
145 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 over78%
- Children and teens (under 18)27%
- Healthy volunteers10%
- Open to all sexes92%
- Women only6%
- Men only1%
29 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 12%
- Phase 17%
- Phase 1/27%
- Phase 216%
- Phase 2/33%
- Phase 326%
- Phase 44%
- No phase (device, behavioral and other studies)16%
- Not stated19%
Most active research sites
The sites recruiting for the most studies in the area.
- University of IowaIowa City428 studies
- Iowa City VA Health Care System, Iowa City, IAIowa City4 studies
- University of IowaIowa City4 studies
- University of IowaIowa City4 studies
- 89bio Clinical Study SiteIowa City2 studies
- Iowa Bioscience Innovation FacilityIowa City2 studies
- Univ Of Iowa Hospitals And ClinicsIowa City2 studies
- Artiva Investigational Site IowaIowa City1 study
- AscentageIowa City1 study
- Center fro Disabilities and DevelopmentIowa City1 study
- College of NursingIowa City1 study
- DeGowin blood CenterIowa City1 study
- Integrative Laboratory of Applied Physiology and Lifestyle MedicineIowa City1 study
- Iowa Health Care - Pediatric Neurology & Specialty ClinicIowa City1 study
- Iowa Hemophilia and Thrombosis CenterIowa City1 study
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 Iowa City area, https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/iowa/iowa-city, updated November 12, 2026.
Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/iowa/iowa-city">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Iowa City 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 Iowa City, IA metropolitan area. Residents: 182,711, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.
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