Clinical trials near you
Clinical trials in the Lexington area
373 studies are recruiting volunteers at 143 research sites in the Lexington-Fayette, KY area.
Sites in Lexington, Nicholasville, Georgetown, Versailles, Winchester.
#61 in the US for recruiting studies#2 in Kentucky#7 in the US per resident
- Studies recruiting
- 373
- Research sites
- 143
- Conditions studied
- 102
- Studies per 100,000 residents
- 69.9
Conditions being studied
The conditions with the most studies recruiting in the area. A study can be for more than one condition.
- Lung cancer45 studies
- Head and neck cancer18 studies
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma18 studies
- Breast cancer17 studies
- Leukemia17 studies
- Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)16 studies
- Ovarian cancer12 studies
- Prostate cancer12 studies
- Neuroendocrine tumor11 studies
- Pancreatic cancer11 studies
- Heart failure9 studies
- Overweight and obesity9 studies
- Melanoma8 studies
- Skin cancer8 studies
- Uterine cancer8 studies
All 102 conditions
- Lung cancer45
- Head and neck cancer18
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma18
- Breast cancer17
- Leukemia17
- Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)16
- Ovarian cancer12
- Prostate cancer12
- Neuroendocrine tumor11
- Pancreatic cancer11
- Heart failure9
- Overweight and obesity9
- Melanoma8
- Skin cancer8
- Uterine cancer8
- Bladder cancer6
- Brain cancer6
- Cardiovascular disease6
- Esophageal cancer6
- Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)6
- Kidney cancer6
- Stroke6
- Type 2 diabetes6
- Atrial fibrillation (AF)5
- Fallopian tube cancer5
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)5
- Ischemic heart disease (IHD)5
- Liver disease5
- Parkinson's disease (PD)5
- Sarcoma of soft tissue5
- Cervical cancer4
- Endometrial cancer4
- High blood pressure (hypertension)4
- Multiple myeloma (MM)4
- Peripheral nerve disease4
- Abdominal cancer3
- Cardiomyopathy3
- Crohn's disease3
- Interstitial lung disease3
- Migraine3
- Opioid use disorder3
- Osteoarthritis (OA)3
- Peritoneal cancer3
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)3
- Traumatic brain injury3
- Ulcerative colitis (UC)3
- Alcohol dependence2
- Alzheimer's disease2
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD)2
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)2
- Congenital heart disease2
- Down syndrome2
- Epilepsy2
- Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV)2
- Intellectual disability2
- Liver cancer2
- Methamphetamine dependence2
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)2
- Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)2
- Neuroblastoma2
- Neuropathic pain2
- Rhabdomyosarcoma2
- Type 1 diabetes2
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm1
- Acute coronary syndrome1
- Amyloidosis1
- Anemia1
- Anxiety disorder1
- Cannabis use disorder1
- COVID-191
- Depressive disorder1
- Diabetic eye disease1
- Dry eye syndrome1
- Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)1
- Frontotemporal dementia (FTD)1
- Gastrointestinal stromal tumor1
- Germ cell tumor1
- Gout1
- Graft-versus-host disease1
- Hearing loss1
- Hemolytic uremic syndrome1
- Hodgkin's lymphoma1
- Hypercholesterolemia1
- Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy1
- Low back pain1
- Menopause symptoms1
- Peripheral vascular disease1
- Phenylketonuria (PKU)1
- Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder1
- Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)1
- Psoriasis1
- Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)1
- Pulmonary hypertension1
- Rheumatoid arthritis1
- RSV infection1
- Sjogren's syndrome1
- Sleep apnea1
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)1
- Systemic sclerosis1
- Thrombocytopenia1
- Thrombotic microangiopathy1
- Vasculitis1
86 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 6498%
- Adults 65 and over84%
- Children and teens (under 18)15%
- Healthy volunteers9%
- Open to all sexes93%
- Women only5%
- Men only2%
7 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 11%
- Phase 16%
- Phase 1/24%
- Phase 220%
- Phase 2/35%
- Phase 335%
- Phase 43%
- No phase (device, behavioral and other studies)16%
- Not stated10%
Most active research sites
The sites recruiting for the most studies in the area.
- University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer CenterLexington216 studies
- Baptist Health LexingtonLexington42 studies
- Saint Joseph Radiation Oncology Resource CenterLexington26 studies
- CommonSpirit Saint Joseph Hospital - LexingtonLexington24 studies
- CommonSpirit Saint Joseph Medical Center - East LexingtonLexington22 studies
- Baptist Health HamburgLexington12 studies
- Saint Joseph Hospital EastLexington12 studies
- University of KentuckyLexington8 studies
- AMR Clinical - LexingtonLexington6 studies
- The Research Group of Lexington LLCLexington6 studies
- University of KentuckyLexington6 studies
- Kentucky Children's HospitalLexington5 studies
- Lexington VA Health Care SystemLexington4 studies
- Psychopharmacology of Addiction LaboratoryLexington4 studies
- Clark Regional Medical CenterWinchester3 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 Lexington area, https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/kentucky/lexington, updated November 12, 2026.
Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/kentucky/lexington">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Lexington 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 Lexington-Fayette, KY metropolitan area. Residents: 533,366, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.
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