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Clinical trials in the Louisville area

Name: Clinical trials in the Louisville area
Creator: LocalTrial
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490 studies are recruiting volunteers at 239 research sites in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN area.

Sites in Louisville, New Albany, Bardstown, Clarksville, Jeffersonville, Fairdale and 1 more towns.

#48 in the US for recruiting studies#1 in Kentucky#48 in the US per resident

Studies recruiting: 490
Research sites: 239
Conditions studied: 122
Studies per 100,000 residents: 35.1

Conditions being studied

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

Lung cancer37 studies
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma21 studies
Leukemia20 studies
Breast cancer19 studies
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)19 studies
Overweight and obesity19 studies
Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)17 studies
Head and neck cancer17 studies
Prostate cancer14 studies
Heart failure13 studies
Melanoma13 studies
Multiple myeloma (MM)13 studies
Neuroendocrine tumor13 studies
Ovarian cancer13 studies
Skin cancer13 studies

All 122 conditions

Lung cancer37
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma21
Leukemia20
Breast cancer19
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)19
Overweight and obesity19
Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)17
Head and neck cancer17
Prostate cancer14
Heart failure13
Melanoma13
Multiple myeloma (MM)13
Neuroendocrine tumor13
Ovarian cancer13
Skin cancer13
Kidney cancer11
Liver disease11
Crohn's disease10
Ischemic heart disease (IHD)10
Pulmonary hypertension9
Ulcerative colitis (UC)9
Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)8
Atrial fibrillation (AF)7
Cardiovascular disease7
Esophageal cancer7
Pancreatic cancer7
Sarcoma of soft tissue7
Anemia6
COVID-196
High blood pressure (hypertension)6
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)6
Uterine cancer6
Bladder cancer5
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)5
Type 1 diabetes5
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)4
Biliary tract cancer4
Brain cancer4
Chronic kidney disease (CKD)4
Endometrial cancer4
Epilepsy4
Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)4
Interstitial lung disease4
Liver cancer4
Neuroblastoma4
Stroke4
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)3
Cervical cancer3
Eczema (atopic dermatitis)3
Fallopian tube cancer3
Osteoarthritis (OA)3
Parkinson's disease (PD)3
Peripheral nerve disease3
Psoriasis3
Rhabdomyosarcoma3
Thrombocytopenia3
Thrombotic microangiopathy3
Abdominal aortic aneurysm2
Abdominal cancer2
Acne2
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)2
Alcohol dependence2
Alopecia2
Asthma2
Congenital heart disease2
Gallbladder cancer2
Germ cell tumor2
Growth hormone deficiency2
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)2
Hodgkin's lymphoma2
Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV)2
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy2
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)2
Influenza (flu)2
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)2
Motor neuron disease (MND)2
Multiple sclerosis (MS)2
Peripheral vascular disease2
Peritoneal cancer2
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder2
Retinal degeneration2
Scoliosis2
Sickle cell disease2
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)2
Systemic sclerosis2
Type 2 diabetes2
Vasculitis2
Acute coronary syndrome1
Alopecia areata1
Cardiomyopathy1
Chronic idiopathic urticaria (hives)1
Cystic fibrosis1
Depressive disorder1
Down syndrome1
Dry eye syndrome1
Eating disorder1
Fibromyalgia1
Glaucoma1
Gout1
Graft-versus-host disease1
Graves' disease1
Hemolytic uremic syndrome1
Hepatitis D1
Hereditary angioedema1
Homonymous hemianopia1
Huntington's disease (HD)1
Hypercholesterolemia1
Intellectual disability1
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)1
Low back pain1
Migraine1
Myelofibrosis1
Neuropathic pain1
Ocular hypertension1
Overactive bladder (OAB)1
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)1
Primary sclerosing cholangitis1
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)1
Recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI)1
Schizophrenia1
Smoking dependence1
Traumatic brain injury1

111 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 over84%
Children and teens (under 18)22%
Healthy volunteers8%
Open to all sexes93%
Women only4%
Men only3%

32 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.

Phase 15%
Phase 1/27%
Phase 217%
Phase 2/33%
Phase 339%
Phase 43%
No phase (device, behavioral and other studies)13%
Not stated13%

Most active research sites

The sites recruiting for the most studies in the area.

University of LouisvilleLouisville153 studies
UofL Health Medical Center NortheastLouisville34 studies
Norton Children's HospitalLouisville29 studies
Norton Cancer InstituteLouisville27 studies
Norton Cancer InstituteLouisville26 studies
Baptist Health LouisvilleLouisville23 studies
CommonSpirit Saint Joseph Hospital - BardstownBardstown15 studies
Gastroenterology Health PartnersNew Albany15 studies
Flaget Memorial HospitalBardstown10 studies
Gastroenterology Health PartnersLouisville10 studies
Baptist Health FloydNew Albany9 studies
Norton Brownsboro HospitalLouisville9 studies
Monroe Biomedical Research - LouisvilleLouisville8 studies
Norton Healthcare Inc.Louisville8 studies
Norton HospitalLouisville8 studies

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Source: LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Louisville area, https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/kentucky/louisville, updated November 12, 2026.

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Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/kentucky/louisville">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Louisville 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area. Residents: 1,394,234, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.

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