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Clinical trials in the Baton Rouge area

200 studies are recruiting volunteers at 103 research sites in the Baton Rouge, LA area.

Sites in Baton Rouge, Zachary, Prairieville, Denham Springs, Gonzales, Greensburg and 5 more towns.

#78 in the US for recruiting studies#2 in Louisiana#100 in the US per resident

Studies recruiting
200
Research sites
103
Conditions studied
68
Studies per 100,000 residents
22.7

Conditions being studied

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

  • Overweight and obesity18 studies
  • Leukemia14 studies
  • Lung cancer14 studies
  • Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma10 studies
  • Breast cancer9 studies
  • Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)8 studies
  • Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)7 studies
  • Bladder cancer6 studies
  • Prostate cancer6 studies
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)5 studies
  • Head and neck cancer5 studies
  • Heart failure5 studies
  • Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)5 studies
  • Multiple myeloma (MM)5 studies
  • Pancreatic cancer5 studies
All 68 conditions
  • Overweight and obesity18
  • Leukemia14
  • Lung cancer14
  • Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma10
  • Breast cancer9
  • Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)8
  • Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)7
  • Bladder cancer6
  • Prostate cancer6
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)5
  • Head and neck cancer5
  • Heart failure5
  • Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)5
  • Multiple myeloma (MM)5
  • Pancreatic cancer5
  • Type 2 diabetes5
  • Crohn's disease4
  • Neuroendocrine tumor4
  • Ulcerative colitis (UC)4
  • Cardiovascular disease3
  • Kidney cancer3
  • Melanoma3
  • Ovarian cancer3
  • Peripheral nerve disease3
  • Peripheral vascular disease3
  • Skin cancer3
  • Alzheimer's disease2
  • Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)2
  • Chronic kidney disease (CKD)2
  • COVID-192
  • Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)2
  • High blood pressure (hypertension)2
  • Hypercholesterolemia2
  • Influenza (flu)2
  • Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)2
  • Neuropathic pain2
  • Sarcoma of soft tissue2
  • Abdominal aortic aneurysm1
  • Acne1
  • Alopecia1
  • Anemia1
  • Asthma1
  • Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)1
  • Brain cancer1
  • Chronic idiopathic urticaria (hives)1
  • Chronic skin ulcer1
  • Congenital heart disease1
  • Down syndrome1
  • Endometrial cancer1
  • Esophageal cancer1
  • Essential thrombocythemia (ET)1
  • Fabry's disease1
  • Fallopian tube cancer1
  • Fibromyalgia1
  • Gastrointestinal stromal tumor1
  • Graves' disease1
  • Hereditary angioedema1
  • Insomnia1
  • Intellectual disability1
  • Ischemic heart disease (IHD)1
  • Multiple sclerosis (MS)1
  • Myelofibrosis1
  • Opioid use disorder1
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)1
  • Systemic sclerosis1
  • Ureteral cancer1
  • Urethral cancer1
  • Uterine cancer1

40 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 over86%
  • Children and teens (under 18)16%
  • Healthy volunteers16%
  • Open to all sexes92%
  • Women only5%
  • Men only3%

9 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 12%
  • Phase 1/23%
  • Phase 217%
  • Phase 2/34%
  • Phase 343%
  • Phase 45%
  • No phase (device, behavioral and other studies)14%
  • Not stated13%

Most active research sites

The sites recruiting for the most studies in the area.

  1. Our Lady of the Lake Physician GroupBaton Rouge39 studies
  2. LSU Health Baton Rouge-North ClinicBaton Rouge28 studies
  3. Pennington Biomedical Research CenterBaton Rouge28 studies
  4. Mary Bird Perkins Cancer CenterBaton Rouge27 studies
  5. Louisiana Hematology Oncology Associates LLCBaton Rouge14 studies
  6. Woman's HospitalBaton Rouge6 studies
  7. GI Alliance - Baton RougeBaton Rouge4 studies
  8. Our Lady of the Lake Medical OncologyBaton Rouge4 studies
  9. Velocity Clinical Research - Baton RougeBaton Rouge4 studies
  10. Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge3 studies
  11. Louisiana Dermatology AssociatesBaton Rouge3 studies
  12. Medical Center of Baton RougeBaton Rouge3 studies
  13. Renal Associates of Baton RougeBaton Rouge3 studies
  14. DelRicht Research @LA Dermatology AssociatesBaton Rouge2 studies
  15. Louisiana Hematology Oncology AssociatesBaton Rouge2 studies

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Source: LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Baton Rouge area, https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/louisiana/baton-rouge, updated November 12, 2026.

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Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/louisiana/baton-rouge">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Baton Rouge 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 Baton Rouge, LA metropolitan area. Residents: 882,652, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.

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