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Clinical trials in the New Orleans area

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

439 studies are recruiting volunteers at 228 research sites in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA area.

Sites in New Orleans, Metairie, Marrero, Kenner, Chalmette, Gretna and 1 more towns.

#53 in the US for recruiting studies#1 in Louisiana#24 in the US per resident

Studies recruiting: 439
Research sites: 228
Conditions studied: 125
Studies per 100,000 residents: 45.4

Conditions being studied

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

Prostate cancer23 studies
Liver disease21 studies
Breast cancer18 studies
Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)16 studies
Uterine cancer15 studies
Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)14 studies
Leukemia14 studies
Lung cancer14 studies
High blood pressure (hypertension)13 studies
Ovarian cancer13 studies
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)12 studies
Kidney cancer12 studies
Bladder cancer11 studies
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma11 studies
Endometrial cancer10 studies

All 125 conditions

Prostate cancer23
Liver disease21
Breast cancer18
Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)16
Uterine cancer15
Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)14
Leukemia14
Lung cancer14
High blood pressure (hypertension)13
Ovarian cancer13
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)12
Kidney cancer12
Bladder cancer11
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma11
Endometrial cancer10
Head and neck cancer10
Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV)10
Overweight and obesity10
Pancreatic cancer10
Type 2 diabetes10
Atrial fibrillation (AF)8
Cervical cancer8
Neuroendocrine tumor8
Osteoarthritis (OA)8
Stroke8
Ulcerative colitis (UC)8
Cardiovascular disease7
Crohn's disease7
Depressive disorder7
Anemia6
Fallopian tube cancer6
Sarcoma of soft tissue6
Esophageal cancer5
Heart failure5
Interstitial lung disease5
Low back pain5
Peripheral nerve disease5
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)5
Skin cancer5
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)5
Systemic sclerosis5
Alzheimer's disease4
Chronic kidney disease (CKD)4
Chronic skin ulcer4
COVID-194
Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)4
Melanoma4
Sickle cell disease4
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)3
Anxiety disorder3
Cardiomyopathy3
Hemophilia A3
Hemophilia B3
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)3
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)3
Ischemic heart disease (IHD)3
Liver cancer3
Migraine3
Overactive bladder (OAB)3
Peripheral vascular disease3
Pulmonary hypertension3
Retinal degeneration3
Thrombocytopenia3
Thrombotic microangiopathy3
Abdominal cancer2
Acne2
Alopecia2
Brain cancer2
Congenital heart disease2
Cystic fibrosis2
Germ cell tumor2
Hodgkin's lymphoma2
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy2
Influenza (flu)2
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)2
Neuroblastoma2
Parkinson's disease (PD)2
Peritoneal cancer2
Phenylketonuria (PKU)2
Psoriasis2
Sleep apnea2
Ureteral cancer2
Acute coronary syndrome1
Alopecia areata1
Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD)1
Asthma1
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)1
Atypical endometrial hyperplasia1
Bile duct cancer1
Biliary tract cancer1
Celiac disease1
Cold agglutinin disease1
Down syndrome1
Eczema (atopic dermatitis)1
Endometriosis1
Epilepsy1
Frown lines (glabellar lines)1
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD)1
Gallbladder cancer1
Glaucoma1
Gout1
Graves' disease1
Growth hormone deficiency1
Hypercholesterolemia1
Insomnia1
Intellectual disability1
Multiple myeloma (MM)1
Myelofibrosis1
Narcolepsy1
Neuropathic pain1
Ocular hypertension1
Pompe disease1
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder1
Postnatal depression1
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)1
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)1
Rhabdomyosarcoma1
Rheumatoid arthritis1
RSV infection1
Smoking dependence1
Testicular cancer1
Thyroid cancer1
Type 1 diabetes1
Urethral cancer1
Urinary incontinence1

98 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 6496%
Adults 65 and over86%
Children and teens (under 18)21%
Healthy volunteers8%
Open to all sexes87%
Women only8%
Men only5%

13 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 14%
Phase 1/24%
Phase 218%
Phase 2/33%
Phase 339%
Phase 43%
No phase (device, behavioral and other studies)16%
Not stated14%

Most active research sites

The sites recruiting for the most studies in the area.

Ochsner Medical Center JeffersonNew Orleans72 studies
University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans54 studies
Tulane University School of MedicineNew Orleans39 studies
Ochsner Clinic FoundationNew Orleans36 studies
Louisiana State University Health Science CenterNew Orleans33 studies
Children's Hospital New OrleansNew Orleans26 studies
East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie21 studies
Tandem Clinical ResearchMarrero21 studies
DelRicht ResearchNew Orleans16 studies
West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero12 studies
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center - MetairieMetairie10 studies
LSU Healthcare Network / Metairie Multi-Specialty ClinicMetairie9 studies
Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans9 studies
Ochsner Baptist Medical CenterNew Orleans8 studies
Ochsner HealthNew Orleans8 studies

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Source: LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the New Orleans area, https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/louisiana/new-orleans, updated November 12, 2026.

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Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/louisiana/new-orleans">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the New Orleans 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan area. Residents: 966,230, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.

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