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Clinical trials in the Detroit area

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

1,050 studies are recruiting volunteers at 594 research sites in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI area.

Sites in Detroit, Southfield, Troy, Royal Oak, Farmington, Dearborn and 34 more towns.

#21 in the US for recruiting studies#1 in Michigan#94 in the US per resident

Studies recruiting: 1,050
Research sites: 594
Conditions studied: 158
Studies per 100,000 residents: 23.9

Conditions being studied

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

Lung cancer73 studies
Breast cancer57 studies
Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)38 studies
Head and neck cancer33 studies
Prostate cancer33 studies
Leukemia28 studies
Liver disease28 studies
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma28 studies
Ovarian cancer27 studies
Uterine cancer27 studies
Heart failure26 studies
Endometrial cancer24 studies
Neuroendocrine tumor21 studies
Ischemic heart disease (IHD)20 studies
Multiple myeloma (MM)20 studies

All 158 conditions

Lung cancer73
Breast cancer57
Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)38
Head and neck cancer33
Prostate cancer33
Leukemia28
Liver disease28
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma28
Ovarian cancer27
Uterine cancer27
Heart failure26
Endometrial cancer24
Neuroendocrine tumor21
Ischemic heart disease (IHD)20
Multiple myeloma (MM)20
Bladder cancer19
High blood pressure (hypertension)19
Pancreatic cancer19
Cardiovascular disease18
Kidney cancer18
Overweight and obesity18
Skin cancer18
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)17
Alzheimer's disease16
Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)16
Melanoma16
Type 2 diabetes16
Esophageal cancer14
Brain cancer13
Chronic kidney disease (CKD)12
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)12
Liver cancer12
Multiple sclerosis (MS)12
Parkinson's disease (PD)12
Sleep apnea12
Fallopian tube cancer11
Interstitial lung disease11
Peripheral vascular disease11
Anemia10
Atrial fibrillation (AF)10
Cardiomyopathy10
Crohn's disease9
Eczema (atopic dermatitis)9
Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)9
Sarcoma of soft tissue9
Stroke9
Depressive disorder8
Narcolepsy8
Osteoarthritis (OA)8
Type 1 diabetes8
Alopecia7
Asthma7
COVID-197
Peripheral nerve disease7
Pulmonary hypertension7
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)7
Amyloidosis6
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)6
Biliary tract cancer6
Cervical cancer6
Epilepsy6
Graft-versus-host disease6
Graves' disease6
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)6
Insomnia6
Psoriasis6
Sickle cell disease6
Alopecia areata5
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)5
Rheumatoid arthritis5
Ulcerative colitis (UC)5
Abdominal cancer4
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)4
Anxiety disorder4
Chronic skin ulcer4
Glaucoma4
Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV)4
Intellectual disability4
Motor neuron disease (MND)4
Ocular hypertension4
Peritoneal cancer4
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)4
Retinal degeneration4
Traumatic brain injury4
Acne3
Acute coronary syndrome3
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)3
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)3
Down syndrome3
Dry eye syndrome3
Gout3
Hemophilia A3
Influenza (flu)3
Migraine3
Neuroblastoma3
Schizophrenia3
Sjogren's syndrome3
Tricuspid valve regurgitation3
Vitiligo3
Abdominal aortic aneurysm2
Alcohol dependence2
Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD)2
Bile duct cancer2
Bipolar disorder2
Chronic idiopathic urticaria (hives)2
Congenital heart disease2
Cystic fibrosis2
Gallbladder cancer2
Germ cell tumor2
Hemophilia B2
Hereditary angioedema2
Hodgkin's lymphoma2
Hypercholesterolemia2
Myelofibrosis2
Opioid use disorder2
Overactive bladder (OAB)2
Palmoplantar pustulosis2
Rhabdomyosarcoma2
Rotator cuff syndrome2
Spasmodic torticollis2
Thrombocytopenia2
Thyroid eye disease2
Urinary incontinence2
Vasculitis2
Ankylosing spondylitis1
Atypical endometrial hyperplasia1
Axial spondyloarthritis1
Cannabis use disorder1
Cold agglutinin disease1
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)1
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma1
Eating disorder1
Endometriosis1
Fabry's disease1
Frown lines (glabellar lines)1
Hepatitis B1
Huntington's disease (HD)1
Hypothyroidism1
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy1
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)1
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)1
Lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow)1
Neuropathic pain1
Pompe disease1
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder1
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)1
Primary sclerosing cholangitis1
Prurigo nodularis1
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)1
Psychotic disorder1
RSV infection1
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)1
Systemic sclerosis1
Testicular cancer1
Thrombotic microangiopathy1
Ureteral cancer1
Urethral cancer1
Vulvar cancer1

252 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 over90%
Children and teens (under 18)16%
Healthy volunteers6%
Open to all sexes94%
Women only4%
Men only3%

42 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 10%
Phase 17%
Phase 1/27%
Phase 221%
Phase 2/33%
Phase 334%
Phase 43%
No phase (device, behavioral and other studies)14%
Not stated11%

Most active research sites

The sites recruiting for the most studies in the area.

Henry Ford HospitalDetroit182 studies
Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit167 studies
Henry Ford Health SystemDetroit120 studies
Trinity Health Saint Mary Mercy Livonia HospitalLivonia84 studies
Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Hematology Oncology - BrightonBrighton82 studies
Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Hematology Oncology - CantonCanton80 studies
Trinity Health Saint Joseph Mercy Oakland HospitalPontiac79 studies
Henry Ford Medical Center-ColumbusNovi54 studies
Trinity Health Medical Center - BrightonBrighton52 studies
Trinity Health Medical Center - CantonCanton52 studies
Corewell Health William Beaumont University HospitalRoyal Oak43 studies
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital-Clinton TownshipClinton Township41 studies
Henry Ford West Bloomfield HospitalWest Bloomfield41 studies
Children's Hospital of MichiganDetroit39 studies
Henry Ford Saint John Hospital - Macomb MedicalMacomb38 studies

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Source: LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Detroit area, https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/michigan/detroit, updated November 12, 2026.

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Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/michigan/detroit">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Detroit 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Residents: 4,400,578, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.

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