Clinical trials near you
Clinical trials in the Minneapolis area
1,009 studies are recruiting volunteers at 455 research sites in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI area.
Sites in Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Osseo, Burnsville, Chaska, Eden Prairie and 15 more towns.
#25 in the US for recruiting studies#2 in Minnesota#77 in the US per resident
- Studies recruiting
- 1,009
- Research sites
- 455
- Conditions studied
- 167
- Studies per 100,000 residents
- 26.8
Conditions being studied
The conditions with the most studies recruiting in the area. A study can be for more than one condition.
- Lung cancer52 studies
- Breast cancer40 studies
- Leukemia35 studies
- Uterine cancer33 studies
- Prostate cancer32 studies
- Ovarian cancer31 studies
- Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)30 studies
- Endometrial cancer25 studies
- Head and neck cancer24 studies
- Heart failure24 studies
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma24 studies
- Ischemic heart disease (IHD)21 studies
- Liver disease19 studies
- Parkinson's disease (PD)18 studies
- Neuroendocrine tumor16 studies
All 167 conditions
- Lung cancer52
- Breast cancer40
- Leukemia35
- Uterine cancer33
- Prostate cancer32
- Ovarian cancer31
- Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)30
- Endometrial cancer25
- Head and neck cancer24
- Heart failure24
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma24
- Ischemic heart disease (IHD)21
- Liver disease19
- Parkinson's disease (PD)18
- Neuroendocrine tumor16
- Overweight and obesity16
- Skin cancer16
- Cardiovascular disease15
- Kidney cancer15
- Melanoma15
- Type 2 diabetes15
- Anemia13
- Brain cancer13
- Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)13
- Pancreatic cancer13
- Bladder cancer12
- Cervical cancer12
- Depressive disorder12
- High blood pressure (hypertension)12
- Peripheral nerve disease12
- Stroke12
- Traumatic brain injury12
- Multiple myeloma (MM)11
- Retinal degeneration11
- Sarcoma of soft tissue11
- Intellectual disability10
- Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)9
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD)9
- Cystic fibrosis9
- Fallopian tube cancer9
- Interstitial lung disease9
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)9
- Type 1 diabetes9
- Esophageal cancer8
- Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)8
- Neuroblastoma8
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)7
- Epilepsy7
- Liver cancer7
- Peripheral vascular disease7
- Smoking dependence7
- Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)6
- Motor neuron disease (MND)6
- Opioid use disorder6
- Schizophrenia6
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)5
- Fabry's disease5
- Hodgkin's lymphoma5
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)5
- Migraine5
- Psychotic disorder5
- Alcohol dependence4
- Alopecia4
- Alzheimer's disease4
- Atrial fibrillation (AF)4
- Cannabis use disorder4
- Cardiomyopathy4
- Dry eye syndrome4
- Growth hormone deficiency4
- Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)4
- Myelofibrosis4
- Pulmonary hypertension4
- Rhabdomyosarcoma4
- Rheumatoid arthritis4
- Sickle cell disease4
- Sleep apnea4
- Systemic sclerosis4
- Thrombocytopenia4
- Thrombotic microangiopathy4
- Tricuspid valve regurgitation4
- Vasculitis4
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm3
- Actinic keratosis3
- Anxiety disorder3
- Biliary tract cancer3
- Cerebral palsy3
- Congenital heart disease3
- COVID-193
- Crohn's disease3
- Diabetic eye disease3
- Down syndrome3
- Germ cell tumor3
- Glaucoma3
- Hemophilia A3
- Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV)3
- Influenza (flu)3
- Low back pain3
- Macular edema3
- Menopause symptoms3
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)3
- Ocular hypertension3
- Psoriasis3
- Rett's disorder3
- Schizoaffective disorder3
- Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)3
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)3
- Tourette's syndrome3
- Acute coronary syndrome2
- Alopecia areata2
- Amyloidosis2
- Beta thalassemia2
- Bipolar disorder2
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)2
- Hearing loss2
- Hepatitis B2
- Huntington's disease (HD)2
- Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy2
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)2
- Overactive bladder (OAB)2
- Pericarditis2
- Phenylketonuria (PKU)2
- Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder2
- Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)2
- Rotator cuff syndrome2
- Testicular cancer2
- Thyroid cancer2
- Ulcerative colitis (UC)2
- Vascular dementia2
- Abdominal cancer1
- Achondroplasia1
- Acne1
- Asthma1
- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)1
- Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)1
- Bile duct cancer1
- Chronic cough1
- Chronic skin ulcer1
- Eating disorder1
- Familial multiple polyposis syndrome1
- Fibromyalgia1
- Fragile X syndrome1
- Gallbladder cancer1
- Gestational diabetes1
- Graft-versus-host disease1
- Hemolytic uremic syndrome1
- Hemophilia B1
- Hepatitis C1
- Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)1
- Neurofibromatosis1
- Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)1
- Neuropathic pain1
- Osteoarthritis (OA)1
- Osteoporosis1
- Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)1
- Peritoneal cancer1
- Perthes disease1
- Polymyalgia rheumatica1
- Pompe disease1
- Prader-Willi syndrome1
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis1
- Prurigo nodularis1
- Rhabdoid tumor1
- Sjogren's syndrome1
- Spasmodic torticollis1
- Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)1
- Urethral cancer1
- Urinary incontinence1
319 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 6494%
- Adults 65 and over82%
- Children and teens (under 18)24%
- Healthy volunteers11%
- Open to all sexes91%
- Women only6%
- Men only3%
57 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 1/25%
- Phase 215%
- Phase 2/33%
- Phase 325%
- Phase 43%
- No phase (device, behavioral and other studies)24%
- Not stated18%
Most active research sites
The sites recruiting for the most studies in the area.
- University of MinnesotaMinneapolis335 studies
- Abbott-Northwestern HospitalMinneapolis115 studies
- Regions HospitalSaint Paul104 studies
- Mercy HospitalMinneapolis88 studies
- Park Nicollet Clinic - Saint Louis ParkMinneapolis83 studies
- United HospitalSaint Paul83 studies
- Fairview Southdale HospitalMinneapolis82 studies
- Hennepin County Medical CenterMinneapolis62 studies
- Minnesota Oncology - EdinaMinneapolis57 studies
- Minnesota Oncology Hematology PA-WoodburySaint Paul54 studies
- University of MinnesotaMinneapolis51 studies
- Cancer Center of Western WisconsinNew Richmond50 studies
- Saint John's Hospital - HealtheastSaint Paul50 studies
- Minnesota Oncology Hematology PA-MaplewoodSaint Paul49 studies
- Saint Francis Regional Medical CenterShakopee49 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 Minneapolis area, https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/minnesota/minneapolis, updated November 12, 2026.
Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/minnesota/minneapolis">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area. Residents: 3,757,952, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.
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