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Clinical trials in the Rochester area

Name: Clinical trials in the Rochester area
Creator: LocalTrial
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1,034 studies are recruiting volunteers at 113 research sites in the Rochester, MN area.

Sites in Rochester.

#23 in the US for recruiting studies#1 in Minnesota

Studies recruiting: 1,034
Research sites: 113
Conditions studied: 147
Studies per 100,000 residents: 448.1

Conditions being studied

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

Lung cancer56 studies
Breast cancer52 studies
Leukemia45 studies
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma42 studies
Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)35 studies
Liver disease34 studies
Head and neck cancer30 studies
Multiple myeloma (MM)29 studies
Neuroendocrine tumor29 studies
Heart failure28 studies
Pancreatic cancer28 studies
Ovarian cancer27 studies
Uterine cancer24 studies
Skin cancer23 studies
Prostate cancer22 studies

All 147 conditions

Lung cancer56
Breast cancer52
Leukemia45
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma42
Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)35
Liver disease34
Head and neck cancer30
Multiple myeloma (MM)29
Neuroendocrine tumor29
Heart failure28
Pancreatic cancer28
Ovarian cancer27
Uterine cancer24
Skin cancer23
Prostate cancer22
Endometrial cancer21
Sarcoma of soft tissue21
Cardiomyopathy20
Kidney cancer19
Melanoma17
Congenital heart disease16
High blood pressure (hypertension)16
Brain cancer15
Cardiovascular disease15
Liver cancer15
Overweight and obesity15
Amyloidosis14
Epilepsy14
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)14
Bladder cancer13
Ischemic heart disease (IHD)13
Esophageal cancer12
Interstitial lung disease11
Peripheral nerve disease11
Stroke11
Fallopian tube cancer10
Depressive disorder9
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)9
Cervical cancer8
Crohn's disease8
Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)8
Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)7
Pulmonary hypertension7
Alzheimer's disease6
Anemia6
Chronic kidney disease (CKD)6
Primary hyperoxaluria6
Retinal degeneration6
Atrial fibrillation (AF)5
Primary sclerosing cholangitis5
Tricuspid valve regurgitation5
Ulcerative colitis (UC)5
Abdominal aortic aneurysm4
Acute coronary syndrome4
Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD)4
Bile duct cancer4
Bipolar disorder4
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma4
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor4
Hearing loss4
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)4
Overactive bladder (OAB)4
Pericarditis4
Sleep apnea4
Thrombocytopenia4
Thrombotic microangiopathy4
Type 1 diabetes4
Type 2 diabetes4
Vasculitis4
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)3
Bone cancer3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)3
COVID-193
Functional dyspepsia3
Graft-versus-host disease3
Hodgkin's lymphoma3
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy3
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)3
Menopause symptoms3
Multiple sclerosis (MS)3
Neuroblastoma3
Osteoarthritis (OA)3
Peripheral vascular disease3
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder3
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)3
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)3
Rheumatoid arthritis3
Scoliosis3
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)3
Ureteral cancer3
Abdominal cancer2
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)2
Biliary tract cancer2
Celiac disease2
Chronic cough2
Familial multiple polyposis syndrome2
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD)2
Graves' disease2
Hemophilia A2
Insomnia2
Intellectual disability2
Long QT syndrome2
Low back pain2
Migraine2
Motor neuron disease (MND)2
Myelofibrosis2
Parkinson's disease (PD)2
Peritoneal cancer2
Sickle cell disease2
Systemic sclerosis2
Thyroid cancer2
Vascular dementia2
Anxiety disorder1
Asthma1
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)1
Atypical endometrial hyperplasia1
Chronic fatigue syndrome1
Chronic skin ulcer1
Cold agglutinin disease1
Cystic fibrosis1
Diabetic eye disease1
Dry eye syndrome1
Endometriosis1
Friedreich ataxia1
Gallbladder cancer1
Germ cell tumor1
Gestational diabetes1
Glaucoma1
Hemophilia B1
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)1
Neurofibromatosis1
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)1
Ocular hypertension1
Opioid use disorder1
Pelvic tumor1
Perthes disease1
Prader-Willi syndrome1
Psoriasis1
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)1
Psychotic disorder1
Rhabdomyosarcoma1
Rotator cuff syndrome1
Sjogren's syndrome1
Smoking dependence1
Stargardt's disease1
Urethral cancer1
Urinary incontinence1

339 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 6497%
Adults 65 and over90%
Children and teens (under 18)16%
Healthy volunteers11%
Open to all sexes92%
Women only6%
Men only2%

20 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 18%
Phase 1/28%
Phase 216%
Phase 2/33%
Phase 318%
Phase 43%
No phase (device, behavioral and other studies)21%
Not stated22%

Most active research sites

The sites recruiting for the most studies in the area.

Mayo ClinicRochester900 studies
Mayo ClinicRochester39 studies
Mayo ClinicRochester21 studies
Mayo RochesterRochester5 studies
Research FacilityRochester3 studies
89bio Clinical Study SiteRochester2 studies
Brackenridge Outpatient Research PharmacyRochester1 study
Clinical Research Trials UnitRochester1 study
Clinical Study CenterRochester1 study
Emory UniversityRochester1 study
GC2501 StudyRochester1 study
HeartWorks, Inc.Rochester1 study
Limb LabRochester1 study
LocalRochester1 study
May Clinic RochesterRochester1 study

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Source: LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Rochester area, https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/minnesota/rochester, updated November 12, 2026.

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Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/minnesota/rochester">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Rochester 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 Rochester, MN metropolitan area. Residents: 230,742, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.

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