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Clinical trials in the Kansas City area
938 studies are recruiting volunteers at 449 research sites in the Kansas City, MO-KS area.
Sites in Kansas City, Kansas City, Overland Park, Leawood, Mission, Lenexa and 10 more towns.
#27 in the US for recruiting studies#2 in Missouri#26 in the US per resident
- Studies recruiting
- 938
- Research sites
- 449
- Conditions studied
- 164
- Studies per 100,000 residents
- 41.6
Conditions being studied
The conditions with the most studies recruiting in the area. A study can be for more than one condition.
- Lung cancer54 studies
- Breast cancer53 studies
- Leukemia46 studies
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma37 studies
- Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)31 studies
- Overweight and obesity29 studies
- Head and neck cancer26 studies
- Heart failure26 studies
- Prostate cancer24 studies
- Liver disease22 studies
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)19 studies
- High blood pressure (hypertension)18 studies
- Peripheral nerve disease18 studies
- Bladder cancer17 studies
- Cystic fibrosis17 studies
All 164 conditions
- Lung cancer54
- Breast cancer53
- Leukemia46
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma37
- Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)31
- Overweight and obesity29
- Head and neck cancer26
- Heart failure26
- Prostate cancer24
- Liver disease22
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)19
- High blood pressure (hypertension)18
- Peripheral nerve disease18
- Bladder cancer17
- Cystic fibrosis17
- Interstitial lung disease17
- Ovarian cancer16
- Cardiomyopathy15
- Cardiovascular disease15
- Pancreatic cancer15
- Skin cancer15
- Stroke15
- Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)14
- Type 2 diabetes14
- Crohn's disease13
- Melanoma13
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)13
- Neuroendocrine tumor13
- Pulmonary hypertension13
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD)11
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)11
- Esophageal cancer11
- Multiple myeloma (MM)11
- Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)11
- Sarcoma of soft tissue11
- Uterine cancer11
- Asthma10
- Atrial fibrillation (AF)10
- Ulcerative colitis (UC)10
- Anemia9
- Congenital heart disease9
- Endometrial cancer9
- Ischemic heart disease (IHD)9
- Myelofibrosis9
- Parkinson's disease (PD)9
- Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)8
- Graft-versus-host disease8
- Intellectual disability8
- Kidney cancer8
- Amyloidosis7
- Brain cancer7
- Influenza (flu)7
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)7
- Type 1 diabetes7
- Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)6
- Cervical cancer6
- Down syndrome6
- Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV)6
- Liver cancer6
- Migraine6
- Motor neuron disease (MND)6
- Retinal degeneration6
- Rheumatoid arthritis6
- Systemic sclerosis6
- Alzheimer's disease5
- COVID-195
- Fallopian tube cancer5
- Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy5
- Neuroblastoma5
- Smoking dependence5
- Abdominal cancer4
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)4
- Depressive disorder4
- Dry eye syndrome4
- Essential thrombocythemia (ET)4
- Graves' disease4
- Neuropathic pain4
- Osteoarthritis (OA)4
- RSV infection4
- Thrombocytopenia4
- Anxiety disorder3
- Biliary tract cancer3
- Diabetic eye disease3
- Eczema (atopic dermatitis)3
- Epilepsy3
- Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy3
- Gastrointestinal stromal tumor3
- Hemophilia A3
- Hodgkin's lymphoma3
- Huntington's disease (HD)3
- Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)3
- Low back pain3
- Narcolepsy3
- Peritoneal cancer3
- Psoriasis3
- Rhabdomyosarcoma3
- Scoliosis3
- Sjogren's syndrome3
- Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)3
- Thrombotic microangiopathy3
- Traumatic brain injury3
- Vasculitis3
- Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)2
- Bile duct cancer2
- Familial multiple polyposis syndrome2
- Functional dyspepsia2
- Glaucoma2
- Growth hormone deficiency2
- Hemophilia B2
- Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)2
- Hypercholesterolemia2
- Insomnia2
- Macular edema2
- Ocular hypertension2
- Peripheral vascular disease2
- Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)2
- Recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI)2
- Sickle cell disease2
- Testicular cancer2
- Urethral cancer2
- Urinary incontinence2
- Acute coronary syndrome1
- Anal cancer1
- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)1
- Axial spondyloarthritis1
- Cancer of unknown primary site (CUP)1
- Cerebral palsy1
- Chronic skin ulcer1
- Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)1
- Eating disorder1
- Endometriosis1
- Fabry's disease1
- Fibromyalgia1
- Gallbladder cancer1
- Germ cell tumor1
- Gout1
- Hepatitis B1
- Hereditary angioedema1
- Hypertriglyceridemia1
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)1
- Menopause symptoms1
- Neurofibromatosis1
- Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)1
- Opioid use disorder1
- Overactive bladder (OAB)1
- Pericarditis1
- Polycythemia vera1
- Pompe disease1
- Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder1
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)1
- Prader-Willi syndrome1
- Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)1
- Prurigo nodularis1
- Rhabdoid tumor1
- Short-sightedness (myopia)1
- Sleep apnea1
- Spasmodic torticollis1
- Thyroid cancer1
- Tricuspid valve regurgitation1
- Tuberous sclerosis1
- Ureteral cancer1
- Uveitis1
- Vaginal cancer1
- Vulvar cancer1
225 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 6493%
- Adults 65 and over83%
- Children and teens (under 18)22%
- Healthy volunteers9%
- Open to all sexes94%
- Women only4%
- Men only2%
54 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 19%
- Phase 1/26%
- Phase 218%
- Phase 2/34%
- Phase 332%
- Phase 43%
- No phase (device, behavioral and other studies)14%
- Not stated14%
Most active research sites
The sites recruiting for the most studies in the area.
- University of Kansas Medical CenterKansas City206 studies
- University of Kansas Hospital-Westwood Cancer CenterMission103 studies
- Children's Mercy Hospitals and ClinicsKansas City100 studies
- University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City84 studies
- University of Kansas Cancer Center-Overland ParkOverland Park54 studies
- The University of Kansas Cancer CenterMission52 studies
- University of Kansas Cancer Center - NorthKansas City52 studies
- University of Kansas Cancer Center - Lee's SummitLees Summit49 studies
- University of Kansas Hospital-Indian Creek CampusLeawood42 studies
- The University of Kansas Cancer Center - OlatheOlathe40 studies
- University Health Truman Medical CenterKansas City40 studies
- University of Kansas Cancer Center - BriarcliffKansas City40 studies
- University of Kansas Clinical Research CenterMission37 studies
- Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas CityKansas City32 studies
- University of Kansas Medical CenterKansas City21 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 Kansas City area, https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/missouri/kansas-city, updated November 12, 2026.
Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/missouri/kansas-city">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Kansas City 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 Kansas City, MO-KS metropolitan area. Residents: 2,253,579, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.
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