Clinical trials near you
Clinical trials in the Albany area
178 studies are recruiting volunteers at 75 research sites in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY area.
Sites in Albany, Clifton Park, Saratoga Springs, Schenectady, Alplaus, Burnt Hills and 1 more towns.
#84 in the US for recruiting studies#5 in New York#117 in the US per resident
- Studies recruiting
- 178
- Research sites
- 75
- Conditions studied
- 67
- Studies per 100,000 residents
- 19.5
Conditions being studied
The conditions with the most studies recruiting in the area. A study can be for more than one condition.
- Lung cancer14 studies
- Leukemia9 studies
- Cardiovascular disease7 studies
- Heart failure7 studies
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma7 studies
- Breast cancer6 studies
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD)6 studies
- Ovarian cancer6 studies
- Prostate cancer6 studies
- Stroke6 studies
- Alzheimer's disease5 studies
- High blood pressure (hypertension)5 studies
- Bladder cancer4 studies
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)4 studies
- Ischemic heart disease (IHD)4 studies
All 67 conditions
- Lung cancer14
- Leukemia9
- Cardiovascular disease7
- Heart failure7
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma7
- Breast cancer6
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD)6
- Ovarian cancer6
- Prostate cancer6
- Stroke6
- Alzheimer's disease5
- High blood pressure (hypertension)5
- Bladder cancer4
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)4
- Ischemic heart disease (IHD)4
- Kidney cancer4
- Multiple myeloma (MM)4
- Overweight and obesity4
- Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)3
- Pancreatic cancer3
- Peripheral nerve disease3
- Sarcoma of soft tissue3
- Ulcerative colitis (UC)3
- Atrial fibrillation (AF)2
- Crohn's disease2
- Down syndrome2
- Endometrial cancer2
- Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)2
- Huntington's disease (HD)2
- Intellectual disability2
- Liver disease2
- Melanoma2
- Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)2
- Neuroblastoma2
- Neuroendocrine tumor2
- Parkinson's disease (PD)2
- Rhabdomyosarcoma2
- Skin cancer2
- Type 2 diabetes2
- Uterine cancer2
- Acute coronary syndrome1
- Asthma1
- Brain cancer1
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)1
- Depressive disorder1
- Epilepsy1
- Fallopian tube cancer1
- Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)1
- Germ cell tumor1
- Graves' disease1
- Head and neck cancer1
- Hodgkin's lymphoma1
- Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV)1
- Hypercholesterolemia1
- Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)1
- Interstitial lung disease1
- Myelofibrosis1
- Peripheral vascular disease1
- Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder1
- Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)1
- Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)1
- Radiculopathy1
- Thrombocytopenia1
- Thrombotic microangiopathy1
- Type 1 diabetes1
- Urinary incontinence1
- Vasculitis1
43 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 over81%
- Children and teens (under 18)25%
- Healthy volunteers4%
- Open to all sexes90%
- Women only6%
- Men only4%
6 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 1/23%
- Phase 216%
- Phase 2/34%
- Phase 345%
- Phase 43%
- No phase (device, behavioral and other studies)13%
- Not stated15%
Most active research sites
The sites recruiting for the most studies in the area.
- Albany Medical CenterAlbany61 studies
- New York Oncology Hematology P.C.Albany19 studies
- Albany Medical CollegeAlbany16 studies
- Capital Cardiology AssociatesAlbany6 studies
- New York Oncology Hematology, P.C.Albany6 studies
- New York Oncology HematologyClifton Park5 studies
- Albany Medical CollegeAlbany3 studies
- Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterAlbany3 studies
- Ellis HospitalSchenectady3 studies
- NYOH Albany Cancer CenterAlbany3 studies
- Women's Cancer Care Associates LLCAlbany3 studies
- 89bio Clinical Study SiteAlbany2 studies
- Albany Stratton VA Medical CenterAlbany2 studies
- New York Nephrology and Dialysis Access Surgery, PCClifton Park2 studies
- Saratoga Clinical Research, LLCSaratoga Springs2 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 Albany area, https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/new-york/albany, updated November 12, 2026.
Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/new-york/albany">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Albany 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 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area. Residents: 913,485, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.
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