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Clinical trials in the Asheville area
107 studies are recruiting volunteers at 50 research sites in the Asheville, NC area.
Sites in Asheville, Hendersonville, Mills River, Weaverville.
#130 in the US for recruiting studies#8 in North Carolina#86 in the US per resident
- Studies recruiting
- 107
- Research sites
- 50
- Conditions studied
- 71
- Studies per 100,000 residents
- 25.3
Conditions being studied
The conditions with the most studies recruiting in the area. A study can be for more than one condition.
- Leukemia9 studies
- Breast cancer8 studies
- Heart failure7 studies
- Lung cancer6 studies
- Graves' disease5 studies
- Kidney cancer5 studies
- Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)4 studies
- Cardiovascular disease4 studies
- Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)4 studies
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma4 studies
- Prostate cancer4 studies
- Ischemic heart disease (IHD)3 studies
- Melanoma3 studies
- Neuroendocrine tumor3 studies
- Retinal degeneration3 studies
All 71 conditions
- Leukemia9
- Breast cancer8
- Heart failure7
- Lung cancer6
- Graves' disease5
- Kidney cancer5
- Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)4
- Cardiovascular disease4
- Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)4
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma4
- Prostate cancer4
- Ischemic heart disease (IHD)3
- Melanoma3
- Neuroendocrine tumor3
- Retinal degeneration3
- Sarcoma of soft tissue3
- Skin cancer3
- Type 2 diabetes3
- Atrial fibrillation (AF)2
- Bladder cancer2
- Crohn's disease2
- Down syndrome2
- Epilepsy2
- Head and neck cancer2
- Hodgkin's lymphoma2
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)2
- Intellectual disability2
- Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)2
- Neuroblastoma2
- Parkinson's disease (PD)2
- Peripheral nerve disease2
- Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder2
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)2
- Stroke2
- Type 1 diabetes2
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm1
- Alcohol dependence1
- Amyloidosis1
- Ankylosing spondylitis1
- Anxiety disorder1
- Asthma1
- Axial spondyloarthritis1
- Chronic idiopathic urticaria (hives)1
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD)1
- Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma1
- Diabetic eye disease1
- Dry eye syndrome1
- Esophageal cancer1
- Essential thrombocythemia (ET)1
- Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)1
- Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)1
- Germ cell tumor1
- High blood pressure (hypertension)1
- Hypercholesterolemia1
- Interstitial lung disease1
- Liver disease1
- Low back pain1
- Migraine1
- Multiple myeloma (MM)1
- Myelofibrosis1
- Neuropathic pain1
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)1
- Overweight and obesity1
- Polycythemia vera1
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis1
- Rhabdomyosarcoma1
- Rheumatoid arthritis1
- Rotator cuff syndrome1
- Thyroid eye disease1
- Ulcerative colitis (UC)1
- Urethral cancer1
13 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 over85%
- Children and teens (under 18)21%
- Healthy volunteers5%
- Open to all sexes98%
- Men only2%
Study phases
Earlier phases test safety in fewer people; later phases compare a treatment with the usual care in many.
- Phase 1/21%
- Phase 216%
- Phase 2/35%
- Phase 345%
- Phase 42%
- No phase (device, behavioral and other studies)18%
- Not stated14%
Most active research sites
The sites recruiting for the most studies in the area.
- Mission HospitalAsheville25 studies
- Margaret R. Pardee Memorial HospitalHendersonville18 studies
- AdventHealth HendersonvilleHendersonville7 studies
- AdventHealth Infusion Center AshevilleAsheville6 studies
- AdventHealth Infusion Center WeavervilleWeaverville6 studies
- Messino Cancer CenterAsheville6 studies
- Asheville Clinical ResearchAsheville5 studies
- Asheville Neurology SpecialistsAsheville5 studies
- Mission HealthAsheville4 studies
- Asheville Cardiology AssociatesAsheville3 studies
- Asheville VA Medical Center, Asheville, NCAsheville3 studies
- Asheville Eye Associates, Retina DivisionAsheville2 studies
- Charles George VA Medical CenterAsheville2 studies
- Digestive Health Partners, PAAsheville2 studies
- Mission HealthAsheville2 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 Asheville area, https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/north-carolina/asheville, updated November 12, 2026.
Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/north-carolina/asheville">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Asheville 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 Asheville, NC metropolitan area. Residents: 422,333, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.
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