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Clinical trials in the Charlotte area

Name: Clinical trials in the Charlotte area
Creator: LocalTrial
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

639 studies are recruiting volunteers at 399 research sites in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area.

Sites in Charlotte, Huntersville, Rock Hill, Statesville, Salisbury, Matthews and 11 more towns.

#40 in the US for recruiting studies#2 in North Carolina#101 in the US per resident

Studies recruiting: 639
Research sites: 399
Conditions studied: 126
Studies per 100,000 residents: 22.2

Conditions being studied

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

Leukemia41 studies
Breast cancer31 studies
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma31 studies
Lung cancer30 studies
Overweight and obesity24 studies
Multiple myeloma (MM)23 studies
Head and neck cancer19 studies
Ovarian cancer17 studies
Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)16 studies
Heart failure15 studies
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)13 studies
Anemia12 studies
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)12 studies
Uterine cancer12 studies
Kidney cancer11 studies

All 126 conditions

Leukemia41
Breast cancer31
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma31
Lung cancer30
Overweight and obesity24
Multiple myeloma (MM)23
Head and neck cancer19
Ovarian cancer17
Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)16
Heart failure15
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)13
Anemia12
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)12
Uterine cancer12
Kidney cancer11
Narcolepsy11
Prostate cancer11
Cardiovascular disease10
Ischemic heart disease (IHD)10
Liver disease10
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)10
Crohn's disease9
Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)9
Neuroendocrine tumor9
Pancreatic cancer9
Rheumatoid arthritis9
Skin cancer9
Stroke9
Type 2 diabetes9
Alzheimer's disease8
Chronic kidney disease (CKD)8
Endometrial cancer8
Epilepsy8
High blood pressure (hypertension)8
Melanoma8
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)8
Peripheral nerve disease8
Asthma7
Bladder cancer7
Migraine7
Sarcoma of soft tissue7
Sickle cell disease7
Amyloidosis6
Cardiomyopathy6
Cervical cancer6
Osteoarthritis (OA)6
Ulcerative colitis (UC)6
Atrial fibrillation (AF)5
Depressive disorder5
Interstitial lung disease5
Myelofibrosis5
Dry eye syndrome4
Esophageal cancer4
Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)4
Graft-versus-host disease4
Hypercholesterolemia4
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy4
Liver cancer4
Multiple sclerosis (MS)4
Neuroblastoma4
Peripheral vascular disease4
Sjogren's syndrome4
Alopecia3
Brain cancer3
Chronic skin ulcer3
COVID-193
Essential thrombocythemia (ET)3
Fallopian tube cancer3
Hodgkin's lymphoma3
Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV)3
Psoriasis3
Systemic sclerosis3
Traumatic brain injury3
Actinic keratosis2
Acute coronary syndrome2
Alopecia areata2
Anxiety disorder2
Congenital heart disease2
Down syndrome2
Eczema (atopic dermatitis)2
Fabry's disease2
Germ cell tumor2
Gout2
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)2
Intellectual disability2
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)2
Polycythemia vera2
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder2
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)2
Psychotic disorder2
Schizophrenia2
Thrombocytopenia2
Thrombotic microangiopathy2
Achondroplasia1
Axial spondyloarthritis1
Beta thalassemia1
Biliary tract cancer1
Cannabis use disorder1
Cluster headaches1
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)1
Cystic fibrosis1
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor1
Graves' disease1
Growth hormone deficiency1
Hemophilia A1
Hemophilia B1
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)1
Influenza (flu)1
Insomnia1
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)1
Neurofibromatosis1
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)1
Neuropathic pain1
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)1
Opioid use disorder1
Overactive bladder (OAB)1
Parkinson's disease (PD)1
Polymyalgia rheumatica1
Pompe disease1
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)1
Primary sclerosing cholangitis1
Pulmonary hypertension1
Rhabdomyosarcoma1
Smoking dependence1
Testicular cancer1
Vasculitis1

157 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 over86%
Children and teens (under 18)18%
Healthy volunteers7%
Open to all sexes95%
Women only4%
Men only2%

18 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 17%
Phase 1/27%
Phase 218%
Phase 2/33%
Phase 336%
Phase 43%
No phase (device, behavioral and other studies)14%
Not stated13%

Most active research sites

The sites recruiting for the most studies in the area.

Levine Cancer InstituteCharlotte127 studies
Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer InstituteCharlotte70 studies
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte51 studies
Atrium Health - Carolinas Medical CenterCharlotte30 studies
Atrium Health Cabarrus/LCI-ConcordConcord29 studies
Monroe Biomedical ResearchMonroe25 studies
Carolina BioOncology InstituteHuntersville20 studies
Atrium Health Pineville/LCI-PinevilleCharlotte17 studies
Atrium Health University City/LCI-UniversityCharlotte16 studies
Atrium Health Union/LCI-UnionMonroe15 studies
Levine Cancer Institute-BallantyneCharlotte15 studies
Levine Cancer Institute-GastonGastonia15 studies
Piedmont HealthcareStatesville14 studies
Levine Cancer Institute-Rock HillRock Hill13 studies
Atrium HealthCharlotte12 studies

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Source: LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Charlotte area, https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/north-carolina/charlotte, updated November 12, 2026.

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Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/north-carolina/charlotte">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Charlotte 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Residents: 2,883,370, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.

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