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Clinical trials in the Cincinnati area

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

1,039 studies are recruiting volunteers at 401 research sites in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN area.

Sites in Cincinnati, Ft Mitchell, West Chester, Mason, Middletown, Springboro and 10 more towns.

#22 in the US for recruiting studies#2 in Ohio#25 in the US per resident

Studies recruiting: 1,039
Research sites: 401
Conditions studied: 163
Studies per 100,000 residents: 45.1

Conditions being studied

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

Lung cancer57 studies
Leukemia50 studies
Breast cancer36 studies
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma35 studies
Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)31 studies
Head and neck cancer24 studies
Heart failure23 studies
Liver disease22 studies
Prostate cancer22 studies
Overweight and obesity21 studies
Neuroendocrine tumor19 studies
Skin cancer19 studies
Anemia18 studies
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)18 studies
Melanoma18 studies

All 163 conditions

Lung cancer57
Leukemia50
Breast cancer36
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma35
Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)31
Head and neck cancer24
Heart failure23
Liver disease22
Prostate cancer22
Overweight and obesity21
Neuroendocrine tumor19
Skin cancer19
Anemia18
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)18
Melanoma18
Ovarian cancer18
Uterine cancer18
Brain cancer17
Multiple myeloma (MM)17
Stroke17
High blood pressure (hypertension)16
Peripheral nerve disease16
Cardiovascular disease15
Congenital heart disease15
Depressive disorder15
Sarcoma of soft tissue15
Kidney cancer14
Pancreatic cancer14
Bladder cancer13
Endometrial cancer13
Crohn's disease12
Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)12
Migraine12
Pulmonary hypertension12
Type 2 diabetes12
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)11
Narcolepsy11
Atrial fibrillation (AF)10
Cystic fibrosis10
Interstitial lung disease10
Ischemic heart disease (IHD)10
Sickle cell disease10
Ulcerative colitis (UC)10
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)9
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)9
Intellectual disability9
Retinal degeneration9
Chronic kidney disease (CKD)8
Fallopian tube cancer8
Neuroblastoma8
Sleep apnea8
Cardiomyopathy7
Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)7
Schizophrenia7
Tricuspid valve regurgitation7
Asthma6
Cervical cancer6
COVID-196
Epilepsy6
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)6
Multiple sclerosis (MS)6
Traumatic brain injury6
Bipolar disorder5
Down syndrome5
Esophageal cancer5
Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV)5
Alopecia4
Fabry's disease4
Food allergy4
Hodgkin's lymphoma4
Liver cancer4
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)4
Myelofibrosis4
Neurofibromatosis4
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)4
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)4
Primary sclerosing cholangitis4
Psoriasis4
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)4
Thrombocytopenia4
Type 1 diabetes4
Alzheimer's disease3
Anxiety disorder3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)3
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)3
Eczema (atopic dermatitis)3
Endometriosis3
Epidermolysis bullosa3
Fibromyalgia3
Fragile X syndrome3
Glaucoma3
Graft-versus-host disease3
Hemophilia A3
Hereditary angioedema3
Ocular hypertension3
Pompe disease3
Rhabdomyosarcoma3
Stargardt's disease3
Vasculitis3
Achondroplasia2
Alopecia areata2
Cerebral palsy2
Chronic idiopathic urticaria (hives)2
Eating disorder2
Esophagitis2
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor2
Germ cell tumor2
Growth hormone deficiency2
Hearing loss2
Influenza (flu)2
Insomnia2
Motor neuron disease (MND)2
Osteoarthritis (OA)2
Parkinson's disease (PD)2
Pericarditis2
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)2
RSV infection2
Scoliosis2
Thrombotic microangiopathy2
Tuberous sclerosis2
Uveitis2
Abdominal aortic aneurysm1
Abdominal cancer1
Acute coronary syndrome1
Bile duct cancer1
Biliary tract cancer1
Birth control (contraception)1
Chloasma1
Chronic sinusitis1
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)1
Dry eye syndrome1
Friedreich ataxia1
Functional dyspepsia1
Graves' disease1
Hemolytic uremic syndrome1
Hemophilia B1
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)1
Huntington's disease (HD)1
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy1
Low back pain1
Menopause symptoms1
Neuropathic pain1
Opioid use disorder1
Peripheral vascular disease1
Peritoneal cancer1
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder1
Postnatal depression1
Primary hyperoxaluria1
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)1
Psychotic disorder1
Recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI)1
Rett's disorder1
Rhabdoid tumor1
Rheumatoid arthritis1
Spasmodic torticollis1
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)1
Systemic sclerosis1
Testicular cancer1
Tooth decay1
Tuberculosis1
Ureteral cancer1
Urinary incontinence1
Vascular dementia1

269 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 6487%
Adults 65 and over72%
Children and teens (under 18)39%
Healthy volunteers8%
Open to all sexes94%
Women only3%
Men only3%

125 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 16%
Phase 1/25%
Phase 216%
Phase 2/34%
Phase 331%
Phase 43%
No phase (device, behavioral and other studies)15%
Not stated18%

Most active research sites

The sites recruiting for the most studies in the area.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnati316 studies
University of Cincinnati Medical CenterCincinnati101 studies
University of CincinnatiCincinnati80 studies
The Christ HospitalCincinnati73 studies
Good Samaritan Hospital - CincinnatiCincinnati50 studies
Atrium Medical Center-Middletown Regional HospitalFranklin43 studies
University of Cincinnati Cancer Center-UC Medical CenterCincinnati40 studies
University of Cincinnati Cancer Center-West ChesterWest Chester39 studies
Bethesda North HospitalCincinnati28 studies
TriHealth Cancer Institute-AndersonCincinnati23 studies
TriHealth Cancer Institute-WestsideCincinnati23 studies
St. Elizabeth HealthcareFt Mitchell18 studies
Dayton Physicians LLC-AtriumFranklin15 studies
Oncology Hematology Care Inc-KenwoodCincinnati15 studies
Cincinnati Eye InstituteCincinnati14 studies

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Source: LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Cincinnati area, https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/ohio/cincinnati, updated November 12, 2026.

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Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/ohio/cincinnati">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metropolitan area. Residents: 2,302,815, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.

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