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Clinical trials in the Columbus area
1,291 studies are recruiting volunteers at 419 research sites in the Columbus, OH area.
Sites in Columbus, Dublin, Hilliard, Westerville, New Albany, Circleville and 13 more towns.
#16 in the US for recruiting studies#1 in Ohio#11 in the US per resident
- Studies recruiting
- 1,291
- Research sites
- 419
- Conditions studied
- 180
- Studies per 100,000 residents
- 58
Conditions being studied
The conditions with the most studies recruiting in the area. A study can be for more than one condition.
- Leukemia83 studies
- Lung cancer79 studies
- Breast cancer64 studies
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma59 studies
- Ovarian cancer39 studies
- Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)38 studies
- Uterine cancer34 studies
- Neuroendocrine tumor32 studies
- Head and neck cancer30 studies
- Prostate cancer28 studies
- Multiple myeloma (MM)27 studies
- Bladder cancer25 studies
- Endometrial cancer25 studies
- Pancreatic cancer25 studies
- Skin cancer25 studies
All 180 conditions
- Leukemia83
- Lung cancer79
- Breast cancer64
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma59
- Ovarian cancer39
- Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)38
- Uterine cancer34
- Neuroendocrine tumor32
- Head and neck cancer30
- Prostate cancer28
- Multiple myeloma (MM)27
- Bladder cancer25
- Endometrial cancer25
- Pancreatic cancer25
- Skin cancer25
- Melanoma23
- Sarcoma of soft tissue22
- Brain cancer20
- Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)20
- Anemia18
- Liver disease18
- Type 2 diabetes18
- Kidney cancer17
- Heart failure16
- Depressive disorder15
- Overweight and obesity14
- Stroke14
- Cardiovascular disease13
- Cervical cancer13
- Congenital heart disease13
- Fallopian tube cancer13
- Ischemic heart disease (IHD)13
- Myelofibrosis12
- Peripheral nerve disease12
- Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV)11
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)11
- Atrial fibrillation (AF)10
- Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)10
- Graft-versus-host disease10
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)10
- Anxiety disorder9
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)9
- Chronic skin ulcer9
- Cystic fibrosis9
- Esophageal cancer9
- High blood pressure (hypertension)9
- Sickle cell disease9
- Crohn's disease8
- Interstitial lung disease8
- Type 1 diabetes8
- Alzheimer's disease7
- Biliary tract cancer7
- Parkinson's disease (PD)7
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)7
- Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)6
- Amyloidosis6
- Cardiomyopathy6
- COVID-196
- Liver cancer6
- Motor neuron disease (MND)6
- Narcolepsy6
- Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder6
- Retinal degeneration6
- Alcohol dependence5
- Alopecia5
- Cerebral palsy5
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD)5
- Epilepsy5
- Huntington's disease (HD)5
- Intellectual disability5
- Migraine5
- Neuroblastoma5
- Osteoarthritis (OA)5
- Polycythemia vera5
- Short-sightedness (myopia)5
- Abdominal cancer4
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)4
- Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)4
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)4
- Eczema (atopic dermatitis)4
- Essential thrombocythemia (ET)4
- Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)4
- Germ cell tumor4
- Hodgkin's lymphoma4
- Opioid use disorder4
- Peripheral vascular disease4
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)4
- Psoriasis4
- Rheumatoid arthritis4
- Traumatic brain injury4
- Ulcerative colitis (UC)4
- Alopecia areata3
- Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma3
- Down syndrome3
- Eating disorder3
- Gastrointestinal stromal tumor3
- Gestational diabetes3
- Influenza (flu)3
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)3
- Peritoneal cancer3
- Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)3
- Pulmonary hypertension3
- Thrombocytopenia3
- Urinary incontinence3
- Vulvar cancer3
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm2
- Acromegaly2
- Anal cancer2
- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)2
- Bile duct cancer2
- Bone cyst2
- Dry eye syndrome2
- Familial multiple polyposis syndrome2
- Friedreich ataxia2
- Functional dyspepsia2
- Gallbladder cancer2
- Hemophilia B2
- Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)2
- Insomnia2
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)2
- Macular edema2
- Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD)2
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)2
- Pompe disease2
- Postnatal depression2
- Recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI)2
- Rhabdomyosarcoma2
- Sjogren's syndrome2
- Sleep apnea2
- Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)2
- Testicular cancer2
- Thrombotic microangiopathy2
- Tricuspid valve regurgitation2
- Vasculitis2
- Acne1
- Ankylosing spondylitis1
- Asthma1
- Axial spondyloarthritis1
- Bipolar disorder1
- Bone cancer1
- Borderline personality disorder (BPD)1
- Chronic sinusitis1
- Cold agglutinin disease1
- Diabetic eye disease1
- Endometriosis1
- Fabry's disease1
- Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy1
- Food allergy1
- Frontotemporal dementia (FTD)1
- Graves' disease1
- Growth hormone deficiency1
- Hearing loss1
- Hemolytic uremic syndrome1
- Hemophilia A1
- Hereditary angioedema1
- Hypercholesterolemia1
- Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy1
- Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)1
- Low back pain1
- Menopause symptoms1
- Osteoporosis1
- Overactive bladder (OAB)1
- Palmoplantar pustulosis1
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)1
- Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)1
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis1
- Psychotic disorder1
- Rett's disorder1
- Rhabdoid tumor1
- Rotator cuff syndrome1
- RSV infection1
- Smoking dependence1
- Stargardt's disease1
- Systemic sclerosis1
- Thyroid cancer1
- Ureteral cancer1
- Urethral cancer1
- Uveitis1
- Vaginal cancer1
- Vascular dementia1
383 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)24%
- Healthy volunteers8%
- Open to all sexes91%
- Women only7%
- Men only2%
75 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 18%
- Phase 1/27%
- Phase 220%
- Phase 2/33%
- Phase 322%
- Phase 42%
- No phase (device, behavioral and other studies)21%
- Not stated15%
Most active research sites
The sites recruiting for the most studies in the area.
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer CenterColumbus671 studies
- Nationwide Children's HospitalColumbus174 studies
- Riverside Methodist HospitalColumbus58 studies
- Ohio State UniversityColumbus38 studies
- Grant Medical CenterColumbus25 studies
- Doctors HospitalColumbus24 studies
- Dublin Methodist HospitalDublin24 studies
- Mount Carmel East HospitalColumbus24 studies
- The Mark H Zangmeister CenterColumbus24 studies
- Delaware Health Center-Grady Cancer CenterDelaware23 studies
- Licking Memorial HospitalNewark22 studies
- Grady Memorial HospitalDelaware21 studies
- Ohio State UniversityColumbus20 studies
- The Ohio State UniversityColumbus19 studies
- Columbus Oncology and Hematology Associates IncColumbus18 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 Columbus area, https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/ohio/columbus, updated November 12, 2026.
Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/ohio/columbus">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Columbus 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 Columbus, OH metropolitan area. Residents: 2,225,377, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.
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