Clinical trials near you
Clinical trials in the Philadelphia area
2,071 studies are recruiting volunteers at 924 research sites in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area.
Sites in Philadelphia, Wilmington, Newark, Camden, Marlton, Cherry Hill and 34 more towns.
#7 in the US for recruiting studies#1 in Pennsylvania#56 in the US per resident
- Studies recruiting
- 2,071
- Research sites
- 924
- Conditions studied
- 205
- Studies per 100,000 residents
- 32.7
Conditions being studied
The conditions with the most studies recruiting in the area. A study can be for more than one condition.
- Lung cancer102 studies
- Breast cancer78 studies
- Leukemia70 studies
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma68 studies
- Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)58 studies
- Prostate cancer58 studies
- Head and neck cancer56 studies
- Ovarian cancer49 studies
- Liver disease44 studies
- Uterine cancer43 studies
- Neuroendocrine tumor42 studies
- Heart failure38 studies
- Pancreatic cancer37 studies
- Depressive disorder34 studies
- Stroke34 studies
All 205 conditions
- Lung cancer102
- Breast cancer78
- Leukemia70
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma68
- Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)58
- Prostate cancer58
- Head and neck cancer56
- Ovarian cancer49
- Liver disease44
- Uterine cancer43
- Neuroendocrine tumor42
- Heart failure38
- Pancreatic cancer37
- Depressive disorder34
- Stroke34
- Anemia33
- Bladder cancer33
- Peripheral nerve disease32
- Endometrial cancer31
- Skin cancer31
- Melanoma30
- Interstitial lung disease28
- Overweight and obesity28
- Sarcoma of soft tissue27
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)26
- Cardiovascular disease24
- High blood pressure (hypertension)24
- Kidney cancer23
- Multiple myeloma (MM)22
- Anxiety disorder20
- Brain cancer20
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD)20
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)20
- Liver cancer20
- Retinal degeneration20
- Epilepsy19
- Parkinson's disease (PD)19
- Type 2 diabetes19
- Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV)18
- Cystic fibrosis17
- Ischemic heart disease (IHD)17
- Motor neuron disease (MND)17
- Opioid use disorder17
- Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)16
- Intellectual disability16
- Sickle cell disease16
- Alzheimer's disease15
- Atrial fibrillation (AF)15
- Esophageal cancer15
- Fallopian tube cancer15
- Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)15
- Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)15
- Pulmonary hypertension15
- Cervical cancer14
- Congenital heart disease14
- Schizophrenia14
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)13
- Cardiomyopathy13
- Crohn's disease13
- Vasculitis13
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)12
- Type 1 diabetes12
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)10
- Traumatic brain injury10
- Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)9
- Migraine9
- Neuroblastoma9
- Peripheral vascular disease9
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm8
- Amyloidosis8
- Biliary tract cancer8
- Graft-versus-host disease8
- Hodgkin's lymphoma8
- Psoriasis8
- Rheumatoid arthritis8
- Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)7
- Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy7
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)7
- Myelofibrosis7
- Sleep apnea7
- Systemic sclerosis7
- Thrombocytopenia7
- Ulcerative colitis (UC)7
- Alcohol dependence6
- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)6
- COVID-196
- Gastrointestinal stromal tumor6
- Glaucoma6
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)6
- Ocular hypertension6
- Osteoarthritis (OA)6
- Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)6
- Down syndrome5
- Dry eye syndrome5
- Eczema (atopic dermatitis)5
- Hemophilia A5
- Neurofibromatosis5
- Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)5
- Polycythemia vera5
- Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)5
- Rett's disorder5
- Sjogren's syndrome5
- Thrombotic microangiopathy5
- Thyroid cancer5
- Urinary incontinence5
- Chronic skin ulcer4
- Eating disorder4
- Friedreich ataxia4
- Gestational diabetes4
- Hearing loss4
- Hemophilia B4
- Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)4
- Influenza (flu)4
- Narcolepsy4
- Peritoneal cancer4
- Pompe disease4
- Rhabdomyosarcoma4
- Abdominal cancer3
- Alopecia3
- Asthma3
- Beta thalassemia3
- Bile duct cancer3
- Bipolar disorder3
- Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma3
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)3
- Endometriosis3
- Epidermolysis bullosa3
- Esophagitis3
- Essential thrombocythemia (ET)3
- Fabry's disease3
- Gallbladder cancer3
- Graves' disease3
- Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)3
- Huntington's disease (HD)3
- Insomnia3
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)3
- Macular edema3
- Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder3
- Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)3
- Scoliosis3
- Tricuspid valve regurgitation3
- Achondroplasia2
- Alopecia areata2
- Alpha thalassemia2
- Anal cancer2
- Axial spondyloarthritis2
- Diabetic eye disease2
- Familial multiple polyposis syndrome2
- Fibromyalgia2
- Frontotemporal dementia (FTD)2
- Functional dyspepsia2
- Germ cell tumor2
- Gout2
- Hypercholesterolemia2
- Low back pain2
- Menopause symptoms2
- Neuropathic pain2
- Osteoporosis2
- Pemphigus vulgaris2
- Primary hyperoxaluria2
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis2
- Psychotic disorder2
- Recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI)2
- Rotator cuff syndrome2
- Short-sightedness (myopia)2
- Stargardt's disease2
- Testicular cancer2
- Ureteral cancer2
- Vascular dementia2
- Acromegaly1
- Actinic keratosis1
- Acute coronary syndrome1
- Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD)1
- Behcet's syndrome1
- Borderline personality disorder (BPD)1
- Cerebral palsy1
- Chloasma1
- Chronic cough1
- Cold agglutinin disease1
- Food allergy1
- Fragile X syndrome1
- Hepatitis B1
- Hypertriglyceridemia1
- Hypothyroidism1
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)1
- Overactive bladder (OAB)1
- Palmoplantar pustulosis1
- Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)1
- Pemphigus foliaceus (PF)1
- Perthes disease1
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)1
- Polymyalgia rheumatica1
- Postnatal depression1
- Prader-Willi syndrome1
- Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)1
- Prurigo nodularis1
- RSV infection1
- Schizoaffective disorder1
- Smoking dependence1
- Spasmodic torticollis1
- Tuberculosis1
- Urethral cancer1
- Uveitis1
- Vaginal cancer1
- Vulvar cancer1
620 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 over80%
- Children and teens (under 18)27%
- Healthy volunteers11%
- Open to all sexes91%
- Women only6%
- Men only3%
132 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 1/26%
- Phase 216%
- Phase 2/33%
- Phase 323%
- Phase 43%
- No phase (device, behavioral and other studies)22%
- Not stated18%
Most active research sites
The sites recruiting for the most studies in the area.
- University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia634 studies
- Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia319 studies
- Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia274 studies
- Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia105 studies
- Medical Oncology Hematology Consultants PANewark74 studies
- Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia74 studies
- Helen F Graham Cancer CenterNewark68 studies
- Alfred I duPont Hospital for ChildrenWilmington61 studies
- Asplundh Cancer PavilionWillow Grove34 studies
- Christiana Care Health System-Concord Health CenterChadds Ford29 studies
- Christiana Care Health System-Wilmington HospitalWilmington28 studies
- Cooper University HospitalCamden25 studies
- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center Washington TownshipSewell24 studies
- Cooper Hospital University Medical CenterCamden23 studies
- Lankenau Medical CenterWynnewood22 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 Philadelphia area, https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/pennsylvania/philadelphia, updated November 12, 2026.
Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/pennsylvania/philadelphia">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Residents: 6,330,422, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.
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