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Clinical trials in the Pittsburgh area
1,133 studies are recruiting volunteers at 477 research sites in the Pittsburgh, PA area.
Sites in Pittsburgh, Monroeville, Uniontown, Cranberry Township, Wexford, Butler and 24 more towns.
#20 in the US for recruiting studies#2 in Pennsylvania#23 in the US per resident
- Studies recruiting
- 1,133
- Research sites
- 477
- Conditions studied
- 164
- Studies per 100,000 residents
- 46.6
Conditions being studied
The conditions with the most studies recruiting in the area. A study can be for more than one condition.
- Lung cancer64 studies
- Breast cancer59 studies
- Head and neck cancer51 studies
- Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)40 studies
- Leukemia40 studies
- Neuroendocrine tumor37 studies
- Skin cancer37 studies
- Melanoma34 studies
- Ovarian cancer34 studies
- Uterine cancer31 studies
- Liver disease30 studies
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma30 studies
- Prostate cancer28 studies
- Stroke27 studies
- Endometrial cancer24 studies
All 164 conditions
- Lung cancer64
- Breast cancer59
- Head and neck cancer51
- Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)40
- Leukemia40
- Neuroendocrine tumor37
- Skin cancer37
- Melanoma34
- Ovarian cancer34
- Uterine cancer31
- Liver disease30
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma30
- Prostate cancer28
- Stroke27
- Endometrial cancer24
- Pancreatic cancer22
- Kidney cancer21
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)20
- Liver cancer20
- Heart failure19
- Cardiovascular disease18
- Esophageal cancer18
- Overweight and obesity17
- Chronic skin ulcer15
- Type 2 diabetes15
- Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)14
- High blood pressure (hypertension)14
- Sarcoma of soft tissue13
- Atrial fibrillation (AF)12
- Crohn's disease12
- Anemia11
- Bladder cancer11
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)11
- Congenital heart disease11
- Cystic fibrosis11
- Depressive disorder11
- Fallopian tube cancer11
- Ischemic heart disease (IHD)11
- Alzheimer's disease10
- Cervical cancer10
- Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)10
- Traumatic brain injury10
- Intellectual disability9
- Peripheral nerve disease9
- Sickle cell disease9
- Ulcerative colitis (UC)9
- Anxiety disorder8
- Asthma8
- Biliary tract cancer8
- Brain cancer8
- Interstitial lung disease8
- Peritoneal cancer8
- Cardiomyopathy7
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD)7
- Graft-versus-host disease7
- Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV)7
- Parkinson's disease (PD)7
- Phenylketonuria (PKU)7
- Retinal degeneration7
- Type 1 diabetes7
- COVID-196
- Multiple myeloma (MM)6
- Opioid use disorder6
- Pulmonary hypertension6
- Schizophrenia6
- Systemic sclerosis6
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm5
- Abdominal cancer5
- Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)5
- Dry eye syndrome5
- Eczema (atopic dermatitis)5
- Epilepsy5
- Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy5
- Osteoarthritis (OA)5
- Pompe disease5
- Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)4
- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)4
- Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma4
- Down syndrome4
- Fabry's disease4
- Motor neuron disease (MND)4
- Rheumatoid arthritis4
- Sleep apnea4
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)3
- Beta thalassemia3
- Cerebral palsy3
- Gallbladder cancer3
- Gestational diabetes3
- Huntington's disease (HD)3
- Influenza (flu)3
- Insomnia3
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)3
- Migraine3
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)3
- Myelofibrosis3
- Neuroblastoma3
- Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder3
- Psoriasis3
- Psychotic disorder3
- Scoliosis3
- Stargardt's disease3
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)3
- Alcohol dependence2
- Amyloidosis2
- Anal cancer2
- Bipolar disorder2
- Birth control (contraception)2
- Cannabis use disorder2
- Familial multiple polyposis syndrome2
- Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)2
- Female infertility2
- Germ cell tumor2
- Hemophilia B2
- Hodgkin's lymphoma2
- Low back pain2
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type II2
- Peripheral vascular disease2
- Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)2
- Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)2
- Rhabdomyosarcoma2
- Sjogren's syndrome2
- Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)2
- Urinary incontinence2
- Vasculitis2
- Actinic keratosis1
- Bone cancer1
- Bone cyst1
- Chloasma1
- Chronic sinusitis1
- Diabetic eye disease1
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)1
- Eating disorder1
- Epidermolysis bullosa1
- Essential thrombocythemia (ET)1
- Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy1
- Fibromyalgia1
- Gastrointestinal stromal tumor1
- Glaucoma1
- Hearing loss1
- Hemophilia A1
- Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)1
- Hypercholesterolemia1
- Hypertriglyceridemia1
- Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)1
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)1
- Male infertility1
- Menopause symptoms1
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type III1
- Narcolepsy1
- Ocular hypertension1
- Osteoporosis1
- Polycythemia vera1
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis1
- Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)1
- Recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI)1
- Rotator cuff syndrome1
- Schizoaffective disorder1
- Smoking dependence1
- Testicular cancer1
- Thrombocytopenia1
- Thrombotic microangiopathy1
- Ureteral cancer1
- Urethral cancer1
- Vascular dementia1
318 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 6494%
- Adults 65 and over82%
- Children and teens (under 18)25%
- Healthy volunteers9%
- Open to all sexes90%
- Women only8%
- Men only3%
63 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 17%
- Phase 1/28%
- Phase 216%
- Phase 2/33%
- Phase 324%
- Phase 43%
- No phase (device, behavioral and other studies)22%
- Not stated17%
Most active research sites
The sites recruiting for the most studies in the area.
- University of PittsburghPittsburgh217 studies
- UPMC - Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh210 studies
- UPMC-Magee Womens HospitalPittsburgh106 studies
- Allegheny General HospitalPittsburgh85 studies
- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMCPittsburgh82 studies
- UPMC Children's Hospital of PittsburghPittsburgh44 studies
- West Penn HospitalPittsburgh42 studies
- UPMC-Passavant HospitalPittsburgh36 studies
- UPMC Cancer Centers - Arnold Palmer PavilionGreensburg34 studies
- Allegheny Health NetworkPittsburgh32 studies
- UPMC Hillman Cancer Center - MonroevilleMonroeville32 studies
- University of Pittsburgh Medical CenterPittsburgh28 studies
- UPMC-Saint Clair Hospital Cancer CenterPittsburgh27 studies
- UPMC-Shadyside HospitalPittsburgh26 studies
- University of PittsburghPittsburgh25 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 Pittsburgh area, https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/pennsylvania/pittsburgh, updated November 12, 2026.
Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/pennsylvania/pittsburgh">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Residents: 2,429,917, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.
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