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Clinical trials in the Providence area

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

478 studies are recruiting volunteers at 215 research sites in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA area.

Sites in Providence, North Dartmouth, Fall River, East Providence, Riverside, Warwick and 14 more towns.

#49 in the US for recruiting studies#1 in Rhode Island#72 in the US per resident

Studies recruiting: 478
Research sites: 215
Conditions studied: 124
Studies per 100,000 residents: 28.1

Conditions being studied

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

Leukemia25 studies
Breast cancer24 studies
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)23 studies
Overweight and obesity21 studies
Uterine cancer19 studies
Lung cancer17 studies
Crohn's disease16 studies
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma16 studies
Ovarian cancer16 studies
Endometrial cancer14 studies
Head and neck cancer11 studies
Alzheimer's disease10 studies
Kidney cancer10 studies
Stroke10 studies
Ulcerative colitis (UC)10 studies

All 124 conditions

Leukemia25
Breast cancer24
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)23
Overweight and obesity21
Uterine cancer19
Lung cancer17
Crohn's disease16
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma16
Ovarian cancer16
Endometrial cancer14
Head and neck cancer11
Alzheimer's disease10
Kidney cancer10
Stroke10
Ulcerative colitis (UC)10
Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)9
Depressive disorder9
High blood pressure (hypertension)9
Liver disease9
Prostate cancer9
Fallopian tube cancer8
Pancreatic cancer8
Alcohol dependence7
Ischemic heart disease (IHD)7
Opioid use disorder7
Sarcoma of soft tissue7
Skin cancer7
Cervical cancer6
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)6
Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV)6
Migraine6
Multiple myeloma (MM)6
Neuroendocrine tumor6
Peripheral nerve disease6
Peripheral vascular disease6
Pulmonary hypertension6
Anemia5
Brain cancer5
Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)5
Melanoma5
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)5
Neuropathic pain5
Type 2 diabetes5
Anxiety disorder4
Atrial fibrillation (AF)4
Biliary tract cancer4
Bladder cancer4
Cardiovascular disease4
Chronic kidney disease (CKD)4
COVID-194
Esophageal cancer4
Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)4
Heart failure4
Liver cancer4
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)4
Gestational diabetes3
Insomnia3
Interstitial lung disease3
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)3
Low back pain3
Neuroblastoma3
Osteoarthritis (OA)3
Peritoneal cancer3
Rhabdomyosarcoma3
Smoking dependence3
Abdominal cancer2
Asthma2
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)2
Down syndrome2
Fibromyalgia2
Influenza (flu)2
Intellectual disability2
Postnatal depression2
Rotator cuff syndrome2
Sickle cell disease2
Testicular cancer2
Type 1 diabetes2
Urinary incontinence2
Acne1
Actinic keratosis1
Acute coronary syndrome1
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)1
Bile duct cancer1
Cannabis use disorder1
Cardiomyopathy1
Celiac disease1
Cold agglutinin disease1
Cystic fibrosis1
Eating disorder1
Eczema (atopic dermatitis)1
Familial multiple polyposis syndrome1
Gallbladder cancer1
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor1
Germ cell tumor1
Hemophilia A1
Hemophilia B1
Hepatitis C1
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)1
Hodgkin's lymphoma1
Hypercholesterolemia1
Hypertriglyceridemia1
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)1
Motor neuron disease (MND)1
Myelofibrosis1
Narcolepsy1
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)1
Overactive bladder (OAB)1
Parkinson's disease (PD)1
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder1
Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN)1
Primary sclerosing cholangitis1
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)1
Psoriasis1
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)1
Psychotic disorder1
Recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI)1
Rheumatoid arthritis1
RSV infection1
Scoliosis1
Short-sightedness (myopia)1
Traumatic brain injury1
Vascular dementia1
Vasculitis1
Vulvar cancer1

128 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 over82%
Children and teens (under 18)21%
Healthy volunteers12%
Open to all sexes86%
Women only12%
Men only2%

19 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 15%
Phase 1/26%
Phase 218%
Phase 2/33%
Phase 333%
Phase 43%
No phase (device, behavioral and other studies)22%
Not stated10%

Most active research sites

The sites recruiting for the most studies in the area.

Rhode Island HospitalProvidence118 studies
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center - WesterlyWesterly30 studies
Women and Infants HospitalProvidence27 studies
Brown UniversityProvidence22 studies
Brown UniversityProvidence21 studies
Lucida Clinical TrialsNew Bedford18 studies
Women & Infants HospitalProvidence16 studies
Velocity Clinical Research-ProvidenceEast Greenwich12 studies
University GastroenterologyProvidence11 studies
Butler HospitalProvidence10 studies
Hasbro Children's HospitalProvidence9 studies
Lifespan Cancer InstituteProvidence9 studies
Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, RIProvidence9 studies
University GastroenterologyProvidence9 studies
The Miriam HospitalProvidence7 studies

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Source: LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Providence area, https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/rhode-island/providence, updated November 12, 2026.

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Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/rhode-island/providence">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Providence 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area. Residents: 1,700,901, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.

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