Clinical trials near you
Clinical trials in the Austin area
701 studies are recruiting volunteers at 447 research sites in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX area.
Sites in Austin, Round Rock, Georgetown, San Marcos, Cedar Park, Pflugerville and 4 more towns.
#37 in the US for recruiting studies#4 in Texas#74 in the US per resident
- Studies recruiting
- 701
- Research sites
- 447
- Conditions studied
- 155
- Studies per 100,000 residents
- 27.5
Conditions being studied
The conditions with the most studies recruiting in the area. A study can be for more than one condition.
- Lung cancer41 studies
- Breast cancer29 studies
- Overweight and obesity27 studies
- Liver disease26 studies
- Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)23 studies
- Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)22 studies
- Retinal degeneration22 studies
- Uterine cancer20 studies
- Bladder cancer18 studies
- Depressive disorder18 studies
- Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)18 studies
- Head and neck cancer18 studies
- Heart failure18 studies
- Ovarian cancer18 studies
- Prostate cancer18 studies
All 155 conditions
- Lung cancer41
- Breast cancer29
- Overweight and obesity27
- Liver disease26
- Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)23
- Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)22
- Retinal degeneration22
- Uterine cancer20
- Bladder cancer18
- Depressive disorder18
- Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)18
- Head and neck cancer18
- Heart failure18
- Ovarian cancer18
- Prostate cancer18
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma17
- Type 2 diabetes17
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)16
- Endometrial cancer15
- Leukemia14
- Alzheimer's disease13
- Schizophrenia12
- Skin cancer12
- Melanoma11
- Neuroendocrine tumor11
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)11
- Atrial fibrillation (AF)10
- Cardiovascular disease10
- Crohn's disease10
- Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)10
- Ischemic heart disease (IHD)10
- Parkinson's disease (PD)10
- Peripheral nerve disease10
- Ulcerative colitis (UC)10
- Migraine9
- Kidney cancer8
- Multiple myeloma (MM)8
- Narcolepsy8
- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)7
- Esophageal cancer7
- Fallopian tube cancer7
- High blood pressure (hypertension)7
- Macular edema7
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)7
- Pancreatic cancer7
- Anxiety disorder6
- Bipolar disorder6
- Cervical cancer6
- Diabetic eye disease6
- Stroke6
- Type 1 diabetes6
- Liver cancer5
- Neuroblastoma5
- Peripheral vascular disease5
- Rheumatoid arthritis5
- Asthma4
- COVID-194
- Epilepsy4
- Graft-versus-host disease4
- Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV)4
- Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy4
- Motor neuron disease (MND)4
- Psychotic disorder4
- Sarcoma of soft tissue4
- Alopecia3
- Alopecia areata3
- Amyloidosis3
- Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)3
- Biliary tract cancer3
- Cardiomyopathy3
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD)3
- Down syndrome3
- Eczema (atopic dermatitis)3
- Frontotemporal dementia (FTD)3
- Glaucoma3
- Hemophilia A3
- Intellectual disability3
- Interstitial lung disease3
- Low back pain3
- Neuropathic pain3
- Ocular hypertension3
- Psoriasis3
- Pulmonary hypertension3
- Vasculitis3
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)2
- Brain cancer2
- Chronic idiopathic urticaria (hives)2
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)2
- Dry eye syndrome2
- Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy2
- Hodgkin's lymphoma2
- Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)2
- Influenza (flu)2
- Insomnia2
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)2
- Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)2
- Myelofibrosis2
- Osteoarthritis (OA)2
- Pericarditis2
- Peritoneal cancer2
- Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)2
- Rhabdomyosarcoma2
- Scoliosis2
- Sleep apnea2
- Smoking dependence2
- Thrombocytopenia2
- Thrombotic microangiopathy2
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm1
- Abdominal cancer1
- Actinic keratosis1
- Acute coronary syndrome1
- Alcohol dependence1
- Anal cancer1
- Anemia1
- Behcet's syndrome1
- Cerebral palsy1
- Chronic skin ulcer1
- Congenital heart disease1
- Cystic fibrosis1
- Demyelinating disease of central nervous system1
- Eating disorder1
- Essential thrombocythemia (ET)1
- Fibromyalgia1
- Frown lines (glabellar lines)1
- Functional dyspepsia1
- Gallbladder cancer1
- Germ cell tumor1
- Gestational diabetes1
- Gout1
- Graves' disease1
- Hearing loss1
- Hemophilia B1
- Huntington's disease (HD)1
- Hypercholesterolemia1
- Hypothyroidism1
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)1
- Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD)1
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)1
- Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder1
- Postnatal depression1
- Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)1
- Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)1
- Prurigo nodularis1
- Schizoaffective disorder1
- Sickle cell disease1
- Sjogren's syndrome1
- Spasmodic torticollis1
- Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)1
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)1
- Systemic sclerosis1
- Traumatic brain injury1
- Tricuspid valve regurgitation1
- Urinary incontinence1
- Uveitis1
- Vitiligo1
157 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 6495%
- Adults 65 and over84%
- Children and teens (under 18)17%
- Healthy volunteers9%
- Open to all sexes93%
- Women only5%
- Men only2%
31 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 10%
- Phase 18%
- Phase 1/25%
- Phase 221%
- Phase 2/33%
- Phase 333%
- Phase 43%
- No phase (device, behavioral and other studies)17%
- Not stated10%
Most active research sites
The sites recruiting for the most studies in the area.
- Dell Children's Medical Center of Central TexasAustin52 studies
- University of Texas at AustinAustin42 studies
- Texas Oncology - Central SouthAustin30 studies
- Texas Oncology - Central/South TexasAustin28 studies
- NEXT Oncology AustinAustin20 studies
- Texas Oncology - Central SouthAustin16 studies
- Austin Retina AssociatesAustin15 studies
- FutureSearch Trials of NeurologyAustin14 studies
- IMA Clinical Research AustinAustin11 studies
- Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Research FoundationAustin11 studies
- Austin Clinical ResearchAustin9 studies
- Community Clinical ResearchAustin9 studies
- NEXT AustinAustin9 studies
- Pinnacle Clinical Research - AustinAustin9 studies
- Texas Oncology - Central SouthAustin9 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 Austin area, https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/texas/austin, updated November 12, 2026.
Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/texas/austin">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Austin 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metropolitan area. Residents: 2,550,637, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.
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