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Clinical trials in the Dallas area

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

1,908 studies are recruiting volunteers at 1,297 research sites in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area.

Sites in Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, Irving, Mckinney, Arlington and 34 more towns.

#9 in the US for recruiting studies#2 in Texas#99 in the US per resident

Studies recruiting: 1,908
Research sites: 1,297
Conditions studied: 198
Studies per 100,000 residents: 22.9

Conditions being studied

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

Lung cancer112 studies
Breast cancer99 studies
Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)66 studies
Liver disease63 studies
Head and neck cancer60 studies
Ovarian cancer53 studies
Uterine cancer52 studies
Heart failure49 studies
Overweight and obesity49 studies
Prostate cancer49 studies
Leukemia46 studies
Retinal degeneration41 studies
Bladder cancer40 studies
Endometrial cancer40 studies
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma40 studies

All 198 conditions

Lung cancer112
Breast cancer99
Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)66
Liver disease63
Head and neck cancer60
Ovarian cancer53
Uterine cancer52
Heart failure49
Overweight and obesity49
Prostate cancer49
Leukemia46
Retinal degeneration41
Bladder cancer40
Endometrial cancer40
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma40
Pancreatic cancer40
Kidney cancer37
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)36
Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)35
Ischemic heart disease (IHD)34
Neuroendocrine tumor33
Depressive disorder31
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)31
Type 2 diabetes29
Esophageal cancer28
Skin cancer28
Liver cancer26
Cardiovascular disease25
Melanoma25
Chronic kidney disease (CKD)24
High blood pressure (hypertension)24
Peripheral nerve disease24
Sarcoma of soft tissue24
Schizophrenia24
Stroke23
Crohn's disease20
Multiple myeloma (MM)20
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)20
Cervical cancer19
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)19
Rheumatoid arthritis18
Ulcerative colitis (UC)18
Alzheimer's disease17
Fallopian tube cancer17
Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)17
Asthma16
Interstitial lung disease16
Atrial fibrillation (AF)14
Psoriasis14
Cystic fibrosis13
Peripheral vascular disease13
Biliary tract cancer12
Brain cancer12
Epilepsy12
Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV)12
Motor neuron disease (MND)12
Multiple sclerosis (MS)12
Anxiety disorder11
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)11
Cardiomyopathy11
Eczema (atopic dermatitis)11
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)11
Amyloidosis10
Neuroblastoma10
Traumatic brain injury10
Anemia9
Chronic skin ulcer9
Congenital heart disease9
Parkinson's disease (PD)9
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)9
Psychotic disorder9
Bipolar disorder8
COVID-198
Graves' disease8
Migraine8
Pulmonary hypertension8
Sleep apnea8
Type 1 diabetes8
Dry eye syndrome7
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy7
Intellectual disability7
Macular edema7
Osteoarthritis (OA)7
Phenylketonuria (PKU)7
Sjogren's syndrome7
Stargardt's disease7
Systemic sclerosis7
Hearing loss6
Peritoneal cancer6
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)6
Urinary incontinence6
Abdominal aortic aneurysm5
Acute coronary syndrome5
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)5
Diabetic eye disease5
Glaucoma5
Hemophilia A5
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)5
Influenza (flu)5
Narcolepsy5
Neurofibromatosis5
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)5
Ocular hypertension5
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)5
Rhabdomyosarcoma5
Alcohol dependence4
Alopecia4
Anal cancer4
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)4
Food allergy4
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor4
Graft-versus-host disease4
Growth hormone deficiency4
Hypercholesterolemia4
Myelofibrosis4
Schizoaffective disorder4
Vasculitis4
Abdominal cancer3
Bile duct cancer3
Cerebral palsy3
Down syndrome3
Fabry's disease3
Gallbladder cancer3
Germ cell tumor3
Hepatitis B3
Hodgkin's lymphoma3
Insomnia3
Low back pain3
Opioid use disorder3
Overactive bladder (OAB)3
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder3
Recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI)3
RSV infection3
Testicular cancer3
Tricuspid valve regurgitation3
Achondroplasia2
Alopecia areata2
Alpha thalassemia2
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)2
Axial spondyloarthritis2
Beta thalassemia2
Eating disorder2
Essential thrombocythemia (ET)2
Gout2
Hemophilia B2
Hepatitis C2
Hypertriglyceridemia2
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)2
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD)2
Neuropathic pain2
Pompe disease2
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)2
Primary sclerosing cholangitis2
Rett's disorder2
Rhabdoid tumor2
Rotator cuff syndrome2
Scoliosis2
Sickle cell disease2
Smoking dependence2
Spasmodic torticollis2
Thrombocytopenia2
Thyroid cancer2
Ureteral cancer2
Urethral cancer2
Vitiligo2
Acne1
Allergic rhinitis (hay fever)1
Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD)1
Borderline personality disorder (BPD)1
Cancer of unknown primary site (CUP)1
Celiac disease1
Chronic idiopathic urticaria (hives)1
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)1
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma1
Endometriosis1
Esophagitis1
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy1
Familial multiple polyposis syndrome1
Fibromyalgia1
Frown lines (glabellar lines)1
Friedreich ataxia1
Gestational diabetes1
Hypothyroidism1
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)1
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)1
Methamphetamine dependence1
Mucopolysaccharidosis type III1
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)1
Pemphigus vulgaris1
Pericarditis1
Polymyalgia rheumatica1
Postnatal depression1
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)1
Prurigo nodularis1
Thrombotic microangiopathy1
Uveitis1
Vaginal cancer1
Vulvar cancer1

514 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 over85%
Children and teens (under 18)22%
Healthy volunteers8%
Open to all sexes94%
Women only3%
Men only3%

122 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 111%
Phase 1/28%
Phase 217%
Phase 2/33%
Phase 328%
Phase 42%
No phase (device, behavioral and other studies)16%
Not stated14%

Most active research sites

The sites recruiting for the most studies in the area.

University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas263 studies
UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas177 studies
UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-DallasDallas75 studies
Cook Children's Medical CenterFort Worth65 studies
Texas Oncology - DFWDallas55 studies
UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas52 studies
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas51 studies
Baylor University Medical CenterDallas43 studies
Next Oncology DallasIrving42 studies
UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Fort WorthFort Worth36 studies
UT Southwestern Clinical Center at Richardson/PlanoRichardson32 studies
Baylor Scott & White - The Heart Hospital - PlanoPlano27 studies
Parkland Memorial HospitalDallas27 studies
Medical City Dallas HospitalDallas26 studies
NEXT DallasIrving26 studies

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Source: LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Dallas area, https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/texas/dallas, updated November 12, 2026.

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Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/texas/dallas">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Dallas 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metropolitan area. Residents: 8,344,032, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.

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