Clinical trials near you
Clinical trials in the Houston area
3,009 studies are recruiting volunteers at 1,398 research sites in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX area.
Sites in Houston, Sugar Land, Bellaire, Conroe, Katy, Spring and 22 more towns.
#3 in the US for recruiting studies#1 in Texas#34 in the US per resident
- Studies recruiting
- 3,009
- Research sites
- 1,398
- Conditions studied
- 207
- Studies per 100,000 residents
- 38.6
Conditions being studied
The conditions with the most studies recruiting in the area. A study can be for more than one condition.
- Lung cancer223 studies
- Breast cancer183 studies
- Leukemia171 studies
- Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)135 studies
- Head and neck cancer118 studies
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma103 studies
- Ovarian cancer103 studies
- Uterine cancer95 studies
- Prostate cancer85 studies
- Neuroendocrine tumor82 studies
- Liver disease80 studies
- Endometrial cancer76 studies
- Pancreatic cancer74 studies
- Skin cancer74 studies
- Sarcoma of soft tissue67 studies
All 207 conditions
- Lung cancer223
- Breast cancer183
- Leukemia171
- Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)135
- Head and neck cancer118
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma103
- Ovarian cancer103
- Uterine cancer95
- Prostate cancer85
- Neuroendocrine tumor82
- Liver disease80
- Endometrial cancer76
- Pancreatic cancer74
- Skin cancer74
- Sarcoma of soft tissue67
- Melanoma64
- Overweight and obesity57
- Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)52
- Brain cancer51
- Esophageal cancer48
- Kidney cancer47
- Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)45
- Multiple myeloma (MM)43
- Stroke41
- Liver cancer40
- Type 2 diabetes39
- Bladder cancer38
- Cervical cancer38
- Heart failure38
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)38
- Depressive disorder35
- Retinal degeneration35
- Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)34
- Anemia34
- Peripheral nerve disease33
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD)26
- Epilepsy24
- Fallopian tube cancer24
- Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV)24
- Crohn's disease23
- Biliary tract cancer22
- Cardiovascular disease22
- Alzheimer's disease21
- High blood pressure (hypertension)21
- Ulcerative colitis (UC)21
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)20
- Interstitial lung disease20
- Myelofibrosis20
- Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)19
- Rheumatoid arthritis19
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)19
- Ischemic heart disease (IHD)18
- Cardiomyopathy17
- COVID-1917
- Hodgkin's lymphoma15
- Intellectual disability15
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)15
- Anxiety disorder14
- Asthma14
- Motor neuron disease (MND)14
- Psoriasis14
- Schizophrenia14
- Thyroid cancer14
- Congenital heart disease13
- Dry eye syndrome13
- Peripheral vascular disease13
- Sickle cell disease13
- Graft-versus-host disease12
- Parkinson's disease (PD)12
- Atrial fibrillation (AF)11
- Bipolar disorder11
- Chronic skin ulcer11
- Thrombocytopenia10
- Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma9
- Graves' disease9
- Influenza (flu)9
- Migraine9
- Systemic sclerosis9
- Type 1 diabetes9
- Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)8
- Eczema (atopic dermatitis)8
- Gastrointestinal stromal tumor8
- Macular edema8
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)8
- Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)8
- Pulmonary hypertension8
- Sjogren's syndrome8
- Traumatic brain injury8
- Amyloidosis7
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)7
- Bile duct cancer7
- Diabetic eye disease7
- Down syndrome7
- Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)7
- Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy7
- Neuroblastoma7
- Sleep apnea7
- Thrombotic microangiopathy7
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm6
- Anal cancer6
- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)6
- Bone cancer6
- Cystic fibrosis6
- Germ cell tumor6
- Glaucoma6
- Insomnia6
- Narcolepsy6
- Ocular hypertension6
- Osteoarthritis (OA)6
- Psychotic disorder6
- Rhabdomyosarcoma6
- Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)6
- Alopecia5
- Familial multiple polyposis syndrome5
- Huntington's disease (HD)5
- Low back pain5
- Opioid use disorder5
- Rett's disorder5
- Smoking dependence5
- Vascular dementia5
- Achondroplasia4
- Essential thrombocythemia (ET)4
- Gallbladder cancer4
- Hemophilia B4
- Hypercholesterolemia4
- Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)4
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)4
- Pericarditis4
- Polycythemia vera4
- Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder4
- Recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI)4
- Rhabdoid tumor4
- Short-sightedness (myopia)4
- Abdominal cancer3
- Alcohol dependence3
- Alopecia areata3
- Axial spondyloarthritis3
- Cerebral palsy3
- Gestational diabetes3
- Gout3
- Hemophilia A3
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)3
- Peritoneal cancer3
- Scoliosis3
- Stargardt's disease3
- Vasculitis3
- Vulvar cancer3
- Acute coronary syndrome2
- Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD)2
- Bone cyst2
- Chronic idiopathic urticaria (hives)2
- Endometriosis2
- Frontotemporal dementia (FTD)2
- Growth hormone deficiency2
- Hepatitis B2
- Neuropathic pain2
- Overactive bladder (OAB)2
- Pelvic tumor2
- Phenylketonuria (PKU)2
- Polymyalgia rheumatica2
- Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)2
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis2
- Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)2
- Rotator cuff syndrome2
- RSV infection2
- Tricuspid valve regurgitation2
- Ureteral cancer2
- Urinary incontinence2
- Vaginal cancer2
- Vitiligo2
- Acne1
- Allergic rhinitis (hay fever)1
- Ankylosing spondylitis1
- Atypical endometrial hyperplasia1
- Behcet's syndrome1
- Beta thalassemia1
- Cancer of unknown primary site (CUP)1
- Celiac disease1
- Cluster headaches1
- Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)1
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)1
- Epidermolysis bullosa1
- Esophagitis1
- Fibromyalgia1
- Food allergy1
- Fragile X syndrome1
- Functional dyspepsia1
- Hearing loss1
- Hemolytic uremic syndrome1
- Hepatitis C1
- Hypertriglyceridemia1
- Hypothyroidism1
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)1
- Menopause symptoms1
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type III1
- Osteoporosis1
- Pemphigus vulgaris1
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)1
- Prader-Willi syndrome1
- Prurigo nodularis1
- Spasmodic torticollis1
- Testicular cancer1
- Thyroid eye disease1
- Tuberous sclerosis1
- Uveitis1
- Vulvovaginal candidiasis (thrush)1
- Wilson's disease1
898 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 over86%
- Children and teens (under 18)20%
- Healthy volunteers8%
- Open to all sexes92%
- Women only6%
- Men only2%
145 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 114%
- Phase 1/211%
- Phase 220%
- Phase 2/32%
- Phase 320%
- Phase 42%
- No phase (device, behavioral and other studies)17%
- Not stated14%
Most active research sites
The sites recruiting for the most studies in the area.
- MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston1,245 studies
- Baylor College of MedicineHouston331 studies
- Houston Methodist HospitalHouston216 studies
- University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHouston172 studies
- Texas Children's HospitalHouston97 studies
- University of Texas Medical BranchGalveston64 studies
- Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TXHouston44 studies
- Oncology ConsultantsHouston42 studies
- Ben Taub General HospitalHouston29 studies
- DM Clinical ResearchTomball27 studies
- UT Health HoustonHouston27 studies
- UT MD Anderson - League CityLeague City22 studies
- Houston Methodist Sugar Land HospitalSugar Land21 studies
- Memorial Hermann Texas Medical CenterHouston20 studies
- Retina Consultants of TexasBellaire20 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 Houston area, https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/texas/houston, updated November 12, 2026.
Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/texas/houston">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Houston 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Residents: 7,796,182, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.
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