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Clinical trials in the San Antonio area

931 studies are recruiting volunteers at 494 research sites in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX area.

Sites in San Antonio, Jbsa Ft Sam Houston, Boerne, New Braunfels, Schertz, Jbsa Lackland and 4 more towns.

#29 in the US for recruiting studies#3 in Texas#52 in the US per resident

Studies recruiting
931
Research sites
494
Conditions studied
146
Studies per 100,000 residents
33.7

Conditions being studied

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

  • Lung cancer76 studies
  • Breast cancer70 studies
  • Liver disease52 studies
  • Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)49 studies
  • Overweight and obesity41 studies
  • Type 2 diabetes41 studies
  • Pancreatic cancer39 studies
  • Head and neck cancer38 studies
  • Ovarian cancer34 studies
  • Uterine cancer32 studies
  • Prostate cancer30 studies
  • Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)28 studies
  • Endometrial cancer26 studies
  • Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma26 studies
  • Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)21 studies
All 146 conditions
  • Lung cancer76
  • Breast cancer70
  • Liver disease52
  • Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)49
  • Overweight and obesity41
  • Type 2 diabetes41
  • Pancreatic cancer39
  • Head and neck cancer38
  • Ovarian cancer34
  • Uterine cancer32
  • Prostate cancer30
  • Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)28
  • Endometrial cancer26
  • Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma26
  • Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)21
  • Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)20
  • Esophageal cancer19
  • Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)18
  • Crohn's disease18
  • Retinal degeneration18
  • Bladder cancer17
  • Kidney cancer17
  • Leukemia17
  • Neuroendocrine tumor17
  • Liver cancer15
  • Skin cancer15
  • Cervical cancer14
  • Melanoma14
  • Peripheral nerve disease14
  • Ulcerative colitis (UC)14
  • Chronic kidney disease (CKD)13
  • Eczema (atopic dermatitis)11
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)11
  • Sarcoma of soft tissue10
  • Alzheimer's disease9
  • Cardiovascular disease9
  • Narcolepsy9
  • Alopecia8
  • Asthma8
  • Biliary tract cancer8
  • Multiple myeloma (MM)8
  • Psoriasis8
  • Traumatic brain injury8
  • Brain cancer7
  • Heart failure7
  • High blood pressure (hypertension)7
  • Macular edema7
  • Osteoarthritis (OA)7
  • Stroke7
  • Alopecia areata6
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)6
  • Fallopian tube cancer6
  • Ischemic heart disease (IHD)6
  • Anemia5
  • Depressive disorder5
  • Graves' disease5
  • Intellectual disability5
  • Interstitial lung disease5
  • COVID-194
  • Diabetic eye disease4
  • Down syndrome4
  • Graft-versus-host disease4
  • Hemophilia A4
  • Migraine4
  • Multiple sclerosis (MS)4
  • Neuropathic pain4
  • Parkinson's disease (PD)4
  • Sleep apnea4
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)4
  • Type 1 diabetes4
  • Bile duct cancer3
  • Chronic idiopathic urticaria (hives)3
  • Congenital heart disease3
  • Glaucoma3
  • Growth hormone deficiency3
  • Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)3
  • Insomnia3
  • Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)3
  • Low back pain3
  • Motor neuron disease (MND)3
  • Ocular hypertension3
  • Peripheral vascular disease3
  • Thyroid cancer3
  • Alcohol dependence2
  • Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD)2
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)2
  • Atrial fibrillation (AF)2
  • Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)2
  • Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)2
  • Chronic skin ulcer2
  • Cystic fibrosis2
  • Gallbladder cancer2
  • Germ cell tumor2
  • Gout2
  • Hepatitis B2
  • Hodgkin's lymphoma2
  • Hypertriglyceridemia2
  • Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)2
  • Neuroblastoma2
  • Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)2
  • Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)2
  • Psychotic disorder2
  • Pulmonary hypertension2
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma2
  • Rotator cuff syndrome2
  • Schizophrenia2
  • Sickle cell disease2
  • Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)2
  • Ureteral cancer2
  • Vascular dementia2
  • Abdominal cancer1
  • Achondroplasia1
  • Acromegaly1
  • Acute coronary syndrome1
  • Allergic rhinitis (hay fever)1
  • Bone cancer1
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome1
  • Cold agglutinin disease1
  • Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)1
  • Eating disorder1
  • Endometriosis1
  • Epidermolysis bullosa1
  • Epilepsy1
  • Essential thrombocythemia (ET)1
  • Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy1
  • Familial multiple polyposis syndrome1
  • Fibromyalgia1
  • Frontotemporal dementia (FTD)1
  • Gastrointestinal stromal tumor1
  • Hemophilia B1
  • Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV)1
  • Huntington's disease (HD)1
  • Hypercholesterolemia1
  • Myelofibrosis1
  • Polymyalgia rheumatica1
  • Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder1
  • Prader-Willi syndrome1
  • Primary sclerosing cholangitis1
  • Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)1
  • Prurigo nodularis1
  • Smoking dependence1
  • Stargardt's disease1
  • Thrombocytopenia1
  • Vitiligo1
  • Vulvar cancer1
  • Wilson's disease1

267 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 over86%
  • Children and teens (under 18)18%
  • Healthy volunteers8%
  • Open to all sexes94%
  • Women only3%
  • Men only2%

54 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 119%
  • Phase 1/29%
  • Phase 216%
  • Phase 2/33%
  • Phase 330%
  • Phase 42%
  • No phase (device, behavioral and other studies)11%
  • Not stated8%

Most active research sites

The sites recruiting for the most studies in the area.

  1. University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioSan Antonio103 studies
  2. NEXT OncologySan Antonio70 studies
  3. START San AntonioSan Antonio64 studies
  4. UT Health San AntonioSan Antonio40 studies
  5. Children's Hospital of San AntonioSan Antonio32 studies
  6. Methodist Children's Hospital of South TexasSan Antonio32 studies
  7. American Research Corporation at The Texas Liver InstituteSan Antonio24 studies
  8. Texas Oncology-San AntonioSan Antonio23 studies
  9. South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics, LLCSan Antonio21 studies
  10. Brooke Army Medical CenterJbsa Ft Sam Houston20 studies
  11. Southern Star Research Institute, LLCSan Antonio20 studies
  12. Consano Clinical Research, LLCSan Antonio18 studies
  13. Texas Dermatology and Laser SpecialistsSan Antonio16 studies
  14. Mays Cancer CenterSan Antonio14 studies
  15. University of Texas Health Science Center, San AntonioSan Antonio14 studies

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Source: LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the San Antonio area, https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/texas/san-antonio, updated November 12, 2026.

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Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/texas/san-antonio">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the San Antonio 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metropolitan area. Residents: 2,763,006, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.

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