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Clinical trials in the Charlottesville area

Name: Clinical trials in the Charlottesville area
Creator: LocalTrial
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457 studies are recruiting volunteers at 126 research sites in the Charlottesville, VA area.

Sites in Charlottesville.

#52 in the US for recruiting studies#2 in Virginia

Studies recruiting: 457
Research sites: 126
Conditions studied: 113
Studies per 100,000 residents: 201

Conditions being studied

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

Lung cancer33 studies
Leukemia25 studies
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma24 studies
Uterine cancer21 studies
Prostate cancer17 studies
Breast cancer16 studies
Endometrial cancer15 studies
Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)14 studies
Head and neck cancer14 studies
Heart failure14 studies
Ovarian cancer13 studies
Stroke13 studies
Pancreatic cancer12 studies
Liver disease10 studies
Neuroendocrine tumor10 studies

All 113 conditions

Lung cancer33
Leukemia25
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma24
Uterine cancer21
Prostate cancer17
Breast cancer16
Endometrial cancer15
Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)14
Head and neck cancer14
Heart failure14
Ovarian cancer13
Stroke13
Pancreatic cancer12
Liver disease10
Neuroendocrine tumor10
Overweight and obesity9
Type 1 diabetes9
Kidney cancer8
Melanoma8
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)8
Skin cancer8
Bladder cancer7
Cardiomyopathy7
Cervical cancer7
Interstitial lung disease7
Sarcoma of soft tissue7
Atrial fibrillation (AF)6
Influenza (flu)6
Ischemic heart disease (IHD)6
Liver cancer6
Motor neuron disease (MND)6
Peripheral nerve disease6
Brain cancer5
Congenital heart disease5
Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)5
Depressive disorder4
Multiple myeloma (MM)4
Osteoarthritis (OA)4
Parkinson's disease (PD)4
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)4
Scoliosis4
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)4
Type 2 diabetes4
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)3
Anxiety disorder3
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)3
Cardiovascular disease3
Chronic kidney disease (CKD)3
COVID-193
Cystic fibrosis3
Fallopian tube cancer3
Migraine3
Multiple sclerosis (MS)3
Myelofibrosis3
Pericarditis3
Abdominal aortic aneurysm2
Alzheimer's disease2
Anemia2
Bile duct cancer2
Biliary tract cancer2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)2
Crohn's disease2
Epilepsy2
Esophageal cancer2
Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)2
Germ cell tumor2
High blood pressure (hypertension)2
Hodgkin's lymphoma2
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)2
Insomnia2
Menopause symptoms2
Peripheral vascular disease2
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder2
Postnatal depression2
Pulmonary hypertension2
Rhabdomyosarcoma2
Testicular cancer2
Traumatic brain injury2
Tricuspid valve regurgitation2
Ulcerative colitis (UC)2
Vasculitis2
Alcohol dependence1
Amyloidosis1
Asthma1
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)1
Atypical endometrial hyperplasia1
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)1
Esophagitis1
Familial multiple polyposis syndrome1
Female infertility1
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor1
Gestational diabetes1
Glaucoma1
Gout1
Graft-versus-host disease1
Growth hormone deficiency1
Hemophilia A1
Huntington's disease (HD)1
Hypothyroidism1
Neuroblastoma1
Neuropathic pain1
Ocular hypertension1
Opioid use disorder1
Perthes disease1
Polycythemia vera1
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)1
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)1
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)1
Primary sclerosing cholangitis1
Rheumatoid arthritis1
Smoking dependence1
Thyroid cancer1
Vascular dementia1

107 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 over82%
Children and teens (under 18)19%
Healthy volunteers9%
Open to all sexes88%
Women only10%
Men only2%

24 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 12%
Phase 16%
Phase 1/27%
Phase 220%
Phase 2/34%
Phase 330%
Phase 42%
No phase (device, behavioral and other studies)16%
Not stated13%

Most active research sites

The sites recruiting for the most studies in the area.

University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville210 studies
University of VirginiaCharlottesville139 studies
UVA HealthCharlottesville11 studies
Charlottesville Medical ResearchCharlottesville10 studies
University of VirginiaCharlottesville7 studies
Pediatric Research of Charlottesville, LLCCharlottesville4 studies
UVA HealthCharlottesville4 studies
Pediatric Associates of Charlottesville, PLC (Private Pediatric Practice)Charlottesville3 studies
University of VirginaCharlottesville3 studies
University of VirginiaCharlottesville3 studies
UVA Health Cancer Care PantopsCharlottesville3 studies
Snyder Building 480 Ray C. Hunt DriveCharlottesville2 studies
UVA Comprehensive Cancer CenterCharlottesville2 studies
UVA Comprehensive Cancer CenterCharlottesville2 studies
UVA Medical CenterCharlottesville2 studies

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Source: LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Charlottesville area, https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/virginia/charlottesville, updated November 12, 2026.

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Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/virginia/charlottesville">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Charlottesville 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 Charlottesville, VA metropolitan area. Residents: 227,336, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.

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