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Clinical trials in the Richmond area

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

549 studies are recruiting volunteers at 228 research sites in the Richmond, VA area.

Sites in Richmond, Henrico, Midlothian, Petersburg, Mechanicsville, Quinton and 2 more towns.

#45 in the US for recruiting studies#1 in Virginia#30 in the US per resident

Studies recruiting: 549
Research sites: 228
Conditions studied: 127
Studies per 100,000 residents: 40.1

Conditions being studied

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

Breast cancer38 studies
Lung cancer36 studies
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma31 studies
Head and neck cancer23 studies
Liver disease23 studies
Leukemia21 studies
Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)20 studies
Prostate cancer20 studies
Heart failure16 studies
Skin cancer13 studies
Cardiovascular disease12 studies
Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)12 studies
Neuroendocrine tumor12 studies
Cardiomyopathy11 studies
Melanoma11 studies

All 127 conditions

Breast cancer38
Lung cancer36
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma31
Head and neck cancer23
Liver disease23
Leukemia21
Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)20
Prostate cancer20
Heart failure16
Skin cancer13
Cardiovascular disease12
Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)12
Neuroendocrine tumor12
Cardiomyopathy11
Melanoma11
Overweight and obesity11
Uterine cancer11
High blood pressure (hypertension)10
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)10
Interstitial lung disease10
Ovarian cancer10
Anemia9
Endometrial cancer9
Kidney cancer9
Pancreatic cancer9
Sarcoma of soft tissue8
Bladder cancer7
Peripheral nerve disease7
Pulmonary hypertension7
Ulcerative colitis (UC)7
Esophageal cancer6
Schizophrenia6
Amyloidosis5
Atrial fibrillation (AF)5
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)5
Crohn's disease5
Cystic fibrosis5
Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)5
Liver cancer5
Multiple myeloma (MM)5
Parkinson's disease (PD)5
Sickle cell disease5
Brain cancer4
Cervical cancer4
COVID-194
Graft-versus-host disease4
Hypercholesterolemia4
Ischemic heart disease (IHD)4
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)4
Pericarditis4
Peripheral vascular disease4
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)4
Type 2 diabetes4
Alzheimer's disease3
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)3
Bipolar disorder3
Influenza (flu)3
Motor neuron disease (MND)3
Multiple sclerosis (MS)3
Myelofibrosis3
Traumatic brain injury3
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)2
Depressive disorder2
Essential thrombocythemia (ET)2
Fallopian tube cancer2
Graves' disease2
Hepatitis B2
Hodgkin's lymphoma2
Huntington's disease (HD)2
Insomnia2
Neuroblastoma2
Neuropathic pain2
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)2
Primary sclerosing cholangitis2
Rhabdomyosarcoma2
RSV infection2
Spasmodic torticollis2
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)2
Systemic sclerosis2
Abdominal aortic aneurysm1
Acute coronary syndrome1
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)1
Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD)1
Anal cancer1
Anxiety disorder1
Asthma1
Atypical endometrial hyperplasia1
Biliary tract cancer1
Celiac disease1
Chronic sinusitis1
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)1
Down syndrome1
Dry eye syndrome1
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)1
Eating disorder1
Epilepsy1
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy1
Gallbladder cancer1
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor1
Germ cell tumor1
Hemophilia A1
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)1
Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV)1
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy1
Intellectual disability1
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)1
Low back pain1
Menopause symptoms1
Opioid use disorder1
Polycythemia vera1
Pompe disease1
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder1
Psoriasis1
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)1
Psychotic disorder1
Radiculopathy1
Retinal degeneration1
Rheumatoid arthritis1
Schizoaffective disorder1
Sjogren's syndrome1
Smoking dependence1
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)1
Stroke1
Tooth decay1
Type 1 diabetes1
Vitiligo1

125 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)20%
Healthy volunteers10%
Open to all sexes93%
Women only5%
Men only3%

33 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 13%
Phase 1/24%
Phase 220%
Phase 2/34%
Phase 341%
Phase 43%
No phase (device, behavioral and other studies)13%
Not stated11%

Most active research sites

The sites recruiting for the most studies in the area.

Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond144 studies
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond117 studies
VCU Massey Cancer Center at Stony PointRichmond55 studies
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond35 studies
Bon Secours Saint Francis Medical CenterMidlothian32 studies
Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical CenterMechanicsville26 studies
Bon Secours Saint Mary's HospitalRichmond26 studies
Virginia Cancer InstituteHenrico26 studies
Bon Secours Cancer Institute at Reynolds CrossingRichmond19 studies
Clinical Research Partners, LLCRichmond18 studies
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond14 studies
Bon Secours Richmond Community HospitalRichmond13 studies
VCU Health Adult Outpatient PavillionRichmond8 studies
VCU Medical CenterRichmond8 studies
VCU Massey Cancer CenterRichmond7 studies

Cite these figures

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

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Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/virginia/richmond">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Richmond 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 Richmond, VA metropolitan area. Residents: 1,370,165, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.

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