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Clinical trials in the Madison area
475 studies are recruiting volunteers at 146 research sites in the Madison, WI area.
Sites in Madison, Columbus, Dodgeville, Middleton.
#50 in the US for recruiting studies#2 in Wisconsin#9 in the US per resident
- Studies recruiting
- 475
- Research sites
- 146
- Conditions studied
- 108
- Studies per 100,000 residents
- 67.1
Conditions being studied
The conditions with the most studies recruiting in the area. A study can be for more than one condition.
- Breast cancer33 studies
- Prostate cancer31 studies
- Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)27 studies
- Lung cancer24 studies
- Leukemia23 studies
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma22 studies
- Neuroendocrine tumor19 studies
- Melanoma17 studies
- Skin cancer16 studies
- Ovarian cancer14 studies
- Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)11 studies
- Head and neck cancer11 studies
- Pancreatic cancer11 studies
- Uterine cancer10 studies
- Kidney cancer9 studies
All 108 conditions
- Breast cancer33
- Prostate cancer31
- Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)27
- Lung cancer24
- Leukemia23
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma22
- Neuroendocrine tumor19
- Melanoma17
- Skin cancer16
- Ovarian cancer14
- Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)11
- Head and neck cancer11
- Pancreatic cancer11
- Uterine cancer10
- Kidney cancer9
- Multiple myeloma (MM)9
- Brain cancer8
- Endometrial cancer8
- Sarcoma of soft tissue8
- Biliary tract cancer7
- Alzheimer's disease6
- Bladder cancer6
- Depressive disorder6
- Liver disease6
- Retinal degeneration6
- Cardiovascular disease5
- Cystic fibrosis5
- Esophageal cancer5
- Heart failure5
- Hodgkin's lymphoma5
- Interstitial lung disease5
- Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)5
- Stroke5
- Abdominal cancer4
- Achondroplasia4
- Anxiety disorder4
- Cervical cancer4
- Congenital heart disease4
- Down syndrome4
- Fallopian tube cancer4
- Intellectual disability4
- Liver cancer4
- Neuroblastoma4
- Peritoneal cancer4
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)4
- Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)3
- Alcohol dependence3
- Asthma3
- Cardiomyopathy3
- Hearing loss3
- High blood pressure (hypertension)3
- Motor neuron disease (MND)3
- Narcolepsy3
- Rhabdomyosarcoma3
- Traumatic brain injury3
- Amyloidosis2
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)2
- Anemia2
- Atrial fibrillation (AF)2
- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)2
- Cerebral palsy2
- Familial multiple polyposis syndrome2
- Gallbladder cancer2
- Graft-versus-host disease2
- Huntington's disease (HD)2
- Migraine2
- Opioid use disorder2
- Peripheral nerve disease2
- Pulmonary hypertension2
- Smoking dependence2
- Type 1 diabetes2
- Alopecia1
- Alpha thalassemia1
- Anal cancer1
- Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)1
- Bile duct cancer1
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD)1
- Chronic sinusitis1
- Diabetic eye disease1
- Dry eye syndrome1
- Eczema (atopic dermatitis)1
- Fatty liver disease (MASH/NASH)1
- Gastrointestinal stromal tumor1
- Germ cell tumor1
- Glaucoma1
- Hemophilia A1
- Ischemic heart disease (IHD)1
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)1
- Long QT syndrome1
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)1
- Ocular hypertension1
- Osteoarthritis (OA)1
- Overweight and obesity1
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)1
- Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder1
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis1
- Psoriasis1
- Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)1
- Rheumatoid arthritis1
- Schizophrenia1
- Sjogren's syndrome1
- Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)1
- Stargardt's disease1
- Thyroid cancer1
- Type 2 diabetes1
- Urinary incontinence1
- Vascular dementia1
- Vulvar cancer1
155 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 6492%
- Adults 65 and over79%
- Children and teens (under 18)23%
- Healthy volunteers15%
- Open to all sexes88%
- Women only5%
- Men only6%
35 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 1/24%
- Phase 218%
- Phase 2/33%
- Phase 324%
- Phase 43%
- No phase (device, behavioral and other studies)22%
- Not stated16%
Most active research sites
The sites recruiting for the most studies in the area.
- University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - University HospitalMadison211 studies
- University Of WisconsinMadison84 studies
- University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - Eastpark Medical CenterMadison58 studies
- University of Wisconsin - MadisonMadison19 studies
- University Of Wisconsin MadisonMadison15 studies
- William S Middleton VA Medical CenterMadison14 studies
- University Hospital and UW Health ClinicsMadison12 studies
- UW School of Medicine and Public HealthMadison10 studies
- William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WIMadison10 studies
- SSM Health Dean Medical GroupMadison8 studies
- UW Carbone Cancer CenterMadison8 studies
- American Family Children's HospitalMadison7 studies
- University of WisconsinMadison5 studies
- UW Hospital and ClinicsMadison5 studies
- Fortrea Clinical Research UnitMadison4 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 Madison area, https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/wisconsin/madison, updated November 12, 2026.
Source: <a href="https://www.localtrial.com/clinical-trials/wisconsin/madison">LocalTrial, Clinical trials in the Madison 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 Madison, WI metropolitan area. Residents: 707,606, the Census Bureau's latest estimate. Updated November 12, 2026.
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