Clinical Trials in Arkansas

Arkansas has 178 clinical trials currently recruiting participants, ranking #24 among all states. The most-studied condition is Schizophrenia with 11 active trials.

178

Total Trials

178

Recruiting

#24

National Rank

Conditions

Trials by Phase

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Phase 2 / Phase 3

Phase 1 / Phase 2

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Phase 4

Top Conditions in Arkansas

#	Condition	Trials
1	Schizophrenia	11
2	Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy	7
3	Melanoma	6
4	Heart Failure	5
5	Bipolar I Disorder	4
6	Bipolar Disorder	4
7	Endometrial Cancer	3
8	Stage IVB Prostate Cancer AJCC v8	3
9	Persistent Atrial Fibrillation	3
10	Migraine	3
11	Glioma	3
12	Asthma	3
13	Chronic Migraine	3
14	Arthritis, Psoriatic	3
15	Fabry Disease	2
16	Pompe Disease	2
17	Prostate Cancer	2
18	Coronary Artery Disease	2
19	Malignant Solid Neoplasm	2

Top Sponsors in Arkansas

#	Sponsor	Trials
1	AbbVie	8
2	Bristol-Myers Squibb	7
3	Janssen Research & Development, LLC	6
4	Pfizer	6
5	Children's Oncology Group	5
6	University of Arkansas	4
7	Hoffmann-La Roche	4
8	Neurocrine Biosciences	4
9	Genzyme, a Sanofi Company	3
10	National Cancer Institute (NCI)	3
11	National Cancer Institute (nci)	3
12	Vanda Pharmaceuticals	3
13	AstraZeneca	3
14	Novo Nordisk A/S	3
15	Amgen	3

Cities With Most Trials in Arkansas

#	City	Trials
1	Little Rock	145
2	Jonesboro	16
3	Rogers	15
4	Fort Smith	14
5	Fayetteville	13
6	Springdale	13
7	North Little Rock	6
8	Hot Springs	5
9	Bentonville	5
10	Bryant	4
11	Conway	2
12	Glenwood	1
13	Harrisburg	1
14	Osceola	1
15	Texarkana	1

Important: This information is for research purposes only. Always talk to your doctor about whether a clinical trial is right for you.

Frequently Asked Questions

Arkansas currently has 178 clinical trials actively recruiting participants, making it #24 nationally by total trial count.

The most-studied conditions in Arkansas are Schizophrenia (11 trials), Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (7 trials), Melanoma (6 trials).

Browse the conditions listed on this page to find trials recruiting in Arkansas. Each condition page shows trial details, eligibility criteria in plain English, and contact information. Always talk to your doctor about whether a trial is right for you.

Sources: ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial counts reflect currently recruiting studies listed on ClinicalTrials.gov with locations in this state.

Arkansas Trial Details →All State Statistics →

The this entity category groups every U.S. clinical trials and research registries entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader the NIH ClinicalTrials.gov registry distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.

For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying the NIH ClinicalTrials.gov registry data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, 2026.