Clinical Trials in Kentucky

Kentucky has 163 clinical trials currently recruiting participants, ranking #28 among all states. The most-studied condition is Ulcerative Colitis with 7 active trials.

163

Total Trials

163

Recruiting

#28

National Rank

Conditions

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Top Conditions in Kentucky

#	Condition	Trials
1	Ulcerative Colitis	7
2	Pulmonary Hypertension	6
3	Ovarian Cancer	6
4	Multiple Myeloma	5
5	Heart Failure	4
6	Endometrial Cancer	4
7	Migraine	4
8	Melanoma	3
9	Follicular Lymphoma	3
10	Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension	3
11	Generalized Myasthenia Gravis	3
12	Metastatic Melanoma	3
13	Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma	3
14	Esophageal Cancer	3
15	Lung Cancer	3
16	Myasthenia Gravis	3
17	Cardiovascular Diseases	3
18	Down Syndrome	2
19	Gastroparesis	2
20	Hypertension	2

Top Sponsors in Kentucky

#	Sponsor	Trials
1	University of Louisville	5
2	Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	5
3	Takeda	5
4	Eli Lilly and Company	5
5	Janssen Research & Development, LLC	4
6	Novartis Pharmaceuticals	4
7	Hoffmann-La Roche	4
8	AbbVie	4
9	AstraZeneca	4
10	Bristol-Myers Squibb	4
11	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals	3
12	H. Lundbeck A/S	3
13	VA Office of Research and Development	2
14	National Cancer Institute (NCI)	2
15	Pfizer	2

Cities With Most Trials in Kentucky

#	City	Trials
1	Louisville	90
2	Lexington	69
3	Edgewood	6
4	Bowling Green	3
5	Fort Thomas	2
6	Owensboro	2
7	New Castle	1
8	Corbin	1
9	Elizabethtown	1
10	Paducah	1
11	Shelbyville	1
12	Bardstown	1
13	Pikeville	1
14	Hazard	1
15	Fort Campbell	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

Kentucky currently has 163 clinical trials actively recruiting participants, making it #28 nationally by total trial count.

The most-studied conditions in Kentucky are Ulcerative Colitis (7 trials), Pulmonary Hypertension (6 trials), Ovarian Cancer (6 trials).

Browse the conditions listed on this page to find trials recruiting in Kentucky. 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.

Kentucky 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.