Clinical Trials in Virginia

Virginia has 243 clinical trials currently recruiting participants, ranking #20 among all states. The most-studied condition is Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy with 7 active trials.

243

Total Trials

243

Recruiting

#20

National Rank

Conditions

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Phase 1 / Phase 2

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Phase 4

Top Conditions in Virginia

#	Condition	Trials
1	Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy	7
2	Ovarian Cancer	7
3	Endometrial Cancer	6
4	NSCLC	5
5	Fabry Disease	5
6	Advanced Solid Tumor	4
7	Cancer	4
8	Generalized Myasthenia Gravis	4
9	Type 1 Diabetes	4
10	Muscular Atrophy, Spinal	4
11	Prostate Cancer	3
12	Solid Tumor, Adult	3
13	Mesothelioma	3
14	Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1	3
15	Pancreatic Cancer	3
16	Migraine	3
17	Heart Failure	3
18	Acute Myeloid Leukemia	3
19	Crohn's Disease	3
20	Cirrhosis	3

Top Sponsors in Virginia

#	Sponsor	Trials
1	University of Virginia	20
2	Virginia Commonwealth University	16
3	AbbVie	5
4	Hoffmann-La Roche	5
5	Novartis Pharmaceuticals	4
6	VA Office of Research and Development	3
7	argenx	3
8	H. Lundbeck A/S	3
9	AstraZeneca	3
10	Amicus Therapeutics	3
11	Eli Lilly and Company	3
12	Johns Hopkins University	2
13	National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)	2

Cities With Most Trials in Virginia

#	City	Trials
1	Richmond	64
2	Charlottesville	60
3	Fairfax	58
4	Norfolk	32
5	Falls Church	11
6	Lynchburg	8
7	Roanoke	4
8	Winchester	3
9	Salem	3
10	Annandale	2
11	Fort Belvoir	2
12	Blacksburg	2
13	Virginia Beach	2
14	Portsmouth	1
15	Arlington	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

Virginia currently has 243 clinical trials actively recruiting participants, making it #20 nationally by total trial count.

The most-studied conditions in Virginia are Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (7 trials), Ovarian Cancer (7 trials), Endometrial Cancer (6 trials).

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

Virginia 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.