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Chart: Who runs clinical trials? Universities, hospitals and nonprofits lead about 324,000 of the 466,000 clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov as of November 2026, or 70%. Drug, device and other companies lead about 114,000, or 25%; the U.S. National Institutes of Health leads about 7,900. The lead sponsor is the organization responsible for the trial; others may help pay for it.

Universities, hospitals and nonprofits lead about 324,000 of the 466,000 clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov as of November 2026, or 70%. Drug, device and other companies lead about 114,000, or 25%; the U.S. National Institutes of Health leads about 7,900. The lead sponsor is the organization responsible for the trial; others may help pay for it.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine), counted with its API v2. License: Public domain (U.S. government work); source National Library of Medicine. Data as of November 5, 2026. Chart by Chartly.

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