Clinical trials
Trials in South Africa
Search ClinicalTrials.gov registrations by keyword, then narrow by condition, phase, status, country and start year.
3,880 trials match Source: ClinicalTrials.gov registrations
Trials started per year
By phase, 2000 to 2026.
| Category | Trials |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 21 |
| 2001 | 33 |
| 2002 | 49 |
| 2003 | 86 |
| 2004 | 107 |
| 2005 | 126 |
| 2006 | 158 |
| 2007 | 158 |
| 2008 | 167 |
| 2009 | 175 |
| 2010 | 159 |
| 2011 | 193 |
| 2012 | 159 |
| 2013 | 171 |
| 2014 | 183 |
| 2015 | 173 |
| 2016 | 137 |
| 2017 | 153 |
| 2018 | 155 |
| 2019 | 161 |
| 2020 | 149 |
| 2021 | 201 |
| 2022 | 201 |
| 2023 | 180 |
| 2024 | 143 |
| 2025 | 119 |
| 2026 | 84 |
Status
Trials by registry status. Select a bar to filter.
| Category | Trials |
|---|---|
| Completed | 2,773 |
| Terminated | 364 |
| Active, not recruiting | 263 |
| Recruiting | 260 |
| Unknown status | 133 |
| Withdrawn | 29 |
| Not yet recruiting | 27 |
| Enrolling by invitation | 18 |
| Suspended | 7 |
| Approved for marketing | 3 |
| No longer available | 3 |
Top lead sponsors
A sponsor with a page on Pharma Observatory links to it.
| Category | Trials |
|---|---|
| AstraZeneca | 193 |
| Pfizer | 159 |
| GlaxoSmithKline | 150 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals | 142 |
| Sanofi | 135 |
| Hoffmann-La Roche | 131 |
| Novo Nordisk A/S | 121 |
| University of Cape Town | 109 |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) | 93 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 91 |
Top conditions
MeSH conditions the trials were registered with, not their broader categories. A condition with a page on Pharma Observatory links to it.
| Category | Trials |
|---|---|
| HIV Infections | 299 |
| Tuberculosis | 208 |
| Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 | 198 |
| Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome | 166 |
| Asthma | 119 |
| Breast Neoplasms | 118 |
| COVID-19 | 101 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 100 |
| Arthritis, Rheumatoid | 94 |
| Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive | 91 |
Trials
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