Clinical trials
Observational trials in South Africa
Search ClinicalTrials.gov registrations by keyword, then narrow by condition, phase, status, country and start year.
321 trials match Source: ClinicalTrials.gov registrations
Trials started per year
By phase, 2000 to 2026.
| Category | Trials |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2009 | 18 |
| 2010 | 14 |
| 2011 | 8 |
| 2012 | 11 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2014 | 18 |
| 2015 | 14 |
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2017 | 21 |
| 2018 | 20 |
| 2019 | 28 |
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2021 | 23 |
| 2022 | 24 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2026 | 8 |
Status
Trials by registry status. Select a bar to filter.
| Category | Trials |
|---|---|
| Completed | 212 |
| Recruiting | 35 |
| Unknown status | 26 |
| Active, not recruiting | 22 |
| Terminated | 14 |
| Withdrawn | 5 |
| Not yet recruiting | 4 |
| Enrolling by invitation | 3 |
Top lead sponsors
A sponsor with a page on Pharma Observatory links to it.
| Category | Trials |
|---|---|
| University of Cape Town | 25 |
| University of Witwatersrand, South Africa | 14 |
| Boston University | 12 |
| University of KwaZulu | 9 |
| Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics, Switzerland | 8 |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) | 8 |
| Novo Nordisk A/S | 8 |
| University of Stellenbosch | 8 |
| Microbicide Trials Network | 6 |
| Advancing Clinical Therapeutics Globally for HIV/AIDS and Other Infections | 5 |
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 | 35 |
| Tuberculosis | 34 |
| Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome | 16 |
| COVID-19 | 13 |
| Obesity | 12 |
| Tuberculosis, Pulmonary | 10 |
| Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant | 9 |
| Cardiovascular Diseases | 8 |
| Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 | 8 |
| Hemophilia A | 6 |
Trials
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