Death clinical trials
The registry lists 456 studies for Death across more than 10 countries. 86 are recruiting or about to start. 209 of them are mainly about Death (how this is decided). Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-06. Counting its 12 narrower conditions too, such as Death, Sudden, Cardiac: 1,391 studies, 292 open.
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Who runs them
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (8) · Stanford University (8) · Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (7) · Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (7) · University Hospital, Strasbourg, France (6) · National Cancer Institute (NCI) (5) · Huazhong University of Science and Technology (5) · University of Pittsburgh (5)
What is being tested here
Drugs under test in Death studies, those with the most open studies first. Medicines only given beside them are not counted. How drugs are counted
Coming up
Studies recruiting or running, from their records. “Main data collection” ends at the primary completion date, the sponsor’s own estimate, which often moves.
The 10 nearest, phase 3 first
- Jul 2027The RENAL LIFECYCLE Trial: A RCT to Assess the Effect of Dapagliflozin on Renal and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Severe CKD · Phase 3 · University Medical Center Groningen
- Jul 2027Effect of Long-term Carvedilol to Prevent Decompensation or Death in Patients With Asymptomatic Child-Pugh A5 to B8 Cirrhosis and Clinically Significant Portal Hypertension: a Multicenter Double-blind Randomized Control Trial · Phase 3 · University Hospital, Tours
- Oct 2027Beta-blOckers discoNtinuation in Patients Presenting Heart FaIlure With REcovered Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction · Phase 3 · Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
- Dec 2026Clinical Surveillance Tool to Screen for Unmet Palliative Needs Among Patients in the Final Year of Life · Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
- Dec 2026Existential Distress in Advanced Cancer: Comparing a Short-term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (ORPHYS) to Treatment as Usual (TAU) · Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
- Dec 2026Mortality Outcome of Controlled Hypertension · DejthidaNathaphong
- Dec 2026Radiofrequency and Cryoablation of the Posterior Wall of the Left Atrium · Bakulev Scientific Center of Cardiovascular Surgery
- Dec 2026Prostate Lung Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial · National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Dec 2026Eliciting Informed Goals of Care in Elderly Patients · Royal Victoria Hospital, Canada
- Jan 2027Study of Poetic Dignity Therapy for Sexual and Gender Minority Patients With Cancer · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Who these studies take
Of the 58 Death studies recruiting now, 43 (74%) set no upper age limit and 8 (14%) stop at 75 or younger. 11 (19%) take children under 18. 3 (5%) are for women only and 0 (0%) for men only; 14 (24%) take healthy volunteers.
| Age | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 8 (14%) | 7 (12%) |
| 18 | 43 (74%) | 41 (71%) |
| 30 | 47 (81%) | 45 (78%) |
| 40 | 46 (79%) | 44 (76%) |
| 50 | 45 (78%) | 44 (76%) |
| 65 | 48 (83%) | 46 (79%) |
| 75 | 49 (84%) | 47 (81%) |
| 85 | 47 (81%) | 45 (78%) |
Across all 456 studies, recruiting or not: 17% stop at 75 or younger and 13% at 65; 21% take children; 3% are for women only and 1% for men only; 25% take healthy volunteers. From each study’s registry entry; the criteria on its page decide.
How long Death studies take
Of 109 interventional studies with no phase under Death, half reached primary completion within 24 months of starting, counting those still running.
| Start to primary completion | Every sponsor | Industry | Non-industry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventional, no phase | 24 mo14–48 · 109 studies | — | 24 mo14–48 · 105 studies |
| Observational | 60 mo23–245 · 87 studies | — | 60 mo23–245 · 84 studies |
Each figure is the month by which half the studies had reached primary completion, with the range in which the middle half did. Studies still running count until their last registry update; studies that stopped early are left out. Phase 1 includes early phase 1; observational means prospective or not stated, as retrospective and cross-sectional studies date a window of data rather than a study. How these figures are worked out
What changed recently
From the registry's own updates since Oct 11, 2026.
Newly registered1
- Curriculum Design and Effectiveness in Death and Spiritual CareOct 29, 2026NCT07902531
Studies
Recruiting first, then most recently updated. Showing 50 of 456. Browse all 456 → or search them.
- A Culturally Adapted Decision Aid Intervention to Support Chinese American Dementia Caregivers in Feeding-Related DecisionsRecruitingNCT07370311Not applicable1 country
- Brain-based Prediction of the Dying Duration in Humans After Withdrawal of Life Sustaining Therapies to Inform Donation After Circulatory DeathNot yet recruitingNCT076982621 country
- Curriculum Design and Effectiveness in Death and Spiritual CareNot yet recruitingNCT07902531Not applicable
- Improving Deceased Organ Donation and Transplantation Using the Donation Advisor Clinical Decision Support ToolNot yet recruitingNCT07903428Not applicable
- Prehospital Care of End-of-Life Patients by the Strasbourg Mobile Emergency and Resuscitation Service: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Professionals' Experiences and Use of a Comfort Care BookletRecruitingNCT078959401 country
- Repeated Examinations for Typing Pulmonary EmbolismRecruitingNCT074910941 country
- Resilience-Building for Advance Care PlanningRecruitingNCT07428278Not applicable1 country
- Decoding Death and Dying in People With Dementia by Digital ThanotypingEnrolling by invitationNCT064371321 country
- Evaluation of the Acceptability, Appropriateness, and Feasibility/Usability of a Metastatic Breast-cancer Specific Prognostic Calculator Among CliniciansRecruitingNCT054409291 country
- Biospecimen Repository for Cardiac Arrhythmias at the Cleveland ClinicRecruitingNCT009219861 country
- Mobile Health Application (PACT) to Improve Engagement in Advance Care PlanningRecruitingNCT04515810Not applicable1 country
- Web-Based End-of-Life and Post-Mortem Care Education for Nursing StudentsNot yet recruitingNCT07737028Not applicable1 country
- Comparative Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of High-Power Short-Duration Radiofrequency Ablation and Standard Low-Power Ablation in Catheter Treatment of Atrial FibrillationRecruitingNCT07728539Not applicable1 country
- Radiofrequency and Cryoablation of the Posterior Wall of the Left AtriumRecruitingNCT06253000Not applicable1 country
- Clinical Surveillance Tool to Screen for Unmet Palliative Needs Among Patients in the Final Year of LifeEnrolling by invitationNCT04171830Not applicable1 country
- Procedural Complications and Long-Term Mortality in Complex Coronary InterventionsRecruitingNCT072027541 country
- Evaluating Intervention Allocation Policies for Reducing Hospital Readmissions at Michigan MedicineNot yet recruitingNCT07690657Not applicable1 country
- The Diaphragmatic Initiated Ventilatory Assist (DIVA) TrialRecruitingNCT05446272Not applicable2 countries
- Video Inspired Discussions About Ethical Outcomes in PediatricsRecruitingNCT06786104Not applicable1 country
- Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Two Supportive Cancer Care Delivery Models for Adults With CancerRecruitingNCT05297734Not applicable1 country
- Palliative Care Education in Assisted Living for Dementia Care Providers (PCEAL-DCP)RecruitingNCT06722352Not applicable1 country
- Real-World Cohort Study of Cardiopulmonary Function in Chinese Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: CPET Evaluation and Five-Year Prognostic Follow-Up Based on a Multicenter Structured Data PlatformEnrolling by invitationNCT071309681 country
- Biomarkers in Perioperative ManagementRecruitingNCT051990251 country
- Coaching Doctors and Nurses to Improve Ethical Decision-making in TeamNot yet recruitingNCT07327450Not applicable1 country
- Registry for the Improvement of Postoperative OutcomeS in Cardiac and Thoracic surgEryRecruitingNCT032096741 country
- Interest of Continuous Subcutaneous Apomorphine in Parkinsonian Patients at the End of LifeRecruitingNCT072578611 country
- Complex Decisions Regarding Antithrombotic Therapy: the QUIET StudyNot yet recruitingNCT074861541 country
- Non-Invasive Detection and Preservation of Neurocognitive Signals in the Peri-Death Period Using Brain-Computer Interface and Artificial IntelligenceNot yet recruitingNCT07477028
- Predictors of Decompensation, Acute-on-chronic Liver Failure and Mortality in Liver CirrhosisRecruitingNCT074382881 country
- Characterization of Extracellular Vesicles From the Cord Blood of Extremely Preterm New Borns and Their Correlation With Severe Morbidity and MortalityRecruitingNCT072736431 country
- Death, Dying, Violence and Aggression as Shown on Medical Television Series.Not yet recruitingNCT074166692 countries
- Impact of a Single Art Therapy Session on Mood and Symptom Burden in Palliative CareEnrolling by invitationNCT069242681 country
- Case Studies of Patients Who Had Experienced Near Death ExperienceRecruitingNCT055447991 country
- Neurologic Physiology After Removal of Therapy (NeuPaRT)RecruitingNCT053063271 country
- End-of-life Care in Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Impact of a Comprehensive Palliative Care Protocol in the Intensive Care SettingNot yet recruitingNCT07368010Not applicable1 country
- Beta-blOckers discoNtinuation in Patients Presenting Heart FaIlure With REcovered Left Ventricular Ejection FractionRecruitingNCT06518694Phase 31 country
- Antithrombotic Therapy at the End of Life: The PEACE StudyNot yet recruitingNCT073380711 country
- Existential Distress in Advanced Cancer: Comparing a Short-term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (ORPHYS) to Treatment as Usual (TAU)RecruitingNCT07312760Not applicable1 country
- Code Status Discussions in Muslim ICU Patients: Insights Into Physician-Family CommunicationRecruitingNCT072430411 country
- Eliciting Informed Goals of Care in Elderly PatientsRecruitingNCT06002113Not applicable1 country
- Prospective Cohort of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine in ChinaNot yet recruitingNCT07196917
- Confirming And Notifying DeathRecruitingNCT069101761 country
- Identification of Obstacles and Levers to the Outpatient Care of Patients in Terminal Palliative SituationsRecruitingNCT071911841 country
- Impact of a Protocol for Announcing Decision of Withholding and Withdrawing Life-sustaining Treatments on the Stress of the Relatives in the Emergency DepartmentsRecruitingNCT06071078Not applicable1 country
- An Observational Study to Assess Effectiveness and Safety of The R21/Matrix-M Malaria VaccineRecruitingNCT070098474 countries
- Quality of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Pre- and Intra HospitalNot yet recruitingNCT04295291
- Embedded Palliative Care in the MICURecruitingNCT06574672Not applicable1 country
- Episodes of (Dis)Connected Consciousness in ICU SurvivorsRecruitingNCT070489511 country
- Chinese University Students' Death Attitudes and Their Initial Sandplay CharacteristicsNot yet recruitingNCT070201431 country
- Prospective and Multicentric Cohort Study of Severe and Very Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Brazil (SCOPe).RecruitingNCT067243151 country