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Female clinical trials and research

• 16Clinical trials
• 236NIH research projects
• 11Countries

Newest Female clinical trials

All recruiting trials (16)

• Plan B and heart health: a look at how a single dose affects veins and arteries in young women

  This study tests whether a single dose of Plan B® affects the blood vessels and heart health of healthy premenopausal women aged 18-35, by comparing it to a placebo in a short-term, double-blind setup.

  Recruiting McMaster University · Hamilton, Ontario · NCT07759635

• Probiotic mix to see if it boosts fullness in adults who are overweight or have obesity

  A probiotic supplement is being tested in adults aged 20-70 who are overweight or have obesity to see if it makes them feel fuller and changes gut bacteria harder after 16 weeks, compared with a placebo.

  Recruiting Maastricht University Medical Center · Maastricht, Limburg · NCT07715955

• Fluorocholine PET/MR imaging in breast cancer patients before treatment

  This study tests whether pre-treatment FCH PET/MR imaging markers can help predict breast cancer subtypes and likely outcomes in women.

  Recruiting Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan · Taipei, Taiwan · NCT07587086

• Age-related facial skin structure in Chinese women measured with line-field confocal OCT

  This project will use a safe, non-invasive imaging method to see how facial skin structure changes with age in Chinese women aged 20 to 70.

  Recruiting ChinaNorm · Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality · NCT07415798

• Transanal versus Transvaginal rectal resection for anterior rectocele

  This project will test two surgical techniques—stapled transanal and stapled transvaginal rectal resection—to see which better relieves obstructed defecation in women with anterior rectocele.

  Recruiting Cairo University · Cairo, Al-Manial, Cairo, Egypt · NCT07375147

• Dostarlimab with cisplatin, etoposide, and radiotherapy for small cell neuroendocrine cervical cancer

  This trial will test whether adding the immunotherapy drug dostarlimab to cisplatin/etoposide chemotherapy plus radiotherapy helps women with small cell neuroendocrine cervical carcinoma stay progression-free longer.

  Recruiting Phase 2 Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · Taoyuan, Taiwan · NCT07336147

• Oral mucosa versus labial grafts for female urethral reconstruction

  This trial will see if oral mucosal grafts or labial grafts work better for women having urethroplasty to treat urethral stricture.

  Recruiting Tanta University · Tanta, El-Gharbia · NCT07153861

• Using blueberries to improve health in women with prediabetes

  This study is testing if eating freeze-dried wild blueberry powder can help improve health, brain function, and gut health in women with prediabetes.

  Recruiting Georgia State University · Atlanta, Georgia · NCT06735651

• Effects of wild blueberries on heart, brain, and gut health in adults with high blood pressure

  This study tests if eating freeze-dried wild blueberries can improve heart health, brain function, and gut health in adults aged 45-65 with high blood pressure.

  Recruiting Georgia State University · Atlanta, Georgia · NCT06735599

• Evaluating fertility and ovarian function in female childhood cancer survivors

  This study is testing how certain cancer treatments affect the fertility and ovarian health of women who survived childhood cancer to see if they can find new ways to predict ovarian problems later on.

  Recruiting Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege · Liège, Wallonia and 2 other locations · NCT06626282

• Examining differences in cardiac surgery outcomes between men and women

  This study looks at how men and women experience cardiac surgery differently to see if there are specific factors that can help improve recovery for women.

  Recruiting Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA) · Amsterdam, North Holland · NCT06554925

• Using human acellular dermal matrix for treating pelvic organ prolapse in women

  This study is testing three different surgical options to see which one works best for women with pelvic organ prolapse.

  Recruiting Phase 2 Hospital Mutua de Terrassa · Terrassa · NCT06404931

• Understanding injuries in professional women's ice hockey

  This study looks at the types of injuries that professional women ice hockey players get when body checking to find ways to help them stay safer and healthier on the ice.

  Recruiting Lund University · Malmö · NCT06351618

• Evaluating gender differences in recovery after cardiac surgery

  This study looks at how men and women recover differently after heart surgery to see what factors might affect their recovery and quality of life.

  Recruiting Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA) · Amsterdam, North Holland · NCT06175650

• Exploring the connection between the jaw joint and pelvis in women with certain health issues

  This study is testing if a special therapy can help women with prolapse and endometriosis-related pain by looking at how the jaw joint and pelvis are connected.

  Recruiting Poznan University of Physical Education · Poznan · NCT05978414

• Evaluation of the Anchorsure® Device for Treating Apical Prolapse in Women

  This study is testing a new device called Anchorsure® to see if it can help women with pelvic organ prolapse have a quicker and less painful surgery while keeping everything securely in place.

  Recruiting at 4 sites Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes · La Rochelle and 3 other locations · NCT05836844

NIH-funded research (newest 40 of 236)

Early-stage science funded by the US National Institutes of Health. Most of these projects don't enroll patients, but they show what is being worked on.

• An integrated mobile health program to reduce SAVA and mental health problems among female sex workers in Kenya

  A new mobile health program aims to help female sex workers in Kenya avoid substance abuse, violence, HIV, and depression by delivering group therapy, online resources, and a peer discussion space.

  NIH research University of Michigan at Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, United States · NIH-11625516

• HIV in Women: How the virus hides and the immune system changes across life stages

  This project looks at how HIV behaves differently in people from puberty through menopause, focusing on how hormones like estrogen may affect HIV persistence and immune responses.

  NIH research Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, United States · NIH-11596339

• Mobile health support to boost PrEP and contraception use among young women in Zambia

  A mobile health program helps female university students in Zambia learn about and access HIV prevention and contraception.

  NIH research University of Colorado Denver · Aurora, UNITED STATES · NIH-11570031

• Computational modeling of female hormone balance and drug responses

  A new computational model uses patient-like data to predict how metabolic drugs will work in women across their hormonal cycles and different reproductive stages.

  NIH research Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences · East Lansing, United States · NIH-11562918

• How PrEP Drugs Affect HIV Risk in Women and Reproductive Health

  This project looks at how PrEP medicines work for women, and whether they influence pregnancy-related processes in the uterus.

  NIH research University of Nevada Reno · Reno, United States · NIH-11528077

• How female eggs throw away most chromosomes during meiosis

  A scientist at UC Davis is studying why only a quarter of chromosomes go into the egg during female reproductive cell division and how errors in this process can cause miscarriage or birth defects.

  NIH research University of California at Davis · Davis, United States · NIH-11504163

• A woman-controlled, nonhormonal on-demand contraceptive device

  This project is creating a woman-controlled vaginal device that releases a fabric-like polymer which thickens on contact with semen to help prevent pregnancy.

  NIH research St. Louis College of Pharmacy · St. Louis, UNITED STATES · NIH-11478955

• Training health workers in Tanzania to care for women affected by FGM/C

  A training program for healthcare providers in Tanzania to improve care for women affected by female genital mutilation/cutting, through a culturally sensitive curriculum and a trainer-based delivery approach.

  NIH research University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, United States · NIH-11478491

• How everyday cosmetic chemicals may affect women's fertility

  This project looks at whether chemicals from cosmetics appear in blood and ovarian fluid and link to fertility in women trying to have children.

  NIH research Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, United States · NIH-11473950

• STI testing added to PrEP programs to protect women from HIV

  Offering STI testing alongside routine risk screening to see if more women aged 15–39 start and keep using PrEP to prevent HIV.

  NIH research Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, United States · NIH-11472894

• Phthalate exposure and aging of the female reproductive system

  This project looks at how certain plastics chemicals may speed up aging of the female reproductive system and affect fertility and health.

  NIH research University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · Champaign, United States · NIH-11469782

• Everyday plastic chemicals and women's reproductive aging

  This work looks at whether common phthalates found in plastics speed up reproductive aging in adult women.

  NIH research University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · Champaign, United States · NIH-11469589

• Family-focused program to boost health and school success for vulnerable girls

  A scalable family-centered program aims to improve nutrition, mental health, and healthy behaviors for adolescent girls in Ghana, helping those at risk stay in school and thrive.

  NIH research New York University · New York, United States · NIH-11459154

• How X chromosome genes may increase Alzheimer's risk in women

  Researchers are looking at genes on the X chromosome to learn how they might raise tau and Alzheimer's risk specifically in women.

  NIH research Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, United States · NIH-11454382

• Kiss1 neurons in brain regions and how they influence reproduction

  A small NIH-funded project looks at how specific brain cells (Kiss1 neurons) affect reproductive hormones in adults.

  NIH research Albany Medical College · Albany, United States · NIH-11453900

• Neuroendocrine links to female COPCs and endometriosis-related pain

  This NIH grant explores how stress-related hormones, especially prolactin, may drive pelvic and migraine pain in women with endometriosis and related chronic pain conditions.

  NIH research University of Arizona · Tucson, United States · NIH-11446393

• HIV reservoirs and immune responses in women across the reproductive lifespan

  This NIH grant studies how HIV persists and how the immune system behaves in people living with HIV as women go through puberty, pregnancy, menopause, and aging.

  NIH research Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, United States · NIH-11417488

• Understanding how chromosome separation is controlled in female egg cells to prevent miscarriages and birth defects

  A study at Rutgers looks at how three Aurora kinases work together to ensure chromosomes separate correctly during the formation of egg cells, with the aim of reducing miscarriage and birth defects.

  NIH research Rutgers, the State Univ of N.j. · Piscataway, United States · NIH-11406924

• Optimization of a sexual and reproductive health program for Latina teens and their female caregivers

  A program called Floreciendo helps Latina teens (14–18) and their female caregivers in Chicago-based communities improve sexual and reproductive health through culturally matched guidance.

  NIH research University of Illinois at Chicago · Chicago, UNITED STATES · NIH-11405336

• Training Tanzanian healthcare workers to care for women affected by FGM/C

  A program in Tanzania will create and test training materials to help healthcare providers better address the needs of women and girls who have experienced FGM/C.

  NIH research University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, United States · NIH-11404802

• Female-biased autoimmune biology in human immune organoids

  A study using human immune organoids to understand why autoimmune responses differ by sex and how genes and aging influence this process.

  NIH research Stanford University · Stanford, United States · NIH-11403968

• Family-based program to boost health and development for vulnerable adolescent girls

  A scalable, family-centered program aims to improve nutrition, mental health, and healthy behaviors for at-risk girls ages 11–14 in northern Ghana.

  NIH research New York University · New York, United States · NIH-11402244

• Understanding why Long COVID affects women more than men

  This project looks at why women are more likely to have Long COVID by studying immune responses in women who had COVID-19.

  NIH research University of California, San Francisco · San Francisco, United States · NIH-11399089

• Causes of sex differences in children born from pregnancies affected by preeclampsia

  This grant aims to understand why male and female offspring differ in health outcomes when the mother has preeclampsia, and to explore potential treatments to improve long-term cardiovascular and brain health for these children.

  NIH research University of Mississippi Med Ctr · Jackson, United States · NIH-11397742

• Tanzanian training to improve care after female genital cutting

  This project creates and teaches a Tanzanian training for healthcare workers so they can better care for girls and women harmed by female genital cutting.

  NIH research University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, United States · NIH-11393980

• LncRNA XIST RNPs and female-predominant autoimmunity

  A Duke University study will explore whether XIST-containing ribonucleoprotein particles contribute to autoimmune disease risk in people, especially women.

  NIH research Duke University · Durham, United States · NIH-11393834

• Female sexual function health before, during, and after pregnancy

  A long-term study will follow women from before pregnancy through after birth to understand why sexual function becomes distressing for many and how to help them.

  NIH research Boston University Medical Campus · Boston, United States · NIH-11391123

• Mobile health tool to boost PrEP and contraception use among female university students in Zambia

  A mobile, peer-supported program helps young women in Zambia start and stick with PrEP and modern contraception to prevent HIV and unintended pregnancy.

  NIH research University of Colorado Denver · Aurora, UNITED STATES · NIH-11385413

• Noninvasive gamma flicker to help Alzheimer’s disease pathways in a female-model study

  A research project tests a noninvasive light/sound therapy to potentially slow Alzheimer’s-related brain changes in a female mouse model that mimics human disease.

  NIH research Veterans Health Administration · Decatur, UNITED STATES · NIH-11381368

• Female-specific trigeminal dynorphin role in TMD and migraine overlap

  This grant studies why women with jaw pain (TMD) often have migraines and looks for female-focused targets to treat both conditions.

  NIH research Texas A&m University Health Science Ctr · College Station, United States · NIH-11380671

• Mapping nerve cells around the jaw joint in people with and without TMJ pain

  Researchers are mapping the types and changes of nerves around the jaw joint to help understand TMJ pain in people and animal models.

  NIH research University of Texas Hlth Science Center · San Antonio, United States · NIH-11380323

• Aging and neutrophil protection in the female genital tract

  This grant looks at how aging changes the immune protection in the female genital tract, focusing on neutrophils and their early responses to infections.

  NIH research Wayne State University · Detroit, United States · NIH-11378574

• Understanding how maternal extracellular vesicles in early pregnancy affect embryo development

  This grant explores tiny particles from the mother’s reproductive tract and how they influence early embryo growth and implantation in animals, with potential relevance to people facing fertility challenges.

  NIH research University of Missouri-Columbia · Columbia, United States · NIH-11377190

• Non-hormonal long-acting female contraceptive device (SBIR Phase II)

  A women-led company is developing a non-hormonal, long-acting device to prevent pregnancy, aiming for future primate testing and clinical trials.

  NIH research Venova Technologies, INC. · Cambridge, United States · NIH-11376556

• HIV in women: how immune cells in the genital tract stay activated

  A study with HIV-positive women will look at how immune cells in the female genital tract behave even when HIV is treated, to understand why the immune system stays activated.

  NIH research University of Washington · Seattle, United States · NIH-11374842

• Do women’s reproductive tract fluids hold clues to rheumatoid arthritis start

  This study looks at how autoantibodies linked to rheumatoid arthritis appear and change in the female reproductive tract across cycles, pregnancy, and postpartum to understand what might trigger the disease.

  NIH research University of Wyoming · Laramie, United States · NIH-11374060

• 3D maps of pregnant reproductive organs

  Creating detailed 3D maps of the placenta, uterus, and fallopian tubes to help pregnant people.

  NIH research University of California, San Diego · La Jolla, United States · NIH-11369184

• X chromosome inactivation: how it stays quiet in female immune cells

  This grant studies how X-linked gene silencing works in female immune cells and how failures may contribute to lupus.

  NIH research University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, United States · NIH-11360631

• Quantifying Achilles Tendon Stress in Dancers to Prevent Tendinopathy

  Aimed at female ballet dancers, this project will measure Achilles tendon stress during dance and develop better tools to monitor pain and guide injury prevention and recovery.

  NIH research Brigham Young University · Provo, United States · NIH-11360319

• Everyday plastic chemicals and women's reproductive and metabolic health

  This project tests whether common phthalates—chemicals in cosmetics, food packaging, and some medical products—can harm reproductive and metabolic health in women of reproductive age.

  NIH research University of Arizona · Tucson, United States · NIH-11360109

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Quick answers

How many Female clinical trials are recruiting right now?

16, as of November 12, 2026. We update this list each time we refresh our data from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where are these trials running?

In 11 countries. The most sites are in Netherlands (3 trials), United States (2 trials), Egypt (2 trials), Taiwan (2 trials), China (1 trial). Each study page lists its sites and which ones are recruiting.

What phases are they in?

Phase 2: 2. Trials with no phase listed are usually device, behavioural or observational studies.

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