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Clinical trials and research at University of California Berkeley

• 13Clinical trials
• 528NIH research projects
• 3Countries

Newest trials

All recruiting trials (13)

• Digital Mental Health support for Asian Americans

  We’re testing online digital tools to help Asian American adults cope with sociocultural stressors, by training clinicians and seeing if outcomes improve for clients.

  Recruiting University of California, Berkeley · Brooklyn, New York · NCT07771322

• Nasal spray eye treatment to help dry eye with meibomian gland dysfunction

  This study tests whether a nasal spray containing varenicline can improve tear film and eye surface in adults with uncomfortable dry eye caused mainly by meibomian gland dysfunction.

  Recruiting Phase 4 University of California, Berkeley · Berkeley, California · NCT07606625

• High-intensity exercise to improve recovery after post-stroke aphasia

  This tests whether a 12-week high-intensity group exercise program helps people with post-stroke aphasia improve physical fitness, language, thinking, and mood compared with low-intensity exercise.

  Recruiting at 4 sites University of California, Berkeley · Berkeley, California and 3 other locations · NCT07281313

• Peer support to expand access to Spanish digital cognitive behavioral therapy in the Mission community

  This project will test whether adding peer support helps Spanish-speaking Latino adults in the Mission neighborhood use a Spanish-language online CBT program to reduce symptoms of depression or anxiety.

  Recruiting University of California, Berkeley · San Francisco, California · NCT07186816

• Cooling homes to reduce heat stress for low-income residents in Dhaka, Bangladesh

  This project will try installing cooling infrastructure and equipment in low-income Dhaka homes to see if it lowers indoor heat exposure and improves heart rate, heart rate variability, and sleep.

  Recruiting University of California, Berkeley · Dhaka, Dhaka Division · NCT06979258

• Improving vaccine confidence through a culturally-specific video in Southeast Asia

  This study tests whether a culturally-specific video can help people in Southeast Asia feel more confident about vaccines by addressing common misinformation.

  Recruiting University of California, Berkeley · Berkeley, California · NCT06947187

• Using chlorination to reduce infections in newborns

  This study is testing if using chlorinated water in hospitals can help reduce infections in mothers and newborns in western Kenya.

  Recruiting University of California, Berkeley · Berkeley, California and 1 other locations · NCT06824350

• Exploring Healthy Lifestyles for Bipolar Disorder in the Bay Area

  This study is testing if following a time-restricted eating plan for eight weeks can help people with bipolar disorder feel better and improve their sleep and mood.

  Recruiting University of California, Berkeley · Berkeley, California · NCT06555406

• Lasting effects of one psilocybin dose on brain structure and function in healthy older adults

  This will test whether a single dose of psilocybin changes brain structure, thinking, and mood in healthy adults aged 60–85.

  Recruiting Phase 1 University of California, Berkeley · Berkeley, California · NCT06367738

• Comparing healthy eating plans for bipolar disorder

  This study is testing whether following a time-restricted eating plan or a Mediterranean diet can help people with bipolar disorder feel better while they are on medication.

  Recruiting University of California, Berkeley · Berkeley, California · NCT06188754

• Improving memory and well-being in older adults with sleep issues

  This study is testing if a new memory support program can help older adults with sleep problems feel better and remember things more clearly when combined with a standard sleep treatment.

  Recruiting University of California, Berkeley · Berkeley, California · NCT05986604

• Exploring how psilocybin affects visual perception and brain activity

  This study is testing how psilocybin affects how people see things and how it changes brain activity in healthy volunteers.

  Recruiting Phase 1 University of California, Berkeley · Berkeley, California · NCT05265546

• Understanding how past visual experiences affect radiologists' perception of x-rays

  This study is trying to see how past experiences with x-rays affect radiologists' ability to read new x-rays accurately.

  Recruiting University of California, Berkeley · Berkeley, California · NCT04332783

NIH-funded research (newest 40 of 528)

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.

• Mobile AI-powered microscope to quickly spot parasites in wastewater

  A new AI-enabled mobile microscope will be tested to quickly detect parasite eggs in wastewater from refugee settings to help protect public health.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11624892

• SCAN: Standardized brain imaging for Alzheimer’s and related dementias

  A nationwide effort to standardize brain imaging data in people with Alzheimer’s and related dementias so researchers can compare results and learn how to diagnose and track the disease.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11617743

• Cerebellum’s role in thinking and behavior across tasks

  This grant explores how the cerebellum helps people think, feel, and behave across different tasks, with a focus on understanding cognitive and affective processing in cerebellar disorders.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11617687

• Genetic clues to how teeth form and replace themselves in sticklebacks

  A study in a fish model aims to uncover the genetic factors that control how teeth form and keep renewing, with potential implications for human tooth regeneration.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11614778

• California Abundant Birth Project: does guaranteed income during pregnancy affect birth outcomes and child development?

  A government-backed program gives pregnant people in California monthly income to reduce stress, with researchers studying how this helps birth outcomes and early child development.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11607102

• American-Asian Arbovirus Research and Enhanced Surveillance Center

  A2CARES is a national program that brings together scientists across disciplines to improve detection, study, and response to arthropod-borne viruses affecting adults in the Americas and Asia.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11600508

• Arboviruses, surveillance, and preparedness across Americas and Asia

  A2CARES is a network of researchers studying arthropod-borne viruses to detect outbreaks quickly and improve diagnostics, vaccines, and treatments for adults in the Americas and Asia.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11600507

• How gut bacteria choose what to eat and how that affects diabetes and heart disease

  Scientists are studying how gut bacteria regulate what foods they use, and how this may influence conditions like type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11581584

• Participatory AI for skin disease: editable multimodal modeling

  A UC Berkeley project will let dermatologists directly guide and correct a multimodal AI system for skin disease using easy natural-language edits.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11573186

• Molecular tricks of cholera bugs and their phages in Bangladesh

  A study in Bangladesh and at UC Berkeley looks at how cholera bacteria and their viruses change together over time, with the goal of understanding why new, more dangerous variants emerge.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11538387

• Multi-component chlorination to reduce infections in newborns at rural clinics

  A low-cost, automatic chlorine-disinfection system will be tested in rural Kenyan health facilities to reduce infections and antibiotic resistance among newborns and mothers.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11538025

• How AI is changing protein science and drug discovery

  This grant studies how an AI tool called AlphaFold2 is changing how scientists study protein structures and progress in biomedical research.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11531185

• Path to personalized predictions by understanding how genes interact with the environment

  A scientist at UC Berkeley is studying how a person’s genetic variations interact with daily environments to influence risk for complex diseases.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11524436

• Keeping low-income homes in Dhaka cooler and safer

  This project will try low-cost, culturally acceptable ways to cool indoor spaces for adults living in Dhaka's informal settlements to reduce heat stress and heart strain.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11512532

• Resources to understand environmental causes of childhood leukemia

  This project helps collect and share data to understand how environmental exposures may contribute to leukemia in young children, with special attention to LatinX communities.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11494225

• Costa Rica long-lived older adults follow-up (Wave 4)

  We will re-contact Costa Rican adults aged 70 and older (and their spouses) to collect health, thinking, and blood information to find what helps people live longer and stay mentally sharp.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11468150

• New antimicrobials from soil bacteria to fight tuberculosis

  Scientists are testing a new way to grow rare soil bacteria in special 3D-printed plates to find compounds that could stop tuberculosis bacteria.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11464618

• Corneal infection: how eye bacteria invade and resist treatment

  This grant studies how the eye’s cornea interacts with Pseudomonas bacteria, looking for ways the bacteria invade and how the cornea defends itself to guide better treatments.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11456176

• Regulation of brown fat energy burn and metabolism in adults with diabetes

  A study at UC Berkeley will explore how a protein called FAM3D in brown fat affects energy use and glucose control, with potential implications for adults with type 2 diabetes.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11455973

• How liver cells manage fat storage and export

  A study from UC Berkeley looks at how liver cells take in, store, and release fats, which could help treat fatty liver disease and obesity-related conditions.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11452924

• Megaplasmids and gut microbes in babies and adults

  Scientists are studying unusually large plasmids found in the gut bacteria of babies and adults to understand how these big DNA pieces might affect health and antibiotic resistance.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11450672

• AI-powered mapping of shelterin mutations to cancer risk

  A research project will use artificial intelligence and deep mutational scanning to predict how shelterin mutations affect cancer risk and telomere biology in human cells.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11450161

• How a virus uses human gene machinery to spread in certain cancers

  Researchers are studying a herpesvirus linked to cancers in people with weak immune systems and are trying to block the virus from turning on its late-stage genes.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11448152

• Understanding how antibiotic resistance genes move in the human gut

  A funded project will develop new tools and mouse models to track how resistance genes spread between gut bacteria when people take antibiotics.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11441990

• Hematopoietic stem cell aging and its effects on aging in the body

  A mouse-based study explores how aging blood stem cells influence aging in other organs and overall health as we get older.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11436849

• Mobile crisis response for behavioral health emergencies in California

  A real-world study tests whether in-person mobile crisis teams improve safety and reduce hospital and ED use for adults in behavioral health crises in Contra Costa County, California.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11435418

• Glyphosate exposure and young adults' metabolic health

  A study will look at how glyphosate exposure relates to metabolism and liver health in young adults, using urine measurements and health data.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11432034

• Decoding and reprogramming inflammatory tissue signals

  A research team will study how tissues listen to immune signals and try to reprogram those signals to reduce inflammation in autoimmune diseases.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11431296

• Elucidating How Necroptosis Works in Disease

  Aims to uncover the detailed molecular steps of necroptosis to better understand and eventually treat diseases linked to skin inflammation, gut inflammation, and brain disorders.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11430555

• Social connections and community help improving diabetes care equity

  A study in adults with type 2 diabetes and behavioral health needs will examine how a community-health program affects diabetes care and racial equity.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11423401

• Understanding how brain signals drive craving for tasty foods

  A study in adults will explore how specific brain circuits and a brain chemical called neurotensin influence the urge to eat tasty, calorie-dense foods and how this might relate to obesity.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11421422

• Sustained perception in humans and how attention shapes it

  A brain-based study in people with epilepsy that looks at how we maintain awareness of longer visual stimuli over time.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11418971

• Comparing how somatic mutations accumulate in aging primates

  Researchers study how random genetic mutations in body cells change as primates age, from monkeys to humans, to understand aging and cancer better.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11418935

• How prior dengue infections shape T cell responses after a new infection or vaccine

  This project looks at how a person’s existing dengue immunity affects their body's T cell response when exposed to a different dengue serotype or a live dengue vaccine, with a focus on kids and how this influences protection and safety.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11415564

• Tetravalent dengue vaccines: how your B cells and antibodies respond to protect you from dengue or possibly worsen it

  This project looks at how vaccine-made antibodies and B cells respond to dengue and what determines protection versus disease enhancement in children who received a tetravalent live attenuated dengue vaccine.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11415558

• Dengue immunity in kids: how antibodies and B cells respond to one or more dengue types

  A funded project in Nicaragua and at UC Berkeley explores how children’s antibody and B cell responses to dengue differ across the four virus types and over time.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11415550

• Antibody profiling core for dengue vaccines

  A research core at a major university will map the antibody responses in children and vaccinated individuals to understand how dengue antibodies develop and behave.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11415544

• Clinical, Data Management and Statistical Modeling Core for Pediatric Dengue Cohort Studies

  A core grant supports managing data, samples, and statistics for a long-running pediatric dengue study in Nicaragua and related projects, helping scientists study dengue in children.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11415536

• Core B: Virology assays hub for dengue antibody study

  A program that helps scientists measure how people’s dengue antibodies respond to infection and vaccines, using advanced lab tools.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11415534

• Administrative Core for a dengue vaccine program

  This NIH grant supports a coordinated, multi-project effort to understand how the human immune system responds to dengue infection and vaccination, with a focus on guiding safe and effective vaccines.

  NIH research University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, United States · NIH-11415533

Quick answers

How many clinical trials run by University of California Berkeley are recruiting right now?

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

Where are these trials running?

In 3 countries. The most sites are in United States (12 trials), Kenya (1 trial), Bangladesh (1 trial). Each study page lists its sites and which ones are recruiting.

What phases are they in?

Phase 1: 2, Phase 4: 1. Trials with no phase listed are usually device, behavioural or observational studies.

How do I join one?

Open a study, check the "Is this trial a fit for you?" section, then contact the study team listed on the page. They will ask a few screening questions. Asking is free and does not commit you to anything. Talk it over with your doctor first.

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