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Clinical trials and research at University of Edinburgh

• 49Clinical trials
• 8NIH research projects
• 12Countries

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All recruiting trials (49)

• Personalized music for distress after ICU discharge

  In people who have left intensive care, this study tests whether listening to self-chosen music can lessen daily distress and improve mood and quality of life.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Kirkcaldy, Fife · NCT07762196

• Using Gen 6 high-sensitivity Troponin T to rule out heart attack faster

  This study tests whether switching to the sixth-generation high-sensitivity Troponin T blood test helps doctors decide more quickly which patients with suspected heart attack can go home.

  Recruiting at 3 sites University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh, Midlothian and 2 other locations · NCT07636642

• Whole-Body Cryotherapy to Help Endometriosis Pain

  A small pilot study will test whether short exposures to extreme cold can reduce chronic pelvic pain and improve quality of life for people with endometriosis.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh, Scotland · NCT07603960

• Imaging endometriosis with total-body PET-CT in women with suspected disease

  This study tests whether total-body PET-CT with special tracers can help identify endometriosis in women who are likely to have the condition and are planning laparoscopy.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh, City Of Edinburgh · NCT07523997

• Manganese MRI to image heart changes after takotsubo (broken heart) cardiomyopathy

  This project will test whether manganese-enhanced cardiac MRI, together with common heart medications, can reveal ongoing heart muscle changes in adults with takotsubo (broken heart) cardiomyopathy.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh · NCT07491718

• Imaging plaque activity across the body in people with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease

  This project will use whole-body PET-CT and CT angiography with several tracers to see if imaging can detect inflammation, microcalcification, and clot activity in people with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh, Midlothian · NCT07472049

• Wrist-worn activity monitoring to support recovery after intensive care

  This project will try a wrist-worn activity monitor to see if it helps clinicians understand recovery for adults discharged from intensive care.

  Recruiting at 3 sites University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh and 2 other locations · NCT07466446

• Optimising Colorectal Cancer Patient Pathways

  This study tests extra FIT tests in patients referred for suspected colorectal cancer to see if repeated testing can improve detection while reducing delays.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh · NCT07430540

• Secondary Care Pathway Review for Colorectal Cancer

  This study looks at how the colorectal cancer pathway in secondary care is working, using routinely collected data to see how quickly people are diagnosed and treated after a positive FIT test.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh and 1 other locations · NCT07430527

• Quick point-of-care hormone testing to manage very early medical abortion

  This will see if a quick point-of-care blood test can detect pregnancy hormone changes sooner than the usual Day 7 for people having a medical abortion before six weeks.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Gothenburg and 2 other locations · NCT07417787

• Medical and psychiatric profiling of adults admitted to general adult psychiatry wards

  This project will collect questionnaires, rating scales, and case-note information from adults admitted to general adult psychiatry wards to see what their physical and mental health profiles look like.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Livingston, West Lothian · NCT07398365

• Pancreatic fat and diabetes remission after weight loss

  This project will try to see if an 8–12 week very low‑calorie diet reduces pancreatic fat and helps restore insulin secretion in obese adults aged 45–79 with non‑diabetes, prediabetes, or type 2 diabetes.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh · NCT07364045

• Understanding patient and physician experiences and attitudes toward care in Takayasu arteritis.

  This project asks adults with Takayasu arteritis and the doctors who treat them to complete online questionnaires to see what their experiences and care priorities are.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh · NCT07351422

• Total-body PET scanning to find disease activity and cardiovascular risk in ANCA-associated vasculitis

  We will test whether whole-body PET scans with FDG, DOTATATE, and FAPI can detect active inflammation and identify people with active ANCA-associated vasculitis who are at higher long-term cardiovascular risk.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh · NCT07258524

• Optimizing Cancer Treatment with EPA-enriched Nutrition for Malnutrition

  This trial tests whether EPA-enriched nutrition helps undernourished adults with stage III–IV lung or colorectal cancer who are starting or receiving systemic cancer therapy.

  Recruiting at 3 sites University of Edinburgh · Oslo and 3 other locations · NCT07255066

• ENDO1000 — a UK-wide project on endometriosis

  This project will collect symptom reports, medical information, and biological samples from people in the UK with diagnosed endometriosis to try to find patterns that speed diagnosis and improve care.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh · NCT07240883

• Retinal imaging to detect systemic inflammation in endometriosis

  This project will test whether quick, noninvasive eye scans can show signs of systemic inflammation in women and people assigned female at birth who have endometriosis by comparing their retinal images with those of similar people without endometriosis.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh, Scotland · NCT07232485

• Robot-assisted magnetically controlled capsule endoscopy for iron deficiency anaemia

  This study tests a robot-guided, magnetically controlled capsule to examine the upper GI tract and small bowel in adults with iron deficiency anaemia when standard tests haven’t found a cause.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh · NCT07197424

• Teaching bronchoscopy skills using glove sensors, videos, and CT scans

  This project will test whether collecting CT scans, bronchoscopy videos, and hand-motion data from up to 300 patients and about 20 bronchoscopists can help teach bronchoscopy skills.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh · NCT07168408

• FAPI PET imaging to find fibrotic bowel in Crohn's disease

  This project will try FAPI PET imaging to see if it can detect bowel scarring in people with ileal Crohn's disease who are about to start biologic treatment.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh · NCT07152431

• Remote monitoring to predict asthma attacks in children and young people

  This project will test whether combining routine health records with home monitoring data can predict and reduce asthma attacks in children and young people aged 5-17.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh · NCT07129616

• Short cold sessions to grow and activate brown fat

  This study will test whether daily two-hour cold sessions in healthy adults (ages 18–40) change the activity and gene patterns of brown fat, white fat, and muscle.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh · NCT07048405

• Understanding heart injury in patients with rapid atrial fibrillation

  This study is trying to see if people with rapid atrial fibrillation and heart injury are more likely to have blocked arteries compared to those without heart injury, using blood tests and heart imaging.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh, East of England · NCT06951100

• Communicating future heart-attack risk to people sent home after emergency chest pain

  This project will try giving adults who came to the emergency department with chest pain (but no heart attack) their troponin result plus a short, co-designed conversation about heart risk to see if that improves their understanding and follow-up.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh · NCT06903442

• Blocking endothelin to improve blood vessel function in large vessel vasculitis

  This study is testing if a medication called Bosentan can improve blood vessel function in people with large vessel vasculitis who have been in remission for at least six months.

  Recruiting Phase 2 University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh · NCT06887062

• Bedside formate test to diagnose methanol poisoning

  This project will test a single-drop bedside formate test to see if it can quickly diagnose methanol poisoning in people with suspected exposure or unexplained metabolic acidosis.

  Recruiting at 5 sites University of Edinburgh · Bogura, Bogura and 5 other locations · NCT06881641

• Observational study on kidney transplant rejection predictors in Scotland

  This study looks at kidney transplant patients in Scotland to see if certain markers in their urine can help predict if their new kidney might be rejected.

  Recruiting at 2 sites University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh and 1 other locations · NCT06830473

• Investigating graft failure after heart bypass surgery

  This study looks at why heart bypass grafts fail by using special scans and tests on people who have had the surgery and those who might have problems with their grafts.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh, Midlothian · NCT06800430

• PROSECCA: Using AI and health records to predict how people with prostate cancer respond to radiotherapy

  This project uses AI on past medical and radiotherapy records of men treated for prostate cancer to try to predict who will have poor treatment responses or long-term side effects.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh, Lothian · NCT06714630

• Using MRI to study kidney disease and its complications

  This study is testing if a special type of MRI can help find out more about kidney problems and their effects on heart health in people with acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh · NCT06698614

• Assessing visual frailty in older adults with age-related macular degeneration

  This study is trying to see if a new tool can help understand how vision problems affect older adults with advanced age-related macular degeneration and their overall health.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh, Scotland and 1 other locations · NCT06604104

• Enhanced monitoring with wearable sensors after surgery

  This project will test whether wearable wireless sensors can spot early signs of deterioration in adults recovering from major surgery.

  Recruiting at 13 sites University of Edinburgh · Ouidah, Atlantique Department and 16 other locations · NCT06565559

• Digital app for monitoring speech and health in neurodegenerative conditions

  This study is testing a digital app that records and analyzes speech to see if it can help monitor and detect neurodegenerative conditions like dementia and Parkinson's disease in both patients and healthy volunteers.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh · NCT06450418

• Investigating retinal vessel leakage in cerebral small vessel disease

  This study is trying to see if leaking blood vessels in the eyes can help us understand how serious cerebral small vessel disease is in people who have had mild strokes.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh · NCT06416371

• Improving access to HPV vaccination and self‑swab screening for women with experience of homelessness, substance use, incarceration, or transactional sex in Scotland

  This project will try offering Gardasil‑9 vaccination and a self‑taken HPV swab to women aged 25–45 in Scotland who have experienced homelessness, substance use, incarceration, or transactional sex to see if uptake and feasibility improve.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh · NCT06414057

• Using advanced imaging to evaluate heart muscle scarring in various heart conditions

  This study is testing a new imaging method to see how heart scarring changes over time in people with certain heart conditions.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh, Scotland · NCT06409585

• Assessing heart disease risk in kidney transplant patients using CT scans

  This study is testing if a special type of CT scan can help find out which kidney transplant patients are at higher risk for heart disease before their surgery.

  Recruiting at 5 sites University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh, Lothian and 4 other locations · NCT06234410

• Imaging blood clots in heart arteries to improve heart attack diagnosis

  This study is testing a new imaging method to see if it can help doctors find blood clots in heart arteries to better diagnose heart attacks in patients.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh · NCT06113510

• Freezing testicular tissue to help preserve fertility in young boys with cancer

  This study tests if freezing testicular tissue from young boys with cancer can help them preserve their ability to have children later on.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh, Lothian · NCT06063551

• Understanding Aortic Stenosis Progression and Treatment Outcomes

  This study looks at how aortic stenosis changes over time and how well treatments work, especially after valve replacement, by regularly checking patients' hearts and gathering health information for four years.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh · NCT06047561

• Using advanced imaging to improve treatment for heart disease caused by amyloidosis

  This study is testing a new imaging technique to see if it can help doctors better understand and treat heart disease caused by amyloidosis in patients.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Groningen · NCT05776212

• Understanding immune responses in COPD patients

  This study is trying to understand how the immune system works in people with COPD when they face bacterial infections to help find better treatments.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh and 1 other locations · NCT05743582

• Understanding muscle wasting in cancer patients

  This study looks at cancer patients who are losing muscle and weight to see how their body, activity levels, and overall well-being change over time.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh · NCT05642819

• Investigating the role of thrombus in ischaemic stroke

  This study is trying to see how blood clots affect people who have had an ischaemic stroke, using special imaging to better understand their role and improve treatment.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh · NCT05636748

• Using blood tests to monitor head and neck cancer

  This study is testing if blood tests can help monitor treatment and detect early relapse in people with HPV-related throat cancer.

  Recruiting at 2 sites University of Edinburgh · Dundee, DD2 1SG and 4 other locations · NCT05539638

• Examining blood pressure patterns in people at risk for heart disease

  This study looks at daily blood pressure patterns in people at risk for heart disease, especially those with kidney issues, to see how these patterns might help identify who could benefit from specific treatments.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh · NCT04522765

• Evaluating the needs of people living with incurable cancer

  This study is trying to understand the needs and experiences of people living with incurable cancer to help improve their care and treatment options.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh · NCT04406662

• Testing drugs to slow down motor neurone disease progression

  This study is testing if the drug amantadine can help slow down motor neurone disease and improve survival for people living with it.

  Recruiting at 22 sites Phase 2/3 University of Edinburgh · Portadown, County Armagh and 21 other locations · NCT04302870

• Using eye imaging to study blood vessel changes in patients with high blood pressure and kidney disease

  This study is testing if eye imaging can help show changes in blood vessels for people with high blood pressure and kidney disease compared to healthy individuals.

  Recruiting University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh, Midlothian · NCT02132741

NIH-funded research (8)

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.

• Altered microglia states and their link to white matter disease in VCID

  A study to understand how brain immune cells called microglia interact with blood vessels to cause white matter damage and cognitive decline in vascular cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID).

  NIH research University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh, United Kingdom · NIH-11627878

• Altered microglia states and their link to white matter disease in VCID

  A study in brain tissue and animal models will explore how microglia and blood vessels interact to drive white matter damage and cognitive problems in vascular cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID).

  NIH research University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh, United Kingdom · NIH-11411497

• How immune brain cells and blood vessel lining affect white matter damage in vascular cognitive impairment

  This project looks at whether changes in brain immune cells (microglia) and the cells lining small blood vessels contribute to white matter damage and thinking problems in people with vascular-related cognitive decline.

  NIH research University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh, United Kingdom · NIH-11395721

• Tracking protein markers to spot memory decline before dementia

  A large, international study will look for blood and brain protein signals that rise before dementia shows up in people as young as their 70s and 80s, to help identify risk early.

  NIH research University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh, United Kingdom · NIH-11382309

• Tracking blood protein signals that predict memory and brain changes before dementia

  Looking for patterns in thousands of blood proteins and established Alzheimer's markers in older adults to spot early memory and brain changes before dementia begins.

  NIH research University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh, United Kingdom · NIH-11197585

• How brain immune cells and blood-vessel cells affect white matter damage in vascular cognitive decline

  It looks at whether changes in brain immune cells (microglia) and their interactions with blood-vessel cells lead to white matter damage and memory problems in people with vascular cognitive impairment and dementia.

  NIH research University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh, United Kingdom · NIH-11192800

• Understanding how changes in brain cells affect white matter disease and cognitive decline.

  This study is looking at how changes in brain immune cells might affect blood vessel health and contribute to problems with thinking and memory, especially in people with white matter disease and vascular cognitive impairment, to help us understand how to keep the brain healthy as we age.

  NIH research University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh, United Kingdom · NIH-10930972

• Investigating biomarkers for cognitive decline before dementia onset

  This study is looking for certain proteins in the body that might show if someone is starting to have memory problems before they get diagnosed with Alzheimer's or similar conditions, helping to find ways to catch these issues earlier and support those at risk.

  NIH research University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh, United Kingdom · NIH-10884528

Quick answers

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

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

Where are these trials running?

In 12 countries. The most sites are in United Kingdom (47 trials), India (2 trials), Bangladesh (1 trial), Benin (1 trial), Ghana (1 trial). Each study page lists its sites and which ones are recruiting.

What phases are they in?

Phase 2: 1, Phase 2/3: 1. Trials with no phase listed are usually device, behavioural or observational studies.

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