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Clinical trials and research at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
As of November 12, 2026, Find a Trial lists 19 clinical trials run by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign that are recruiting, in United States. By phase: Phase 2 (1). There are also 354 NIH-funded research projects at this institution, with $168.5 million in listed awards. Every study is explained in plain English. Data from ClinicalTrials.gov and NIH RePORTER, updated November 12, 2026.
- 19Clinical trials
- 354NIH research projects
- 1Country
Newest trials
All recruiting trials (19)
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Non-Invasive Neurofeedback for Tinnitus Distress
This trial tests whether real-time neurofeedback training can reduce distress from tinnitus in adults with bothersome symptoms.
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Alcohol, Breast Milk, and Metabolism in Lactating Women
This study tests whether breast tissue locally metabolizes alcohol by comparing alcohol-related markers in blood and breast milk from lactating women after low-level alcohol exposure.
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Exercise and protein efficiency in older adults with and without type 2 diabetes
This 12-week exercise program tests whether progressive exercise changes protein metabolism, fitness, gut microbiota, and blood sugar control in adults over 65 with and without type 2 diabetes.
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How different post-workout meals affect muscle protein building
This trial tests whether eating potato plus beef, bread plus beef, or beef alone right after resistance exercise changes muscle protein building in healthy, recreationally active young adults.
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Improving speech in noise and sound localization for cochlear implant users
A new processing algorithm is tested to see if it helps people with bilateral cochlear implants understand speech in noisy environments and tell where sounds come from.
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iWalk: an eight-week mindfulness walking program to build resilience
This program tests whether an eight-week guided walking meditation can help adults with neurodegenerative conditions (like MS) improve resilience, mood, and self-regulation.
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Fall prevention for wheelchair and scooter users with spinal cord injury or multiple sclerosis
This study will test whether a personalized mobile app for wheelchair and scooter users with spinal cord injury or multiple sclerosis can prevent and manage falls better than CDC's STEADI materials.
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How alcohol changes the social brain during paired interactions
This study tests whether drinking alcohol changes brain activity and social bonding during conversations between pairs of regular social drinkers aged 21–30.
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Stable isotope tracing in adults with obesity
This research will test whether drinks labeled with safe stable isotopes can show how adults with obesity process glucose and protein.
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Integrated Childhood Activity and Nutrition (ICAN) program to prevent summer learning loss
This 8-week program will try daily lutein-rich snacks plus group physical activities to see if they help prevent summer learning loss and support thinking skills and fitness in 6–11-year-old children from low-income families.
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Wearable biofeedback device for improving swallowing in stroke and Parkinson's patients
This study tests a new wearable device that helps stroke and Parkinson's patients improve their swallowing by giving them real-time feedback during therapy sessions.
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Improving brain and heart health through a specific diet
This study is testing if following the MIND diet can improve brain and heart health in middle-aged adults compared to a standard healthy diet.
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Evaluating the MIND diet for cognitive improvement in Multiple Sclerosis
This study is testing if following the MIND diet can help people with Multiple Sclerosis improve their memory and thinking skills.
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Understanding how alcohol affects people after sleeve gastrectomy
This study looks at how alcohol affects mood and blood sugar in people who have had sleeve gastrectomy compared to those who haven't, to see if there are differences between men and women.
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High-intensity interval training breaks to improve brain health in older adults
This study is testing if taking breaks for high-intensity exercise can improve brain health in older adults who are otherwise healthy compared to lighter exercise breaks.
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Testing a wearable device to measure alcohol levels in real-world settings
This study is testing a new wearable device that measures alcohol levels in your body to see how accurately it works in everyday situations.
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Intervention to help children affected by the pandemic and disasters
This study is testing a program called Journey of Hope-C19 to see if it can help children from disadvantaged communities cope better and avoid mental health problems after experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic and other disasters.
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Mindfulness for new moms after cesarean to ease pain and mood
This small, early-phase trial tests a self-guided 8-week mindfulness program delivered on a mobile device to see if it can reduce pain after cesarean delivery and lower postpartum depressive symptoms in new mothers.
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An app to support people with Multiple Sclerosis
This study tests whether an app called SavvyHealth can help people with Multiple Sclerosis manage their health better over 21 days.
NIH-funded research (newest 40 of 354)
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.
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Counterfactual explanations for AI-assisted cancer diagnosis and subtyping
A cancer-diagnosis AI tool will be made easier to understand by showing counterfactual explanations that reveal how changing histopathology images could change the model’s prediction.
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A 3D ultrasound scanner to see early chemotherapy response in breast cancer
A new 3D ultrasound imaging method will be tested to see if it can quickly show whether breast cancer is responding to chemotherapy.
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Upgrading automated antimicrobial testing equipment to support animal health surveillance
A university veterinary lab is upgrading its automatic system to read and incubate samples so it can continue tracking antibiotic resistance in animals and pet foods.
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Hybridization capture sequencing to quickly identify canine urinary pathogens and resistance genes
A new sequencing approach directly from dog urine aims to rapidly identify bacteria causing urinary infections and their drug-resistance profiles to guide treatment.
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Wearable biofeedback device to help swallowing after neurologic injury
This project helps people with swallowing problems from neurologic conditions use a small wearable sensor that shows neck muscle activity to guide exercises and improve swallowing.
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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.
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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.
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Blood-brain barrier–friendly imaging agents for neurodegenerative diseases
A researcher team will test new imaging agents that can cross the brain barrier to help detect Alzheimer’s and related diseases earlier and more accurately.
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Wearable alcohol sensor to help real-time support for people with alcohol use disorder
A wearable sensor and phone app will work together to detect drinking episodes in real life and trigger timely support for people with alcohol use disorder.
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Targeting hedgehog signaling to model HH and epilepsy in mice
Researchers are developing mouse models of hypothalamic hamartoma to better understand seizures and puberty issues in affected children, using viral and gene-editing tools.
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Polymeric antibodies: how they form, work, and could be used as therapy
A researcher team at the University of Illinois is studying how polymeric antibodies assemble and function, with the goal of turning what they learn into better antibody-based therapies.
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Trojan Horse Carriers to Deliver Antibiotics into Drug-Resistant Bacteria
A new approach aims to sneak antibiotics into hard-to-treat bacteria by hitching them to smart carriers that hitch a ride through bacterial transport systems.
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Promoting brain repair in MS with a natural compound that nudges neural stem cells
A researcher is testing a natural-product–based compound that may help people with multiple sclerosis repair nerve damage by guiding brain stem cells to become neurons and myelin-producing cells.
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Broad NA antibody vaccines to protect against diverse influenza strains
Researchers are designing vaccines focused on neuraminidase antibodies to help protect people from a wide range of flu strains.
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Building Bridges to Better Language for Bilingual Toddlers
A short, friendly program helps families and early intervention providers work together to set language goals for bilingual toddlers who are late talkers.
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Could caregiver strategies boost language growth in toddlers with late language emergence
A study using existing data to see which caregiver techniques help toddlers with late language emergence build vocabulary and sentences.
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WormAtlas: A Center for Nematode Anatomy
A project to create the world’s best online atlas of nematode anatomy (especially C. elegans) to help researchers understand how these worms develop and how they relate to human biology.
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Monitoring antimicrobial resistance in bacteria from retail meat and seafood in Illinois
This project checks how resistant bacteria in common meats and seafood are to antibiotics to protect people who buy and eat them.
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Quick, accurate HIV, HBV, and HCV testing from one small blood sample
A fast, patient-friendly point-of-care test could detect HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C from a tiny blood sample in under 30 minutes.
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Lifelong self-management with an AI mentor for chronic conditions
A personalized AI assistant helps adults with chronic conditions, like multiple sclerosis, manage daily health needs over their lifetime.
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Reprogramming PDAC stroma by targeting blood clotting in the tumor environment
A cancer research grant aimed at turning the tough, fibrous pancreatic cancer environment into one that helps treatments work better and supports the body’s immune response.
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Understanding how the mother’s immune signals affect a baby’s brain during flu during pregnancy
Aims to find immune signals crossing the placenta during flu infection in pregnancy that could affect fetal brain development in babies.
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Optimizing Parenting Assessments to Help Families and Youth
A project to improve how we measure parenting so researchers and clinicians can better support healthy youth development.
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Targeted anti-cancer drugs to match tumor profiles
A research effort to create a toolkit of personalized cancer drugs that could be matched to a patient’s tumor profile.
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3D ultrasound method to see early breast cancer response to chemotherapy
A new 3D ultrasound imaging method is being tested to quickly tell if breast cancer is responding to chemotherapy, using a FDA-cleared scanner at an affordable cost.
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How HIV medicines and the virus itself affect fat tissue in monkeys
Researchers will study how HIV infection and antiretroviral drugs together change fat tissue in a monkey model to understand complications seen in people living with HIV.
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Inter-organelle communication in lipid metabolism (Atherosclerosis)
A medical research project is studying how fat particles are made and move inside liver and blood vessels to better prevent heart disease.
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3D ultrasound to detect early breast tumor response to chemotherapy
A 3D quantitative ultrasound scanner will be used to detect early changes in breast tumors during chemotherapy for people with breast cancer.
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Nanoscale infrared imaging to study cellular structure
A funding opportunity to use advanced infrared imaging to map the tiny structures inside human-like cells without labels, potentially revealing how cells and their metabolites are organized.
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Macromolecular modeling and visualization resources for biomedical research
A long-standing NIH resource provides free, state-of-the-art software and support for researchers to model and visualize biomolecules and cells.
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Alcohol after bariatric surgery: how anesthesia-free drinking changes after weight loss surgery
Aims to understand how bariatric surgery changes how people absorb and feel alcohol so clinicians can guide safer drinking after surgery.
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Multiplexed map of brain microcircuits across regions
Aims to create a new way to map tiny brain circuits with nanometer detail so we can better understand how they relate to brain diseases.
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Virtual Still Face and Deep Learning to Understand Infant Emotion and Caregiver Interactions
A study using video and wearable sensors to understand how infants and their caregivers regulate emotions in real life, with advanced computer methods to analyze how they interact.
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Multiscale imaging toolbox linking cell genes to organ function
A research team will combine advanced imaging and genetic tools to understand how changes in individual cells relate to organ-wide problems, with the goal of better understanding brain and body tissues.
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How Cryptosporidium changes intestinal cell structure to invade
This work looks at whether proteins from the parasite Cryptosporidium change the scaffolding inside intestinal cells to help the parasite cause diarrhea in young children and people with weak immune systems.
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Understanding how tiny chirality clues unlock biology across scales
Aims to develop advanced nanophotonic tools to study and control molecular and cellular handedness (chirality) to better understand its role in health and disease.
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Enhanced Epigenome Editing Tools to Activate Gene Expression in Living Systems
Aims to build new AAV-friendly epigenome editors that turn on human gene expression inside living cells.
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Light-powered citrate bone implants to boost healing
A light-activated implant that slowly releases citrate and gives gentle electrical stimulation to help people with bone injuries heal faster.
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Shifting sensory signals between brain halves in chronic stroke
A study in people with chronic stroke will look at how sensory feedback moves between brain sides and how that relates to abnormal arm movements.
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Wearable biofeedback to improve swallowing after neurological diseases
A wearable biofeedback device helps adults with neurogenic dysphagia improve swallowing through guided exercises and remote coaching.
Quick answers
How many clinical trials run by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are recruiting right now?
19, as of November 12, 2026. We update this list each time we refresh our data from ClinicalTrials.gov.
Where are these trials running?
All of them have sites in United States. Each study page lists its sites and which ones are recruiting.
What phases are they in?
Phase 2: 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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