North America accounted for a 22.5% share of global clinical trials activity in 2020, a decrease of 5.7% compared with a 28.2% average over the last ten-years, according to GlobalData.
In North America, single country studies held a 76.9% share for all clinical trials in 2020, compared with the ten-year average of 76.6%. Multinational trials accounted for a 23.1% share in 2020 against an average of 23.4% in the last ten years.
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Industry sponsored trials outnumber non-industry sponsored trials in North America
Industry sponsored trials held a 62.4% share of all the clinical trials in North America in 2020, a rise over their ten-year average of 61.8%. Non-industry sponsored trials accounted for a 37.6% share in 2020, down from an average of 38.2% in the last ten years.
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2020 industry sponsored clinical trials in North America – Top therapy areas
Oncology was the leading therapy area for industry sponsored clinical trials in North America in 2020 with a 34.2% share, up from its ten-year average of 31.9%.
Infectious Disease held a 19.2% share in 2020, up from its ten-year average of 10.1%.
In the third place was Central Nervous System with a 12.7% share in 2020, down from its ten-year average of 15.8%. Respiratory recorded a 7.7% share in 2020, a rise over its ten-year average of 4.8%.
With a share of 5.7% in 2020, Metabolic Disorders down from its ten-year average of 8.2%.
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Non-industry sponsored clinical trials in North America by top therapy areas
Oncology was the leading therapy area for non-industry sponsored clinical trials in North America in 2020 with a 29.5% share, on par with the ten-year average of 29.4%.
In the second place was Central Nervous System with a 23.6% share in 2020, which represented a drop over a ten-year average of 28.9%.
With a share of 21.7% in 2020, Infectious Disease witnessed a large rise over its ten-year average of 9.1%. Cardiovascular held an 8.2% share in 2020, against a ten-year average of 8.9%.
Respiratory held a 6.8% share, which was up from the ten-year average of 4.3%.
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2020 clinical trials in North America by phase
In terms of phases, Phase II trials led the industry sponsored clinical trials in North America in 2020, with a share of 43.8%, marking a rise over a ten-year average of 40.7%.
Phase I trials stood next with a 26.2% share in 2020, which was very slightly down against a ten-year average of 26.6%.
In the third place was Phase III trials with a 23.3% share in 2020, just up from its ten-year average of 23.0%.
Phase IV trials held an 6.7% share in 2020, with a 3.1% drop over its ten-year average of 9.8%.
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For non-industry sponsored clinical trials in North America, Phase II trials held a leading share of 49.7% in 2020, on par with its ten-year average of 49.6%.
In second place was Phase I trials that held a 21.3% share in 2020, remaining flat over its ten-year average of 21.3%.
Phase IV trials stood at 16.4% share, as against ten-year average of 19.1%.
Phase III trials held a 12.7% share in 2020, up from its ten-year average of 10.1%.
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Methodology:
The clinical trials data used for the analyses were extracted from the Clinical Trials Database of GlobalData’s Pharma Intelligence Center. Clinical Trials are sourced from numerous government, non-government and company clinical trial registries worldwide alongside clinical research publications, scientific conferences, company websites, SEC filings and more. The information is gathered by a combination of automation and secondary research to ensure accuracy and validity. A small number of Phase 0, Phase I/II, Phase II/III, and Phase III/IV trials were combined with Phase I, Phase II, Phase III, and Phase IV trials, respectively.
