Montana Clinical Trials Report — July 2026

Montana residents considering a clinical trial should check eligibility soon: 9 recruiting studies are expected to close within the next 90 days. Two of those studies accept healthy volunteers, creating a limited window for people without a diagnosed condition. Montana currently has 236 recruiting trials across 18 cities and 124 research sites.

July brought only 1 new trial, down from 4 in June and 2 in May. The new study is behavioral, sponsored by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and located in Box Elder. No new Phase 2 or Phase 3 drug study, major industry-sponsored trial, or study enrolling more than 200 people was reported this month.

Closing-soon studies deserve immediate attention

The nine studies approaching their projected closing dates cover maternal care, mental health, human papillomavirus, and cancer. People who may qualify should begin the screening process now because eligibility review, medical-record collection, and appointments can take time. Closing dates can change, but a study listed as nearing closure may have limited remaining capacity.

• Delivery and obstetric care — 1 closing-soon trial
• Depression — 1
• HPV and anogenital human papillomavirus infection — 2 combined
• Malignancy and malignant solid neoplasm — 2 combined
• Maternal health — 1
• Mental health and mental health services — 2 combined
• Metastatic malignant neoplasm in the bone — 1

Healthy volunteers have a particularly narrow opportunity. Of the nine studies closing soon, 2 accept healthy volunteers. Across Montana, 26 trials are currently recruiting healthy participants, but none of the 1 new July trials does so. Healthy adults who are interested in research should search statewide rather than wait for a new local opening.

July’s new opportunity is behavioral and based in Box Elder

The month’s only new trial is a behavioral study sponsored by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Its listed condition categories include children, cultural factors, and substance use. The study includes children, making families one of the clearest groups to investigate this month. It is not restricted to women or men, and no new July study specifically includes older adults in its eligibility criteria.

Because the available data do not identify a Phase, enrollment target, or NCT number for this study, prospective participants should review the full listing for its age range, location details, compensation, visit schedule, and screening requirements.

• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health behavioral study — Box Elder; addresses children, cultural factors, and substance use.

This month’s sponsor profile differs from a typical industry-heavy drug pipeline. The single new study is classified as OTHER rather than industry-sponsored, with an academic public-health institution leading the research. That may appeal to people interested in behavioral or community-focused research rather than medication trials.

Research access extends beyond Montana’s largest cities

Montana’s recruiting activity is spread across 18 cities and 124 research sites, giving residents opportunities outside one major metropolitan center. The only city specifically identified with new July activity is Box Elder, where the Johns Hopkins behavioral study opened.

The statewide total of 236 recruiting trials suggests that many available studies are continuing opportunities rather than July launches. Residents should search by condition and travel distance, then confirm which sites are actively screening. A study can recruit statewide while offering appointments at only selected facilities, so the nearest listed city may not be the nearest active site.

Who should act now?

People affected by depression, mental-health concerns, HPV, maternal or obstetric issues, or cancer should review the closing-soon listings first. Patients with malignancy, malignant solid neoplasm, or metastatic cancer involving bone may face particularly time-sensitive decisions because screening can require pathology reports, imaging, and documentation of prior treatment.

Families with children should also examine the new Box Elder behavioral study. It is the only July opening identified as including children, while no new trial is limited to women or men and no new trial specifically includes older adults. Healthy adults should focus on the 26 statewide recruiting studies that accept volunteers without the target conditions, including the 2 among the studies nearing closure.

Montana’s new-trial count has fluctuated over the recent reporting period, reaching 5 in February, 2 in March, 6 in April, 2 in May, 4 in June, and 1 in July; the available trend also records 3 for August. That pattern reinforces the value of checking listings regularly rather than relying on a single month’s openings.

As summer continues, the most actionable path is to contact sites for the closing maternal-health, mental-health, HPV, and cancer studies first, while families in and around Box Elder investigate the new behavioral opportunity. Additional recruiting activity may emerge later in 2026, particularly across Montana’s broad network of research sites.