MedicalStudyStatus

MedicalStudyStatus is a 10-value MedicalEnumeration covering the lifecycle of a clinical study. Used on MedicalStudy.status (and inherited by MedicalTrial / MedicalObservationalStudy), plus on MedicalCondition / MedicalProcedure / MedicalSignOrSymptom / MedicalTherapy where status signals active/retired state.

Values: Recruiting, ActiveNotRecruiting, EnrollingByInvitation, NotYetRecruiting, Completed, Suspended, Terminated, Withdrawn, ResultsAvailable, ResultsNotAvailable.

Full example of schema.org/MedicalStudyStatus json-ld markup

The markup is verified as valid with Rich Results Test from Google.

schema.org/MedicalStudyStatus

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "MedicalTrial",
  "name": "Dunmore Paediatric Cohort 2026",
  "status": "https://schema.org/Recruiting",
  "trialDesign": "https://schema.org/RandomizedTrial"
}
</script>

Minimal valid version

The smallest markup that still produces a valid MedicalStudyStatus entity. Use it as the floor. Reach for the advanced example above when you want search engines and AI agents to understand more about your content.

schema.org/MedicalStudyStatus (minimal)

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "MedicalStudy",
  "status": "https://schema.org/Recruiting"
}
</script>

Google rich results this unlocks

MedicalStudyStatus is a structural type. It does not produce a rich result on its own.

Its value comes from combining it with a primary type whose markup earns a rich result (Article, Product, Event, and so on). MedicalStudyStatus becomes the trunk that the primary type branches off viamainEntityorbreadcrumb. Include it on every page as the backbone of your markup.

Common MedicalStudyStatus mistakes

Mistakes that pass validation but silently fail to earn rich results or mislead consumers walking the graph. Avoid these and your markup will be ahead of most sites in the wild.

01
Using EventStatusType on MedicalStudy
Wrong
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status: EventCancelled on a study
```
Right
```
MedicalStudyStatus values only on medical status fields
```
The two status enumerations do not overlap; a cancelled trial uses Withdrawn or Terminated, not EventCancelled.

Schema properties in this example

MedicalStudyStatus MedicalEnumeration status Recruiting ActiveNotRecruiting Completed Suspended Terminated Withdrawn ResultsAvailable

Also mentioned in 3 other examples

MedicalStudyStatus also appears in MedicalObservationalStudy, MedicalStudy, and MedicalTrial. See the full MedicalStudyStatus schema page for every reference.

About the example data

"Recruiting" on the Dunmore Archive's post-war paediatric-care cohort study record.

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