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Cancer Pain: early-phase trial registry
7 of 16 indexed Cancer Pain trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.
Corpus placement: #1,060 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
16 US clinical trials · 7 currently recruiting · #1,060 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Cancer Pain: 16 US clinical trials tracked, 7 recruiting.
Cancer Pain is the subject of 16 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 7 of them currently open to new participants. 1 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 4 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, running 3 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition cancer-pain
OPEN 7 | RECR 44% | LATE 1 | EARLY 4 | RANK #1060 | SPON 3
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (44% recruiting · 32 trials)
Cancer Pain lists 7 open slots (44% of 16 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →
Key findings
What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Cancer Pain on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.
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Cancer Pain is recruiting below its size-band peers.
7 of 16 indexed trials (43.8%) are open to enrollment, against a 46.5% average across 27,806 conditions with fewer than 20 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.
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One sponsor concentrates Cancer Pain research.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center accounts for 3 of 16 trials (18.8%). 13 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Typical Cancer Pain enrolment sits around 76 participants.
Median target enrolment is 76 among the 16 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 9 of those (56.3%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Cancer Pain research is mostly interventional.
13 interventional and 3 observational studies make up this index (81.3% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
16 total, page 1 of 1
Virtual Reality for GI Cancer Pain to Improve Patient Reported Outcomes
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
NCT04907643
Cancer Pain Management Using a Web-based Intervention
University of Texas at Austin
NCT06085313
Auriculo-Nerve Stimulation on Post-Operative Opioid Requirement
Jacques E. Chelly
NCT05506878
A Study Testing Topical Pain-Relieving Herbal Plasters in People Who Are Using Opioids for Their Pain
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
NCT07447856
Cognitive Behavioral Theory-assisted Virtual Reality for Chronic CANcer Pain (VR-CAN)
Medstar Health Research Institute
NCT07318519
Virtual Reality Therapy for Cancer-Treatment Associated Symptoms
University of Maryland, Baltimore
NCT06248216
Stereotactic MRI-guided Focused Ultrasound Mesencephalotomy
University of Virginia
NCT07405645
Integrative Medicine for Pain in Patients With Advanced Cancer Trial (IMPACT)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
NCT04095234
Mindfulness-oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) for Cancer Pain Relief
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
NCT05877521
Prospective Evaluation of Intrathecal Targeted Drug Delivery for Cancer Associated Pain
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
NCT05674240
Assessment of Updated Educational Materials for Instanyl®
Takeda
NCT04938440
Virtual Reality for Cancer Pain Management
Medstar Health Research Institute
NCT04572074
Efficacy & Safety Study of Nasalfent (Fentanyl Citrate Nasal Spray) for Treatment of Breakthrough Cancer Pain in Patients Taking Regular Opioids
Archimedes Development
NCT00459277
Opioid Titration in the Hospice Setting: Barriers Assessment and Modification of the Model Order Sheet and Protocol
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
NCT01230515
Early Interventional Treatment for Cancer Pain
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
NCT05366413
Gene Transfer for Cancer Pain
Diamyd
NCT00804076
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 2 |
| Phase 2 | 2 |
| Phase 3 | 1 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Cancer Pain records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Cancer Pain trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.
Related
What to do with this Cancer Pain page
16 registered trials, 7 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 7 Cancer Pain trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center sponsors the most Cancer Pain trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's trials
- Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide
Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.
Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Cancer Pain condition card totals 16 registered trials; most-linked intervention Pain Management Strategies; top US site state New York. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.