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Neck Pain: full-pipeline trial registry
16 of 32 indexed Neck Pain trials are currently recruiting.
Corpus placement: #477 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
32 US clinical trials · 16 currently recruiting · #477 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Neck Pain: 32 US clinical trials tracked, 16 recruiting.
Neck Pain is the subject of 32 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 16 of them currently open to new participants. 2 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 2 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is San Diego State University, running 2 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition neck-pain
OPEN 16 | RECR 50% | LATE 2 | EARLY 2 | RANK #477 | SPON 2
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (50% recruiting · 6 trials)
Neck Pain lists 16 open slots (50% of 32 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 Neck 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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Neck Pain is recruiting above its size-band peers.
16 of 32 indexed trials (50%) are open to enrollment, against a 39.7% average across 762 conditions with 20-99 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.
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Sponsorship of Neck Pain trials is spread across many organizations.
San Diego State University accounts for 2 of 32 trials (6.3%). 27 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Typical Neck Pain enrolment sits around 62 participants.
Median target enrolment is 62 among the 32 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 18 of those (56.3%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Neck Pain research is mostly interventional.
28 interventional and 4 observational studies make up this index (87.5% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
32 total, page 1 of 1
Stratified Targeted Engagement From Primary Care to Physical Therapy (STEPPT)
San Diego State University
NCT07290361
The Spine Phenome Project
Ohio State University
NCT05776771
Evaluation of the Effects of a Rehabilitation Program in Individuals with Spine Pain
SpineZone Medical Fitness
NCT04081896
Moderators and Mediators (M & M Trial) of Psychosocial Treatments of Chronic Pain
Rush University Medical Center
NCT06044649
Wearable Spine Health System for Military Readiness
Ohio State University
NCT05944354
Partners4Pain & Wellbeing: A Randomized Trial of Community Supported Complementary and Integrative Health Self-management for Back Pain
University of Minnesota
NCT06696352
CARES-Spine (Comprehensive Analgesic, Recovery, and Education Support for Spine Surgery) Trial
Stanford University
NCT06027099
Safety and Efficacy of Oral Cannabis in Chronic Spine Pain
University of Colorado, Denver
NCT05052541
Personalized Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (PrTMS)
Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
NCT06214949
Normalizing Cervical Intersegmental Kinematics With Spinal Manipulative Therapy
University of Minnesota
NCT06312696
Response to Massage in Neck Pain
University of Florida
NCT06224829
CEM-Plate and CEM-Cage First-In-Human Use Efficacy Study
ReVivo Medical
NCT04883411
Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain Treated With Tai Chi and Chiropractic Care
Harvard University Faculty of Medicine
NCT05726331
Cervical Spine Focused Treatment for Patients With Persistent Concussion Symptoms and Neck Pain
University of Pittsburgh
NCT06616272
A Novel Device for Neck Pain in Active-duty Military Personnel With Forward Head Posture.
Kessler Foundation
NCT05433025
The Effect of Osteopathic Treatment on Craniocervico-Mandibular Dysfunction
Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
NCT06471426
Development of STEPPT
San Diego State University
NCT06835439
Cervical Paraspinal Muscle Twitching and Cervical Facet Radiofrequency Ablation Outcomes
Johns Hopkins University
NCT05450679
How Dry Needling at the Neck Affects Shoulder Movement, Strength, Pain, and Shoulder Circulation
Texas Woman's University
NCT06705634
Dry Needling and Therapeutic Exercise on Sleep in Individuals With Chronic Neck Pain and Sleep Disturbance
Mayo Clinic
NCT06275074
Trial Outcomes for Massage: Caregiver-Assisted vs. Therapist-Treated
VA Office of Research and Development
NCT03100539
PNE Effectiveness Cluster Trial
University of Utah
NCT03168165
Patients With Neck Pain Likely to Benefit From Thoracic Spine Thrust Mobilization
Franklin Pierce University
NCT00504686
Study of Opioid Use After Lumbar and Cervical Spine Surgery
Brooke Army Medical Center
NCT02674711
Short-Term Effects of Combined Manual Therapy to the Cervical and Thoracic Spine
Masefield and Cavallaro Physical Therapy
NCT01318720
The Effectiveness of a Mechanical Manual Therapy Device in the Treatment of Neck Pain
University of Florida
NCT01168986
Cervical Spine Manipulation Affects on Balance and Proprioception
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
NCT01745705
Dry Needling vs Dry Needling With ES in Patients With Neck/Shoulder Pain
Kindyle Brennan
NCT03638388
Validation of the Cervicothoracic Differentiation Test
University of Hartford
NCT06287242
Comparing Sports Bra Design in Full Busted Women
University of Houston
NCT05456594
Preliminary Neck Classification Study
St. Ambrose University
NCT02850549
Microbreaks in the OR to Mitigate High Physical and Mental Demands
Mayo Clinic
NCT02565394
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
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| Phase 1 | 2 |
| Phase 3 | 2 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Neck Pain records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Neck 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 Neck Pain page
32 registered trials, 16 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 16 Neck Pain trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- San Diego State University sponsors the most Neck Pain trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See San Diego State University'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 Neck Pain condition card totals 32 registered trials; most-linked intervention Exercise; top US site state Texas. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.