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Opioid-Related Disorders: early-phase trial registry

8 of 59 indexed Opioid-Related Disorders trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

Corpus placement: #241 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.

59 US clinical trials · 8 currently recruiting · #241 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Opioid-Related Disorders: 59 US clinical trials tracked, 8 recruiting.

Opioid-Related Disorders is the subject of 59 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 8 of them currently open to new participants. 10 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 25 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), running 10 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition opioid-related-disorders

OPEN 8 | RECR 14% | LATE 10 | EARLY 25 | RANK #241 | SPON 10

Nearest open-share peer: Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders (14% recruiting · 22 trials)

Anatomic Stage IV Breast Can70%Hearing Loss50%HER2-positive Breast Cancer47.5%Substance Abuse15.3%Opioid-Related Disorders (th…14%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Opioid-Related Disorders

Opioid-Related Disorders lists 8 open slots (14% of 59 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 Opioid-Related Disorders 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.

  1. Opioid-Related Disorders is recruiting below its size-band peers.

    8 of 59 indexed trials (13.6%) 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.

  2. One sponsor concentrates Opioid-Related Disorders research.

    National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) accounts for 10 of 59 trials (16.9%). 38 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Typical Opioid-Related Disorders enrolment sits around 140 participants.

    Median target enrolment is 140 among the 48 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 22 of those (45.8%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Opioid-Related Disorders research is mostly interventional.

    52 interventional and 7 observational studies make up this index (88.1% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 16Phase 219Phase 37Phase 43

Open and recent trials

59 total, page 1 of 2

RECRUITING NA 2,000 participants

Developing and Evaluating a Machine-Learning Opioid Overdose Prediction & Risk-Stratification Tool in Primary Care

University of Pittsburgh

NCT06810076

RECRUITING Phase 3 300 participants

Optimizing Chronic Pain Care With Mindfulness and Chronic Pain Management Visits

University of Utah

NCT06387290

RECRUITING Phase 2 255 participants

Neurocognitive Mechanisms Underlying Smartphone-Assisted Prevention of Relapse in Opioid Use Disorder

University of Arkansas

NCT05336188

RECRUITING 240 participants

fMRI and Opioid Abstinence

Yale University

NCT06651333

RECRUITING 150 participants

Outcome Inference in the Sensory Preconditioning Task in Opioid-Use Disorder

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

NCT03745339

RECRUITING NA 75 participants

Developing a Smartphone Application to Support Veteran Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT06454903

RECRUITING Phase 1 24 participants

STTEPP: Safety, Tolerability and Dose Limiting Toxicity of Lacosamide in Patients With Painful Chronic Pancreatitis

Indiana University

NCT05603702

RECRUITING Phase 2 15 participants

Psilocybin in Cancer Pain Study

Yvan Beaussant, MD, MSci

NCT06001749

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 805 participants

More Individualized Care: Assessment and Recovery Through Engagement

Kaiser Permanente

NCT05122676

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 752 participants

Kentucky Outreach Service Kiosk (KyOSK): Reducing HIV, HCV, and Overdose Risk

April M Young

NCT05657106

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 400 participants

Developing a Tailored Stigma Reduction Intervention to Increase Buprenorphine Prescribing

Ohio University

NCT05505227

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 350 participants

Healthy Opioid Prescription Engagement

Jerry Cochran

NCT05141266

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 250 participants

OUD Smartphone Services

Western Michigan University

NCT06134882

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 144 participants

Extended-release Buprenorphine Compared to Sublingual Buprenorphine in Rural Settings (RXR)

Yih-Ing Hser

NCT06023459

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Early Phase 1 12 participants

Tau PET Imaging in Opioid Use Disorder

University of Pennsylvania

NCT05651516

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 4 participants

Feasibility of Deep Brain Stimulation as a Novel Treatment for Refractory Opioid Use Disorder

West Virginia University

NCT03950492

COMPLETED 5,411 participants

Comparing State Payer Strategies to Prevent Unsafe Opioid Prescribing

University of Washington

NCT03932799

COMPLETED NA 948 participants

Addressing Origins of the Opioid Epidemic by Improving Prescribing for Opioid-Naive Patients

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

NCT03377855

COMPLETED Phase 3 665 participants

Treatment Seeking Participants With Opioid Use Disorders Assessing Tolerability of Depot Injections of Buprenorphine

Indivior

NCT02357901

COMPLETED 534 participants

An Observational Study of Environmental and SocioEconomic Factors in Opioid Recovery

Indivior

NCT03604861

COMPLETED Phase 4 374 participants

The Kentucky Viral Hepatitis Treatment Study

Jennifer Havens

NCT03949764

COMPLETED Phase 3 313 participants

Study to Assess Efficacy and Safety of BNX Sublingual Tablets for the Induction of Treatment of Opioid Dependence

Orexo AB

NCT01848054

COMPLETED NA 268 participants

Repeated-dose Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Opioid Overdose

San Francisco Department of Public Health

NCT03838510

COMPLETED NA 241 participants

Preventing Parental Opioid and/or Methamphetamine Addiction Within DHS-Involved Families: PRE-FAIR

Chestnut Health Systems

NCT05380440

COMPLETED Phase 3 208 participants

Open-Label Treatment Extension Study

Indivior

NCT02896296

COMPLETED NA 204 participants

Safety & Prevention Outcomes Study

University of Michigan

NCT01894087

COMPLETED Phase 2 202 participants

Buprenorphine Maintenance Dose Schedule and Treatment Setting - 1

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

NCT00000318

COMPLETED Phase 2 142 participants

Treatment of Opioid/Heroin Dependence: Comparison of Three Medication Dosing Regimens

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

NCT00218127

COMPLETED Phase 3 140 participants

Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Expectant Mothers

T. John Winhusen, PhD

NCT03918850

COMPLETED Phase 2 115 participants

Treatment of Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Methadone Patients - 1

New York State Psychiatric Institute

NCT00061087

COMPLETED Phase 1 106 participants

Medications Development for Drug Abuse Disorders

Johns Hopkins University

NCT01188421

COMPLETED 97 participants

Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Expectant Mothers: Conceptual Model Assessments Sub-study

T. John Winhusen, PhD

NCT03911466

COMPLETED NA 88 participants

Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Team (START)

RAND

NCT04314648

COMPLETED 71 participants

Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Expectant Mothers: Infant Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Sub-study

T. John Winhusen, PhD

NCT03911739

COMPLETED NA 55 participants

Opioid Dependence Treatment Therapies in Pregnancy

University of Pittsburgh

NCT03098407

COMPLETED NA 53 participants

Transforming Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care

Boston Medical Center

NCT01909076

COMPLETED NA 48 participants

Bioequivalency Study of Buprenorphine Hydrochloride 8 mg Tablet Under Fasted Conditions

Roxane Laboratories

NCT00992095

COMPLETED Phase 2 44 participants

Abuse Potential of Intranasal VYCAVERT Tablets (Hydrocodone Bitartrate/Acetaminophen) in Recreational Opioid Users

Acura Pharmaceuticals

NCT01759446

COMPLETED 40 participants

Neurocognitive Effects of Buprenorphine Among HIV+ and HIV-Opioid Users

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

NCT01108679

COMPLETED Phase 2 38 participants

Induction of Opioid-Dependent Individuals Onto Buprenorphine and Buprenorphine/Naloxone

Indivior

NCT00637000

COMPLETED Phase 2 36 participants

Study of Computer-Based Treatment for Drug Dependence

Yale University

NCT01315184

COMPLETED Phase 3 18 participants

Buprenorphine Group Medical Visits in Primary Care

Montefiore Medical Center

NCT02526212

COMPLETED Phase 4 14 participants

Feasibility Study of Extended-release Naltrexone (Vivitrol) in Drug Court Settings

Duke University

NCT02978417

COMPLETED Phase 2 14 participants

Study to Evaluate the Subjective Effects of PTI-801 in Non-Physically Dependent Subjects With a History of Drug Abuse

Pain Therapeutics

NCT00734461

COMPLETED Phase 2 12 participants

Methylnaltrexone for Opioid-induced Constipation in Cancer Patients

University of Vermont

NCT01004393

COMPLETED Phase 2 12 participants

Cold Water Immersion Modulates Reinforcing Effects of Nitrous Oxide - 2

University of Chicago

NCT00000250

COMPLETED NA 11 participants

Reinforcing Effects of Brief Exposures to Nitrous Oxide - 8

University of Chicago

NCT00000256

COMPLETED Phase 2 8 participants

A Laboratory Model for Heroin Abuse Medications - 8

New York State Psychiatric Institute

NCT00000273

COMPLETED Phase 2

Alternate-Day Buprenorphine Administration. Phase VII - 8

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

NCT00000226

COMPLETED Phase 2

Alternate Day Buprenorphine Administration, Phase IX - 14

University of Vermont

NCT00000232

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 6
Phase 2 19
Phase 3 7
Phase 4 3

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Opioid-Related Disorders records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

Buprenorphine Drug
11 trials
Buprenorphine Sublingual Product Drug
3 trials
Buprenorphine/naloxone Drug
3 trials
Buprenorphine Injection Drug
3 trials
RBP-6000 Drug
2 trials
40% N2O Drug
2 trials
Placebo Drug
2 trials
Generic H/A plus p taken first Drug
1 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Opioid-Related Disorders trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

California 10 trials
Pennsylvania 9 trials
Massachusetts 9 trials
Florida 8 trials
Vermont 7 trials
Utah 7 trials
Washington 6 trials
Ohio 6 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

What to do with this Opioid-Related Disorders page

59 registered trials, 8 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

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 Opioid-Related Disorders condition card totals 59 registered trials; most-linked intervention Buprenorphine; top US site state California. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.