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ClinicalTrials.gov 106 recruiting now full pipeline #16 of 28,963 conditions

Pain: full-pipeline trial registry

106 of 377 indexed Pain trials are currently recruiting.

Corpus placement: #16 of 28,963 conditions by registered trial count.

377 US clinical trials · 106 currently recruiting · #16 of 28,963 conditions by registered trial count

Pain: 377 US clinical trials tracked, 106 recruiting.

Pain is the subject of 377 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 106 of them currently open to new participants. 73 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 79 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is University of Florida, running 9 of these trials.

Open enrollment snapshot

Pain has 377 registered US clinical trials, 106 of them open to new participants right now, about 28% of the total.

106
recruiting participants now
28%
of trials open to enrollment
73
in Phase 3-4 (later-stage)
9
top sponsor: University of Florida

Corpus placement: #16 of 28,963 conditions by registered trial count on ClinicalTrials.gov-derived indexes. Registry reference only, not medical advice.

Key findings

What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Pain on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-07-11. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.

  1. Pain is recruiting below its size-band peers.

    106 of 377 indexed trials (28.1%) are open to enrollment, against a 37.2% average across 135 conditions with 100+ trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. Sponsorship of Pain trials is spread across many organizations.

    University of Florida accounts for 9 of 377 trials (2.4%). 214 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Typical Pain enrolment sits around 84 participants.

    Median target enrolment is 84 among the 375 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 201 of those (53.6%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Pain research is mostly interventional.

    319 interventional and 58 observational studies make up this index (84.6% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 140Phase 239Phase 336Phase 437

Open and recent trials

377 total, page 7 of 8

COMPLETED NA 46 participants

Lower Extremity Splinting to Manage Pain and Sleep Disturbances Associated With HIV/AIDS Related Peripheral Neuropathy

Texas Woman's University

NCT01419314

COMPLETED Phase 2 46 participants

Pregabalin in Preventing Acute Pain Syndrome in Patients Receiving Paclitaxel

Academic and Community Cancer Research United

NCT01637077

COMPLETED Phase 4 46 participants

Evaluation of Dexmedetomidine on Post-operative Narcotic Requirements and Pain Scores in Bariatric Patients

West Virginia University

NCT02604940

COMPLETED NA 45 participants

Initial Assessment of an Internet-based Symptom Management Intervention in Early Stage Breast Cancer

University of Michigan

NCT02495155

COMPLETED NA 42 participants

Bridge Device for Surgical Pain for Rotator Cuff Surgery

Steven Orebaugh

NCT06071884

COMPLETED Phase 2 41 participants

D-cycloserine in the Management of Chronic Low Back Pain

Thomas J. Schnitzer

NCT00125528

COMPLETED NA 41 participants

Exercise Dosing for Pain in Healthy Participants

Duquesne University

NCT03642938

COMPLETED Early Phase 1 40 participants

Topical Lidocaine for Pain Control With Intrauterine Device (IUD) Insertion

University of Wisconsin, Madison

NCT01445756

COMPLETED NA 40 participants

Brain Mechanisms Supporting Meditation-based Analgesia

University of California, San Diego

NCT03414138

COMPLETED Phase 3 40 participants

Duration of Skin Numbing Effect Created by the S-Caine™ Peel

ZARS Pharma

NCT00110253

COMPLETED 40 participants

Virtual Reality in Plastic Surgery: Pain Control and Augmented Satisfaction

The Guthrie Clinic

NCT03914937

COMPLETED NA 39 participants

Electrical Stimulation Pain Therapy in Treating Chronic Pain and Numbness Caused By Chemotherapy in Patients With Cancer

Virginia Commonwealth University

NCT01196442

COMPLETED 39 participants

Pilot Functional Imaging Study to Evaluate Mechanisms Underlying Chronic Pain in Breast Cancer Patients

Lynn Henry

NCT01639417

COMPLETED NA 38 participants

Flow-Restorative Yoga to Decrease Pain and Inflammation

Cornell University

NCT03790098

COMPLETED Phase 2 38 participants

Study of FAECC Scale (Modified FLACC) to Evaluate Ear Pain in Children With Acute Otitis Media

Arbor Pharmaceuticals

NCT01588535

COMPLETED 37 participants

Clinical Outcome Study of the Triad Allograft for Posterior Lumbar Fusion

University of Wisconsin, Madison

NCT00205101

COMPLETED NA 36 participants

Acupuncture for the Treatment of Vulvodynia

Schlaeger, Judith M., CNM, LAc, PhD

NCT02197429

COMPLETED NA 36 participants

Pain Sensitivity During Puberty

Washington University School of Medicine

NCT05145595

COMPLETED NA 35 participants

Ultravision Visual Clearing System in Laparoscopic Hysterectomy and Myomectomy

Mercy Research

NCT03634306

COMPLETED Phase 2 35 participants

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy and Vertebroplasty in Treating Patients With Localized Spinal Metastasis

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

NCT00855803

COMPLETED NA 35 participants

Port Size and Post-Operative Pain Perception by Patients

Loyola University

NCT02521987

COMPLETED NA 34 participants

Exercise-induced Hypoalgesia After Comparative Forms of Exercise

University of Wisconsin, Madison

NCT01883895

COMPLETED NA 33 participants

Negating Opioid and Pain Actively Through Intervention

Loma Linda University

NCT03306147

COMPLETED 33 participants

Modifying Exercise for the COPD Patient

Angela N Fellner PhD CCRP

NCT02143206

COMPLETED NA 33 participants

Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Worry, Uncertainty, and Insomnia for Cancer Survivors

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT01929720

COMPLETED Phase 4 32 participants

Intravenous Lidocaine Versus Morphine for Severe Pain in the ED

Alameda Health System

NCT02912195

COMPLETED NA 30 participants

Improving Care of Patients With Heart Failure

University of California, San Francisco

NCT01461681

COMPLETED Phase 4 30 participants

Perioperative Inflammation and Cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2)

University of Washington

NCT00122096

COMPLETED Phase 2 30 participants

Auranofin in Decreasing Pain in Patients With Paclitaxel-Induced Pain Syndrome

Mayo Clinic

NCT02063698

COMPLETED Phase 1 29 participants

Effect of Samarium on the Relief of Pain Due to Vertebral Metastases

New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

NCT00374751

COMPLETED Phase 2 29 participants

Non-Randomized Trial Assessing Pain Efficacy With Radium-223 in Symptomatic Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

NCT02278055

COMPLETED NA 26 participants

Virtual Reality in Burn Pain Management

United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

NCT00593086

COMPLETED Phase 4 26 participants

Clinical Trial Comparing Effectiveness of Buffered Versus Unbuffered Local Anesthetic in Children Ages 10-12 Years

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

NCT03562481

COMPLETED 25 participants

Safety and Efficacy of a Low Dose Naloxone Infusion in NICU Patients

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

NCT00669175

COMPLETED Phase 1 24 participants

A Randomized Study Investigating Oral Desmetramadol Dose Proportionality and Food Effect In Normal Human Subjects

Syntrix Biosystems

NCT04683926

COMPLETED Phase 2 24 participants

Clonidine Versus Adenosine to Treat Neuropathic Pain

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

NCT00349921

COMPLETED Phase 2 24 participants

Efficacy of Steroid Supplementation After TMJ Rinsing for Pain Management

University of Florida

NCT01770912

COMPLETED Phase 4 24 participants

An Investigator Initiated, Within-Subject, Proof of Concept Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Voltaren Gel in Subjects With DOMS

Lotus Clinical Research

NCT02087748

COMPLETED 24 participants

Effect of Temperature on Pain and Brown Adipose Activity in Fibromyalgia

University of Minnesota

NCT01322425

COMPLETED NA 24 participants

Pain Management Smartphone Application for Patients With Stage III-IV Head and Neck Cancer Undergoing Radiation Therapy

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

NCT02324881

COMPLETED NA 24 participants

Comparing Mirror Therapy Rehabilitation Device to Conventional Mirror Therapy

Yale University

NCT06842888

COMPLETED Phase 1 24 participants

A Study to Evaluate the Relative Bioavailability and Food Effect of a New Tablet Formulation of VX-993

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

NCT06508762

COMPLETED NA 23 participants

Effect of the DentalVibe Injection System on Pain During Local Anesthesia Injections in Children

University of Nebraska

NCT03374982

COMPLETED 22 participants

Pain Control in Hospice Patients With Cancer-Related Pain

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

NCT00609297

COMPLETED NA 22 participants

Management of Pain in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis

University of Washington

NCT00621374

COMPLETED NA 21 participants

Novel Technique for Botulinum Toxin Injection to Minimize Patient Discomfort

Henry Ford Health System

NCT00628472

COMPLETED Phase 3 20 participants

Efficacy of Intranasal Fentanyl at Reducing Pain During Abscess Incision and Drainage (I&D) in Children

Columbia University

NCT01549002

COMPLETED NA 20 participants

Reducing Brief Thermal and Electrical Pain (Four Study Days)

University of Washington

NCT00682682

COMPLETED 20 participants

Ropivacaine Pharmacokinetics in ESP Blocks

Thomas Jefferson University

NCT04807504

COMPLETED 20 participants

Testing the Effects of an Algorithm for Neuropathic Pain on Patient and System Outcomes

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

NCT00130130

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 40
Phase 2 39
Phase 3 36
Phase 4 37

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

What is open for Pain right now

106 recruiting of 377 indexed (28% open).

Phase mix: 73 late (III/IV) vs 79 early (I/II) (balanced across stages).

Top sponsor: University of Florida (9 trials), 9 others listed. 50 shown below, recruiting first. #16 of 28,963 conditions by registered trial count.

How open-enrollment share is computed

Open share is recruiting_count divided by trial_count for this condition label in the public registry export. Status can change between pulls; treat the figure as a snapshot of research attention, not treatment availability.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many clinical trials are there for Pain?

PlainTrial tracks 377 US clinical trials for Pain, of which 106 are currently recruiting participants. Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov.

How do I find a recruiting trial for Pain?

Use the trial list above filtered by "Recruiting" status, or visit our trial finder at /recruiting to search by condition and state. Always discuss trial participation with your healthcare provider before enrolling.

Is this data current?

Data is sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and reflects our most recent data pull. Trial status may have changed since then. Always verify current information at ClinicalTrials.gov before making decisions about participation.

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NIH/NLM) ClinicalTrials.gov AACT registry · 2026 Trial counts and statuses sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Sponsor counts include both industry and federal/academic sponsors.

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