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ClinicalTrials.gov 64 recruiting now early-phase tilt #73 of 28,707 conditions

Stress: early-phase trial registry

64 of 153 indexed Stress trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

Corpus placement: #73 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.

153 US clinical trials · 64 currently recruiting · #73 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Stress: 153 US clinical trials tracked, 64 recruiting.

Stress is the subject of 153 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 64 of them currently open to new participants. 2 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 12 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Virginia Commonwealth University, running 5 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition stress

OPEN 64 | RECR 42% | LATE 2 | EARLY 12 | RANK #73 | SPON 5

Nearest open-share peer: Colorectal Neoplasms (42% recruiting · 55 trials)

PTSD49.7%Sleep48%Stress (this)42%Insomnia40.8%Atopic Dermatitis36.4%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Stress

Stress lists 64 open slots (42% of 153 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 Stress 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. Stress is recruiting above its size-band peers.

    64 of 153 indexed trials (41.8%) are open to enrollment, against a 37.1% average across 139 conditions with 100+ trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

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

    Virginia Commonwealth University accounts for 5 of 153 trials (3.3%). 113 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Typical Stress enrolment sits around 80 participants.

    Median target enrolment is 80 among the 153 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 86 of those (56.2%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Stress research is mostly interventional.

    142 interventional and 11 observational studies make up this index (92.8% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 16Phase 26Phase 42

Open and recent trials

153 total, page 1 of 4

RECRUITING NA 80,800 participants

Building Resilience at Schools: Emotional and Biological Assessment and Treatment of Traumatic Stress

Stanford University

NCT05701111

RECRUITING 1,000 participants

Technology Exposure and Child Health: Wellness Impact and Social Effects: an Observational Product Registry Study

Aura

NCT06664944

RECRUITING NA 900 participants

State-dependent Interoception, Value-based Decision-making, and Introspection

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

NCT05666726

RECRUITING NA 500 participants

Internet Based Psychological Support

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

NCT02726061

RECRUITING NA 400 participants

Adaptive Coping Skills Training to Improve Psychological Distress Among Cardiorespiratory Failure Survivors

Duke University

NCT06538246

RECRUITING NA 384 participants

Cocooned Moms Study

InovCares Connected Comprehensive Healthcare Corporation

NCT06968650

RECRUITING NA 325 participants

Promoting Resilience in Early Survivorship Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

NCT06038318

RECRUITING NA 300 participants

Sleep and Morning Wellbeing Study

Athletic Greens International

NCT07311434

RECRUITING NA 300 participants

Heart Math Resilience Program on Jail Staff

Florida State University

NCT06928610

RECRUITING NA 300 participants

The Impact of a Race-Based Stress Reduction Intervention

Loyola University

NCT05902741

RECRUITING NA 270 participants

Smartphone-based Cognitive Emotion Regulation Training for Unpaid Primary Caregivers of Persons With Alzheimer's Disease

Bryan Denny

NCT05949047

RECRUITING NA 243 participants

The Impact of Music Medicine on Preterm Brain Development and Behavior

Brigham and Women's Hospital

NCT06536296

RECRUITING NA 226 participants

Digital Single Session Intervention for Youth Mental Health

Harvard University

NCT05449002

RECRUITING NA 200 participants

A Study of Oral Kavalactones Effect on Nurses

Mayo Clinic

NCT06177535

RECRUITING 200 participants

Neonatal Neurodevelopmental Outcomes

Baylor College of Medicine

NCT07101757

RECRUITING NA 180 participants

Stress Phenotypes and Preterm Birth

Columbia University

NCT05229666

RECRUITING NA 166 participants

Perceptual Influences From Smoking Cannabis: an Experimental Study

University of Colorado, Boulder

NCT06588582

RECRUITING NA 160 participants

The Student Wellness and Emotional Growth Resiliency (SWAG-R) Program

Nova Southeastern University

NCT06652503

RECRUITING Phase 1 160 participants

Study of Cannabidiol and Neuroimaging on Stress

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

NCT07278505

RECRUITING NA 150 participants

Resilience Through Interventions for Successful Early Outcomes

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

NCT06669624

RECRUITING NA 132 participants

A Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Impact of Live and Recorded Music-Based Interventions on Pre-operative Stress, Mood, Pain and Biomarkers, in Neurosurgical Patients (Music-STAR Trial)

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT06536504

RECRUITING NA 130 participants

Stop, Focus, Plan, and Change: Predicting Parent and Child Responses to a Brief, Telehealth Parent Training

University of Colorado, Denver

NCT06505980

RECRUITING NA 125 participants

Cannabidiol (CBD) and Stress Response: Psychobiological Mechanisms

University of Minnesota

NCT07069478

RECRUITING NA 120 participants

Mindfulness-Based Intervention With a Supplement for Stress-Related Problems in College Students Across Multiple Sites (4SITE)

Colorado State University

NCT07098845

RECRUITING 120 participants

Cardiovascular Health & Early Stress

Virginia Commonwealth University

NCT06557707

RECRUITING NA 120 participants

Stress and Pain in People Living With HIV

Yale University

NCT06784908

RECRUITING NA 120 participants

Stress and Opioid Misuse Risk: The Role of Endogenous Opioid and Endocannabinoid Mechanisms

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

NCT05142267

RECRUITING NA 100 participants

Sound Stops Stress Study: Evaluating the WAVwatch Effect

Efforia

NCT07281989

RECRUITING NA 100 participants

Randomized Controlled Trial of a Behavioral Training App

New York University

NCT06447909

RECRUITING NA 100 participants

My ESSENCE - A Research Study on Mindfulness for African-Americans With Type 2 Diabetes

University of Illinois at Chicago

NCT05208164

RECRUITING Phase 1 90 participants

Effects of Cannabidiol on Stress and Nicotine Withdrawal

Johns Hopkins University

NCT07001930

RECRUITING NA 80 participants

Asthma Intervention With Residential Ventilation and Air Cleaner (AIRVAC) Study

The University of Texas at Arlington

NCT07196436

RECRUITING NA 80 participants

Stress Management Program

Stanford University

NCT06526585

RECRUITING NA 70 participants

Impact of Serial Bedside Video Calls on Stress Level in Parents of Infants Admitted to NICU

Cook County Health

NCT06252883

RECRUITING NA 66 participants

The Effect of a Mindset Management Approach on Stress Levels in Women With Infertility

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

NCT05997407

RECRUITING Phase 2 64 participants

Using Life's Essential 8 in Midlife Black Women

Ohio State University

NCT06707636

RECRUITING NA 62 participants

Student Exercise and Sleep Timing Study - Part 2

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

NCT06336590

RECRUITING NA 60 participants

Scalable Intervention for Stress Management

Livotion

NCT07127575

RECRUITING NA 60 participants

Aimmune Longitudinal Collaboration Study

Aimmune Therapeutics

NCT07218640

RECRUITING NA 60 participants

Parenting Stress mHealth

University of California, San Francisco

NCT05032742

RECRUITING NA 60 participants

Effects of Ashwagandha Extract on Stress Levels

Nutraceuticals Research Institute

NCT06793891

RECRUITING NA 60 participants

ACT Together: Implementing a Web-Based Program With Brief Coaching for Parents of Children With Disabilities in Pediatric Outpatient Clinics

University of South Florida

NCT07360600

RECRUITING NA 53 participants

Evaluating the Impact of SKY Breath Meditation on Stress, Well-being, and Connection in College Students

University of Alabama, Tuscaloo

NCT07415460

RECRUITING NA 51 participants

Efficacy and Safety of a Proprietary Blend of Ashwagandha Root Extract (Aqueous) in Adult Men and Women With High Stress and Anxiety: A Randomized, Double-blind, Three-arm, Parallel, Placebo-controlled Study

SF Research Institute

NCT06714942

RECRUITING NA 50 participants

Digital Intervention for Physical Activity

Auburn University

NCT07130734

RECRUITING NA 50 participants

The Effects of Mindfulness Practice With Tao Art (Love Peace Harmony Calligraphy and Song) on Well-being

Sha Research Foundation

NCT06803641

RECRUITING NA 50 participants

Sleep Well Firefighters: An App-based Program to Improve Sleep, Cognition, and Behavioral Health in Firefighters

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

NCT07477184

RECRUITING NA 50 participants

Feasibility of a Prenatal Yoga Mobile App in African American Pregnant Women

San Diego State University

NCT06353113

RECRUITING NA 48 participants

Adapting a Stress Management Intervention to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk

University of Alabama at Birmingham

NCT06811896

RECRUITING NA 44 participants

Assessing MB-Spirit for Psychological Well-being

Sara W Lazar

NCT07325448

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 6
Phase 2 6
Phase 4 2

Named interventions

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

Placebo Drug
5 trials
Stress Other
2 trials
Stress Reduction Behavioral
2 trials
Trier Social Stress Test Behavioral
2 trials
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Behavioral
2 trials
Placebo Dietary supplement
2 trials
Social Media Usage Manipulation Behavioral
1 trials
Arousal Reappraisal Behavioral
1 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Stress trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

California 20 trials
Florida 18 trials
Massachusetts 17 trials
Texas 8 trials
New York 8 trials
Connecticut 7 trials
Virginia 6 trials
Alabama 6 trials

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

What to do with this Stress page

153 registered trials, 64 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 Stress condition card totals 153 registered trials; most-linked intervention Placebo; top US site state California. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.