Duke University

Open enrollment with an early-phase pipeline tilt

According to ClinicalTrials.gov-derived indexes, Duke University sits in the top decile of US sponsors by registered trial count (#9 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count).

1,725 total trials 187 currently recruiting 1244 completed early-phase tilt top decile by trial count

Duke University: 1,725 sponsored US clinical trials, 187 recruiting.

Duke University sponsors 1,725 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 187 of them currently recruiting, and 1,244 completed. 175 of these trials are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 311 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most-studied condition in this pipeline is Obesity, with 15 trials.

Top-decile sponsor footprint

Duke University ranks in the top decile of sponsors by registered trial count (#9 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count). Volume at this scale usually reflects a long institutional pipeline, read phase tilt and therapeutic areas below before treating it as current-year activity.

Trial completion reliability score

D 55/100

1,244 of 1,444 decided trials (Completed vs. Terminated on ClinicalTrials.gov) reached their planned completion (86.1%), vs. national p10 68.4% / p90 100% among 1,234 sponsors with at least 10 decided trials. Still-open trials (Recruiting, Active-not-recruiting, Not-yet-recruiting) are excluded since they have not reached an outcome yet.

Open and recent trials

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COMPLETED NA

Improving Veteran Access to Integrated Management of Back Pain

NCT04411420

COMPLETED Phase 1

Open Label Phase I hCT-MSC in Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorder

NCT04294290

COMPLETED NA

A Depression and Opioid Pragmatic Trial in Pharmacogenetics (Chronic Pain Trial)

NCT05966142

COMPLETED NA

A Depression and Opioid Pragmatic Trial in Pharmacogenetics (DCRI Coordinating Center)

NCT04445792

COMPLETED NA

A Needs-focused Palliative Care Intervention for Older Adults in ICUs

NCT04414787

COMPLETED NA

Enhancing the Transition From Hospital to Home for Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury and Families

NCT04584554

COMPLETED NA

Advance Care Planning Notifications in General Inpatient Medicine

NCT04756583

COMPLETED NA

Meaning-Centered Pain Coping Skills Training

NCT04431830

COMPLETED NA

In-Field Detection of Intracranial Pressure

NCT04515212

COMPLETED NA

The Benchmark Clinic: An Interdisciplinary Comprehensive Care Model for People With Parkinson Disease

NCT04555720

COMPLETED NA

Learn to Quit-HIV Pilot Study

NCT04609514

COMPLETED NA

Lift Mobile Mindfulness for COVID-19 Distress Symptoms

NCT04581200

COMPLETED Phase 4

Surgeon Infiltration QL Block Comparison

NCT03496610

COMPLETED NA

PTSD Mobile App for Cancer Survivors

NCT04058795

COMPLETED NA

Tasso-SST OnDemand Comparator Pilot Study

NCT04713748

COMPLETED NA

Physical Activity to Improve Patient Reported Outcomes for Adults With Acute Leukemia

NCT04552912

COMPLETED NA

Cryocompression to Reduce Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Gynecologic Cancer

NCT04563130

COMPLETED NA

PROSPective Evaluation of Fortified Eggs Related to Improvement in The Biomarker Profile for Your Health

NCT04673721

TERMINATED NA

Reliability and Reproducibility of the Eye Check Tonometer

NCT04639947

COMPLETED NA

Increasing Physical Activity in Older Adults With Osteoarthritis Pain: Examining a Brief Behavioral Intervention

NCT04490395

COMPLETED NA

CAMPUS - Feasibility Sub-Study

NCT04728815

COMPLETED NA

Brief mHealth Self-Compassion Intervention on Internalized Weight Bias

NCT04678973

TERMINATED Phase 1

Hyperbaric Oxygen and Outcome After Below Knee Amputations

NCT04717557

COMPLETED NA

Quantitative MRI for Functional Assessment Following SBRT for Spinal Metastases

NCT04248543

COMPLETED NA

Exploring the Acceptability and Efficacy of a Transdiagnostic Treatment for Misophonia

NCT04612374

COMPLETED NA

Multiple Myeloma/Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Coach RCT

NCT05928156

COMPLETED NA

The Baerveldt Versus ClearPath Comparison Study

NCT04468633

COMPLETED NA

A+ Treatment/Feasibility of Adapted ESDM-informed Caregiver Coaching Delivered Remotely for Children With ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)

NCT05417607

COMPLETED NA

Development and Testing of ADEPT: A Parent Decision Support for Childhood Vaccinations

NCT04496453

COMPLETED

Network-Targeted Strategies for Efficient Community SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Sampling

NCT04437706

COMPLETED

Evaluation of Pain and Discomfort in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab

NCT04490369

COMPLETED NA

Mobile Coping Skills Training to Improve Cardiorespiratory Failure Survivors' Psychological Distress

NCT04329702

COMPLETED NA

a/LCI-OCT Pilot in Esophagus

NCT04392167

COMPLETED NA

Duke Transplant University

NCT04219839

COMPLETED NA

Targeting the Health Care Provider (HCP) Burnout Crisis During the COVID-19 Pandemic

NCT04632368

TERMINATED Phase 1

Glucagon Receptor Inhibition to Enable Breast Cancer Patients to Benefit From PI3K Inhibitor Therapy (REMD-477)

NCT04330625

COMPLETED

Multi-Drug Resistant Organism (MDRO): Study of Highly Resistant Escherichia Coli

NCT04574596

COMPLETED NA

Providing Suboxone and PrEP Using Telemedicine

NCT04521920

COMPLETED NA

Identifying the Optimal Neural Target for Misophonia Interventions

NCT04348591

COMPLETED NA

4DX Functional Lung Imaging in the Diagnosis of Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction After Lung Transplantation

NCT04892719

COMPLETED NA

Implementing an Individualized Pain Plan (IPP) for ED Treatment of VOE's in Sickle Cell Disease

NCT04584528

TERMINATED

Intergenerational Effects of Paternal Periconceptional Cannabis and Other Drug Use (EPIC)

NCT04436055

COMPLETED NA

Coping Together: Couple-based Interventions for Cancer

NCT04590885

COMPLETED NA

A Text-based Reduction Intervention for Smokeless Tobacco Cessation

NCT04315506

COMPLETED NA

The Integration of a Mobile App Platform With Biomarkers in Kidney Transplantation

NCT04382248

COMPLETED NA

ACT to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HCT) Patients

NCT04423939

TERMINATED NA

Dry Needling for Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis

NCT03861923

COMPLETED NA

Case Managers for CVD Risk Reduction in HIV Clinic

NCT03839394

COMPLETED NA

The Effects of Western Diet Patterns on Plasma Inflammatory and Cardio Metabolic Health Signatures in Middle-aged Adults

NCT04275843

COMPLETED NA

Nourish: A Digital Health Program to Promote the DASH Eating Plan Among Adults With High Blood Pressure

NCT03875768

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 136
Phase 2 175
Phase 3 41
Phase 4 134

What is open in the Duke University pipeline

187 recruiting of 1,725 indexed (11% open); 1,244 completed (72%).

Phase mix: 175 late (III/IV) vs 311 early (I/II) (early-phase heavy).

Top condition: Obesity (15 trials), 9 others listed.

How open-pipeline share is computed

Recruiting share is recruiting_count divided by trial_count for this sponsor in the public registry export. Status can change between pulls; treat the figure as a research-attention snapshot, not product availability.

Duke University: open-pipeline peers nationwide

Peers matched on 1,725 registered trials and 11% open enrollment, not the therapeutic-area sidebar.

Duke University sits at or above the median trial volume and at or above the median recruiting share among these 9 nationwide peers -- the two do not always move together. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (2026-08-08 snapshot). 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 9 entities by Total trials (X) and Recruiting share (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Higher volume & more openFocused & more openHigher volume, mostly closedSmaller & mostly closed 05001,0001,5002,000 5%10%15%20% Total trials Recruiting share Duke UniversityUniversity of California, San FranciscoStanford UniversityVA Office of Research and DevelopmentPfizerCarnegie Mellon UniversityCAMC Health SystemUConn HealthHartford Hospital
Duke University sits at or above the median trial volume and at or above the median recruiting share among these 9 nationwide peers -- the two do not always move together. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (2026-08-08 snapshot).

Duke University sits at or above the median trial volume and at or above the median recruiting share among these 9 nationwide peers -- the two do not always move together.

Sponsors near 1,725 trials (± recruiting share)

Sponsors near 11% open enrollment (± trial volume)

What to do with this Duke University page

1,725 registered trials is a research-attention snapshot, not an endorsement of Duke University or any single study.

  • 187 of Duke University's trials are currently recruiting, check each one's own eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • Obesity is the condition Duke University studies most, compare against other sponsors active in the same condition before evaluating a specific study. See Obesity 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.

Duke University pipeline card: 1,725 registered trials from official public datasets.Report a data error.