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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TERMINATED Phase 2

Adjuvant Cisplatin With Either Genomic-Guided Vinorelbine or Pemetrexed for Early Stage Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

NCT00545948

TERMINATED NA

Utility of Exercise-induced N-terminal (NT) Pro-brain Natriuretic Peptide Levels in Predicting Prognosis in Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis

NCT00567437

COMPLETED Phase 2

Cephalon Decitabine, Arsenic Trioxide and Ascorbic Acid for Myelodysplastic Syndrome

NCT00621023

TERMINATED Phase 2

Phase II Study Evaluating The Safety And Response To Neoadjuvant Dasatinib In Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

NCT00564876

COMPLETED Phase 1

Sorafenib and Isolated Limb Infusion of Melphalan in Treating Patients With Stage III Melanoma of the Arm or Leg

NCT00565968

COMPLETED NA

Feasibility of Cocooning Immunization Strategy With Influenza Vaccine

NCT00570037

COMPLETED NA

Partnership for Glaucoma

NCT00672048

COMPLETED Phase 2

Phase II Dasatinib Study in Advanced Breast Cancer

NCT00546104

COMPLETED NA

Guided Imagery for Military Sexual Trauma-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

NCT00635635

COMPLETED NA

KAN-DO: A Family-based Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity

NCT00563264

COMPLETED Phase 2

Ph. 2 Sorafenib + Protracted Temozolomide in Recurrent GBM

NCT00597493

COMPLETED

Automated Chest Physiotherapy to Improve Outcomes in Neuro

NCT00571623

COMPLETED Phase 1

Behavioral Insomnia Therapy With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

NCT00540254

COMPLETED Phase 4

How Vitamin D Analogues Affect Endothelial Cells in Patients on Dialysis

NCT00528788

COMPLETED Phase 4

Aprepitant With Dexamethasone Versus Ondansetron With Dexamethasone for PONV Prophylaxis in Patients Having Craniotomy

NCT00734929

COMPLETED Phase 2

Avastin in Combination With Temozolomide for Unresectable or Multifocal GBMs and Gliosarcomas

NCT00612339

COMPLETED

Duke Autoimmunity in Pregnancy Registry

NCT00513591

COMPLETED Phase 3

Sildenafil Trial of Exercise Performance in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

NCT00517933

COMPLETED Phase 3

Concurrent Nicotine Patch / Denicotinized Cigarette Therapy for Smoking Cessation II

NCT00734617

COMPLETED

Erythropoietin Resistance in Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease

NCT00526747

COMPLETED NA

A Trial of Aprepitant For Prevention of Post-Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Pancreatitis

NCT00736073

TERMINATED Phase 2

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Impact of Flaxseed Supplementation

NCT00693082

COMPLETED Phase 2

Avastin in Combination With Radiation (XRT) & Temozolomide, Followed by Avastin, Temozolomide and Irinotecan for Glioblastoma (GBM) and Gliosarcomas

NCT00597402

COMPLETED Phase 2

Ketamine In Thoracic Surgery (KITS) Trial

NCT00504725

COMPLETED

Risk of Life-threatening Heart Rhythm Disturbances in Siblings

NCT00498524

COMPLETED Phase 2

Engaging Motivation for the Prevention of Weight Regain

NCT01169428

COMPLETED Phase 2

Bevacizumab in Combination With Metronomic Temozolomide for Recurrent Malignant Glioma

NCT00501891

TERMINATED

Insulin Resistance in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Case Control Study

NCT00637520

COMPLETED

Total Ankle Replacement for Ankle Arthritis

NCT01986244

COMPLETED Phase 1

Study of Cancer Peptides Vaccine Plus GM-CSF as Adjuvant Treatment for High Risk (TXN2-3M0) or Metastatic Breast Cancer With No Evidence of Disease

NCT00674791

TERMINATED NA

Computerized Cognitive Training for Childhood Cancer Survivors

NCT00629395

COMPLETED NA

CALERIE: Comprehensive Assessment of Long-Term Effects of Reducing Intake of Energy

NCT00427193

COMPLETED NA

Coping in African American Prostate Cancer Survivors

NCT00589966

COMPLETED

Antidepressant Safety in Kids Study

NCT00395213

COMPLETED Phase 2

Phase II Study With Abraxane, Bevacizumab and Carboplatin in Triple Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer

NCT00479674

COMPLETED

Pharmacogenomics of Antidepressant Response in Children and Adolescents

NCT00516932

COMPLETED Phase 4

The Role of Intra-Operative Intracapsular Blocks in Post-Operative Pain Management Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

NCT00620828

TERMINATED Phase 2

Study Using a Genomic Predictor of Platinum Resistance to Guide Therapy in Stage IIIB/IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

NCT00509366

TERMINATED Phase 2

A Phase II Safety and Tolerability Study of Bevacizumab When Added to Single-agent Chemotherapy to Treat Patient With Breast Cancer Metastatic to Brain

NCT00476827

COMPLETED Early Phase 1

Early Detection of Lung Cancer Via Bi-plane Correlation Chest Imaging

NCT00673283

COMPLETED Phase 2

Ph II Erlotinib + Sirolimus for Pts w Recurrent Malignant Glioma Multiforme

NCT00672243

COMPLETED Phase 2

Pilot Study of Duloxetine in Psychological Resilience

NCT00331799

TERMINATED Phase 1

A Phase I/Expansion Study of Dasatinib

NCT00598091

TERMINATED NA

Alcohol in the Treatment of Obesity

NCT00594074

COMPLETED Phase 4

The Treatment of Insomnia in Patients With HIV Disease

NCT00465972

COMPLETED Phase 2

Ph II Bevacizumab + Etoposide for Pts w Recurrent MG

NCT00612430

COMPLETED Phase 1

Metabolic Signatures and Biomarkers in Schizophrenia

NCT00466310

COMPLETED Phase 2

Oxaliplatin, Capecitabine and Avastin for Metastatic Esophagogastric Adenocarcinoma

NCT00447330

COMPLETED Phase 2

Phase (Ph) II Bevacizumab + Erlotinib for Patients (Pts) With Recurrent Malignant Glioma (MG)

NCT00671970

COMPLETED Phase 3

Study of Bimatoprost Gel on Eyelash Growth

NCT01200251

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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.