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 Phase 1

Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Refractory Stage IV Cancer

NCT00057915

COMPLETED Phase 3

Comparison of Oral Valganciclovir and Placebo for the Prevention of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) After Lung Transplantation

NCT00227370

COMPLETED NA

Comparison of Two Programs to Improve Blood Pressure Treatment Adherence

NCT00123058

TERMINATED Phase 4

Testing Pharmacological Therapies for Pregnant Smokers

NCT00224419

COMPLETED Phase 2

Hydroxyurea to Prevent Stroke in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia and Elevated TCD Flow Velocity

NCT00402480

COMPLETED Phase 3

Exercise Training Program to Improve Clinical Outcomes in Individuals With Congestive Heart Failure

NCT00047437

COMPLETED Phase 2

Ziprasidone vs. Sertraline/Haloperidol in Psychotic Depression

NCT00340379

COMPLETED NA

Computer Program in Improving Communication Between Doctors and Patients With Stage IV Cancer

NCT00276627

COMPLETED NA

Coping Skills Training for Early Rheumatoid Arthritis

NCT00056394

COMPLETED Phase 3

Telephone Enhancement Procedure for Continuing Care - 1

NCT00067171

COMPLETED NA

Partner-Assisted Emotional Disclosure for GI Cancer

NCT00734513

COMPLETED Phase 2

Low-Fat Diet and/or Flaxseed in Preventing Prostate Cancer

NCT00049309

TERMINATED Phase 1

Nonmyeloablative Allo Stem Cell Transplant for Severe Autoimmune Diseases

NCT00849745

COMPLETED Phase 2

Paroxetine-CR to Treat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptomatic After Initial Exposure Therapy

NCT00215163

COMPLETED Phase 2

Ph. II Temozolomide + O6-BG in Treatment of Pts w Temozolomide-Resistant Malignant Glioma

NCT00613093

COMPLETED Phase 3

Role of RhuMab-E25 in Reducing Exhaled Nitric Oxide (NO) in Allergic Asthma

NCT00829179

COMPLETED NA

Diet and Exercise-Based Counseling Program Compared With a Standard Counseling Program in Patients With Early-Stage Prostate Cancer

NCT00044980

COMPLETED

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Atrial Septal Defects

NCT00498446

COMPLETED NA

Project CHEER (Comprehensive Headache Evaluation, Education, Relief)

NCT00417742

COMPLETED Phase 2

EF5 in Assessing Tumor Response to Anticancer Therapy in Patients With Stage I, Stage II, or Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

NCT00041028

COMPLETED NA

Study of Health Promotion in Patients With Early-Stage Breast or Prostate Cancer

NCT00037024

COMPLETED NA

Hydroxyurea in Young Children With Sickle Cell Anemia

NCT00519701

COMPLETED Phase 3

Comparison of Surgical and Medical Treatment for Congestive Heart Failure and Coronary Artery Disease

NCT00023595

COMPLETED Phase 4

Paroxetine-CR (Paxil-CR) in the Treatment of Patients With Fibromyalgia Syndrome

NCT00610610

COMPLETED

Clinical Outcomes and Cost of Gram Negative Bacteremia

NCT02599220

COMPLETED Phase 4

Paroxetine - Controlled Release in the Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

NCT00610909

COMPLETED Phase 1

Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation in Adults With Advanced Blood Disorders or Cancer

NCT00312429

COMPLETED Phase 2

Effects of Magnesium on Individuals Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

NCT00041392

COMPLETED Phase 2

Combined Behavioral/Pharmacological Therapy for Insomnia

NCT00044629

COMPLETED NA

Effect of Brain Lesion Severity on Treatment Response in Late-Life Depression

NCT00339066

COMPLETED Phase 2

ZD 1839 in Treating Patients With Glioblastoma Multiforme in First Relapse

NCT00016991

COMPLETED Phase 2

Amphetamine-Enhanced Stroke Recovery

NCT01905371

COMPLETED Phase 1

Temozolomide and O6-benzylguanine in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed, Recurrent, or Progressive Anaplastic Glioma

NCT00006474

TERMINATED Phase 1

Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic Prostate Cancer

NCT00010127

COMPLETED Phase 1

Irinotecan Plus Temozolomide in Treating Patients With Recurrent Primary Malignant Glioma

NCT00005951

COMPLETED Phase 2

Temozolomide Followed by Radiation Therapy in Treating Children With Newly Diagnosed Malignant CNS Tumors

NCT00005955

COMPLETED Phase 2

Carmustine Plus O6-benzylguanine in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Progressive Glioma

NCT00005081

COMPLETED Phase 1

Temozolomide Plus Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Children With Newly Diagnosed Malignant Glioma or Recurrent CNS or Other Solid Tumors

NCT00005952

COMPLETED Phase 2

Temozolomide in Treating Patients With Brain Metastases

NCT00005954

TERMINATED NA

Comparison of Barium Enema, Computed Tomographic Colonography, and Colonoscopy in Detecting Colon Cancer

NCT00016029

COMPLETED Phase 1

Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Kidney Cancer

NCT00005816

COMPLETED NA

Biological Therapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer

NCT00005956

COMPLETED Phase 2

Letrozole, Herceptin in Her2neu +, Estrogen Receptor [ER] and/or Progesterone Receptor [PR] Positive, MBC

NCT00134680

COMPLETED Phase 3

Exercise Training Versus Drug Therapy for Treating Depression in Older Adults

NCT00331305

COMPLETED NA

Behavioral Insomnia Therapy for Fibromyalgia

NCT00000397

COMPLETED Phase 1

Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic Prostate Cancer

NCT00004211

COMPLETED Phase 1

Carmustine Wafers Plus Irinotecan in Treating Patients With Recurrent Supratentorial High Grade Gliomas

NCT00003463

COMPLETED Phase 1

Flt3L in Treating Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

NCT00003431

TERMINATED Phase 1

Immunotherapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer

NCT00003432

TERMINATED Phase 1

Biological Therapy in Stage I, Stage II, or Stage III Surgically Resected Pancreatic Cancer

NCT00003434

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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.