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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RECRUITING Phase 1

Ferritin and Iron Burden in SAH sIRB

NCT03754725

RECRUITING

GSD VI and GSD IX Natural History

NCT04454216

RECRUITING Phase 4

Pragmatic Evaluation of Events And Benefits of Lipid-lowering in Older Adults

NCT04262206

RECRUITING

ADRC Clinical Cohort (Alzheimer's Disease)

NCT06703541

RECRUITING NA

A Study of Facilitators and Barriers to Improve Acute Kidney Injury in Children Through Mobile Health Intervention

NCT04403633

RECRUITING

Community Park-Based Programs for Health Promotion: Fit2Play Prospective Cohort Study

NCT06595251

RECRUITING

Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Safety Profile of Understudied Drugs Administered to Children Per Standard of Care (POPS)

NCT04278404

RECRUITING

Duke APOL1 Research Biorepository

NCT04160507

RECRUITING

A Prospective Registry of Pediatric Cellular Therapy Patients at Risk for Endothelial Dysfunction, Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome and/or Multi-Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS).

NCT05090345

RECRUITING

Role of Ablative Radiotherapy in the Management of Metastatic Disease: A Patient Data Registry

NCT04085029

RECRUITING

Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Commonly Used Drugs in Lactating Women and Breastfed Infants

NCT03511118

RECRUITING

Intraoperative OCT Guidance of Intraocular Surgery II

NCT03713268

RECRUITING NA

A Phase 2 Study of Home Care Following Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

NCT03667599

RECRUITING NA

Abdominal Wall Transplant

NCT03310905

RECRUITING

Maternal Autoimmune Disease Research Alliance (MADRA) Registry

NCT03276923

RECRUITING

Abductor Reattachment Methods in Proximal Femur Replacements: What is the Best Method?

NCT03261544

RECRUITING Phase 4

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Soft Tissue Sarcoma Pilot Study

NCT03144206

RECRUITING

Retinal Imaging in Neurodegenerative Disease

NCT03233646

RECRUITING

A Long-term Follow-up Study of Gaucher Disease

NCT03190837

RECRUITING

Machine Learning for Handheld Vascular Studies

NCT02932176

RECRUITING

Cognitive and Neurological Pathologies in Pompe Disease

NCT04639336

RECRUITING

Community Park-Based Programs for Health Promotion: Active Older Adults Prospective Cohort Study

NCT06604650

RECRUITING NA

Pilot Study for Speculum Free Cervical Cancer Screening

NCT04107181

RECRUITING Phase 2

Stool Transplants to Treat Refractory Clostridium Difficile Colitis

NCT02127398

RECRUITING

Community Park-Based Programs for Health Promotion: The Fit2Lead Prospective Cohort Study

NCT06596265

RECRUITING

GBE Deficiency (GSD IV and APBD) Natural History Study

NCT02683512

RECRUITING

Observational Study of Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases: The CARRA Registry

NCT02418442

RECRUITING

Natural History Study of Patients With Hypophosphatasia (HPP)

NCT02237625

RECRUITING

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Interstitial Lung Disease Prospective Outcomes Registry

NCT01915511

RECRUITING

Pharmacokinetics of Drugs Administered to Children

NCT03481881

RECRUITING

Determination of CRIM Status and Longitudinal Follow-up of Individuals With Pompe Disease

NCT01665326

RECRUITING

Duke Lupus Registry

NCT00512694

RECRUITING

Genetic Risk Factors Associated With Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome

NCT00482794

RECRUITING NA

Cervical Cancer Detection Using Optical Spectroscopy

NCT00900575

RECRUITING

Drug-Induced Liver Injury (DILI) Network Retrospective

NCT00360646

RECRUITING

DILIN - Prospective Study

NCT00345930

RECRUITING

Delayed-Enhancement Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Patients With Sarcoidosis

NCT01745237

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA

Dine and DASH Into Wellness Pilot Study

NCT07175896

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA

Adaptation and Pilot Testing of a Mindfulness-Based Insomnia and Symptom Management Intervention for Women With Breast Cancer Receiving Treatment in Rural Medically Underserved Areas

NCT06529120

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1

Pancoronavirus Vaccine Study in Healthy Adults

NCT06950177

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING

ACHIEVE Pilot Statins for Vascular Protection

NCT06551701

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 4

VictORION-INCLUSION: Evaluating Inclisiran for Cholesterol Managment in Heart Disease

NCT06249165

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA

Designing a Virtual Reality Intervention to Improve Physical and Psychological Health in Intensive Care Units

NCT06797895

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA

The HOP-STEP Intervention: Improving Maternal Health in Women With Lupus sIRB

NCT05818254

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA

Evaluation Of A Virtual Cardiology Program To Improve Outcomes After Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

NCT06592508

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2

RECOVER-SLEEP: Platform Protocol, Appendix_A (Hypersomnia)

NCT06404099

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2

RECOVER-SLEEP: Platform Protocol, Appendix_B (CPSD)

NCT06404112

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA

RECOVER-ENERGIZE Platform Protocol_Appendix A (Exercise Intolerance)

NCT06404060

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING

Eye Plaque Brachytherapy for Ocular Melanoma

NCT06432660

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA

You & Me Healthy: Youth Empowered Self-Care Substudy (YES)

NCT06255093

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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.