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

Integration of Mindfulness and Acupuncture After Spine Surgery

NCT06429072

COMPLETED Phase 2

RECOVER-SLEEP: Platform Protocol

NCT06404086

COMPLETED NA

RECOVER-ENERGIZE Platform Protocol_Appendix B (Structured Pacing (PEM))

NCT06404073

COMPLETED NA

RECOVER-ENERGIZE Platform Protocol

NCT06404047

COMPLETED Phase 4

Project HOPES: Healthy Options for Pain and Ending Smoking. A Program for Cancer Survivors.

NCT06029907

COMPLETED NA

ACT for Infertility: Case Series

NCT06388044

COMPLETED Phase 2

ROAR-DIGAP: A Widely Inclusive, Largely Virtual Pilot Trial Utilizing DIGAP (Deep Integrated Genomics Analysis Platform) To Personalize Treatments

NCT06429059

COMPLETED NA

Genomic Medicine Risk Assessment Care for Everyone - Implementation Phase

NCT06278883

COMPLETED NA

FlexED: A Digital, Gamified Early Intervention for Eating Disorders

NCT05609409

COMPLETED

Family Involvement Hospital Ethnography

NCT06374992

COMPLETED NA

Chlorhexidine Gluconate Bathing Education Video Among Hospitalized Patients

NCT06112626

COMPLETED NA

At-Home Diaphragmatic Interventions for Voiding Abnormalities (DIVA)

NCT06165731

COMPLETED

NDPH Biomarker Study in Children and Adolescents

NCT06018025

COMPLETED

Pneumonia Direct Pilot

NCT06181669

COMPLETED NA

Comparative Study of High Performance Low-Cost Optical Coherence Tomography

NCT05530460

COMPLETED NA

Food Is Medicine: Makin' Healthy Groceries

NCT06214806

COMPLETED

Evaluation of Advanced Imaging and Visualization for Clinical Deep Brain Stimulation

NCT06191874

COMPLETED

Preventing Failed Extubations

NCT06301867

COMPLETED NA

Medication Adherence in Rheumatic Diseases

NCT06018350

COMPLETED NA

Pilot Testing of an Equity Focused and Trauma-informed Communication Intervention During Family-centered Rounds

NCT05618652

TERMINATED NA

Strong Hearts: A Remote, App-Enabled, Exercise Program for Patients With Congenital Heart Disease (Strong Hearts App)

NCT05853705

COMPLETED NA

Specific and Shared Mechanisms Associated With Treatment for Chronic Neck Pain

NCT05940012

COMPLETED NA

Healthy Lifestyles After Cancer for Adolescents and Young Adults: A Program to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk Factors

NCT05869604

COMPLETED

Conduction System Pacing With INGEVITY+

NCT06014866

COMPLETED NA

Glioblastoma Psychosocial Support Program

NCT06038604

COMPLETED NA

DHL Survey on Generative AI for MyChart Messaging

NCT06108037

COMPLETED Phase 4

Safety of Simultaneous mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine With Other Childhood Vaccines in Young Children

NCT06038617

COMPLETED NA

El Faro: Addressing Mental Health Inequities Among Latinx Children With ADHD in Durham

NCT05928182

COMPLETED NA

CLARE Mobile App for Caregiver Training and Support

NCT05877586

COMPLETED NA

Emergency Department Re-evaluation Software Pilot Study

NCT05831046

COMPLETED NA

Initial Testing of a Mobile App Pain Coping Intervention for Outpatient Oncology Settings (PainPac)

NCT05686122

COMPLETED NA

Targeted Health Coaching to Improve Physical Activity Post-Structured Cardiac Rehabilitation

NCT05773287

COMPLETED Phase 4

Comparative Immunogenicity of Concomitant vs Sequential mRNA COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccinations

NCT06020118

COMPLETED NA

Improving Physician Vaccine Recommendation Using Social Norms, Trust, and Presumptive Language

NCT05957393

COMPLETED NA

COVID-19 Vaccination Hesitancy in Adults With Sickle Cell Disease

NCT05998824

COMPLETED

Real-World Analysis of Belantamab Mafodotin Care Patterns in Patients With Relapsed and/or Refractory Multiple Myeloma

NCT05986682

COMPLETED NA

Improving Detection and Evidence-based Care of NAFLD in Latinx and Black Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT05844137

COMPLETED Phase 2

Directed Topical Drug Delivery for Treatment for PASC Hyposmia

NCT05970731

COMPLETED NA

RECOVER-NEURO: Platform Protocol, Appendix_A to Measure the Effects of BrainHQ, PASC CoRE and tDCS Interventions on Long COVID Symptoms

NCT05965739

COMPLETED NA

Acute Coronary Syndrome KCMC

NCT04563546

COMPLETED NA

RECOVER-NEURO: Platform Protocol to Measure the Effects of Cognitive Dysfunction Interventions on Long COVID Symptoms

NCT05965752

COMPLETED NA

Effects of Pre-dive Ketone Food Products on Latency to CNS Oxygen Toxicity (Aim 2)

NCT05831228

COMPLETED

RADx-UP CDCC Rapid Research Pilot Program "Culturally-relevant Community Connections (C3) to Increase COVID-19 Testing

NCT05918952

COMPLETED NA

Personal Resilience Skills to Improve Surgery Training

NCT06139614

COMPLETED NA

CIC Behavioral Economics in Children With Spina Bifida

NCT05562713

COMPLETED NA

Low-Cost, Portable Flexible Nasopharyngoscope in Head & Neck Cancers in Low Resource Settings - Optimization Phase

NCT04905134

COMPLETED NA

Preschool Attention and Sleep Support (PASS)

NCT05862727

COMPLETED NA

The Duke-Reinvestment Partners Community Collaborative (DRC)- Healthy Homes

NCT05934370

COMPLETED Phase 4

Postpartum ASA and NT-proBNP

NCT05889468

COMPLETED Early Phase 1

A Feasibility Trial of OCM Supplements for the Treatment of NAFLD

NCT05720702

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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.