The state of North Carolina currently has 55 active clinical trials seeking participants for Pain research studies. These trials are conducted in various cities, including Durham, Charlotte, Winston-Salem and Chapel Hill.
A Mobile Intervention to Reduce Pain and Improve Health-III
Recruiting
The experience of chronic pain powerfully and negatively affects quality of life and functional independence in aging. Unfortunately, while as many as three in four older adults experience chronic pain, few have access to effective non-pharmacological pain management strategies. Participating in regular physical activity, avoiding sustained sitting, and maintaining a healthy weight are important and interrelated lifestyle inputs to chronic pain, and socially rich behavioral interventions informe... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
65 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/26/2025
Locations: Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, North Carolina
Conditions: Chronic Pain, Osteoarthritis, Obesity and Overweight, Inactivity
Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety of Suzetrigine for Pain Associated With Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of Suzetrigine (SUZ) in participants with pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN).
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 80 years
Trial Updated:
06/25/2025
Locations: West Clinical Research, Morehead City, North Carolina +2 locations
Conditions: Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain
A Master Protocol Study (LY900028) of Multiple Intervention-Specific-Appendices (ISAs) in Participants With Chronic Pain
Recruiting
The purpose of the chronic pain master protocol is to compare independent pain interventions and establish an overarching structure for the disease-state addenda (DSA) and intervention-specific appendices (ISAs). The ISAs may start independently of other ISAs as interventions become available for clinical testing.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/24/2025
Locations: PharmQuest, Greensboro, North Carolina
Conditions: Osteoarthritis, Knee, Diabetic Neuropathic Pain, Chronic Low-back Pain
Effects of LY3848575 Versus Placebo in Participants With Painful Distal Sensory Polyneuropathy
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how safe and how well a treatment works compared to placebo for people with nerve pain that begins in their feet and moves up the leg to just below the knee. Participation may last up to 30 weeks including screening.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/24/2025
Locations: Asheville Neurology Specialists, PA, Asheville, North Carolina +1 locations
Conditions: Neuropathic Pain, Distal Sensory Polyneuropathy
Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety of VX-993 for Pain Associated With Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of VX-993 in participants with pain associated with Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN)
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 80 years
Trial Updated:
06/23/2025
Locations: Eximia Research - Raleigh, Raleigh, North Carolina
Conditions: Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain
Long-Term Real-World Outcomes Study on Patients Implanted With a Neurostimulator
Recruiting
The REALITY study is a prospective, post-market, non-randomized, multi-center, single-arm, open-label study intended to collect short- and long-term safety and effectiveness data on various populations implanted with Abbott's neurostimulation systems.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/19/2025
Locations: Premier Pain Solutions, Asheville, North Carolina
Conditions: Chronic Pain
A Single-arm Study Evaluating the Effectiveness and Safety of Suzetrigine (SUZ) for Acute Pain After Selected Surgeries
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness, safety, and tolerability of SUZ for acute pain after laparoscopic procedures of the intraperitoneal or retroperitoneal cavities or arthroscopic orthopedic procedures.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/13/2025
Locations: OrthoCarolina - Hip & Knee Center, Charlotte, North Carolina +3 locations
Conditions: Acute Pain
Opioids, Low Nicotine Cigarettes, and Chronic Pain
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of switching to very low nicotine content (VLNC) cigarettes versus normal nicotine content (NNC) cigarettes on craving, withdrawal, and pain among individuals with chronic pain who smoke cigarettes daily and are attending office-based buprenorphine treatment (OBBT).
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
21 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/11/2025
Locations: North Pavilion, Durham, North Carolina
Conditions: Chronic Pain, Tobacco Use, Opioid Substitution Treatment
Leveraging Exercise Stress Echocardiography for Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to find out if additional images taken during a stress echocardiogram study and risk score calculation will help the doctor determine if shortness of breath or chest pain are caused by stiff heart (heart failure with preserved ejection fraction or HFpEF).
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
50 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/11/2025
Locations: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Conditions: Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath
Optimizing Perioperative Analgesia to Lower Pain Following Cleft Palate Surgery
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to compare the use of short acting opioids (fentanyl/hydromorphone) with long acting opioids (methadone) for pain control following cleft palate surgery in infants and young children.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 6 months and 4 years
Trial Updated:
06/11/2025
Locations: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Conditions: Cleft Palate, Pain, Postoperative Care, Perioperative Care, Children
Patient Retrospective Outcomes (PRO)
Recruiting
This study will evaluate de-identified (anonymous) data in subject medical charts to review the clinical outcomes of various treatment approaches in the treatment of chronic pain.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/10/2025
Locations: Vidant Roanoke - Chowan Hospital Pain Center, Ahoskie, North Carolina +4 locations
Conditions: Chronic Pain
RELIEF - A Global Prospective Observational Post-Market Study to Evaluate Long-Term Effectiveness of Neurostimulation Therapy for Pain
Recruiting
To compile characteristics of real-world clinical outcomes for Boston Scientific commercially approved neurostimulation systems for pain in routine clinical practice, when used according to the applicable Directions for Use - and - To evaluate the economic value and technical performance of Boston Scientific commercially approved neurostimulation systems for pain in routine clinical practice
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/10/2025
Locations: Carolinas Research Institute, PLLC, Huntersville, North Carolina +2 locations
Conditions: Pain