North Carolina is currently home to 2641 active clinical trials, seeking participants for engagement in research studies. These trials take place at a variety of cities in the state, including Durham, Charlotte, Winston-Salem and Chapel Hill. Whether you're a healthy volunteer interested in paid medical research or someone seeking trials related to a specific condition, the state offers a diverse array of opportunities in your vicinity.
Individualized Non-invasive Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder
Recruiting
The purpose of this research study is to study a closed-loop transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) device to evaluate feasibility of the product in a clinical trial and collect preliminary data on potential effects on symptoms of depression in people with major depressive disorder.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 70 years
Trial Updated:
04/11/2025
Locations: Carolina Center for Neurostimulation, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Conditions: Depression - Major Depressive Disorder, Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
ASSESS ALL ALS Study
Recruiting
The ALL ALS Clinical Research Consortium is establishing research to collect a wide range of samples, clinical information and measurements from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) symptomatic, ALS gene carriers and control cohorts. This consortium is being funded by the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NIH/NINDS) and managed by two clinical coordinating centers (CCC) at Barrow Neurological Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital. The cl... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/11/2025
Locations: Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Conditions: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Basal-like PDAC Treated With Gemcitabine, Erlotinib, and Nab-paclitaxel
Recruiting
This study explores the best dose of the combination treatment for subjects with advanced unresectable or metastatic basal-like subtype pancreatic adenocarcinoma. For that reason, the safety, efficacy, and tolerability, as well as preliminary estimates of anti-tumor effects of low-dose epidermal growth factor receptor EGFR inhibitors in combination with bi-weekly gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel (GnP) will be examined in subjects with advanced basal-like pancreatic adenocarcinoma. The Purity Independ... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/11/2025
Locations: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Conditions: Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer, Basal Cell Neoplasm
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Vaccine in Orthotopic Liver Transplant Candidates
Recruiting
This is a multi-center clinical trial in Cytomegalovirus (CMV) seronegative prospective liver transplant recipients to determine the efficacy of two doses of Cytomegalovirus-Modified Vaccinia Ankara (CMV-MVA) Triplex CMV vaccine pre-transplant. The primary objective is to assess the effect of pre-transplant (Tx) Triplex vaccination on duration of CMV antiviral therapy (AVT) within the first 100 days post-Tx in CMV seropositive donor (D+) and seronegative (R-) (D+R-) liver transplant recipients (... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/11/2025
Locations: Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
Conditions: Liver Transplant
NDPH Biomarker Study in Children and Adolescents
Recruiting
This study will recruit pediatric patients with NDPH (New Daily Persistent Headache), characterize their headache in a standard manner, and treat the NDPH with standard medications used for treatment of headaches in this population. Response to treatment with CGRP blocking Ab medications will be evaluated. Biomarkers related to headache disorders will be measured before and after treatment.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 10 years and 18 years
Trial Updated:
04/11/2025
Locations: Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina
Conditions: New Persistent Daily Headache
Neuroimaging of Opioid Phase (OPAL)
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to compare activity in the brains of female adults with chronic pain and/or opioid use, and healthy female adults that may help to develop new and targeted treatments for adults with chronic pain and alternatives to opioid therapy.
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/11/2025
Locations: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Conditions: Chronic Pain, Opioid Use
Neurobehavioral Mechanisms Linking Childhood Adversity to Increased Risk for Smoking
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how certain childhood experiences influences brain function and responses to nicotine exposure in a group of nonsmoking young adults. The investigators assess responses to nicotine exposure by giving participants a small amount of nicotine or placebo, and then asking them to answer questionnaires. The investigational drugs used in this study are a nicotine nasal spray (i.e., Nicotrol) and/or a nasal spray placebo (made of common kitchen ingredients, inclu... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 21 years
Trial Updated:
04/11/2025
Locations: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Conditions: Adverse Childhood Experiences, Nicotine Dependence, Cigarettes
The Peri-OPerative COlchicine to Reduce Negative Events (POPCORN) Trial
Recruiting
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in Veterans. Inflammation in the arteries of the heart may increase the risk of cardiac death. Patients with heart disease undergoing major surgery are at increased risk of complications after surgery, including heart attack, stroke, and death. The proposed research seeks to better understand the role of inflammation in the damage to the heart and blood vessels after major surgery. This research also seeks to identify the potential beneficial role... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/11/2025
Locations: Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC, Durham, North Carolina
Conditions: Coronary Artery Disease
A Study of TX000045 in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension Secondary to Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (the APEX Study)
Recruiting
TX000045-003 is a double-blind, randomized, parallel group, placebo-controlled, proof- of-concept (POC) study, evaluating 2 dose regimens of TX000045 over the course of a 24-week treatment period (the APEX study).
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 83 years
Trial Updated:
04/10/2025
Locations: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Conditions: Pulmonary Hypertension, Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
A Prospective Registry Study to Assess Real-world Patient Characteristics, Treatment Patterns, and Longitudinal Outcomes in Patients Receiving Mavacamten and Other Treatments for Symptomatic Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (Obstructive-HCM)
Recruiting
This registry evaluates patient characteristics, real-world treatment patterns, and short- and long-term outcomes in a population of patients in the United States and Europe with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) who are receiving mavacamten, receiving other treatment for obstructive HCM, or not receiving treatment for obstructive HCM due to intolerance or failure of prior treatment. United States Sub-Study: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of mavacamt... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/10/2025
Locations: Focus Clinical Research, Charlotte, North Carolina
Conditions: Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Optimizing and Standardizing 129Xe Gas Exchange MRI to Visualize Regional Therapy Response in Interstitial Lung Disease
Recruiting
The purpose of this multi-centered, NIH-sponsored study is to to develop an optimal protocol for using noninvasive 129Xe gas exchange MRI to detect changing disease activity in interstitial lung diseases (ILDs).
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/10/2025
Locations: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Conditions: Interstitial Lung Diseases
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Brivaracetam as Monotherapy in Patients 2 to 25 Years of Age With Childhood Absence Epilepsy or Juvenile Absence Epilepsy
Recruiting
The purpose of the study is to test the efficacy, safety and tolerability of brivaracetam monotherapy in study participants 2 to 25 years of age inclusive with childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) or juvenile absence epilepsy (JAE).
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 2 years and 25 years
Trial Updated:
04/10/2025
Locations: N01269 109, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Conditions: Childhood Absence Epilepsy, Juvenile Absence Epilepsy