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Condition (MeSH)

Neck Pain

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 1,165 trials for Neck Pain or a narrower condition beneath it.

MeSH D019547 Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms C23
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Phase 1 Phase 1 12 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 10 Phase 2 Phase 2 18 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 5 Phase 3 Phase 3 17 Phase 4 Phase 4 15 Not applicable Not applicable 885 Observational Observational 203 Phase 1 Phase 1 12 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 10 Phase 2 Phase 2 18 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 5 Phase 3 Phase 3 17 Phase 4 Phase 4 15 Not applicable Not applicable 885 Observational Observational 203

Trials per phase (log scale)

1,165 of the 1,165 trials are tagged with Neck Pain itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Neck Pain trials start? (30)

Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year. 2 trials are registered to start in 2027 or later, and not listed here.

Trials over time, by phase

  • Phase 1
  • Phase 1/2
  • Phase 2
  • Phase 2/3
  • Phase 3
  • Phase 4
  • Not applicable
  • Observational

Top of scale: 122

1994: 1 trials (Not applicable 1) 1998: 1 trials (Observational 1) 1999: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2000: 3 trials (Not applicable 2, Phase 1 1) 2001: 6 trials (Not applicable 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 3) 2002: 1 trials (Observational 1) 2003: 4 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1, Phase 2 2) 2004: 1 trials (Not applicable 1) 2005: 9 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 4, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 1 1) 2006: 6 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 3, Phase 3 1) 2007: 11 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 3, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 2, Phase 1 2) 2008: 7 trials (Not applicable 6, Phase 4 1) 2009: 21 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 10, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 3, Phase 2 2, Phase 1/2 3) 2010: 19 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 11, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 3, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 2) 2011: 17 trials (Not applicable 14, Phase 4 2, Phase 2 1) 2012: 21 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 13, Phase 4 2, Phase 2 3) 2013: 36 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 29, Phase 2 3, Phase 1/2 1) 2014: 29 trials (Observational 8, Not applicable 17, Phase 4 2, Phase 2 1, Phase 1 1) 2015: 32 trials (Observational 4, Not applicable 25, Phase 4 1, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 1) 2016: 46 trials (Observational 7, Not applicable 35, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 1, Phase 1 1) 2017: 41 trials (Observational 4, Not applicable 36, Phase 3 1) 2018: 60 trials (Observational 15, Not applicable 45) 2019: 65 trials (Observational 15, Not applicable 50) 2020: 61 trials (Observational 12, Not applicable 48, Phase 4 1) 2021: 105 trials (Observational 25, Not applicable 78, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 1/2 1) 2022: 109 trials (Observational 17, Not applicable 89, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 1/2 1) 2023: 113 trials (Observational 13, Not applicable 99, Phase 1 1) 2024: 118 trials (Observational 22, Not applicable 93, Phase 3 2, Phase 1/2 1) 2025: 122 trials (Observational 26, Not applicable 95, Phase 2/3 1)

Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.

Trials started per year
Year Trials started
2026 (partial year) 92
2025 122
2024 118
2023 113
2022 109
2021 105
2020 61
2019 65
2018 60
2017 41

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 120 trials starting in 2026 and about 120 in 2027, the average of the 24 months through September, counted as registered and carried forward. The rows of this table count trials registered so far with a start date in the year, planned starts included; the forecast looks ahead to the count for the whole year, so it is not the same measure. In backtests on conditions of this size, forecasts made part-way through the year were typically off by about 13 percent and ran about 12 percent low against the count later registered; forecasts made before the year began were off by about 19 percent and ran about 17 percent low against the count later registered, and had about the same error as repeating last year's count. These figures rest on a few years of history (target years from 2018 to 2025, varying by figure), place each condition as it is mapped today rather than as it was then, and score against a count for the newest year that was still being revised. Only condition series were scored.

Prediction, not a registry value: median of 23 months from start to primary completion across 69 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 7 months across 763 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Neck Pain trials in? (8)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 12
Phase 1/2 10
Phase 2 18
Phase 2/3 5
Phase 3 17
Phase 4 15
Not applicable 885
Observational 203

How many Neck Pain trials are recruiting? (9)

Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.

Trials by recruitment status
Status Trials
Not yet recruiting 68
Recruiting 89
Enrolling by invitation 21
Active, not recruiting 29
Completed 741

Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.

Which drugs are being tested for Neck Pain? (1)

Shown in this order: most trials first. One row per drug, matched to a single molecule under all its names, ranked by number of trials.

Drugs tested
Drug Trials
Analgesic 3

Interventions as named in the registry (14)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
Exercise 33
Acupuncture 12
Conventional Therapy 11
Control (placebo) group 9
Conventional Treatment 7

These are the names sponsors entered on ClinicalTrials.gov that we have not matched to a single molecule. Some are drugs under a brand or code name; others are procedures, doses or arm labels.

Which serious adverse events do Neck Pain trials report? (10)

Shown in this order: most subjects affected first. Subjects affected summed across trials, a cross-trial signal, not a rate.

Serious adverse events in this condition's trials
Adverse event Subjects affected Trials
Surgery - Index Level 20 1
Musculoskeletal 18 1
Surgery - Lumbar Level 11 1
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) 9 1
PAIN 6 1

Which publications cover Neck Pain? (1,505)

Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.

Sub-conditions in MeSH (1)

MeSH descendants one level down with at least one trial, most trials first.

Not on this page

Not measured: delivery record.

Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: lead sponsors, prevalence, and rare-disease identity.

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