Condition (MeSH)
Neck Pain
ClinicalTrials.gov lists 1,165 trials for Neck Pain or a narrower condition beneath it.
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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.
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
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.
| 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 |
Showing 10 of 30 earlier years.
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.
Show the trials by phase as a table
| 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.
| Status | Trials |
|---|---|
| Not yet recruiting | 68 |
| Recruiting | 89 |
| Enrolling by invitation | 21 |
| Active, not recruiting | 29 |
| Completed | 741 |
Showing 5 of 9 statuses.
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.
| Drug | Trials |
|---|---|
| Analgesic | 3 |
Interventions as named in the registry (14)
Shown in this order: most trials first.
| Drug | Trials |
|---|---|
| Exercise | 33 |
| Acupuncture | 12 |
| Conventional Therapy | 11 |
| Control (placebo) group | 9 |
| Conventional Treatment | 7 |
Showing 5 of 14 interventions.
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.
| 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 |
Showing 5 of 10 adverse events.
Which publications cover Neck Pain? (1,505)
Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.
| Publication | Journal | Year | Major topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workplace-Based Physiotherapy of Elderly Care Workers With Nonspecific Chronic Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial. | Journal of occupational and environmental medicine | 2026 | Yes |
| Effectiveness and safety of manual therapy for inpatients with traffic accident-induced acute neck pain: A randomized controlled trial. | Journal of integrative medicine | 2026 | Yes |
| Plasticity-Inducing Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Treating Neck Pain: A Blinded, Randomised Clinical Trial. | European journal of pain (London, England) | 2026 | Yes |
| Ergonomics training with exercise and manual therapy in textile workers: a randomized controlled trial. | International archives of occupational and environmental health | 2025 | Yes |
| The efficiency of tactile discrimination training and oculomotor exercises in people with chronic neck pain: a randomized controlled trial. | BMC musculoskeletal disorders | 2025 | Yes |
Showing 5 of 1,505 publications.
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.