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Clinical trials and research at University of North Carolina Wilmington

• 1Clinical trials
• 8NIH research projects
• 1New in 30 days
• 1Country

All recruiting trials (1)

• Does Attachment Anxiety Change How Social Rejection Affects Drinking in Young Adults

  We’re testing whether feeling anxious about attachment makes social rejection more likely to lead to heavy drinking in 21- to 25-year-olds who drink regularly.

  Recruiting University of North Carolina, Wilmington · Wilmington, North Carolina · NCT07905430

NIH-funded research (8)

Early-stage science funded by the US National Institutes of Health. Most of these projects don't enroll patients, but they show what is being worked on.

• How teen binge drinking changes developing brain cells in the hippocampus

  This work looks at how repeated binge drinking during adolescence can change the way developing brain cells in the hippocampus grow and connect, which may affect learning and memory later in life.

  NIH research University of North Carolina Wilmington · Wilmington, United States · NIH-11370236

• Non-canonical roles of energy-boosting enzymes in stress resilience

  Aiming to understand how certain energy-boosting enzymes help cells cope with stress, using a worm model to uncover tissues where this protection works best and how it could help aging and disease.

  NIH research University of North Carolina Wilmington · Wilmington, United States · NIH-11360919

• Creating new chiral small molecules for drug development

  This study is exploring new ways to create special tiny molecules that can help make better medicines, which could lead to new drugs that work more effectively and safely for patients.

  NIH research University of North Carolina Wilmington · Wilmington, United States · NIH-10973829

• How certain peptides interact with cell membranes

  This study is looking at how tiny protein pieces called β-hairpin peptides interact with cell membranes, which could help us design better treatments and improve how medicines are delivered to patients.

  NIH research University of North Carolina Wilmington · Wilmington, United States · NIH-10874257

• Understanding how learning affects substance use disorders

  This study looks at how learning and memory affect addiction and relapse by observing how rats connect different smells with rewards, which could help us understand similar behaviors in people dealing with substance use disorders.

  NIH research University of North Carolina Wilmington · Wilmington, United States · NIH-10870805

• How digestion affects the benefits of Ashwagandha

  This study is looking at how your body breaks down Ashwagandha, a popular herbal supplement, to see which helpful parts can actually get into your bloodstream and how that might help with anxiety and depression.

  NIH research University of North Carolina Wilmington · Wilmington, United States · NIH-10867365

• Targeting prostate cancer cells with DNA-damaging toxins

  This study is working on new treatments for prostate cancer that aim to directly attack cancer cells and make them die, while also trying to reduce the side effects of chemotherapy.

  NIH research University of North Carolina Wilmington · Wilmington, United States · NIH-10654187

• Understanding binge drinking in adolescents who have experienced maltreatment

  This study is looking at how certain brain and development factors might lead to binge drinking in teens aged 12 to 19 who have experienced maltreatment, and it will follow them over several years to see how their drinking habits change and what helps some teens stay safe from heavy drinking.

  NIH research University of North Carolina Wilmington · Wilmington, United States · NIH-10291192

Quick answers

How many clinical trials run by University of North Carolina Wilmington are recruiting right now?

1, as of November 12, 2026. 1 of them was first registered in the last 30 days. We update this list each time we refresh our data from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where are these trials running?

All of them have sites in United States. Each study page lists its sites and which ones are recruiting.

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