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Clinical trials and research at University of Oregon
As of November 12, 2026, Find a Trial lists 9 clinical trials run by University of Oregon that are recruiting, in United States. There are also 183 NIH-funded research projects at this institution, with $92.4 million in listed awards. Every study is explained in plain English. Data from ClinicalTrials.gov and NIH RePORTER, updated November 12, 2026.
- 9Clinical trials
- 183NIH research projects
- 1Country
Newest trials
All recruiting trials (9)
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RISE Lab: Building Resilience Through Responsibility
This pilot tests a small-group program to help middle school students with behavioral and mental health needs build self-regulation, responsibility, and resilience.
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Helping toddlers of caregivers with substance use disorders build language skills with group and individualized parenting supports
This project will test whether adding coaching and one-on-one lessons to a group parenting program helps toddlers (12–42 months) of caregivers with substance use disorders develop better language skills.
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Repeated far‑infrared sauna bathing for adults with obesity
This tests whether 30 sessions of far‑infrared sauna bathing can improve heart and metabolic health in adults with obesity.
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Spanish-language, culturally adapted Family Check-Up for Latinx parents of middle-schoolers
This project tests whether a Spanish, culturally adapted online Family Check-Up delivered by community promotores helps Latinx parents of 11–14 year-olds improve parenting and reduce youth substance use risk.
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Online Family Check-Up for Improving Child Mental Health
This study tests an online program designed to help improve the mental health of children by involving their families and seeing if it works better with or without a coach in schools.
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Reducing school exclusion and opioid misuse through a new learning approach
This study is testing a new teaching method in middle schools to see if it can help reduce school suspensions and opioid misuse among students.
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Investigating protein changes in aging and muscle function
This study is trying to see how changes in muscle proteins affect strength and movement in older adults to help improve their recovery and mobility.
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Understanding how sleep affects depression and reward in teenagers
This study looks at how sleep and stress affect depression and feelings of pleasure in teenagers aged 14-18 to find ways to help prevent these issues.
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Understanding how sleep affects alcohol use in young adults
This study looks at how sleep and stress affect drinking habits in young adults aged 18-24 to see if better sleep can help reduce risky drinking.
NIH-funded research (newest 40 of 183)
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.
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Synthetic biology toolkit for an animal model (Caenorhabditis elegans)
A new set of customizable genetic controls in a worm model aimed at understanding how complex cellular networks affect health, using synthetic biology tools.
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How COVID school closures affected kids with or at risk for developmental differences
This NIH grant follows children aged 4 to 15 and their families to see how pandemic school closures impacted emotional well-being and parenting over three years.
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Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of an Executive Functioning Intervention for Children's Mental Health Services
A funded project will test an executive functioning program to improve mental health services for autistic children and those with ADHD.
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Modulating protein delivery to help bone repair with engineered biomaterials
A new approach uses specially designed biomaterials that hold and release multiple proteins in a controlled way to improve bone healing.
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Affinity-based biomaterials to guide protein delivery for bone healing
A research team is testing new biomaterials that can release multiple healing proteins in a controlled way to improve bone repair.
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How COVID school closures affected children with or at risk for disabilities and their families
This project follows children and their caregivers over time to understand how pandemic-related school closures changed children's behavior and parents' wellbeing.
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Optimizing online teaching for caregivers to boost language in autistic kids
A caregiver-focused program tests online teaching tools to help improve how autistic children 2–11 years old use language.
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Promotores de salud program to improve health and life quality in Latine families in rural Oregon
A community-led, multi-sector health outreach model aims to improve overall well-being for Latine families in rural Oregon through the summer meal program and related supports.
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Understanding protein structures with native ion mobility-mass spectrometry
Aims to better map the shapes of proteins and their complexes using a specialized mass spectrometry approach to support advances in health and medicine.
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How the NRF2 protein affects muscle loss in older adults with obesity
This project tries to see whether boosting a natural antioxidant regulator called NRF2 can protect muscle and the cell powerhouses (mitochondria) in older adults with obesity-related muscle loss.
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Deep learning tools for understanding human genetics from big DNA data
A research team is using advanced computer learning to read very large human genome datasets and uncover patterns in population genetics.
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Zebrafish models of human diseases to help diagnose rare genetic conditions
A project will create zebrafish models of human genetic diseases to help understand rare patient variants and speed up diagnosis.
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Controlling inflammation and scarring to repair large muscle loss
Develops ways to control inflammation and scarring to help people with large traumatic muscle loss heal stronger and with less pain.
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Protecting Zebrafish Genetic Resources with a Reproducible Sperm Cryopreservation Repository
A nationwide project aims to create a reliable, community-driven system to freeze and preserve zebrafish sperm so scientists can share and protect valuable genetic lines.
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High-density brain microelectrodes that can be implanted easily and last longer
A researcher team is developing ultra-small, self-inserting brain electrodes made from amorphous silicon carbide to record brain signals for many months with minimal immune response.
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ISLA: Keeping students in school and away from opioid misuse
A school-based program called ISLA is being tested to reduce exclusionary discipline and curb opioid and other substance misuse among 8th graders.
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Caenorhabditis Intervention Testing Program at Oregon
A research program in Oregon tests safe compounds in aging worms to identify interventions that might help people age healthier.
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Caenorhabditis aging research data hub for longevity interventions
A NIH-supported program coordinates testing of aging interventions in a nematode model to identify ideas that could help humans stay healthier as they age.
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Tissue-enhanced grafts to improve bone healing
A bone graft improvement project aims to help healing of bone defects by adding a tissue-engineered periosteum to allografts.
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Adapted Online Family Check-Up for Latinx Youth to Reduce Substance Use
A culturally tailored online parenting program for Latinx families to help 0-11 and early adolescence reduce youth substance use.
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Early Growth and Development Study in the ECHO program
This grant follows a large group of children to understand how early life experiences shape behavior and health as they grow, with a focus on ADHD, anxiety, depression, and positive well-being.
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Understanding and reducing racial sleep health gaps in preschoolers
This NIH grant focuses on why early childhood sleep problems are more common in Black/African American and other minoritized children and how these sleep gaps affect development, with plans to test practical, community-friendly ways to help.
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Understanding how a protein called SHIP1 works in human immune cells
This research explores how human immune cells, specifically neutrophils, respond to signals in the body by studying a key protein called SHIP1.
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Targeted nanoparticle therapy to help bone-and-muscle injuries heal
A корот plain-English sentence: researchers are testing tiny, targeted particles that deliver healing drugs directly to areas where bone and muscle are damaged to speed recovery after serious injuries.
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Predicting when suicidal thoughts may spike in rural LGBTQ+ adults
A researcher at the University of Oregon is studying how and when suicidal thoughts and behaviors occur in rural sexual minority adults to help prevent crises.
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Sleep patterns and risky drinking in young adults
This project tests whether short or late sleep schedules change reward and stress brain systems and lead to heavier drinking in 18–24-year-olds with recent high-risk alcohol use and many past stressful experiences.
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Real-time help for young adults using alcohol and cannabis together
A mobile app-based program tests when and what types of real-time support (mindfulness tips or protective strategies) best help 18- to 24-year-olds who use alcohol and cannabis together.
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Social microbiomes and how they shape host health in social animals
A study using a zebrafish model will explore how microbes shared through social interaction influence development and health in social animals.
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Nutrient clues to tackle stubborn bacterial infections
This project studies how the nutrients in the human body shape stubborn bacteria so we can find better ways to treat chronic infections.
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CAMS-4Teens in School-Based Health Centers helps teens get safer care
Aims to bring a proven teen suicide care approach to school-based health centers so that adolescents in schools can access evidence-based support quickly.
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Host-pathogen evolution at the interface between humans and bacteria
A research team will study how bacteria and the human body influence each other to understand why infections happen and how resistance develops.
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How cells control actin filaments that affect infections and cancer spread
Researchers are learning how a cell's internal 'skeleton' machinery called Arp2/3 and its helpers shape actin filaments that can influence bacterial infections and cancer spread.
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Vitamin B12 traffic rules in gut bacteria
Researchers are studying how gut bacteria move and choose vitamin B12 to understand how the microbiome affects health.
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Understanding FECD eye disease at the cellular level and a potential gene-therapy approach
This project studies why a common corneal disease (FECD) happens at the cellular level and tests a potential gene-therapy and drug approach to protect or restore the cornea.
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Community health worker–delivered physical activity plan for teens
A teen-focused program uses community health workers to help inactive adolescents (ages 12–17) start and keep more daily physical activity.
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Integrating trained child behavioral health specialists into schools
This project helps school leaders set up supports so newly trained undergraduates can provide proven mental health care to children and teens at school.
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Healthy tech-use coaching for tweens and teens
Short motivational coaching plus online modules aim to help tweens and teens use phones and apps more healthily to reduce sleep problems, anxiety, and risky online behaviors.
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Optimized digital emotion-regulation program for middle schoolers
A short digital program will teach emotion-management skills to middle school students (ages 11–14) while teachers get brief training to support learning.
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School and family program to support middle schoolers' mental health
A stepped school-and-family program aims to support mental health for middle school students in underserved communities.
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Expanding and speeding delivery of school-based mental health support for underserved adolescents
Finding better ways to get proven mental health programs into schools to help underserved middle-school students, their families, and school communities.
Quick answers
How many clinical trials run by University of Oregon are recruiting right now?
9, as of November 12, 2026. 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.
How do I join one?
Open a study, check the "Is this trial a fit for you?" section, then contact the study team listed on the page. They will ask a few screening questions. Asking is free and does not commit you to anything. Talk it over with your doctor first.
Find the studies that fit you
A list is a starting point. Tell us your situation in your own words and we'll rank the studies that match and explain why. It's free and needs no account.