Clinical Trials for Rare Diseases

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov — U.S. National Library of Medicine — A database of privately and publicly funded clinical studies conducted around the world (U.S. National Library of Medicine, public domain).

This page lists clinical trials related to Rare Diseases from the ClinicalTrials.gov database.

Trial Summary

• Total studies: 50
• Recruiting: 32
• Active, not recruiting: 5
• Completed: 5
• Other: 8

Results are refreshed periodically and may not reflect the most current information available from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Recruiting Trials

NCT00369421 — Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients With Inborn Errors of Metabolism

Researchers intend on diagnosing and treating certain inborn errors of metabolism. By doing this researchers hope to expand their knowledge about these disorders and provide access to patients of interest for research, teaching, and clinical experience.

Patients participating in this study will be examined and treated on an out patient basis, if practical. However, patients requiring specializ…

NCT01143454 — Characterization of Patients With Uncommon Presentations and/or Uncommon Diseases Associated With the Cardiovascular System

Background:

- Researchers are interested in studying individuals who have known or suspected metabolic, inflammatory or genetic diseases that may put them at a high risk for heart diseases or diseases of their blood vessels. Depending on the condition being studied, both affected and nonaffected individuals may be asked to provide blood and other samples and may undergo tests to evaluate the …

NCT02560883 — Hairy Cell Leukemia Patient Data Registry

The overall objective is to develop a clinical data registry that can be used to facilitate research with the ultimate goal of reducing the morbidity and/or mortality and improving the quality of life of patients diagnosed or living with hairy cell leukemia. With approximately 1,000 new cases of this rare disease identified in the US each year, HCL represents 2% of all cases of leukemia in adul…

NCT02257892 — Novel Genetic Disorders of the Immune System

Background:

- The immune system helps the body fight infection and disease. People with immune system problems can get infections, blood disorders, and other health problems. Researchers want to learn more about the immune system, like what causes it to not work properly.

Objectives:

- To evaluate people with certain types of immune system disorders.

Eligibility:

- Adults and children w…

NCT02543996 — Human Biospecimen Procurement Protocol: Biorepository to Support Translational Research to Identify Disease Mechanism(s)

Background:

Studies show that rare genetic variants might lead to diseases. Researchers want to collect blood and tissue samples so they can study them and better understand diseases.

Objective:

To collect blood and tissue samples for studies to identify underlying causes of disease.

Eligibility:

People of all ages

Design:

Participants will have blood and/or tissue samples collected.

Sa…

NCT03340506 — Dabrafenib and/or Trametinib Rollover Study

This study is to provide access for patients who are receiving treatment with dabrafenib and/or trametinib in a Novartis-sponsored Oncology Global Development, Global Medical Affairs or a former GSK-sponsored study who have fulfilled the requirements for the primary objective, and who are judged by the investigator as benefiting from continued treatment in the parent study as judged by the Inve…

NCT03538639 — Vascular Disease Discovery Protocol

Background:

Some genetic diseases put increase the risk of heart and blood diseases, which are the number one cause of death and disability in the U.S. Researchers want to study diseases of the heart and/or blood vessels. They want to collect data and specimens from affected people, their family members, and healthy people.

Objective:

To study diseases of the heart and/or blood vessels.

Eli…

NCT03854318 — Longitudinal Studies of Patient With FPDMM

Background:

Genes tell the body and its cells how to work. Familial platelet disease (FPD) or FPD with associated malignancies (FPDMM) is caused by a variant in the gene RUNX1. People with this disease may have problems with their blood and bleed for a long time when they are injured. Researchers want to learn more about RUNX1 variants and FPD.

Objective:

To learn more about FPD in people wi…

NCT03866382 — Testing the Effectiveness of Two Immunotherapy Drugs (Nivolumab and Ipilimumab) With One Anti-cancer Targeted Drug (Cabozantinib) for Rare Genitourinary Tumors

This phase II trial studies how well cabozantinib works in combination with nivolumab and ipilimumab in treating patients with rare genitourinary (GU) tumors that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body. Cabozantinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such …

NCT04931160 — B-dependant Rare AutoImmune diseaSES - Cohort of Patients With Suspected Diagnosis of Primitive Sjögren Syndrome

The objectif is to study the diagnosis performance of the different classification criteria in reference to the gold standard consisting of the diagnosis made by expert doctors after standardized assessment, of pSS (primary Sjogren syndrome)

NCT05031507 — Study of Skeletal Disorders

Background:

There are 461 conditions that affect the bones (skeletal disorders). Many of these are not well understood and do not have any specific treatments. Researchers want to collect more data about these conditions.

Objective:

To gain more information about the causes of skeletal disorders and how they progress over time.

Eligibility:

People ages 2 months or older with known or suspe…

NCT05007990 — Caregiving Networks Across Disease Context and the Life Course

Background:

In the U.S., about 53 million informal, unpaid caregivers provide care to a person who is ill, is disabled, or has age-related loss of function. These caregivers may be adult children, spouses, parents, or others. The stress of providing long-term care affects caregivers health and well-being. Researchers want to learn more about this stress and its effects.

Objective:

To learn h…

NCT05499091 — Functional Study to Indentify Genetic Etiology of Rare Diseases - ORIGIN

Next generation sequencing (NGS) allows some better diagnostic results, particularly, in the rare diseases field. At a twenty five percent rate, those exams highlight some variants which are not yet described in human pathology. The relationship between a variant found inside a candidate gene and a pathology, is able to be confirmed by functional studies at a protein level. This study aims to b…

NCT04923178 — A Multi-Center Natural History of Urothelial Cancer and Rare Genitourinary Tract Malignancies

Background:

Tumors in the genitourinary tracts can occur in the kidney, bladder, prostate, and testicles and can have common and rare histologies. Some cancers that occur along the genitourinary (GU) tract are rare. Some GU tumors are so rare that they are not included in treatment studies or tissue banks. This makes it hard for researchers to determine standards of care. Researchers want to l…

NCT05364892 — Biocollection of Patients With ANCA Associated Vasculitis

As rare disease, vasculitis affects a small number of patients, the cohorts available in the literature are few and the pathophysiological mechanisms remain to be elucidated. The collection of standardized data within a patientheque as part of a multi-year follow-up will facilitate the study of the characteristics of these diseases. This may, in particular, address the main objective of identif…

NCT05722886 — DETERMINE (Determining Extended Therapeutic Indications for Existing Drugs in Rare Molecularly Defined Indications Using a National Evaluation Platform Trial) - Master Screening Protocol

DETERMINE is an open-label phase II/III trial. It will look at targeted treatments in rare cancers or common cancers with rare genetic change (mutation). Patients must have a cancer with an identified mutation. This could be found during routine testing or as part of another research programme. The DETERMINE trial will recruit adults, teenagers and children. If a drug is found to benefit a new …

NCT05589714 — Universal Rare Gene Study: A Registry and Natural History Study of Retinal Dystrophies Associated With Rare Disease-Causing Genetic Variants

This is an international, multicenter study with two components:

Registry

• A standardized genetic screening and a prospective, standardized, cross-sectional clinical data collection
• Enrollment is open to all genes on the RD Rare Gene List

Natural History Study

• A prospective, standardized, longitudinal Natural History Study
• Enrollment opens gene-by-gene, based on funding and within-ge…

NCT05967689 — A Study of Zipalertinib in Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Exon 20 Insertions or Other Uncommon Mutation.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, efficacy and pharmacokinetics (PK) of zipalertinib in participants with locally advanced or metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) harboring EGFR ex20ins mutations and other mutations.

NCT06258902 — Odevixibat Pregnancy and Lactation Surveillance Program: A Study to Evaluate the Safety of Odevixibat During Pregnancy and/or Lactation

The participants of this study will be of any age who are exposed to at least 1 dose of odevixibat at any time during pregnancy (from 1 day prior to conception to pregnancy outcome) and/or at any time during lactation (up to 12 months of infant age or weaning, whichever comes first.

This study will collect data obtained via a variety of sources, including enrolled pregnant or lactating partici…

NCT06289348 — Announcement of Rare Metabolic Diseases in Systematic Newborn Screening: the Phenylketonuria Experience.

The aims of this collaborative, interdisciplinary research project are to understand and describe the psychological impact of the announcement of a rare, serious disease present since birth and detected in the context of the systematic neonatal screening (DNS), in terms of the parents’ experience, but also on the part of the medical team, in order to improve its process and the support it provi…

NCT06708468 — Personalized Training for People With Rare Neuromuscular Disorders

The goal of this study is to investigate the effects of personalized exercise treatment on dynamic balance and physical function in comparison with regular follow-up in adults with rare-neuromuscular disorders: Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT), Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD), and Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 (DM1).

The key objectives are:

1. To investigate if the intervention group exper…

NCT07668856 — Cannabidiol as add-on Therapy for Children With Refractory Epilepsy (CBD-uN1que), a High-quality Individualized Approach: a Series of N-of-1 Trials

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if cannabidiol (“CBD-oil”) works to treat severe epilepsy in children. It will also learn about the safety of cannabidiol. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Does cannabidiol lower the number of seizure in children with severe epilepsy?
• Does cannabidiol effect other outcomes such as behaviour, sleep, communication, activities?
• What medic…

NCT07180355 — A Study of SGT-212 Gene Therapy in Friedreich’s Ataxia

This is a phase 1b, first in-human, open-label, dose-finding study investigating the safety and tolerability of SGT-212 in participants with Friedreich’s ataxia (FA). It will be delivered via dual intradentate nucleus (IDN) and intravenous (IV) administration to participants with FA.

All participants will receive SGT-212 and will be enrolled in the study for approximately 5 years.

NCT07127978 — A Study Evaluating the Real-World Experience of Givinostat in Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

This is a prospective observational study conducted to evaluate safety, tolerability, and functional outcomes of patients with DMD newly initiating oral givinostat or having started therapy within 6 months as part of routine clinical care in the US. The study has a planned maximum duration of 5 years for the first enrolled patients, including a 24-month enrollment period and a minimum of 2 year…

NCT07123155 — Study of S-606001 as an Add-on to Enzyme Replacement Therapy (ERT) in Participants With Late-onset Pompe Disease (LOPD)

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, pharmacodynamics (PD), and exploratory clinical efficacy of S-606001 in adult participants with LOPD as an add-on to ERT.

NCT07185997 — Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Firmonertinib Compared With Investigator’s Choice of EGFR Inhibitor as First-Line Treatment in Participants Who Have Locally Advanced or Metastatic NSCLC With EGFR P-Loop and Alpha C-Helix Compressing (PACC) Uncommon Mutations

Global, Phase 3, randomized, multicenter, open-label study evaluating the efficacy and safety of firmonertinib at a dose level of 240 mg QD compared to investigator’s choice of osimertinib (80 mg QD) or afatinib (40 mg QD) in participants who have locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC with EGFR PACC mutations, and who have not received any prior therapy for advanced disease. Participants will be…

NCT07074015 — IntelliWell: An AI-Assisted Imaging Platform for Detection and Location of Ultra-Rare Testicular Sperm in Surgical Specimens

This study will help determine whether an AI-assisted microwell platform (IntelliWell) can identify rare sperm cells in testicular samples found to not have sperm by conventional analysis. Instead of discarding testicular tissue which was found to be non-sperm bearing by conventional analysis the testicular tissue will be processed using IntelliWell and, if sperm is found and verified by embryo…

NCT07575347 — Periodontal Disease in Rare Renal Disorders (PERIO-RA-RE)

This study aims to evaluate the burden and phenotypic spectrum of periodontal disease in patients with rare kidney disorders (such as Alport syndrome, Fabry disease, and tuberous sclerosis complex) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), compared with chronic kidney disease (CKD) controls and population controls.

This is a cross-sectional, case-control observational study. Participants will un…

NCT07063719 — Identification of Cellular Biomarkers of Rare Eye Diseases in Adults

The cornea is the outermost transparent ‘window’ of the eye allowing light to enter and serving as the first-line immune and mechanical barrier. It is a complex avascular tissue composed of cells, stem cells, nerves, and collagen layers organized in an exquisite manner to maintain its transparency and self-healing capacity. This delicately balanced interplay of corneal elements is disrupted in …

NCT07314216 — Firmonertinib Combined With Definitive Radiotherapy in Stage III Unresectable EGFR Uncommon Mutant Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma

This is a prospective, single-arm, Phase II clinical study aimed at evaluating the efficacy and safety of 160mg fimonertinib in combination with definitive radiotherapy for patients with EGFR uncommon driver mutation-positive, Stage III unresectable lung adenocarcinoma. The primary endpoint is Progression-Free Survival (PFS), assessed by the investigator according to RECIST 1.1 criteria, define…

NCT07314736 — Stakeholders of Rare Diseases Informing Values In Neuroethics

The purpose of this research study is to learn more about the perspectives of key stakeholders-patients, families, healthcare providers, and researchers-on the ethical challenges of small-scale, personalized treatment trials for rare neurological diseases (RND).

NCT06595940 — Genetic Analysis of Uncommon Disease Presentations in Non-US Populations

Background:

Genetics research over the past 20 years has helped researchers find the causes of many diseases. More powerful tools for genetic testing now exist. Researchers want to use these new tools to learn more about genetic diseases. They want to look for possible genetic causes of unusual diseases. They will focus on people who live outside of the United States and whose access to geneti…

Active, Not Recruiting

NCT03655223 — Early Check: Expanded Screening in Newborns

Early Check provides voluntary screening of newborns for a selected panel of conditions. The study has three main objectives: 1) develop and implement an approach to identify affected infants, 2) address the impact on infants and families who screen positive, and 3) evaluate the Early Check program. The Early Check screening will lead to earlier identification of newborns with rare health condi…

NCT04713475 — Study of Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of PBGM01 in Pediatric Participants With GM1 Gangliosidosis

PBGM01 is a gene therapy for GM1 gangliosidosis intended to deliver a functional copy of the GLB1 gene to the brain and peripheral tissues. This study will assess in a 2 part design the safety, tolerability and efficacy of PBGM01 in patients with early onset infantile (Type 1) and late onset infantile (Type 2a) GM1 gangliosidosis

NCT05748314 — Marfan Syndrome and Quality of Life of Pediatric Patients

The goal of this observational study is to learn about the impact of Marfan syndrome (MFS) in paediatric affected subjects. the main questions it aims to answer are:

• The assessment of quality of life in MFS Italian patients;
• The impact of phenotypic manifestations on self-image and self-management skills;
• Stratify patients according to the need of psychological support. Participants will…

NCT06790706 — IMMUNORARE5: A National Platform of 5 Academic Phase II Trials Coordinated by Lyon University Hospital to Assess the Safety and the Efficacy of the IMMUNOtherapy With Domvanalimab + Zimberelimab Combination in Patients With Advanced RARE Cancers

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have revolutionized the management of advanced cancers. However, most rare cancers have been excluded from this progress due to the lack of clinical trials involving these diseases. After the standard first-line treatment, there are no other validated treatments for most of them. The management of these patients in ≥ 2nd line treatment relies on historic poorl…

NCT07128199 — A Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Zipalertinib Versus Placebo for Adjuvant Treatment in Participants With Stage IB-IIIA NSCLC With Uncommon EGFR Mutations, Following Complete Tumor Resection

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of zipalertinib combined with adjuvant chemotherapy versus placebo combined with adjuvant chemotherapy in participants with early stage (stage IB-IIIA) resected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring uncommon epidermal growth factor receptor mutation (EGFRmt).

Not Yet Recruiting

NCT07665307 — Delayed Toxicities Post-CAR-T

This is an observational umbrella protocol evaluating toxicities after CAR-T therapy with ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel) for RRMM, with a goal to identify key inflammatory features contributing to toxicities, define non-invasive biomarkers to guide clinical monitoring, and evaluate treatment strategies to reduce morbidity for patients. Toxicities of interest will include neurotoxicity, h…

NCT07680751 — European Cystinosis Cohort 2

This European observational cohort follows patients with cystinosis, a rare lysosomal storage disease caused by CTNS mutations leading to cystine accumulation and multisystem involvement. It aims to describe the long-term clinical course under current treatments, focusing on renal and extra-renal complications, survival, and quality of life. It also evaluates treatment effects and explores biom…

NCT07662694 — CLASSIFY-OMM: Multicenter Rare Disease Cohort for T-Stage Reclassification and Molecular Subtyping-Based Precision Therapy in Oral Mucosal Melanoma

This bidirectional cohort study (retrospective + prospective) focuses on three key challenges in oral mucosal melanoma (OMM): clinical staging based on depth of invasion (DOI), molecular subtyping, and precision therapy. By integrating DOI-driven T-stage reclassification, genomic profiling, and longitudinal follow-up, we aim to build a population-specific, high-quality evidence resource to supp…

NCT07556913 — Elafibranor Pregnancy Surveillance Program: A Study to Evaluate the Safety of Elafibranor During Pregnancy

The study will include participants who were exposed to at least one dose of elafibranor either within the three weeks before conception or at any time during pregnancy (based on estimated last menstrual period [LMP]).

Information will be collected from participants, their healthcare providers, published studies, and safety databases. Reports of pregnancy linked to elafibranor from clinical …

NCT07666269 — Morphology in Oral Rare Syndromes & Artificial Intelligence for Clinical Diagnosis

MOSAIC aims to determine whether oro-dental morphological anomalies, particularly palatal morphology, associated with rare bone and cartilage diseases can be precisely characterized using 3D digital models analysed through geometric morphometrics. The study will also evaluate whether these morphological signatures can train an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to classify syndromes. A pros…

NCT06026098 — Evaluation of Impact of AI Assistance on Workload Associated w Preparation of Rare Tumor Case Repts

The goal of this study is to explore cognitive burden perceptions among physicians in relation to case report writing. Furthermore, this study evaluates the use of artificial intelligence (AI) assistance as a tool to reduce cognitive burden among providers preparing and submitting case reports. If an AI-tool is helpful in this setting, it may potentially help increase reporting of rare medical …

Completed Trials

NCT01264055 — Cross-sectional Characterization of Idiopathic Bronchiectasis

Background:

- Bronchiectasis is a type of lung condition in which the lungs airways are abnormally stretched and widened. This stretching and widening makes it difficult for mucus and other substances to move out of the lungs, encouraging the growth of bacteria and leading to breathing problems or infection. Bronchiectasis can be caused by genetic disorders or diseases such as tuberculosis or…

NCT02116764 — Analysis of Patients Treated for Chronic Granulomatous Disease Since January 1, 1995

This study is a longitudinal and cross-sectional evaluation of patients with Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD) who received or are receiving hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) for their disease under a variety of protocols used by participating institutions compared to a control non-HCT group receiving standard care. Investigators at multiple centers caring for patients with CGD in Nort…

NCT02706639 — Williams Syndrome (WS) and Supravalvar Aortic Stenosis (SVAS) DNA and Tissue Bank

Williams syndrome is a rare genetic disorder occurring in 1:8000-12,000 individuals. It is caused by the deletion of 25-27 coding genes, including elastin (ELN) on the 7th human chromosome. Haploinsufficiency for these genes leads to the features of the condition, including:

• Distinctive facial features;
• Characteristic vascular problems including hypertension, focal vascular stenosis, (when…

NCT03251989 — Rare CNS Tumors Outcomes &Risk

Background:

Primary tumors of the brain and spine are those that start in the brain or spine. These tumors are rare, accounting for <2% of all cancers diagnosed in the United States. Some of these tumors occur in less than 2,000 people per year. Researchers want to study a large group of people with this kind of tumor. They want to learn more about the tumors, including the risk factors relat…

NCT04154891 — Genome Sequencing Strategies for Genetics Diagnosis of Patients With Intellectual Disability

Introduction : Intellectual Disability (ID) is the most common cause of referral in the pediatric genetic centers and is characterized by an extreme genetic heterogeneity corresponding to a myriad of rare diseases that complicates the identification of ID’s.

Overall today in France, for non-syndromic ID affected patients, the Fra-X detection, the chromosomal microarray analysis and Gene Panel …

Other (Terminated)

NCT05022420 — SAfety and TOlerance of the Biopsies in Auto-immune Rare dIseases

Biopsies are performed in several autoimmune diseases to diagnose or classify them Tolerance and information of the patients have been poorly evlauated our objective is to evaluate tolerance and information of the patients after the biopsies for salivary gland, temporal arteries and neuromuscular.

Other (Suspended)

NCT04771416 — Study of Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of PBKR03 in Pediatric Subjects With Early Infantile Krabbe Disease

PBKR03 is a gene therapy for Krabbe Disease (Globoid cell leukodystrophy) intended to deliver a functional copy of the GALC gene to the brain and peripheral tissues. This study will evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of this treatment by first evaluating two different doses in two different age groups, then confirming the optimal dose to be used for confirmation of safety and efficacy.