New EDS registry aims to unlock secrets of rare connective tissue disorder
NCT ID NCT04133272
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is building a large registry of up to 3,000 people with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) in Italy. Researchers will collect medical history, genetic data, and quality-of-life information to better understand how EDS affects people over time. No new treatments are being tested; the goal is to gather knowledge to improve future care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 3,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2014
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2033
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients affected by Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. The Registry will include also data on fetuses (prenatal and abortion)
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * All Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome patients, including prenatal and fetal diagnosis of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Exclusion Criteria: * Any condition unrelated to Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Irccs Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
RECRUITINGBologna, Emilia-Romagna, 40136, Italy
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