Scientists launch 5-Year quest to unlock CMT1A's secrets
NCT ID NCT06794489
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 75 adults with CMT1A and 25 healthy volunteers over five years to track how the disease progresses. Researchers will analyze blood and skin samples to find biomarkers that could make future clinical trials faster and more reliable. The goal is to better understand why symptoms vary so much between patients and to build a tissue bank for ongoing research.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could identify reliable biomarkers that make it easier to test new treatments for CMT1A in future clinical trials.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not directly improve symptoms, and the biomarkers identified may not prove useful in later drug studies.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 75 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
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
Participants from the Biomarkers and Validation of Selected Outcome Measures (CMTNSmod) study (ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT03386266)
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- 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: * Clinical CMT Diagnosis / Anamnestically Healthy Control Group * Genetic confirmation of CMT in adult patients * Ability to achieve the outcome measure at baseline * Age between 18 and 65 years * Capacity of all study participants to consent and signed informed consent, including patient or participant information and consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy or breastfeeding period * Other relevant neurological or psychiatric disorders, acute or in the past history * Presence of a serious previous internal disease
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Medical Centre
RECRUITINGGöttingen, Lower Saxony, 37075, Germany
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