New global registry aims to unlock secrets of rare brain disease DRPLA
NCT ID NCT05489393
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study creates a worldwide database for people with DRPLA, a rare genetic brain disorder. Participants or their caregivers fill out questionnaires about symptoms, daily life, and disease impact. The goal is to gather information to help researchers better understand DRPLA and connect patients with future clinical trials.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2021
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2031
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
DRPLA is a very rare neurodegenerative disorder that is inherited in a dominant autosomal manner. The atrophin-1 gene (ATN1) is the only gene known to cause DRPLA. ATN1 mutations cause CAG repeat expansions in exon 5, which are typically present at ≤ 35 repeats. DRPLA is caused by a (CAG)n repeat expansion of more than ≥48 tandem copies, resulting in an expanded polyglutamine tract in the atrophin-1 protein. DRPLA shows a strong ethnic predilection for Asian, particularly Japanese populations. In the Japanese population, DRPLA has been estimated to have an incidence of 2 to 7 per million people.
- Ages
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0 to 100 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Individuals of all ages with a self-reported diagnosis of DRPLA. * Understand and sign the informed consent form (IFC). Participants who lack the capacity to consent (e.g. cognitively impaired individuals) will require consent from the legal authorized representative, and the assent of the subject will be obtained to the extent compatible with their capacity. Participants at age 12 to age of consent will require assent along with the consent of their parent or legal guardian. Exclusion Criteria: * Ataxia conditions other than DRPLA. * Failure to sign the IFC (and assent form, as needed).
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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
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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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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CureDRPLA
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 11231, United States